Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-04-02
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Mr.. E. G. Potter of Hughesville,
was Laporte visitor on Monday.
w. G. Mason Esq. transacted bus
mess at Eagles Mere Monday.
Atty. F. w. Meylert was a
Forksville visitor Wednesday.
Squire Kilmer of Skunk tran
sacted business at the county seat on
Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret Mapes and daught-
er Amelia are visiting friends at
Hughesville.
1t is reported that special Easter
services will be held in the Episco-
pal Church Easter Sunday, April II.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cheney of
Buffalo, N. Y. are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Cheney's father, Mr..
T. J. Keeler.
Mercantile Appraiser w. H. Fan
ming of Skunk, held an appeal at the
Office of the County treasurer on Sat
urday last.
Mr.. VIM. Reese and family NOV
ed from this place to Berwick, Col
umbia county, last week.
Walter Beck of Picture Rocks,
was in town Monday in the inter-
est oil the American Copper Co.
Chas. r. Funston will soon in
stall soda water fountain in his
ice cream parlor on Main street.
Mr.. Morgan Gavitt of Sonestown,
if filling the position of prothonota-
ry for few days. Mr.. Kennedy is
suffering with severe cold.
Mrs. Jane Roberts and Miss Myrt-
tie Bryan, delegates to the M. E.
conference at Altoona, have return
ed home.
Amateur gardeners are consulting
almanacs these days in serch of right
signs of the moon in which to plant
flowers and vegetables. They talk
intelligently of fish, etc.
Mr.. J. M. Brenchley, a numbering
employe at Jakersville, is contem-
plating going into the chicken rails
ing business on large scale.
March has broken its record for
heat and if the conditions that have
prevailed continue, some remarkable
figures regarding early springs will
be kept by the Weather Bureau.
The stave factory at this place is
running on full time and is max
ing good demand for hardwood
logs in this vicinity.
Rev. Geo. G. Stevens, who was
pastor of the Laporte M. E. church
some years ago, was appointed
Presiding Elder of the Harris
burg district.
Rev. Irwin H. Fisher of Miners
vile, Pa. has moved to Laporte and
will preach at the Eagles Mere Bap-
tist church next Sunday morning at
II o'clock, and at Laporte Baptist
church on Sunday evening.
The News Item is printed one day
early this week for the purpose of
giving the editor better opportun-
ity to visit the printers supply
houses in Philadelphia, that more
facilities" may be added to good
advantage in this Office.
Spring is here. Rake the dead
grass and leaves from the lawn and
the street in front Of your house.
Clean up the back yard also. Re-
move the pile Of ashes and the old
tin cans. Let the appearance of
our town be such as to commend it
to strangers within our gates and
reflect credit upon our property
owners.
During the closing sessions of the
ceremonies incident to the dedication
of the Howard Memorial cathedral
and the anniversary of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons
of the Valley of Williamsport held
in that city last week, 26th and 32d
degrees were conferred in full upon
a class of 2O3 members. Atty. W.P.
Shoemaker of this place was among
those who took the highest degree
of the Masonic order.
Oliver w. Grimm, for several