Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-11-12
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

Was d LdpOTte NlSltoi VII NiOh""S
Atty. E. J. Mullen has been con-
fined to his rooms the past few days
suffering with neuralgia.
w. A. Rosencrans who has been
ill for the past several weeks, suffer
ing with catarrh of the stomach, is
at present in very critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Frisbie of
Marion, Kentucky, spent Friday and
Saturday of last week with their
Mrs. B. S. Cowell.
Mike Collins of Murray Hill, was
transacting business in town Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Louise Barrows and Miss AL
ma Lauer visited there brother, c..
r. Lauer and family at Dushore,
this week.
Mrs. Margaret Mapes and daught-
ers Amelia and Ellen, will leave here
next week for Wyalusing where
they will spend the winter.
DIR. w. HI. Randall accidently slip
ped and fell while going to his barn
Saturday evening, which caused him
badly sprained back. However,
with much difficulty he is able to be
around.
Mrs. f. p. .Ingham and son, Donald,
in company with her mother Mrs.
BarrOws, left their summer home at
this place on Thursday last for New
York where they will reside for the
winter. Mr.. Ingham will join his
family in few days.
Landlord Stackhouse of SonestOwn
was county seat visitor Wednesday.
He announces that ball will bc
given at his hotel on Tuesday eve
ming, November "a.
A. +. Tripp has purchased a fine
team of horses for the purpose Of
carrying on his acid-wood and log
business more extensively. The
purchase was made from a farmer
near Towanda.
Mail carrier F. G. Schanabacher
has purchased Il fine road team and
a suitable light wagon constructed
conveniently for hauling passenger
and express. The outfit is undoubt
edly the finest on the road in Tho
mail service in this county.
Chas. Landon had the misfortun,
of falling while at work in his wagon
shop Monday, striking his face VIC
lently against the workbench. Al
ugly cash above his nose and badl,
bruised face was the result of the ac
cident.
Ye editor having come in contact
with something real fresh recently
many of our readers are anxiousl!
looking for the News Item to some
what represent live wire with
full current turned on Harmless.
assailant. We do not choose to usC
our columns to fight personal matter
of no consert to the public. We do
however, insist on being treated witt
due respect by public servants and
when this is not done the public viii
hear in quick order and short meter
of the kind of officers they place at
our service. This we propose to do
in any event.
We read and hear much of the
mistakes made in high life, but re-
Gently mistake was made that will
interest the people of this commu-
nifty. When the furnace was put il
the cellar of the Episcopal church
last winter, part of the contract made
was to repair the chimney. Fully a
year has passed and the chimney re
mains as intact as ever. Only three
| weeks ago a mason was sent here
from Dushore with the explicit di-
rections to fix the chimney of the
church above the hotel, with scat
folding on. Now it happened that
the Methodist church was being
painted and had scaffOlding on
while the scaffolding on the Episco,
pal church had only been removed
the day previous. There seemed to
be no doubt in the mind of the ma
son that the chimney of the M. E.
church was the right one, and
straightway he informed the trustees
OF that church of his intentions, who
i xuarn WI illinor that tho 1rarl. ..halIll