Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-04-09
County Seat
Lecal and personal EvenGS
Terseiy Told.

IL Jersey IOld.
Mr.. A. T. Wilcox of Millview was
a Laporte visitor last week.
Ex-Sheriff H. W. Osler Of Ber-
nice, was at Laporte on Tuesday.
Hon. Thos. J. Ingham is transact
ing business in Williamsport this
week.
d. H. Lorah and Squire Hall OF
Sonestown, were business men at
the county seat on Monday.
Mrs. Burr Cowell and son Leslie
spent Sunday and Monday with
friends at New Albany and vicinity.
Chas. Sadd1er of New Albany is
in Philadelphia Hospital under
going an operation for cancer. He
is reported in a very critical condi-
ton.
There is said to be more than 20
cases ofsmall pox existing at Proct-
or, Lycoming county, and the town
is now under quarantine and all
communication with the place is
forbidden.
The M. E. Sunday School will OBJ
serve Easter next Sunday. The SER
vice will consist OF appropriatesongs
and recitations and will begin
promptly at 2:so p. m. A collection
will be lifted. All are welcome.
Mr.. James Caven, who for the
past several years has conducted a
livery stable at this place, will leave
here ON the 18th and move to Sones-
town where he will continue in the
same business. This is distinct
loss to Laporte as there is no other
livery in the towu.
Trout fishing season opens April
18th, and lovers s'of this sport should
bear in mind that the law provides
that no trout less than six inches in
length shall be taken from any
stream. Fish wardens say the law
requires them to examine baskets
and they propose to do 80. The fine
is $40 for each and every trout found
in any ones possession that is under
lawful size.
The new emigration law is al
ready producing an improvement in
the class of emigrants coming to this
country. While not as far reaching
as if it had contained the educational
clause, it makes it dangerous for
steamship companies to bring over
undesirable people with the liability
of losing all profit by having to take
a considerable percentage back and
this operates to make the Transports
ton companies more careful.
The public schools Of Estella will
hold'a Literary, Wednesday even
ing April 18th. "Jackson Concert"
will be present. Admission 1Ocents.
Two bills of interest to fisherman
have been introduced in the legisla-
ture. One imposes fine for every
offense of tresspassers on private
lands for the purpose Of fishing. The
other one requires fishermen from
other states who. bring their boats
into the waters of this State to fish
to take out a license under penalty
of $50. The latter affects only the.
lake fishing in lakes Of 500 acres or
more.
The new coal Co. operating at
Bernice have made several changes
among their employees. MIR. Allen
Hale of Scranton takes the place Of
mine foreman to succeed Vim. John
son, who has moved to Snow Shoe.
Henry Bently outside superintend-
ent has been replaced by Jas. Nc
Laughlin. Mr.. Bentley has accepted
a position with Whalen Bros. of To-
wanda. H. w. Taylor has resigned
from the engineers corps and taken
a position in the Lehigh Valley car
shops at Sayre as decorator and
painter.
Quite novel case before Squire
Bushhausen, Tuesday afternoon,
caused crowd to gather at the
court house to hear the evidences.
1T seems that on Monday John
Karge issued an execution against
John Manuel to collect a debt of $25.
On Tuesday Manuel had Karge ar
rested for selling cider. Karge has
"a large orchard and cider press and
last fall made large amount Of eli