Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-04-23
COUNTY NEWS
Happenings Of
IntcreSttO Readers
EAGLES AERE.t

VINO has purchased the Brush cottage
Is here and ready for any business
inhis line.
i; At the last regular meeting of the
Borough Council it was decided tc
erect an entirely new bridge acress
tha Outlet ON Lakewood Drive, and
!. the Engineer was instructed to i'm.
mediately draw plan for same. The
bridge will be we'll built and will be
an ornament to the town.
1t is said that the authorities will
4 open" Mifflin avenue" so as to con-
meet with the Sones railroad, back OF
the Chatauqua. The opening of this
j street will make it possible to get
lumber hauled from the Sones Works
at a reasonable figure; as it is now
the lumber has to come to town via
the Chautauqua extension of the
railroad, which adds greatly to the
cost.
We are to have a new school house
and a graded school, the Directors
have SO decided at their last meet
ling. Let US see, who was it said
that, ladies would not make progress
sive school directors?
Street Commissioner Meyer, starts
in well. Every property owner Gn-
clading a Councilman on two) having
board walks out of repair, has been
notified to fix same at once or costs
will be made.' This is as it should
be, for really, we cannot afford 500
600 damage suits every year and ex-
pect to build new school houses, too.
Work has been commenced on one
of the one hundred thousand gallon
stand pipes for the Water Company.
1t is expected that this tank will be
ready to hold water by the first of
June, possibly before. In spite of
that peculiar, mysterious, unusual
croak Of the frogs this spring, Capt.
Chase has turned the water in the
mains. The Capt. was warned by
one of the oldest members of the
Post Office club, not to do so, as the
member never knew of it's failing to
freeze up tight, when this peculiar
croak was heard. But the Capt.
went right on.S
Many new faces are seen on our
streets, and it seems safe to declare
that Eagles Mere's winter sleep is
over and that from now until fall
those who want to work can find it..
Everybody seems to be glad to see
Mr.. B. G. Welch at Eagles Mere
again last Wednesday. He has re-
turned from six weeks visit to
Philadelphia.
Everything around the Mere indi-
Gates an earlyspring. The grass is
covering the ground with a coat of
green, trees are budding and it needs
but a few warm days to make every
body forget that there was any win
ter.
Everybody is figuring on what
will be done in the way of house
warming when Clarence Dunham's
new cottage is r"ady for a move-in.
Butcher Albertson has purchased
the DIR. Randall cottage and is occu-
pying it. Hejis evidently here to
stay and make money.
i George Montgomery is occupying
the dwelling part of the Spencer
store and Miss Covert will he in the
store. room again next summer. Mr.
Montgomery will rent sleeping
rooms to summer guests.
With the improvements promised
at the railroad station the Lily Pond
will also 60 in service but without
the Lilies. Some one has suggested
1 a Victoria Regia as the leading at
traction.
There is a rumor current that the
Auditorium at Chautauqua is to bt
moved farther to the rear of tht
tgroqnds and, will, cease to be al
Eagles Mere attraction and cater only
) for the guests in the Chautauqu;
grounds.
Repairs to sidewalks are yer.
much in evidence and the door will
be locked now before any NOR
horses getsOut and inaugurate dam
age suits for defective walks.