Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-09-01
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

uOctefS care, DelHS puiee Seiiouoiy
ill.
A dance was given at the Mokoma
pavilion Wednesday night, and was
largely attended by out-of-town peo-
pie.
Miss Helen Carpenter entertained
number of her little friends at a
party last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Henrietta Hicks of Brook
lyn, N. Y, is the guest of her friend
Miss Eliza Shaut.
Miss Martha Ballard of Washing
ton, ID. G. is visiting at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. J. II. Brewster.
MIR. James Gansel came over from
HiIlsgrove to spend Sunday with his
family.
Sheriff Cott was Dushore visitor
Wednesday.
Mr.. b. G. Welsh of SonestOwn,
was among the Laporte visitors on
Monday.
Mr.. l.. r. Gumble while jointing
slaves at the stave factory one day
last week, met with the misfortune
of cutting the end from one of his
fngures. He was working the joint
ing knife while turning around to
speak to his helper and thoughtlessly
moved his hand too near the knife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kiess and
daughter Madeleine, of SOnestoWn,
spent Sunday with Laporte friends.
Services will he held in the Epis-
copal church every Sunday evening
hereafter, at 7:3O.
Rev. Edward Henry Eckle, Rec
tor of Christ Church, Williamsport,
recently visited at the Rectory.
Mr.. NJ. f. Reeder of Chippewa,
was at the county seat Wednesday,
greeting old time friends.
Mr.. d. J. Dixon of Lopez, was
transacting business at Laporte We'd
nesday.
Misses jeanette Kline and Abbie
O'Niel of Dushore, were the guests
of Miss Fora Carpenter last week.
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter is visiting
relatives in Columbia county, where
she expects to remain for sometime,
hoping that the change will benefit
her health which has been quite
poor for several months.
Miss Emma Spencer of William
sport, is visiting her mother at this
place.
The Civil Service Commission has
issued its usual warning against the
collection or payment of campaign
assessments. The Commissioners
say: "Every legitimate and avail
able means will be employed to Sc
cure the prosecution and punishment
of whoever may violate the provis-
| ions of the law.
The Laporte Atheletic Association
having fixed up a temporary ground,
arranged for three games-Saturday
August 9th with NorlmOnt, Thurs
day September lst with Father
Mathew Club of Dushore, Pa, and
Saturday September 3rd with Forks
vile. TO help pay the expenses OF
visiting teams charge of ten cents
admission is made, children being
admitted free.
The game with NordmOnt was
we'll attended, about one hundred
persons paying and another one hun
dred of "kids' and people who
viewed the game from afar. La
porte won by IA score of % to 10 and
the small boy was very happy.
| Funston pltcheu fne game 1Of SIX
innings, the score at that time being
% to 0 in favor of Laporte, and
Nordmont having eleven strike outs
and two hits, but in the remaining
innings Nordmont found the ball
Smith hit for a home run and three
bagger, and Wieland, Botsford and
Fish helped in the good work which
resulted in ten runs. The real feat.
ure of the game was the work OF
Marcus in left field; his double play
on catch in deep left, where he
caught the runner ten feet off of first
base was good enough for any team
In the batting for the home team
Swami IoaI with hnpnar and three