Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-07-21
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Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

A. j. Bradley came up from Phil
adeIphia Wednesday evening.
Miss Ella Trip spent Sunday
with friends at New Albany.
Mrs. Samuel Ritter of Muncy VAL
ley spent Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. Will Rogers and son NAL
com have returned from visit with
friends at FOrksville.
Mr.. w. B. Ritter's mother, and
sister Mrs. A. A. DantZ of Lewis
burg are spending a few weeks here.
Mrs. Leo Wrede and daughter
Ruth of Satterffeld spent Wednes-
day with her parents at this place.
The Misses Margaret and Celia
Helm of Lancaster, Pa, are visiting
at the Rectory.
Mr.. Dram Lauer, son of Victor
Lauer of Scranton, is visiting at Mrs.
M. c. Lauer's.
Miss Pearl Crossley of Benton, is
visiting her cousin Miss Freda Cros-
sley at this place.
Hon. j. ID. Reeser and family are
spending a month at Eagles Mere,
having rented the Wright cottage at
that place.
Misses Willow and Charlotte Mil
Ter arrived Monday from New York
City, and will spend some time at
their home in this place.
Miss Hattie Lawrence of Muncy,
and Miss Harriet La Nrence of Wav-
erly, n. V, are the guests of their
aunt, Mrs. A. J. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Petrikin of
Muncy, with party of friends are
again installed i'm the WeirwOld
cottage for their annual outing.
If a man is ever in doubt as to
his success in securing his share of
this worlds goods, he should move.
1t will give him a vivid realization
of his movable effects at least.
A number of ladies and gentlemen
Of town took the responsibility and
expense upon themselves to have an
old time dance and social gathering
at the Mokoma pavilion Wednes-
day night, and sent out a large
of printed invitations gener-
ally with a view of drawing large
crowd. The affair proved grand
Old and young from this
place attended, besides many from
Dushore and Eagles Mere. The mu-
sic was furnished by the Maccabees'
of DushOre. Ice cream,
cake and soft drinks were served to
to the guests.
A Sunday School Convention of
the schools of NordmOnt, Cherry
Grove and Laporte will be held in
the Baptist Church at Laporte, We'd
nesday afternoon and evening, July
~. An endeavor has been made to
prepare program both helpful and
Recitations and songs
will be interspersed among the dis
cusslons both afternoon and evening.
Every one is invited to these meet
ings. A collection will be taken.
Among the out of town people to
witness the confirmation services at
st. Johns Episcopal church Sunday
were Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Charles
Lauer, Miss Josephine Swarts and b.
f. Crossley of Dushore, Mrs. DiltZ,
Hazel and Chas DiltZ of NOrdmont.
Mrs. +. Rappleya. who is spend
ing the summer at the Mountain
House, was called to White Hall, n.
Y, by the death of nephew.
The Atlantic Refining Company
has lost five horses in the vicinity
of Willlamsport this season, and for
some time the cause of their death
was mystery. After thorough in
vestigation the veterinary has de-
cided that the animals We're poison
ed by gnawing the bark of a locust
tree. 1t is reported that several
children have also been poisoned in
that region by chewing twigs from
these trees. The bark has sweet
taste and not at all unpleasant, but
it is very dangerous.
The New York Sun notes that The
odore Roosevelt is the first Presiden t
of the United States who was city