Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-24
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

ltOfS Monthly
Mrs. David Mark and Mrs. Jacob
Fries spent day last week with
relatives at Muncy Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Culver have
for several weeks been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ct. Culver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Flynn of
Hillsgrove, spent Sunday with the
formers brothers at this place.
David Temple of Unityville, was
calling on Laporte friends Sunday
evening.
Judge and Mrs. +. M. Dunham
spent Thanksgiving with friends in
Towanda.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Higley took
Thanksgiving dinner with friends in
Elkland.
Mr.. Den Corcoran of Overton, was
transacting business at the county
seat Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. V. Ingham, of
Eagles Mere, have gone to Atlantic
City for the winter.
A marriage license was issued to
Mr.. Silas Burton and Miss Maggie
Conkel, both of Lopez, the early
part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Ayres, Of
Middletown, n. V, are visiting at
the home of Atty. and Mrs. F. w.
Meylert.
DIR. j. w. Murelle ID. ID. S. of
Athens, Pa. will be at Laporte, next
Monday, Noy. 2S, for one week.
Office over j. l.. Smiths store.
1t is singular that the woman who
is too conscientious to read Il Sunday
newspaper will not scruple to lie
about the price of butter and eggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Jackson's
grandmother, Mrs. Peter Mcdonald,
at Cherry Mills, Sunday.
Messrs. j. w. Flynn, Thomas
Kennedy, Fred Eddy, William
Shoemaker and Edward Sweeney
transacted business at WilliamspOrt,
Saturday.
Revival services will be conduct
ed at the Baptist church, every ev-
ening of this and next week. The
public is most cordially to come and
take part in these services.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Snyder, who live about three
miles from Laporte, died Wednesday
Nov. 16, at O'Clock p. m., and was
buried in Mt. Ash cemetery on Fri
day.
On Thursday of last week Mrs.
w. B. Ritter was called to Satterfeld
on account of the serious illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Leo Wrede,
who is much improved at this writ
ing.
Rev. J. r. Bradford, formerly
pastor of the Laporte Baptist church
but now of Villas, Pa, is assisting
Rev. Fisher and Evangelist Wirts
in the revival services now being
conducted at the Baptist church.
We are glad to note that Rev.
Bradford has much improved in
health since leaving Laporte.
Jerry Driscoll, a yard hand at the
Laquin saw mill, while going from
his work one day last week, fell
from the dock about twelve feet,
striking on a steel car, cutting his
head and bruising himself very bad
ly. He was very fortunate in not
being killed.
On Tuesday evening about sixteen
young friends and schOolmates of
Harold Ritter assembled at the
home Of Mr.. and MS. w. b. Ritter,
the occasion being the 18th anniver-
sary of Harold's birth. The party
came as a surprise, but the young
host was equal to the occasion and
soon had his guests enjoying them
selves with various kinds of amuse-
ments. Splendid refreshments were
served before the young people de-
parted for their homes.
Henry Harding Esq, of Scranton,
formerly resident and prominent
attorney of Tunkhannock, died very
suddenly at his home in Scranton
| Thursday of last week. shortly after