Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-02-04
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Terscly Told.

Mr.. Frank Shoemaker of Cross
Fork, is visiting his brother and sis.
ter at this place.
Owing to a Typographical error the
License notice was incorrect in our
last week issue.
Atty. Albert F. Heess of Dushore,
was transacting business at the
county seat Tuesday.
Howard p. Ionkin of Dushore,
and Miss Ada Henshaw were mar
ried Thursday of last week by Rev.
w. ]. Campbell of the F. V. church.
Twenty'seven Italians in a special
ear attacked to the morning train
reached Nordmont, last Friday, and
will work at cutting wood for the
acid factory.
The Estella Schools will give Il
box social, Saturday evening, Feb.
9Th. Proceeds to go for School Lii
brary.
st. Johns Guild of tho Episcopal
church will hold bazaar on the eve
of st. Valentines day, Feb. ID, at
the Mountain House, to which all
are invited. Music will be furnish
ed by the newly organized mandolin
and guitar club, and refreshments
will be served.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Coleman, January %, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ritter and Miss
Celia Donovan of Muncy Valley,
attended the funeral Of Miss Wini-
fred X eeler last week.
Mr., Ia. Flynn and son Arthur,
of Hillsgrove, are spending week
with Mrs. Flynn's sister and broth
er.
Mrs. Ed. Schrader and Mrs. Jake
Fries .Jr. spent Thursday of last
week with Mrs. Donovan at Muncy
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs +. j. Keeler extend
thanks to friends who assisted them
in their sad bereavement i'm the
death of their daughter, Winifred.
The abundance of beautiful flowers
and wreaths presented, were evil
dence that Miss Winifred was be-
loved by all.
Ermin +. Hill, who was one of
the instructors at the Summer Nor
nal school the last two summers
that it was held at Laporte, has been
admitted to the Lycoming county
bar, and will open law Office at
Hughesville.
The Odd Fellows of Forksville
Lodge celebrated the forty-eight an
niversary OF the order by giving a
| banquet to their brother Odd Fell
lows, at their hall, last Saturday ev-
ening. \ large number of visitors
were present and it proved to he a
most enjoyable affair.
Patrick Munster, a well known
woodsman of Ricketts,, died at the
home of Conrad Knowles in Towan-
da, Tuesday morning of last week.
He went To Towanda Monday even
| ing and went to the knowles home,
where he was taken ill. A doctor
WAS summoned and pronounced the
case to be diphtheria
Mrs. A. F. Meylert, widow of the
late Michael Meylert died at the
home of her niece Mrs. $. +. Colt.
at Buffalo, y. V, last Wednesday
morning. The remains were brought
to I4apOrte for interment and the
funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon. Friends will meet at
the homo of F.. w. Meylert, where
the remains lie, at 1880, and the SER
vices will be held at the Baptist
church.
John Guilhot Il young Frenchman
who spent several months in and
around Laporte last Fall, seeking
employment, and lately has been
working for very small wages in the
New York Central Railroad shops
at Oak Grove, was notified last week
that he had fallen heir to over
$685. Upon receipt of the wei.
come tidings, Guilhot Immediately
quit his job. The fortune that comes
to the young man is one-eight of a
800, 900 estate of an Uncle who re-
Icently died in New Orleans. The