Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-05-05
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

Snake stories are coming IN.
About time for the ice chariot.
The shirt waist is backward about
coming forward.
Miss Edith Eddy of Monroeton
is visiting her parents at this place.
Miss Jeanette Spencer, of Picture
Rocks was visiting Laporte friends
last week.
Mrs. Edward Schrader and daugh-
ter Hattie spent Thursday last at
Dushore.
Miss Harriet Grimm returned home
last week from BarnesborO where she
completed a successful term of school.
Mrs. Chas. Tinklepaugh of Will
Transport was visiting Laporte friend
Wednesday
Mrs. John Shaffer and Mrs. Lena
Decker of this place spent Thursday
at were Dushore.
Miss Hannah McCarty of William
sport is spending few weeks with
her people at this place.
Mrs. Erastus Heagle who has been
confined to her bed with grip is able
to do her work again
Mr.J. w. Flynn and brother Mike
spent Sunday with their brother Ed
ward at Hillsgrove.
Mrs G.S Eddy was called to
Athens on Saturday of last week by
the sudden death of her aunt.
Mrs William Kennedy and daugh-
ter Mary of this place were shopping
at Williamsport on Thursday OF last
week.
Mr. Fred Miller returned to his
Laporte residence last Friday. He
is looking the picture of health after
his sojourn in New York: City for
the past winter.
Hon. John Reeser of Dushore was
enjoying a few hours duck shooting
on Lake Mokoma Saturday. AL
thou h good marksman it is stated
that he returned home without any
game.
Tom Gansel "A son of James Gansel
while playing with some boys near
the Commercial Hotel Saturday last
found a small can of powder and
thinking it would be good sport to
see it burn, threw "a lighted match in
the can of powder causing him to he
severely burned about the face and
hands.
The Bell Telephone Co. are at
work placing poles from OvertOn to
Forksville preparatory to extending
their line to western Sullivan county,
including Skunk and Wheelerville.
Recentlya company of county capit-
alists subscribed to stock fund, the
purpose of which was to Establish
a line where the Bell Company are
now planning to operate. 1t will
doubtless be a valuable addition to
their property.
Here at the county seat comes a
fish story that will make even the
old noted fisherman take a seat away
back in the shade. Mrs. II. j. Keel
er, Mrs. |. Fisher and Mrs. l.. r..
Gumble annoyed at the poor luck of
their husbands angling for the finny
tribe, hied themselves along the
babbling brook one day last week,
returning home with baskets filled.
Fish was on the bill of fare for sever
al meals at their happy homes, and
the ladies protest in having any 9TH
er fish story told but this.
Mr. John l.. Smyth, a son-in-law
of Mrs. M. c. Lauer has purchased
her store interest at this place and
took possession the early part of this
week. "Uncle Billy Loeb will con-
tinue his services at the same stand,
serving as clerk and making his pop
ularity SO profitable to the new man
agement that the size of his salary
will be a matter of his own choice.
Mrs. Lauer's retirement from mer
camille persuits of long standing in
this community was made when
her business career had reached q
plane of grand success and honor
Mr. Smyth is Il fomer residence Ol
this place and well and favOrably
| known to the older inhabitants O1