Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-05-26
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

| Rev Eugene Hem VIII denver
the Memorial Day address in La
porte.
Mr.. r.. Kcssler .Ir. was at the La
porte stave mill Wednesday looking
over the manufactured stock.
The Epworth League ofthe M. +.
church will render their annual pro-
gram on May 29th ut 1870 p. m.
Miss Jessie Wrcde is taking IA
vacation with friends in Pleasant
Grove and MillerSville Pa.
Mrs. Ellen BarroWs of New York,
has returned to Laporte for the Sum
mer season.
Mrs. Stephen Nanderpool Of l.a-
quin, died last Friday morning.
She leaves a husband and five small
children to mourn her loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Saxon of Ber-
nice, were guests of Atty. and Mrs.
f. w. Meylcrt the early part of this
week.
Morgan Gavitt who is filling a
position of value for the Elk Tan
ming Co. as bookkeepcr at Jamison
City, was visitor in Laporte sun
day.
Misses Della and Dora tpman,
who have been spending the past
winter in Philadelphia, have return
ed home.
Mr.. John j. Webster of EstelIa,
who was recently injured by a horse,
is reported as improving.
Mrs. A. f. Tripp who has been
confined to her home by illness for
the past two weeks, is somewhat inn
proved.
Mrs Benjamin Worthington of
Soncst0Wn, who has been in poor
health for some time, was taken to
the WiIliamsport Hospital to receive
treatment for cancer of the stomach.
Communion will he administered
in the Episcopal church next Sunday
morning at 1890. At the regular
afternoon service, the Rev. Francis
C. Huber OF Troy, will preach the
sermon.
Joseph Surgar Of Lopez, who was
in the Sayre Hospital receiving
treatment for one of his eyes which
was injured by the limb of II falling
tree, has returned home.
The trees are full of bloom, and
after all it looks as though there
would be something for humanity to
exist on, even if they did have to
endure 50 long a winter as we have
Just emerged from.
Again the Old Maid Minstrels are
billed to appear in public perfor-
nance at the county seat. Prepara-
tons under way are Of an elaborate
character and the date set for this
great treat is June %. The min
strei performers are all talented and
we feel proud of its existence.
A. p. Wieland of Nordmont, has
been ON the sick list for the past few
days, and has finally been compelled
to take his bed, showing symptoms
of typhoid fever. Hopes are enter
taihcd by his many friends that his
illness may be of short duration and
he restored to health.
Street commissioner F.M. Crossley
states that the cost of repairing the
borough streets this season will not
exceed the sum of $7j. The thor
oughfarcs already show favorable
condition and if the Commissioner
has not undcrestimatcd his expense
account he will be justly entitled to
monument set in the public square.
4 little item of news was picked
up on the street in Dushore, prob
ably blown from the copy hook of
one of the local papers and ioated
through an open window. 1t gave
information to the effect that an old
lady of Lopez, who went to Dushore
to visit her daughter, was met at the
door by a servant who said that the
daughter was away from home hav-
ing kimona cut out. The old lady
sank fainting INTO the nearest chair
and tearfully asked what hospital
she had been taken to.
The W. q n b. Railroad Com
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