Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-09-29
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

Mrs. Jessie Eddy of Williamsport
is visiting her brother, j. II. Gansel
ut this place.
Rev. and Mrs. I. III. Fisher arc
spending a two.weeks vacation with
their parents ih Schuylkil county.
Miss Mollie Keeler, of New York
City is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. n. J. Keeler Of this place.
Mrs. II. f. Dewey and Miss Mary
by Eddy of Evergreen, visited the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Eddy of this place Sunday,
Misses Mary and Margarete Me-
donald and Ella Philburn also Messrs
Charlie Maustellar and Andrew Phil
burn all of Cherry Mills were the
guests of Mr.. andMrs. Charles Jack
son of this place Sunday.
Robert Mason returned home last
week from New York state where
he has been engaged for some time
with j. II. Feigle selling maps.
y. c. Maben is erecting barber
shop on the front of his residence lot
nearly opposite of the Commercial
Hotel. Mr.. Henry Step is doing the
work.
George Miller of Wyalusing, and
Miss Ruth Haven of Sheffield, were
married September -, and Will
make their future home at Ricketts,.
Lloyd Fairman having completed
the thrashing in this section passed
through town Tuesday, hOmeward,
with his traction engine and train.
\ future voter arrived at the home
of Prothonotary Kennedy early Sun
day morning. The happy father
says its first hurrah was for Parker.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Thorn Ed
kin Of Hughesville, September -,
a son. They do say that Papa Ed
kin is three inches taller since the
arrival ofhis hein
Mr.. w. c. Mason was transacting
business in Philadelphia the latter
part of last week
Miss Eleanor Tripp is visiting friends
and relatives in EImira and Canton.
Miss Carrie Carpenter who is learn
ing to be nurse in the Danville Hos
pital is visiting her parents, Mr.Iand
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter of the Com
mercial Hotel.
While several men were unload
ing one of the fine bull yearlings,
owned by Milton Reeder, at the
Hughesville fair grounds last week,
the animal slipped and broke one of
its legs, and had to be killed. Mr..
Rceder valued the steer at one hum
dred dollars.
Mr.. John Speary, of Newbcrry,
was calling on Laportc friends We'd
nesday, whileon his way to New
Albany TO attend the G. A. Il. En-
campment.
John Brown of Davidson township
is seriously i'll, and little hope is felt
for his recovery. Mr.. Brown has re-
sided i'm Davidson many years and
the few old settlers remaining in his
locality express deep sorrow over his
condition.
\ Harvest Home service was held
in the Baptist church Sunday even
ing. The pulpit was we'll filled
with the seasons harvest, we'll attest
ed for the sol and thrift at l.aportc.
County Fair Exhibits were far sur
passed in garden produce display.
The services We're greatly enjoyed
and a nice collection was raised.
The M. T.. Church at this place
has been receiving some va'y con-
veinent and handsome improve
ments the past few days. Double
sash doors have been placed in the
petition opposite the outside doors
and the long hall formerly in front
has been made into two cloak rooms
There is now less room i'm the hall
for some of the young people to con-
gregate and interrupt services
Judge Parker has spoken ;nl said
nothing He would not speak before
| tie convention because he was Il meni-
| Der of the Judiciary, and now that he
| has spoken he fails to say word mat
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