Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-02-18
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.
IerSc1y Told.

Miss Ella, Tripp is spending
week with friends in WillIamsport.
Mr.. E. C. Burk of Sonestown was
caller at the Item Office Tuesday.
j. J. Webster of Estella transacted
business at the county seat Wednes-
day
Mrs. Bert Hamilton of Marsh Hill
! is visiting her mother, Mrs. Marga-
ret Mapes.
Charles r. Funston returned home
Monday from a three weeks visit
in Philadelphia.
NJ. p. Gavitt, principal of the
Sonestown schools was genial visi-
tor at Laporte Saturday.
Mr.. Dean MolyneuX of Millview,
and Miss Ivy McCarty of Piatt, were
united in marriage by Rev. j. II.
Bowen at the Methodist parsonage
at Millview, February 10.
Misses Mamie and Emma Gallag-
her. Miss Esther Dunn and Mr.. Har-
ry Landon attended the ball at Du-
shore, Monday night.
Although February has but twen-
ty-nine days, there is a rapid in
creas in the length of. daylight, one
hour and eight minutes being made
during the month.
The Post Office Department has
recently announced that all rural
free delivery carriers in the United
States will have holiday February
-, Washington's Birthday. There
200 of these carriers.
Attorney A. j. Bradley transact
ed business at his Office in this place
last week, and after casting his vote
on Tuesday he returned to Philadel-
phia to attend to his law practice in
that city
License Court which was held on
Monday with Judge Dunham on the
bench, granted license to all those
having had license, as there were
no remonstrances filed. The new
applicants will hear the decision
for their petitions Monday, Februa-
ry -.
The election on Tuesday in South
LapCrte Borough, was carried by
the Union ticket by IA vote of 81 to
81. The opposition ticket as find
announced was called Democratic,
but as finally printed on the ballot,
was called citizens. The issues in
volved were purely local-the Union
men advocating freedom from cOrpo-
ration control in borough affairs and
reduction of taxation. The result
we believe will prove highly bene-
fetal to our borough.
A L. Tripp has been awarded II
contract by the Elk Tanning Com
pany, for the erection of freight
depot, dwelling house and stables
at Ellenton. Mr.. Tripp will com
mence work on this contract as soon
as the weather becomes favorable for
doing carpenter work.
Many of the patrons of the w. 4
y. b railroad will be glad to learn that
the former genial conductor, Mr.. H..
A. Knipc, who resigned his position
about three years ago, is again con-
ductor on the regular run between
Satterfield and Halls. He is the
same pleasant and obliging fellow as
in years gone by.
Diphtheria, the disease so much
dreaded by nearly every one has
broken out i'm the home of Mr.. John
Walsh of Ringdale. Mr.. Walsh and
one of his children are suffering with
the dreadful malady. 1t is sincerely
hoped that may speedily recover and
that there will be no further spread
of the disease.
Traffic on the Eagles Mere rail-
road was seriously handicapped last
week occasioned by the recent dis
astrous wreck. The clothespin fac
tory was obliged to suspend opera
tions for week on account of being
unable TO get logs over the +. M.
railroad. The wrecked engine was
gotten out of the stream into which
it plunged when it left the track, and
was hauled by teams to SOnestOwn.
Sonestown and Muncy Valley, al.
though not among the largest of the