Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-02-18
Columns Of Interesting
Items Gathered by Our
Special Corps of nustline
Correspondents Il
Many Towns.
SONESTOWN.

house owned by Eli Bastion.
VIM. Remsnyder and family of
Jamison City have moved into the
home of Mary Jane Painton.
Mrs. George Robbins and sister,
Dora Campbell were at Nordmont,
Monday.
The work on the wrecked engine
goes slow as it has been put on tim
bers and is being hauled with teams.
Seven teams were hitched' toit one
day.
John Converse lost fine hog last
week. There seems to be some dis
ease among these animals which is
quite prevalent in this section.
j. w. Buck and wife visited the
lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Gavitt of Laporte township, Sunday.
Il. s. Laird of Nordmont,, called
on his daughter, Mrs. A. Edgar, on
Tuesday while down to elet ton.
g. j. Woodside, wife and little
daughter visited relatives at Glen
Mawr last week.
DR.. Voorhees, has taken one of the
counters out of his drug store and
has fixed upa very cosy Office.
Archie Morris, wife and children.
of Nordmont, visited Mrs. A. Edgar
on Wednesday.
Protraeted meeting at the f. V.
Church every night this week.
A Philadelphia physician makes
the astounding statement that nile-
ty-six percent of the people of that
city who are over eighteen years of
age are afflicted with tuberculosis.
And contrary to all former teachings
and belief, he states that consumpt-
ion is not hereditary, but is conta-
gious and curable. When this ply
sician gives remedy for the cure of
this most prevelant offs diseases,
his statements are likely to be ac-
cepted with more credence.
Miss Maud Sones, daughter. Of A.
w. Sones of Beaver Lake, and AL
yah ii. Starr of Sonestown, were
married February 4, at the home of
the brides parents in the presence
of large number of invited. guests.
The bride who'was charmingly at.
.ired in cream cashmere was Rttend-
ed by Miss Lena McCarty, while
Walter Sones, brother of the bride,
was the groom's best man. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. o.
j. Biggs of Sonestown
Judge John w, Bittingerof' York
county, recently decided u will con-
test between a widow aud heirs of
her deceased husband, by using the
bible as legal authority: The in
come of sS500O was bequeathed to
the widow. Exceptions had been
brought to the auditors report, the
question involved being whether by
the will the interest was to begin
from the time of the husbands death
or from II year thereafter and also
whether the rate was to be six or
four percent. The Judge decided
both contentious in favor of the wild
ow, on the ground that q mans wife
should be the first object of his boun-
ty and was entitled to the presump-
tions that can be fairly made in her
favor. In support of his opinion he
quoted Genesis ii, "a: "TherefOre
shall man leave his father and
mother and shall cleave unto his
wife and they shall be one flesh"
The first step toward making Bal
timore a more beautiful city than it
was before the fire, was taken Mon
day when committee appointed by
the Mayor reported favorably on
widening many of the streets in the
burned section. The banks are show
ing up in splendid condition and all
of them are receiving substantial de-
posits. One of them has $4,000 de-
positors with total deposit nf $25,
600, 900 and the Withdrawals from
this institution are normal. Activi-
ties has been resumed in all lines Of
business, and the new Baltimore
that is about to spring up bids fair
to rank as one of the most beautiful
and model cities in this country.