Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-04-28
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

Mrs. A f. Trip is visiting TRENDS
in Williamsport.
DR.. Voorhees, was business caller
at the county seat on Saturday.
Rev. I. II. Fisher has moved into
the house vacated by George Fox.
Miss Dollie Crossley spent last
week with her parents at this place.
Sheriff Cott and son Fred were cal
lers in WilliamspOrt on Friday.
Miss Margaret Helm of Lancas-
ter, Pa, is visiting her brother at
the Rectory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fries spent
Sunday with the latters parents at
Muncy Valley.
MRS. John Koch of New York
City, visited her sister, Mrs. G. l..
Wing, over Sunday.
DR.. w. II, Randall returned on
Tuesday from Philadelphia where he
has been making short visit.
Atty. +. j. Mullen transacted
business in the western part of this
county the forepart of the week.
Mr.. Charles Pflaum Sr., of Dushore
was visiting his daughter Mrs. Simon
Brieger of this place the early part OF
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cries and son How
ard attended the Odd Fellows con-
vention held at Montoursville on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Samuel Eddy of Wmsport
was called to the house of her broth
er James Gansel of this place by the
illness by her father who is IN crit
ical condition.
A general invitation is kindly ex-
tended to the public to attend the
Graduating Exercises to be held at
the Court House Friday April 29th.
Al fter the exercises the class with
their invited guests will banquet at
the Laporte Hotel.
Mr.. Ray Kesslar, general man
ager of the new firm operating the
NOrdmont Chemical works and the
Laporte Stave factory, was transact
ing business in town Thursday and
also inspet ted the stave mill which
is now in operation.
J. II. Gansel is having his resi-
dence beautifully coated with white
paint and is adding green window
shutters. The improvement places
his residence as one of the most
beautiful in town.
A "pound party will be given at
the home of II. j. Keeler, on Tues
day evening, May 3rd, for the bene-
fiji of Rev. /. III. Fisher, pastor of
the Baptist Church. Doners will
not be limited to a gift of only a
pound, but all brought will be
thankfully received. The Ladies'
Aid Society will serve ice cream,
cake and coffee in connection with
the party.
Every one should attend the COM
mencement exercises of the first
graduating class of the Laporte High
School, to he held at the Court
House, Friday evening, April %.
We feel that good work has been
started and hope that it may con-
tinue.
Atty F. II. lngham met with a
painful accident Monday by being
thrown from his horse. He was
riding through the wood inspecting
the work of his woods cutters when
the horse stumbled, throwing him
heavily to the ground. His shoul-
der was badly bruised and wrench
ed by the fall.
F.C. Schanabacker stage driver be-
tween Forksville and Laporte, failed
to make his usual trip Tuesday owing
to land slide in the roadway.
He succeeded however in making
the trip "Wednesday by leaving his
team at Snider's Camp and securing
a rig on the opposite side of the
blockade.
Few counties in this state elect an
officer with as many titles as Sulli-
van County does in its choice for
Prothonotary. Recently letter
came to the county seat post Office
with the following address Thomas
| Z. Kennedy ESQ. Clerk of the Court