Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-02-23
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

matiSm.
Mr.. A. NJ. Nardini of Philadel-
phia is visiting his parents here.
H. l.. White of Hoytvle, was a
Laporte visitor over Sunday.
MIR. Charles Watson of Mildred,
was a Laporte visitor Wednesday.
w. J. Iigley is suffering with an
attack of Lagrippe.
The funeral Of Mr.. Asa Speary
was held at Nordmont Sunday.
from this place attended.
Editor Newell of Dushore, tran
sacted business at the County Seat
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Culver are at
tending the funeral of an aunt OF
Mr.. Culver, at Shcshequin.
Mr.. Charles Funston and son Nor
ton, came up from Philadelphia
Monday to cast their ballots at Tues
days election.
Misses Name and Pearl Helm are
visiting their cousins, Mr.. w. b..
SNYDER and family at Nordmont.
Mr.. f. w. Eddy of Williamsport
spent the past few days with his par
ents at this place.
Miss. Name Gallagher is at lIicIl.
ory Corners, northumberland Co,
where she is being treated for asthma
Miss. Grace Hakes of New Albany
is Speeding some time at +. Ii. Ing
hams
The Czur's salary is S7,500,00 81
year and yet there is scarcely anyone
who would take his job.
Miss Eliza Shaut returned home
saturday evening from It thrt e
months visit with friends at Hemp
stead, l.. /.
Thomas. j. Ingham went TO AT
lantic City on Tuesday to spend 3
week with his son, +. Y. lngham,
who is located at that place for the
winter.
\ bill was passed in the legisla
ture last week authorizing magis
trates and justices of the peace t.
procure maria re licenses for those
who apply to them for the same.
Bloomsbury is to have a hospitai
in the very near future. A charter
for the new institution was granted
on Saturday by Judge Little. An
architect is already working upon
the plans for the building.
The water supply was temporari-
ly shut off from the court house and
Jail on Saturday and Sunday, owing
to frozen pipes. A force of work
men were obliged to work all sun
day digging the frozen earth away
in order to thaw the pipes that were
frozen underground.
William Sahm, Daniel Suber and
Mrs. Lizzie Reader who, at last May
term of court were sentenced by
Judge Dunham to serve a nine
months term in the county Jail, will
be set at liberty this week. Their
terms will expire on Friday, Febru
airy II. After the release of these
prisoners there will still be five in
mates in the Jail.
The two and one-haii story dwell
ing house owned by George Camp
bell, at Unityville, was burned down
Sunday afternoon, the fire origina.
ting in defective fiue. Very iittle
of the house furnishing was saved
and the total loss was about -, 600
with little or no insurance.
In order to reduce congestion o
coal traffic, notices were posted Mon
day announcing a suspension Of op
erations at all collieries of the Phil
adelphia and Reading Coal and Iror
Company, until the blockade is re
moved. The blockade is caused BY
the inability to unload cars because
of the heavy snow and severe wealth
cr
Beatrice, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Brady Biggar of Munc!
Valley, died on Sunday at l O'Clock
after two weeks illness of spina
meningitis, aged 3 years and sly
months. The funeral was held a
the Church of the Sacred Heart Il
this place ON Wednesday, Inter
ment was made in Sacred Heart
Much sympathy is felt for the be