Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-12-21
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Local and Personal Events
Terseiy Told.

Atty. and Mrs +. J. Mullen, and
Miss Julia O'Donovan were Will
anlsport visitors the early part of
the week.
Mrs. Jacob Fries spent the first o
the week with her daughter Mrs.
John Farrell, ut Dushore.
Mrs. Simeon Breigher did shopping
at DCshore Tuesday.
Miss lone Mason was a Hughes
vile visitor Monday.
Mr.. Robert Mason and Miss Carrie
Carpenter did shopping III William
sport Monday.
NJ. :. NJ. G. Lauer and family are
moving from the Mountain House
to thcshome Of Mrs. Lauer's daught-
or, Mrs John Smyth, with whom
they will spend the winter.
Word was received here last week
Of the death of Mr.. Benjamin Speary
in West Virginia. Mr.. Spear was
Il native of this county and was IA
brother of John Spcary formerly Of
/ Dushofc.
Mrs. Emma Gore and Mrs. Able
King of Bernice, and Mrs. William
h'ing of WysoX, spent Tuesday after
( T., 81 ,h Il
| Mr.. Harvey Buck af Sonestown,
met with Il painful accident on
Monday while cutting corn fodder
for \. 7. Armstrong, in some way
one of his thumbs was caught in the
machine and chrushed to the joint.
The revival services that are now
in progress at the Cherry Grove NJ.
| f.. church. near NOrtlmOnt, are the
most successful ever held at that
place. Forty conversions were re-
ported up to Tuesday evening of this
week.
The following services will be
held in 81. Johns Episcopal church
on December u, which is the fourth
Sunday in Advent. Sunday School
at GA. m; Morning Prayer and
service at II ii. m; Evening Prayer
and service al 1870. \ cordial invi-
tatiOn is extended to all to worship
with us.
\ very pleasant event took place
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Job
McCarty in lKland, on the l4th inst,
when their daughter, Miss Lula, be-
came the bride of j. Lee Faucet, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Faucet, of
lIlkland township. Rev, Dodd of
MiIlVieW, performed the ceremony.
The best wishes of large circle of
warm friends go with the esteemed
young couple.
Rev. :. b. Bidlack will preach Il
Christmas sermon on Sunday Dec.
u, at Muncy Valley at | IA. m; at
Kedron, , p. m. and at SOnestown
at $50 p. IN.
Mrs, Anna s,tackhouSe Il sister of
Thomas +. Kennedy is assisting him
at his dutlr, in the prothonotary'
office.
AIp NJ nd
Ethel StackhouSe, both of Sones
town, were married last Thursday
afternoon at the Muncy Valley par
souage by Rev. S. b. Bidlack. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brink of Eagles Mere, and
Prof. and Mrs. Spencer Starr of
Soncstown Mr.. Simmons is an en-
ginecr on the Eagles Mere railroad.
The bride is Il daughter of Mr.. Jer
ry Stack house of SoneStOwn. Both
are prominent young people and
are receiving congratulations from
many friends.
While eating oysters on the half
shell recently, John Russ, owner of
Il lunch wagon at Wilkes Barre, was
seized by violent fit of coughing
which was SO protracted that friends
sent for a physician. The latter
found that there was an obstruction
in Russ throat. 1t was reached
with difficulty, and found to be a
peaal which he had swallowed with
one of the oysters. He took it to Il
jeWeler who valued it at $50.
The postotfice at Lopez has been
designated by the department dis