Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16

County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

A. ]. Bradley spent last week il
Philadelphia.
Mrs. f. f. Wrede has been very
ill for the past few days.
Mr.. Frank Otterbein of Altoona
is the guest of his friend, Thomas
+. Kennedy.
Miss Ella Trip is visiting friends
in Williamsport this week.
HChas. b. Watson of Mildred, at
tended court Wednesday.
A. l.. Lovelace of Sonestown, was
transacting business in Laporte We'd
nesday.
Postmaster Scher of DushOre was
pleasant News Item caller We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Trip have
returned from their visit with friends
in Williamsport. Mr.. Trip has
somewhat rec overcd from his recent
i'll health.
Miss Winnie Eddy, who has been
ill the past week with grip, is again
out of doors occasionally.
Proth. T. +. Kennedy is having
slow recovery from his severe attack
Of rheumatism.
1t is said that many trees in Will,
Transport are affected by the San
Jose scale, and that unless prompt
measures are taken to prevent it
spread the city will be treelcss in n
year.
An Iowa woman says she can feed
a man properly on nine cents day
Almost any woman could afford a
husband at that price.
Bachelors are to be taxed in Tex
as. At Il the tax will be light. At
80 it will be SO heavy that only mill
ionaires can pay it. Now let the
railroad companies do the handsome
thing by offering reduced rates to
''maiden ladies" who desire to cmi.
CRATE to Texas
Mrs. Griffith Phillips of SoneS-
town, who has been in very poor
health for several years was extreme
ly i'll the fore part of this week, but
is now somewhat improved.
Last week we made mention of
EX-s sheriff Cott recovering from an
attack of measles, but few day
later pneumonia developed and for
several days his condition was alarm
ing. He is now improving quite
rapidly,
There will be st. Patrick's ball
held in the Commercial Hall, La
porte, March Il. a full orchestra
has been secured for the occasion.
The Pennsylvania Lumber Co.,
are disposing of Il head of draft
horses at Jamison City.
The two months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Rose died of pneumo-
mia on Wednesday Of last week. The
funeral services were held on Friday
Rev. S. II. Engler officiating.
A young daughter arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. l.. r.. Gum
BILE last Thursday night.
Miss Name Gallagher who is at
Hickory Corners being treated for
asthma is reported as improving
very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Landon gave
a birthday party Friday evening to
their son, Harry, who has reached
the maturity called "of age" Print
ed invitations were issued and
large number of young people gath
cred at their home and made the
occasion generally merry one.
Many valuable and useful presents
attested to the popularity of Mr..
Landon.
a prominent granger says: Penn
sylvania Patrons of Husbandry are
first citizens then farmers. They
recognize the fact that a mans first
duty is to the state. To preserve
its existence the state will take not
only his property but even his life
and none count the claim unreason-
able. This claim of the state being
admitted, the first concern of all
should be for the general good.
None have more confidence in the
good intentions and intelligence of