Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-19
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Local and Personal Event
Terscly Told.

Stafford, on sunday. Jduudfy 10.
Miss Hannah McCarty of William
sport, is visiting her parents here.
Monroe Speary of Nordmont, was
in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank McDermott of Buffalo,
is visiting at the home of his uncle,
Mr.. Thomas Sheean.
Mrs. f. NJ. Dunham is visiting
her niece, Mrs. J. w. Pierson, at
Bloomfield, N. j.
The Laporte Tannery has closed
temporarily on account of scarcity
Of hides.
Mr.. John Flynn, superintendent
for the Elk Tanniny Co., is suffering
from an attack ofquinsey.
Mr.. Scott Weiland has been APP
pointed postmaster at Nordmont,
his brother, A. p. Wieland, the
former postmaster having moved to
Sayre.
Prof. J +. Reese Killgore of Du-
shore, has been appointed County
Superintendent of Schools of Sulli-
van county to fill the unexpired
term of Supt. NJ. r. Black, who re-
Gently resigned to take charge of a
rural free delivery route at Forks
vile.
There are several cases of measles
in the second ward, and among the
little sufferers are the children of
William Kennedy and five children
in the home of Daniel McCarty.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lauer of Idaho,
are visiting the formers mother,
Mrs NJ. c. Lauer at this place. Mr..
Lauer, who is operating an ore mine
in the far west has prospects for a
very successful career in the mining
industry.
The stage route between Forks
vile and DcshOre has been suspend.
ell and Rural Free Delivery substi-
tuted. This will be a great conven-
ience to people along the lines, as
their mail will now be brought to
their houses. Postmasters Harmon
and Scher will have something add
ed to their labors, and Postmaster
IIannon something to his profits.
The western part of the county with
its r. F. D. routes, and telephone
lines, is rightin town. Real estate
ought to rise in value, and proba-
bly, will.
w. B. Ritter, station agent at this
place was taken very ill last Thurs
day night and does not seem to i'm
prove very rapidly. Being a suff-
erer with heart trouble, it is thought
that his present illness was brought
on by.Over eXertion while perform
ing his duties at thn station. Mr.
Sam Ritter of Muncy Valley is fill
ing his fathers place at the station.
Mrs. Harry Mutchler of Nord-
mont, was taken very ill while visi-
ting relatives in Danville, last week.
She caught a very severe cold which
developed into a serious case of asth-
ma and for time her condition was
critical, but at last reports she was
somewhat improved.
A sleigh load of jolly women from
Bernice and Mildred passed through
Laporte, Wednesday of last week,
on their way to Sonestown, where
they rendered Mr.. and Mrs. BasIey
of the Magargle hotel, a very enjoy
able surprise. The party consisted
of Mrs. Frank Meyer, Mrs. Gland
Transue, Mrs. George Forest, Mrs,
Joseph Helsman, Mrs. P.L, Merith-
eW, Mrs. Charles Pflaum, Mrs. Frank
Allen, Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mrs. Wal
ter Wheatley, Mrs. Harris Collins.
William T. Mason, lawyer aud
his family, consisting of wife and
two children, Ellen, four years old,
and Marion, six months, with a ser
want, Annie Wells, losl their lives
in a fire which partly destroyed the
brown stone building occupied by
them in New York city.
The thirty-ninth annual State En-
campment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic will be held at Read
ing, June Z, s, and 8. The veterans
Of that city will leave nothing un'
Jopa to ,,,aIyn tha soIIiprS wpIcOm6