Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-27
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

ElIenton the early part of the week.
Miss Myrtle Bryan is spending a
few days with Laporte friends.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Theron
Allen, on April -, Il daughter.
Mrs. f.. J. Mullen was William
sport visitor Tuesday.
+ NJ. Crossley WAS Il Dushorc visi-
tor Monday.
Mr.. Wendall Sick of Dushore,
transacted business at the county
seat Monday.
Miss Antoinette Lancaster OF
Forksville, was visitor in town ias'
Friday.
Rev. |. III. Fisher conducted an
Faster service at his church AT Rock
Run, Sunday morning, after which
he immersed six promising young
converts in Rock Run Creek,
Wurkmen are en- gagged putting IN
new CRATES and making other re-
pairs about the furnace nj the tam
merry. indications point to an early
resumption Of work 1T that industry.
: Harry Schradcr also Harold
Ritter are suffering with the meas
les.
Mrs Jessie Allen of New Alha-
ny spent Sunday with her brother
in-law. r. w. Allen at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Cowcll are
visiting their parents at New Alba
ny.
Two thousand acres Of land have
been secured by McCauley Bros, 8,
near the town OF OVerton, Brad
ford County. and it is said that the
firm will immediately start the min
ing OF coal on the plot. The coal
is said to be of scmi-bituminOus
variety.
The shaft at the new coal breaker
being built by the O'Boyle Mining
Co., near Bcruicc, is down in the
ncighbOrho0d OF 100 feet, and the
timbprS are being framed for the
new coal breaker.
An egg weighing four ounces ard
measuring within four inches of one
foot in circumference, was presented
to the editor as an Easter gift by
\. c. Jenkins of CeleStia. The egg
was the product of Mr.. Jenkins eel
ebrated black minorca hens and l.
but II fair sample of what is produc-
ed at this chickery. Some of these
eggs have brought aS high as five
cents apiece. With such eggs rs
these the hens have something to
cackle over and the proprietor some
thing to crow about as CeleStia takes
the record for sand rocks and mann
9th eggs. The Easter egg had
not reached that stage when il would
attain pair of wings, as might be
supposed, coming as it did from Il
Celestial realm.
The Nebraska statute prohibiting
all sports upon Memorial Day is an
embodied protest of Il patriotic Com
mOnWcalth against the too common
practice of desecrating day which
ought to he sacredly and revercntly
observed
For some years past, in some local
itics, there has been reprehenslble
tendency among younger men and
boys to make Memorial Day date
for untimely recreation and unseem-
ly mirth. This is at varianIe with
the spirit which should animate the
'N''t7l'iis ''iiN NV Bii i"'NN
which led to the establishment of the
day as holiday throughout the
land. When that day is made an
occasion of boisterous sport with no
indication of remembrance or respect
for the hOnorcd dead, it becomes an
actual desecration of the memory of
those to whom honor, gratitude and
reverence are due.
On the near approach OF Memorial
Day this fact should be deeply inn
pressed upon the public mind.
An exchange in Il neighboring
county has the following to say ON
the scarcity of farm help. Just
TO what extent these conditions exist