Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-11-30
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Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.


morning at 10 O'Clock. Theme:
"The Light of the World.'
Mrs. Phoebe Magargle of sSone9-
town, has sold a property on Main
street. IIughesville, to Anna Nj.
Baltow for the consideration of
s., 800.
Finding his conscience pricking
him for theft committed ten years
ago, a burglar. who then broke into
the safe Of Tripp Il Son, at Canton,
has returned $40 which he stole.
The money was sent back in two
instalments.
Mr.. J. w. Mccartney of Sones-
town, has purchased the portable
saw mill that was located at the
mouth of Puicbridge creek, of c. w.
Reeder, and is moving it to Sones-
town where he will manufacture
hardwood flooring and broom hand
les.
Mrs. Michael Gallagher of Ring
dale, who has been seriously i'll for
the last siA weeks with inflammation
of the bowels, docs not show any
signs of Improvement Mrs. Gall
agher is past eighty years ofage, and
her vitality is indeed wonderful.
Miss Julia Woodside died of
consumption at her home at Straw
bridge, Thursday, Nov. %. She
was aged % years. The funeral
services were conducted on Sunday
morning. NOV. %, by the Rev. :.
B. Bidlack. lmterment was made
in Mt Zion cemetery.
by a property deal closed Friday
afternoon ToWanda gets one OF the
most valuable industries that it
could possibly secure-a cold stor-
age plant and Il business house
which will buy all the butter, eggs
and cheese chat is brought to it at
any time during the year and for
which cash price will be paid.
Rev. Eugene A. Helm, for the
past three years rector Of st. Johns
Episcopal Church at this place, de-
parted from his many warm Laporte
and Eagles Mere friends last week
to assume Il charge in Baltimore,
Md. The genial Rector, during his
service at this place materially in
creased the membership of his church
and united them with the spirit of
right living and righteous conduct.
He leaves the community much
better for his having labOred therein,
and also leaves host of friends who
wish hiia eG2,,i success in his new
field OF labor.
\ man in syracuse the other day
was arrested for stealing his employ
cr'S time. 1t was decided at the
trial that that the man was as guilty
of loafing behind his employers
back, drawing pay, as if he had tax
en- money out Of the money drawer.
That is certainly IA correct principle,
but many people fall to think of it
in that light.
The hunting season closed Thurs
day ana spOrtSmen are not the least
sorry. They say it has been the
worst in years, not because there is
no game, but because the weather
has been too dry. Others, however,
believe that it is good thing, and
will aid materially in developing Il
plentiful supply of rabbits, quail and
pheasants for next season.
In an address in the Methodist
church at Mahony City, Wednesday
night ON "reminiscences of his life as
chaplin of on Ohio regiment in the
Civil War, Bishop McCabe took occa-
sion to denounce prize fighting in the
army and navy and foot ball, as it is
played, IT. a "brutal and harbaric
sport"
Neither prize fighting or football,
the bishop declared, can ever devel-
op bravery, but each reaps its
annual harvest of deaths. "Think
of it, - promising young lives
-nuiicd out on the girdon during the