Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-02-16
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be held at Wyalusing, Wednesday
and Thursday, June p and %.
John Fish If Nordmont, was TAX
en- with n violent nose bleed Tues
day night and but for the timely as
sistance of "a physi, ian, he would
have died from loss of blood.
Miss Hazel Voorhees, of Skunk,
daughter of DR.. G. ID. VOORHEES, OF
Sonestown, is reported as improving
from a severe illness of pneumonia.
A Philadelphia preacher thinks
there is no objection to- politician
occupying the pulpit. We ara in
doubt as to whether the politicians
have lowered the preacher to their
standard or whether the preacher
hopes to give them IA lift.
The trustees of the Methodist
church have secured the court house
as place in which to give an enter
tainment on the evening of March
| 10. when Mr.. Justin Nj. johnson
will entertain with his new and inn
proved Victor talking machine.
| This is not the same machine that
was heard here some time ago, but
is a larger and latest improved one
While DR.. Randall was in the
house attending to a patient, al
| Nordmuut one night this week, MS
horse unhitched himself and made
for the wood. to hide from his mas
ter. Bat after losing the contents OF
the sleigh and badly damaging The
shafts the horse returned to the road
and although headed for home, stop
ped and waited for the Doctor.
A Washington Birthday Social
will be given 10y the young people
Of the Methodist church, on the eN-
ening of February -, at the home
of Sheriff and Mrs. Frank Buck.
Lunch will be served, and among
the other amusementS provided fol
the evening there will be a fishing
pond on exhibition. a cordial in
vitation to come is eX tended to ev-
cry one.
III. C. Boatman ofSonestown, who
was employed at the clothespin fac
tory at that place met with serl-
Gus accident on Tuesday of last week
as he was about to leave the mil
after his days work was finished.
When the whistle blew at 5 p. M,
Mr.. Boatman went down under the
mill to get his dinner paul and while
there large iron wrench fell, strik-
| ing him on the head and shoulder,
cutting "a large flesh wound on his
head and bruising his shoulder quite
badly.
On Wednesday evening, February
| Sth at six O'Clock, Mr.. Winfield 5.
Weiland and Miss Mable Penning
ton, both of Nordmont were united
in the holy bonds Of matrimony by
Rev. S. III. Engler, of the Laporte
| VI. f. church. The ceremony oc-
cured at the home of the brides
parents. The bridal party entered
the parlor to the beautiful strains of
Lohengrins's wedding march, play
ed by Miss Alice Pennington, a sis
ter of the bride. The pretty bride
looked charming in gown of white
china silk. After the ceremony and
congratulations, an elegant wedding
dinner was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weiland left on the S:3S for short
wedding tour, and upon their re-
turn viii. live at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Pennington for the remain
der of the winter.
A. G. Jenkins, one Of our interest
ed readers contributes the following
pun, which he believes not only
covers multitude of sins, but one
that will excite good amount ot
amusement. 1t reads:
ga rich young man had a piece o
land on which a young mule wa'
grazing. Il shall harness you sale
the man to the mule, and make yol
plow this land to grow melons on
of which | am very fond, while thu
stalks will supply YOU with food.
To which the mule replied: 81 con
sent to toll on your terms, you vii
have all the melons and l shall b.
worse off than now, inasmuch as
shall have to eat dry stalks instea'