Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-09
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tiveS at Schuylklll Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Trip are Wis
ting relatives in Williamsport.
Canton is having an epidemic OF
pink eye, chickenpox and grip
Mrs. C. r.. Funston returned on
Wednesday from Bridgevile, Del.
where she has spent the winter.
EA sheriff Cott who has been very
i'll with the measles, at his home at
Lincoln Falls, is reported as inn
proving.
Station agent Parker at Sones-
town, has moved into the house re-
Gently vacated by A. Il. Armstrong
Mr.. w. j. Higley has for several
weeks been confined to his home
with severe attack of grip.
Mrs. F. NJ. Crossley and daughter
Margaruite, are spending week in
Philadelphia.
Sheriff Buck, accompanied by F.
NJ. Crossley of this place and Pat
rick Martin of DushOre, left Tuesday
morning for Philadelphia, having in
their charge the two prisoners, vii
son Fowler and Jesse Rumbo, who
were sentenced for burglary To serve
terms in the eastern penitentiary.
Sunshine and gentle breezes ush-
cred in the first day of March and
it came in like the proverbial lamb
and it is to be hoped that if We
are to experience any lion-iike wea-
ther during the month, it will come
before the end of the month.
The WilliarNport News thinks
that the threatf. + the huck,ters to
boycott that city, if the people vot-
ed down the curb stone market, is Il
good deal like the fellow who got
angry and quit because he was dis
charged.
Rev ]. j. Lohr, pastor of the
Evangelical church at IIughcsville,
died at that place Thursday of last
week of tuberculosis, aged 81 years.
He is survived by wife and twelve
children.
The records of the local weather
bureau show last month TO have
been the coolest February in ii doz-
Ell years. The coolest weather OF
this uncommOnly cold winter was
experienced during the month.
The average for the 2S days was very
low. On several occasions the ther-
mometer registered as low as five de-
grees below zero and once or twice
dropped to eight and ten.
Judge Terry handed do VI a de-
cision last Thursday in the Eaton
township, Wyoming county, road
tax case which favors the property
owners. They protested against the
collection of the road tax in cash on
the grounds that they had not been
given an opportunity to work them
ont, and also that the warrant of the
tax collector had not been properly
made out. The Judge considers this
sufficient to restrain the collector
from taking any steps to collect it.
Frank J. Davidson of New Al
bany, was arrested on Saturday by
Secret Service Operative John f.
Washer of Pittsburg, on the charge
counterfeiting. Davidson formerly
lived ut Eldredsville and moved last
fall to New Albany. He is mar
rled man 81 years of age In David
ions trunk was found copper
mould of fine make for coming mon
ey and quantity of metal discover
ed. AT Eldredsville there was Sc
cured some gold and silver COINS al
legged to be counterfeit. Davidson
was formerly constable Of New Al
bany. lie was taken before United
States Commissioner Mix, and will
be given hearing later. He pre-
tests his innocense and many are
inclined to believe his story.
The President seems to be practi-
cally indefatigable. His work Sat
urday beginning with a breakfast
with twenty guests, the signing of
bifls at the capitol, the ceremony of
the vice presidential inauguration,
and the swearing in of the new Sen
ators, his own inauguration aud a
speech delivered in "A high wind, a