Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-25
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

Mr.. Charles Coleman and family
| have moved tC Lebanon, where Mr..
Coleman has secured employment.
Mrs. +. f. Wrede is visiting her
daughter Mrs. James Stroll Of Du-
shore.
Misses Dolly and Freda Crossley
have gone to DuShore where they
will have employment in the silk
mill. They will be much missed
by their many friends in this place.
The theory that Mrs. Whitmire
was murdered by a woman is prob
ably false, but it is as good as many
9th rs that have been advanced, and
if the Sullivan county authorities
were to go to work on it, what a
relief it would be Williamsport
News.
Bloomsbury is actively making
plans to throw off its antiquated
form of township government and
take unto itself a borough charter.
Singular that town like Blooms
burg with its manufactures and al
so the seat Of a State Normal School,
should never have had any other
than township government.
Mr.. Will Mahaffey, son of Ex-
Sheriff Mahalrev. who has been
employed at the Bernice mines,
was struck by the cars on Tuesday,
and was SO seriously injured that
he was taken to the Sayre hospit-
! al the same evening.
Miss Lilly McCarty of Forks
township. is in an eye hospital in
Philadelphia, where She had sew
eraI ah~ccsses removed from one
of her eyes.
The Commissioners of Lycoming
county have refused to pay hounties
on wild animals which has caused
50 much dissatisfaction that they
have asked their solicitor for a writ
ten opinion on the matter, and his
opinion is that they shal! not pay
bounty on any animals with the eX-
ception Of wolves and wildcats.
EN-Judge Durham of this place
will soon move from here to Sayre.
where he expects to open a law Of
fee. Judge Durham has resided
in this place since his boyhood and
has always been one of the towns
most esteclned and substantial cit
izens. Every one in Laporte will
have cause to regret his departure
from here, but all will join in
wishing him success in his new
home
The County Auditors completed
their work inspecting the various
accounts of officers on Saturday
Of last week. which was one week
earlier than the time consumed by
the former auditors. This made a
saving to the county of $50.
\ young man named Clinton
George, who was arrested ut laquin
on Thursday of last week and was
being taken to Williamsport for a
hcmiug, escaped ut the railroad
s,auon at Halls from the Officer
who had him in charge. George
mad accompanied his official escort
ITS iaras Halls in a peaceful manner
and thus threw that person OFF his
guard. The constable, not anticipa-
1 ting an attempt to escape, relaxed
his vigilance and taking advantage
of this fact his prisoner made bold
( To attack him. The fight Was "A
tough one but the constable was
wor-ted by the prisoner who took to
his heels and escaped in the dark
mess.
The use of Ofintoxicating liquor may
be barred from all social functions
under the auspices of the Pennsylva-
nia lodge of Masons. This action is
the result of Il suggestion from Il.
w. Grand Master George W. Ken
drirk. Jr. of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, at its recent annual
meeting llenceforth no wine will
be served at banquet, or other social
functions. There are in PennSylva.