Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-10-04
Athletic Events OF the Fair.

vile High School and Dushore High
School created considerable local in.
terest. Dushore won by ~ points.
The events were as follows: 100
yard dash won by Raymond Far
rell of DushOre; Frank Hartung OF
Forksville, End. Time, ~ seconds.
Short lut won by r. Farrell with
F. Hartung, End, IL feet. 200 yard
dash, Ray Farrell, list; Woodhead,
Forksville, End.
Running high jump, Woodhead
tie at five feet 8 inches. Cunning
ham of Dushore, took first place in
the pole vault, six feet 10 inches;
WoOdhead and Hartung tie for Sec
ond place.
The relay race was won by Forks
Vile.
Hurdle race was taken by Dushore
Ray Ferrell, lst; Wilcox of Forks
vile, End.
Running board jump was made by
Ray Ferrell, Is feet five inches; Har
tung of Forksville, End.
These contests not only prove an
attraction for the Fair Association,
but will stimulate local pride in ath-
letics, and will be found beneficial to
the contesting schools.
In every newspaper we pick up
we're sure to find a lot of gush about
the man behind the counter and the
man behind the gun; the man be-
hind the buZ saw and the man be-
hind the sun; the man behind the
times and the man behind his rents;
the man behind the ploughshare and
the man behind the fence; the man
behind the whistle and the man be-
hind the cars; the man behind the
kodak and the man behind the bars;
the man behind his whiskers and
the man behind his fists and every
thing behind has entered on the list.
But they've skipped another fellow
Of whom nothing has been said-the
fellow who is even, or little way
ahead, who pays for what he gets,
whose bills are always signed--he's
blamed sight more important than
the man who is behind. All we ed
itOrs and merchants, and the whole
commercial clan, are indebted for
existence to this honest fellow man.
He keeps us all in business and his
town is never dead; and so we take
our hats off to the man who is ahead
Exchange.
To take effect November 1st, or as
soon thereafter as possible, the max
imum rate per mile on the Lehigh
Valley railroad will be on the basis
of % cents. This will not change
passenger rates now based on charge
of less than p cents. interchange
able mileage books, which are now
sold at $50, will. be sold at $25, with
rebate of S. on each 1000 mile book
instead of $40 as at present.
A very pretty wedding was SOL
emnized at the Methodist church
at Sonestown, Thursday September
2z, when Mr.. Bert Miller and Miss
Mabe Hazen were joined in we'd
lock in the presence of a large
number of friends. The bride
made most Charming appearance
robed in white chiffon and carry
ing white roses. She was att6pd-
ed by Miss Bernice Burkholder as
maid of honor and Misses Beulah
Miller and Pearl Houseknecht as
brides maids. The groom was at
tended by Mr.. Walter Hazen. J.
II. Ballentine and James Moran
Jr. were the ushers. The church
was beautifully decdAated for the
occasion the color scheme being
green and white. After the cere-
mony a wedding dinner was serv-
ed at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hazen.
After their return from wedding
tour Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will COM
mence housekeeping at Muncy
Valley.
The News Item extends best
wishes for a long and happy life.