Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-08-23


of the lake which occurred at Eagles
Mere, was in many respects the most
successful in the history of Eagles
Mere. There were fewer large boats
but there were more individual boats
and the scene was Kaleidoscope, fam
tastic, sublime. While the scene
above the surface of the water was
beautiful, it had rival In the :sre-
Elections cast into the depths by the
illuminated craft. Long shafts of
light were, it seemed, projected far,
far down to the bottem of the lake,
and moved in stately lnagnificence
as the craft above were propelled to
and fro. Sky rockets and red and
blue fire added beauty to the en-
chanting scene, and thousands of per.
sons in boats and on the landings
looked on with undisguised admir-
alton.
Capt. +. S. Chase was chief mar
shall, and led the procession, which
started at Cresmont landing and
circled the lake. The ingenious floats
and cleverly devised individual rep
resehtatiOns in boats were accorded
enthusiastic applause as they passed
in review of the landings.
The aggregate cost of the prises
which were the handsomest ever
given at an Eagles Mere carnival,
was 800 and the money for their
purchase was contributed by the no
tells, the Eagles Mere boat company
and the Williamsport and North
Branch Railroad company.
The awards were made as follows:
Grand prize, for the best float
Large mission clock. awarded to the
Forest Inn float, which presented a
perfect Christmas scene. First
prize for single boats was awarded to
cleopatra" represented by Miss
Henrichs, a Forest Inn guest. 1t
was handsome tea set.
With view of stimulating inter-
est in the poultry business in Penn
| sylvania, the State Department of
Agriculture has issued a bulletin on
this subject. In the opening an
n0uncemeHts in the bulletin there
appears the following: The poultry
product puts about $l5,OOO,OOO an
nually into the pockets of Pennsyl-
vania farmers; but when it " known
that the State of Pennsylvania con-
sumes five times as much poultry
and eggs rs it produces it becomes
necessary for US to devote some time
and thought to poultry conditions
and prospects in our Commonwealth.
The 33rd Annual Great Grangers'
Picnic Exhibition will be held at
Williams Grove, August 27 to Sep
tember l, 1906. This is undoubted-
ly the largest and finest display of
farm machinery held in the U. S.
The beauty of the exhibit is that so
much of it is running. Saw mills,
shingle mills, threshing machinery,
traction engines and ensilage cutters
galore are all shown in operation.
Several herds of Prize Cattle will be
on exhibition. The auditoriu n will
be attractive as usual. During the
day addresses by leading Grangsrs
and Agriculturists. The Guberna.
tOrial Candidates are expected on
Wednesday and Thursday. Tues
and Wednesday evenings, illustrated
lectures by Frank II. Robertson;
Thursday and Friday evenings, mu-
steal and literary entertainments by
the best of Chautxuqua talent
Everything first class. Tickets good
from August 22nd to>September 9th,
at low rates on all railroads. Con-
suit your nearest ticket agent.
Elmer Garverick, aged % years,
residing with his stepfather at
Williamsport, is afflicted with u
strange malady. He is suffering
from ostitication Of the joints which
has progressed so far that he can
scarcely move at all and spends his
days in n wheel chair. He is un-
able to help himsels and requires
attention day and night. He has
been treated in the Williamsport
hospital and in institutions in New