Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-08-02
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Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

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ME Meylert.
f. p. Ingham is on business
trip to New York City.
w. b. Ritter is entertaining his
brother from New Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben McHenry of
Benton, spent Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. McHenry's uncle,
f. NJ. Crossley.
Mrs. Emma BaiIy of Philadelphia
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellery Ingham.
Mrs. G.. w. Bodie and children
of Sayre are visiting the former S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Shat
fer in Laporte township.
Berwick is losing Il lot of skilled
mechanics from the plant of the
American Car and Foundry Com
pany. They are going to Chicago to
work in a new steel car works.
About 100 men have already left.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stormont
and two children of New York city
are the guests OF. the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert StOrmont
j. A. Muller of Princeton Univer-
sity, who is engaged in Sunday
School work i'm this county, was at
this place Saturday making arrang
ments for the convention that is to
be held here next Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Artley of Williamsport,
is visiting at the home of her neph-
ew, Atty. w. p. Shoemaker.
Mrs. Esther NJ. Gregory, who is
in training for nurse at the Gar
field Memorial Hospital, Washing
ton, ID. c., is visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Virginia Brew
ster on Muncy street.
The Village improvem Society
will meet next Monday evening,
August 9th, at the home of Mrs. l..
l.. Ford.
Charles Babcock of New Albany,
reaching for chiseI he had dropped
in Punxsutawncy electric plant,
touched live wires and $50 volts
passed through his body, killing
him instantly.
A merry camping party is that
which is now located at a point
near Jamison City, The party is
composed of several of the police
men of Wilkes Barre and their fam
lilies and friends, the party number
ing in all about twenty persons.
They are living under large tent
and will spend ten days camping
along the creek.
The prohibiti0nists of Sullivan
County held their convention at
Millview, Wednesday, August 1st,
and placed in nomination the follow
ing persons: w. M..Calkins of Forks
vile, for Representative; w. l..
Norton of Forksville, for Associate
Judge; f.. M. let's of Fox, for Jury
Commissioner. Nominations were
not made for District Attorney nor
Coroner.
f. Nj. Let's was elected Chairman
for the ensuing year.
Charles Wooster, proprietor of
the Forksville coal mine, met witha
serious accident last week: acci-
IDENTIFY Il spark of fire fell into an
open vessel containing blasting
powder. 1t flashed up setting Mr..
Wooster's clothing on fire and burn
his hands and face very badly. He
began removing his clothing to put
out the fire, thereby burning his
hands seriously. Some of his fin
ger nails came off and all of the in
side skin of his hands. Mr.. Woos-
ter had no one with him at the time
except his 13-year- old son, and he
was obliged to come home before re-
ceiving any care. He walked home
from the mines, distance of be-
tween two and three miles in great
agony. DR.. Woodhead was sum-
moned and he is now improving as
rapidly as can be expected.
The Galeton Democrat says: Rev.