Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-08-30
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

Democratic candidate for congress
was in town Tuesday.
F. M. Crossley, and f. p. Ingham
were Eagles Mere visitors Tuesday.
The public schools of Dushore
opened Monday with Prof. ID. M.
Flick at the head.
The Village Improvement Society
met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. F. w. Meylert.
Voters should bear in mind that
Wednesday September 5, is the last
day for registration of voters, and
October 6, the last day to pay taxes
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter and sister
Mrs. D0dson were Dushore visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Victor Hugo and children re-
turned to their home in Philadel-
phia Wednesday after spending six
weeks here with Mrs. Hugo's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Crossley.
Mr.. A E. Tripp of Wilkes Barre,
was in town several days last week,
and while here made a contract to
rent his Laporte cottage to Mr..
Fairbairn of Boston, insurance adjus-
ter for the Elk Tanning Co., who
will take possession of the cottage
the first of September.
DIR. Whalen and family of Carbon
dale, who spend their summers at
Eagles Mere, were the guests of
Prof. Ford and family Friday Of last
week.
Mr.. j. p. Kennedy, of Dushore
and sister, Mrs. Anna Stackhouse
were called to Jamison City Wednes-
day by the serious illness of their
mother, Mrs. ID. Kennedy.
Master Rex Eddy is visiting his
sister. Mrs. Thos. M. Green, at Glen
Mawr.
Proth'y. ThOs. f. Kennedy has
partly recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
Mr. Melvin Allen was the guest of
his brother, Theron on Sunday.
Mrs. Percy A. Bivins left on
Thursday of last week for Scandia,
Kansas, where she will join her hus-
band. Mrs. Bivins will return to
Laporte for short stay later in the
season.
Mrs. f. V. Ingham, Of Eagles
Mere spent last Friday night in
town.
The concert given by Miss Helen
Bolce Hunsicker in the Court House
last Saturday evening for the benefit
of Laporte Baptist church was well
attended and greatly enjoyed by the
people of Laporte.
During the storm last Thursday a
barn of B. j. Housknecht, of Over
ton was struck by tightening and
burned with all its contents; partial
ly covered by insurance.
At ten o'clock Wednesday morn
ing August 22nd James j. Coleman,
of Towanda, and Agnes l.. BoIand,
of Mildred, Wee united i'm the holy
bonds of matrimony in st. Francis
Church at Mildred, by Rev. Father
Enright.
Miss Elizabeth Farrell, after spend
ing two weeks in Philadelphia, has
returned to her work in the County
| Treasurer's Office.
Theodore Yoos, deaf mute was
drowned in Harvey's Lake Sunday
night.
Thomas Gordner of near Unity
vile, while ascending ladder with
bundle of shingles on his shoulder
lost his footing and was caught on a
rung of the ladder in such way
that he could not free himself, and
before help'came to him, bundle of
shingles that were on the roof be-
came dislodged and fell on his head
cutting deep cash in the scalp.
Laporte was aroused to great activ-
ity Wednesday evening by fire
alarm given which was said to be
Prof. Ford's cottage. 1t fortunately
proved to be false alarm. Mr..
Ford had made bonfire with the
brush he had gathered about his
premices and some one taking notice
of the bright, glaring flames in the
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