Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-08-23
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wedding at Towanda Wednesday.
Mrs. A. f. Trip, of Wilkes Barre
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. H..
III. Spencer on Muncy street.
Miss Name Fries who has been
quite i'll for the past few weeks is
slowly improving.
Miss Bessie Wrede is visiting her
sister, Mrs. James M. Stroll at My
erstown. Mr.. Stroll has accepted a
position in the school at that place.
Mrs. Electa Mead and sister, Mrs.
Jane A. Roberts have returned home
after spending very pleasant sum-
mer with friends and relatives in
Wyoming and Lackawanna counties.
Mrs. j. NJ. Brown and children of
Lebanon are visiting the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ritter.
Mrs. Samuel Ritter and little
daughter, of Muncy Valley visited
friends and relatives in town Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Farrell, Of
Dushore spent Sunday with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Theresa Fries Of
this place.
Mr.. Floyd Waltz, OF Williamsport
is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. w. II.
Randall on West Main street.
Charles F.. Stohler, railway postal
clerk on the Laporte and Hartley
Hall r.. p. Q. is taking his annual
vacation. A. l.. Swartz is acting
as his substitute during his vacation.
Mrs. B. II. Dodson and little
daughter, of Berwick is visiting the
foamar's sister, Mrs. Joseph Carpen-
ter.
Mrs. E. Rappleye has returned
from a visit with friends at White
Hall, n. y.
Sergeant NJ. c. Funston of the
State Police was in town last week.
Misses jeanette Stevens and Dor
dthy Shank of WilliamspLrt are
visiting the latter's aunt Mrs. w. ii.
Randall.
Misses Edith Gumble and Olive
Keller visited at the home of the
formers uncle, l.. II. Gumble at
Picture Rocks last week.
Mr.. John Hopes of Hillsgrove is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. John
Gumble.
Contractor VIM. Rogers has the
foundation for the new school build
ing we'll under way and the frame
work will soon be ready for the
structure. A. II. MulniX of Lincoln
Falls is supplying the lumber.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church de
sire to thank all who by their gen
erous contributions and kind assis-
tance helped to make a success of the
annual supper on Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. A. J. Bradley was called to
Dushore the early part of the week
by the death of her aunt, Mrs. ID. f.
Deiflenbach
There will be IA grange picnic at
Taylor's Grove, near Muncy Valley,
on Friday, Aug. 81. The Muncy
Valley grange extends an invitation
to all to attend.
Mrs. Helen Boice Hunsinger will
give Il conce, for the benefit of the
Laporte Baptist Church, i'm the Court
House, Saturday evening August %,
at s o'clock. Several readings will
be given by Miss Francis Boice
Admission % cents.
Prof. l.. l.. Ford of Philadelphia,
will preach in the Methodist Episco.
pal Church Sunday evening at I
O'Clock. Prof. Ford needs no intro
duction to the people of Laporte. a
large congregation Is expected to be
present. All are cordially invited to
attend this service. The Epworth
League services will follow this ser
vice.
The corner stone of the Eagles
Mere Methodist Episcopal Church
will be layed next sunday afternoon
at l.a0 o'clock. Eminent clergy
men of different churches will assist
In the services. The Hotel Eagle