Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-12-12
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wrede were
Williamsport visitors Saturday.
Mrs. E. l.. Barrows is visiting her
brother Charles Lauer, at Lock Hav-
en-.
Misses Dolly and Marguerite Cross
ley spent Monday in Hughesville.
Mrs. Stewart Chase of Sinnema-
honing, is the guest of Mrs. +. NJ.
Crossley.
Mrs. James Gansel speut Friday
at Nordmont.
Mrs. +. II. Ingham and daughter
Jean were Hughesville visitors Sat
urday.
The new Grange National Bank
of Lacyville, Bradford county, was
opened the last week in November.
$40, 900 was deposited on the first
day.
Owing TO the stormy night there
was no meeting of the V. |. S. this
week. The meeting will be contin-
ued at Mrs. Smyth's home next
week.
\ bad accident occurred on the
Susquehanna aud New York railroad
early last Friday morning, near La
quin, seriously iniuring three men.
Two cars loaded with coal. running
at terrific speed crashed into II
freight engine, completely WreC king
| the locomotive.
Mrs. Mary Hottenstein died at
the home of William Warburton, at
East Forks, Monday morning after
prolonged illness, aged 76 years.
Joseph and Edward Warburton Of
Forks township are brothers of the
deceased.
After January !, 1908, ciergymen
who have been travelling on the rail
roads at half rates, will be compel
ed to pay full fare, This fact has
been made certain by the action of
the general of all the clergy bureaus
Of the passenger associations.
Services at Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday as follows:
Sunday School-l1:00 a. NJ.
Preaching p NJ. Subject,
"The Devils Pitchfork-Prong No.
L.
Epworth League-7:45 p. NJ.
A destructive fire occurred at Du-
shore last night when the large plan
ing mill was completely destroyed.
The mill was owned by COM
pany, one of largest stockbold-
ers being ex treasurer Frank. Lusch.
The loss will be heavy as there was
no insurance, it having expired
about two weeks ago. We have not
been able to learn anything con
cerning the origin Of the fire.
Geo. Van Buskirk who was tried
aud convicted Of second degree mur-
der at last term of court, was refused
a new trial and sentenced to twelve
years of solitary confinement in the
Eastern penitentiary.
In the Berwick Enterprise appears
Il large advertisement Offering TWEEN
ty acres of land free to those who
wish to establish industries in that
town. Berwick has made Won
derfuI growth in the past dozen
years and is reaching out for greater
things in the future.
The smallest fine ever imposed by
an alderman was that inflicted by
a Nanticoke alderman on two prom
inent young men of that city They
were each fined two cents for pass
ing oveJ bridge without paying
toll.
Stumbling over bale of hay Sat
urday m 'rning in the hay loft at the
barn of Michael Devany's hotel at
Emmons, Edward Kellar of Unity.
vile, fell through the hay hole and,
alighting on sleigh, was so badly
injured that he died i'm few min
utes. He was brother of Mrs.
John Gansel of Muncy Valley
The Muncy Valley Farmers club
of HughesyIlle, Wednesday night
elected Edgar r. Kiess president;
S. d. Townsend and w. A. Ball
were chosen vice presidents, The
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