Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-11-14
County Seat /.
Local and Personal Events
TcrSely Told.


Miss Dora Upman of WilkesBarre
is spending a week at her home in
this place.
Frank Stackhouse ol Ricketts,, is
spending a few days hunting in this
vicinity.
Mrs. l.. II. Bussler and children
of Eagles Mere, are spending a few
days in town.
Atty. w. +. Shoemaker was a
Hillsgrove visitor Wednesday.
Chicken pox is prevailing among
the children in town.
Mrs. A M. Nardine of Philadel-
phia is visiting her husbands par
ents at this place.
Mrs. c, r. Funston of Bridge
vile, Del, is visiting at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. +. J. Ingham,
Miss Dora Upmann, Mrs. l.. Il.
Bussler and two children, Ralph
and Dorothy are spending week
at the upmann cottage.
Service at the Methodist Episco-
pal church next Sunday will be as
follows: Sunday School at 1l.30 A .
NJ. Preaching at 100 p. Nj. Sub
ject: ''Does the Church Pay"
EpWorth League at 7.45 p, NJ.
Pittsburg housekeepers are boy
cotting the markets as far as possible
on account Of the high prices, and
the result is that some of the prices
have come down. That sort of thing
is likely to spread.
Willard X. Hill, son of Mrs. w.
IL. Hill, of Hughesville, but form
erly of this place, has gone to Grand
Rapids, Mich, where he will enter
college and take course in furni-
ture designing.
The Village Improvement Socie-
ty will meet at the home of Mrs.
Mead, Tuesday evening Nov. 10Th.
All members cordially invited.
Frank White. of Laquln was fa-
tally injured while working On the
saw mill at that place Monday morn
ing. While working as otfbearer
he swung the end of Il plank out so
the opposite end caught the head
block on the carriage, the other end
catching him in the abdoman, push
ing him against the saw frame and
causing injuries from which he died
Tuesday noon. His injuries were
not considered serious until short
time before his death.
Several weeks ago mad dog ran
through herd of cattle in Columbia
county. He was seen and killed by
IA farmer but not before he had bit
ten several cows. Last week five
cows developed rabies and had to be
killed.
Ray Hartman, a fourteen year old
boy of Bradford county, died last
week from injuries received while
attempting to jump onto IA freight
train. His right leg was cut off be.
low the knee and his right arm was
cut Off at the shoulder.
Having smoked 80 cigeretts day
since he was 9 years old, a Sayre lad
aged II, died of Brights disease Fri.
day. "CIgaretts, explained his
doctor.
Under the head ''Thieves loot
Newspaper Office the Goshen In
dependent says: ''Thieves raided
the cash drawer of the Haverstraw
Times Friday night They secured
Is cents in pennies, a pair of plait
socks belonging TO Editor McCabe
"A half pint of rye whiskey, tho
property of ii tramp printer, am
some meat that had been intended
for the Office cats luncheon on the
following day. The sympathy o
the country rewepapermen will g
out to Brother McCabe in his atfic
tion.o
President Roosevelt will recon-
mend the abolition of the duty on
) wood pulp wood as a means o
preserving the forests. lie reached
3 this decision after conference will
y committee from the American
9 9 Publishers association, who came t
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