Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-02-28
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Mere Is visiting MISS WINNIE Edqy.
Miss MAY Rose of Dushore spent
Sunday here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Rose.
Fred Cott of Lincoln Falls, was
a Laporte visitor Monday.
Miss Grace Hakes who is taking
course in professional nursing in
Philadelphia, and who is now re-
covering from a recent operation,
is the guest of Mrs. It. w. Allen.
Owing to the blizzard-like storm
on Sunday the services that were
to be the closing of a successful re-
vival at the Methodist church, were
postponed until next Sunday even
ing.
Miss Marcella Farrell ON Thurs
day morning, narrowly escaped be-
ng seriously burned in the law Of
flee of E. j. Mullen, where she is
employed as stcnographer. When
Miss Farrell went to the Office she
opened the stove door, and as she
did so an accumulation of gas which
burst into flame as the door was
opened. shot into her face singeing
her hair, eye brows and eyelashes.
On Wednesday Mrs. w. P. Shoe
maker received message summon
ing her to the bedside of her father
Andrew Rhoe, who was very III at
his home near Dushore.
Duriug the year 1906 seven game
waldens in this State were shot, four
of them fatally. The shooting in
each case was done by aliens, and be-
cause of this fact State Game Com
missioner Joseph Kalbfus has de-
cared in favor of Il law prohibiting
non-citizens from carrying and own
ing firearms.
Rev. S. b. Bidlack is holding IA ser
| les Of successful revival meetings in
the NJ +. Church, at Muncy Valley.
On Saturday evening there were
fourteen penitents at the altar and
thirteen on Sunday night. At Sones-
town at the close of his sermon Sun
day morning ten of the scholars gave
themselves to Christ. The meetings
are very well attended filling the
church at every service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. S. Chase and
family. and Miss Fannie Meylert
all of EaglesMere were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Meylert
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. George Shoemaker is visit
ing at the home OF his son w. p.
Shoemaker,
Charles NJ. Schwab, president OF
the Bethlehem Steel company, Is
planning for big technical school in
connection with his plant where
three thousand boys at IA time may
be taught in the art or brass and iron
moulding, friedrich making and lay
ing, electric wiring, care of ofdynamOs
and batteries, electric motors, steam
fitting, tool making, armor and tar
get making, drafting, designing, pat
tern making, etc. His idea is to pu,
the boys through Il course of instruc
ton in the technical school and ther
perfect them in their line of work a,
practical service in the big shops
They will he paid something from
the start and wages increased as they
advance. He thinks that the Ameri
can boy should become the foremos
artisan Of the world.
Daring the fish ng season la,
summer, John Foster, resident o
Wayne county, went out for Il day.
sport. Under tho lows of Pennsyl
vania any str am that has been de
clared IA public highway may be fish
I'd in. rngardl, - of the fact that pri
vatc property abuts on either side
of it. Ii was while fishing in a stream
of this kind that Foster was arrrstct
by the owner OF adjoining property
The charge against him was trespas
the law of 1903 being quoted. lnas
much as the fisherman was not OF
The property but stood in the mid
die Of the creek while fishing, M
Should not have been amenable t
the trespass law, bat when his case