New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
,AcxAwANNA COUNTY REpUBLIcANs.
prAR,s ADVENTURE WITH BICfohE'-AN
ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT

.oo pcnn Aug 90 (SpecaD.-The Republicans
. achowanna County held their convention NJ inc Oour'
uouse this week. Thomas H. watts was ..'s o.a ." o.,
Iohn s. Ia Toche, OF Moscow, had no opposf''on i'i
.to and was nominated by acclamation. Ihefe were
,hrea candidates for prothonotary. Clarence ' r!o
vas nominated the first ballot. David W. fo"ei'' io
,,ca.urcr Milton w. Lowry, for d!stricEat'orhoJ, '.
I'm II Thomas for clerk OF the courts were homhaseu
,.hout imposition. j. W. Reese, Of Tayorvlue' was
nominated for recorder Of deeds: w. >. hopkins, i
evster of wills, and John T. Howe, for jury comisson
nuo action OF the State Convention IN nominating DlsfO
,ttorney Edwards and cx-Mayor T. W. Powderly' OF .
,. dolec,tosatlaree 10 the Constitutional Convention
was indorsed and Governor Pattisons veto Oh inc 80
,ulsory Education bill condemned Ihe ''
ticket IS regarded as q strong one. ,,o,o
while Harrison G. Wright, Germantown DI''0s
r,dsr was riding the public highway In the ool
Woods a few days ago, pair OF cub bears tumoie~ ou -
the roadside bushes and rolled one anoshrr
middle OF the Joad, directly IN front OF him. nar
wheel struck OF the cubs and knocked IL inp o
d,tch where kicked and squeaEed and the rioer ~,
- ,h. onnosIte side OF the road. other cuD SAe'
daddled into the thick underground, and tne i"'u w
whned ,lteousy IL tcied IN vain TO recover i'' -
Mr. Wright in the act OF getting his bicycie III -
when the mother OF the cubs sDang from the pru'N
dashed to the side OF her noisy young one Inc neNs
instant she caught sight Of Mr. Wright. and Win i
anger rushed him. His bicycle was 'ole '"s 20
hetween him and the nbddened animal. and he Juinp
the roadside Just the bear pounced on the
with all Her feet became wedged IN she ,n
and for two or three minutes she wresueu WIN w
bicycle as though It thing OF liIe "hch o"o 80 49,
her feet loose she snortng inp the WOODS "pp"
badly scared, and paying further attention " nv
wounded cub. Mr.. Wrghps machine was near" ru,"oN ~
and when he had secured lt and started 10 Ioi " ~
the hfl the cub was still whining In the ditch
The annual teuris tournament OF Northeastern f'
svvanla clubs Will held at Farview. u1S coun'' Us
,fext Friday and Saturday. 1t is the onlJ meeNS "
ktnd fin this part OF state and the wlphers WIN
the championship OF Northeastern PehnsyNani'' "9 ~
year James Archbold jr. Of this city, cairou or - ~
honors in the singles, and Archbod and 'nmore' "'' "
Scranton IN the doubles. ,,..,
A branch Of the Society for the Extension VI o -
Teaching was recently formed In Scranton Eu"" -
strrges IS president. and the delegates are "eoso
son r. f. Wells. S. l.. Hull. H. D. feSholus' :" "
Dimmick J. IL. Fisher G. ii. Pond. Ndiss ,1, 49,
H. Bolce has been hired by the Board OF ochooi N -,
ot a training teacher at salary OF sl,OOo. 'h'S ~
ans formerly a critic teacher IN the Willinahuc "oni
normal school. - .,,.,os
Next Thursday tho Grand Army men OF seven eouSo ~
will hold their annual reunion at JcrmJn, tweiVo ie'
north OF this city. 49, ., ... ,ho
President Judge Archibod decided this week tha' 'ne
CITY Council bad O right TO expe McGrail "o'ueli "
Kely who were indicted for soliciting bribes' As "io
Council renstated members after the jury h'u uu
true bills against them. IL Is now at loss 10 ueoiuo
whether 10 keep indicted Couneinlen IN ec D"aS vi
throw them out again.