The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
news OF this VICINITY
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CeIillIB tnt pOSSlDle CdnuludleS Among
| those. mentioned for the place are Pro-
fessor T.. Fl. Jarvis, of Meshoppen, ana
| Professor w. M. Wood, of this place.
| Professor Jarvis is principal of the
| Meshoppen borough schools, thor
oughly practical teacher, a pleasant
man to meet socially, and seems to be
well qualified for the position from
every standpoint Professor Wood is
principal of the Gravel Hill independ-
ent district school, and was for some
| time assistant principal in the borough
schools. He is a rising young man and
has many friends who would be pleased
to see him reach the goal for which he
is striving.
II. j. Frear, of Beaumont, is the newly
appointed mercantile appraiser for 1895.
| Ed Carey shot fine large wild goose
on the Susquehanna near town this
morning,
The carpenter gang of the Lehigh
| Valley have repaired the roof of the
station torn off by the derrick car come
| time ago.
Talk Of the third rail on the Montrose
| road has subsided of late, and If there
is any intention on the part of the rail-
road authorities of making such i'm
provement there is no surface indica-
tions Of it. The addition of another rail
means the practical overhauling of the
road from end to end. The ties are
neither long enough nor heavy enough
to bear tracking for broad gauge cars,
and if they were, the curves are too
| torturous to permit of hauling Lehigh
Valley cars around them. 1t is pretty
certain that business will be much i'm
proved before the Montrose company
will entail any such expense on the
| stockholders
| II. D. Bennett, the Pittston book
binder, was here yesterday.
w. E. Bullock Is still in poor health.
The Baptist young peoples entertain
ment was we'll patronized, considering
the other attractions and a satisfactory
sum added to their funds.
A major portion of the school direc-
| tors of the county were out to hear the
address by State Superintendent N. C.
| Schaeffer at the opera house Thursday
afternoon. The bent of his talk was
toward the establishing of high schools
in the rural districts so that scholars
might receive the benefit of better
education without going to the larger
towns or cities to obtain 1T. This would
call for a change in the apportionment
of the public money, as a larger per-
centage of it would have to go to the
rural districts, and, of course. the CEN
ters of population would have to get
along with less. A series of resolutions
embodying this idea, and also favoring
seven months instead of six as the mini
mum school term, together with other
things, were finally presented and
passed in modified form.
People over in the eastern section of
| the county have now conceived the no.
ton that oil underlies them, and a
committee of three has been appointed
to awaken public interest and induce
| capitalists to put down bore hole in
either Overfield or Clinton township.
| The movement is based on what is
thought to be good oil indications" dis
covered by Lake Winola farmer. A
meeting has been called at Matthew
sons hall, Factoryville, on Tuesday
next at 10 a. m, when the matter is to
be talked up.
A lunch counter car is new innova-
ton on the Lehigh Valley. 1t is said
that they will be introduced on all its
| lines next season.
The Montrose road is hauling down
lots of lumber from Ruggles mill at
Lemon and stacking it along the old
canal basin between East Tioga and
Bridge streets. 1t would furnish grand
fuel for big conflagration if fire should
get into it, and not only itself would
burn, but probably the spool mill and a
number of other adjacent buildings.
The Mutual Musical alliance, which
covers scope of territory in the west
ern portion of this county and the ad-
joining part of Bradford, will hold its
eighteenth annual session at Laceyville
the last week in December.
The Sullivan Republican is authority
for the statement that the costs in the
election contest already foot up over
$400. This will start some of the I-told-
you-so people to talking again.
Richard Ellsworth and sister, Emma,
| VI iiOl nave DCtl
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Ellis
worth, for two or three days past.
Temple chapter No. 172, will hold its
annual election Monday night.
Albert p. Miller and family have re-
turned from Oberlln, o.
The teachers institute closed this
morning after a brief session and the
pedagogues dispersed to their homes
The session was addressed by Professor
Bible, of East Stroudsburg after which
series Of resolutions mourning the
death of Rev. G. r. Lane, former
county superintendent; eXecrating the
custom of compelling teachers to board
around; recommending that the mini
mum school term be eight months; and
thanking the county superintendent
the instructors and others for the good
time they had enjoyed, were adopted
DR.. Il. II. Wells, of Meshoppen, Ii
president of the newly-formed County
School Directors association ant
Charles Dietrich, of this place, the secre
tary.
DR.. C. w. Provost, of Wilkes Barre
was here yesterday.
Charles Dietrich and daughters, Pear
and Blanche, will spend Sunday with
Scranton friends.
Burton Josiah Cronk and Catharnt
e. Dean, of Lake Winola, are among
the newly married people.
Relief in Six Hours.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the "Nev
Greta South American Kidney Cure.
This new remedy is q great surprise OF
account of its exceeding promptness il
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