The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-20

Mrs. Vetter, of Dickson avenue, is
visiting friends in Honesdale.
Attorney c. II. Soper has returned
from a business trip to Cincinnati, o.
The Green Ridge Gun club is arrang-
ing to hold a tournament in the near
future.
Miss Edith Greedy, of Vassar college
is spending the holidays with her par
ents, on Monsey avenue.
An adjourned meeting of the Green
Ridge Prohibition league will be held
in the league rooms Monday night.
The Ladies' Aid society of the AS
bury Methodist Episcopal church in
tend to serve dinner at the church on
New Years Day.
Lucius Kennedy and n. F. Stahl, jr.,
of Princeton college, and George and
James Sanderson, of Cornell, are spend
ing the holidays here with their par
ents.
A bazaar will be held at the residence
of S. p. Hull, on Sanderson avenue,
Saturday, for the benefit of the Green
Ridge library 1t will be in charge of
Mss Florence Hull.
Owing to the large number of pupils
in the night school recently opened in
the Dickson avenue annex Of No. 2S,
another room was opened last evening
in charge of II. G.. Dunning.
Martin " Appleman, of Parker
street, while going to work yesterday
morning, slipped while near the Leg
getts Creek fan house, and fell down
a. Ia MI Ip ;,,; Ii.
ankle.
James Murphy, of the Highworks,
was injured at the West Bridge Coal
company's mine yesterday by pre-
mature blast, His left thigh and collar
bone were broken. He was attended
by Doctors Sureth and Dawson.
II. NJ. Bansen, of Delaware street, re-
moved his family to Boston yesterday,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr.. Bansen is a representative of the
Lock Haven Furniture company and
has been assigned new territory.
The Liberty Hose company elected
the following officers at their annual
business meeting, held last Tuesday
night: President, Gordon Whrighter;
vice president, j. x. Smith; secretary,
A. j, Phelan; foreman, Nj. II. White;
first assistant, j. b. Birtley, and trus-
tee, D. B. Birtley.
The following officers have been
elected by the General Phinney Engine
company for the coming year: Horace
Altemus, president John Lisk, vice
president; A. X. Smmerell. recording
secretary: George Bailey. financial sec
retary; J. II. Seward, areasurer; George
Bailey, foreman NJ. II. Bessecker, en-
gineer; Il. j. Goodwin, fireman.
Milfred Smith was tried before AL
derman Bailey last Tuesday night on
the charge of desertion. He was ar
rested in the afternoon by Constable
Seward on a warrant sworn out by his
wife, Katie Smith. They have been
married about seven months, but are
unable to agree. He Washed in $500
bail, but couldn't get it, so she with
drew the charge rather. than have him
committed to the county Jail.
A mule at the Won Storch colllery ran
away Tuesday morning and Thomas
/ Williams, of Warren street, assisted in
! trying to catch him. The mule stood
when 1t got to the Nay Aug avenue
bridge and Williams tried to catch hold
Of the brldle but his clothes became en-
tangled in some wire which was at
tached to the harness and the mule
took fright and ran off dragging him
/ for a number Of blocks, completely
tearing his clothes from his body and
badly bruising his, besides injuring him
| internally.
THE MOST remarkable cures of scrof-
/ ula on record have been acpomnliShed hv