The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22
TUNKHANNOCK.

DR.. U. f. Dornsife is home from JEFF
ferson college, Philadelphia, for the
holiday vacation.
Witnesses were called yesterday to
testify In the case Of s. NJ. Williams VS..
but the matter was finally adjourned
without anything being done. The ac-
tion brought is on account Of alleged
improper relations. divorce, etc.
Trouble has been brewing in the
graded school at Lemon for some time
through misunderstanding between
the principal teacher, Frank Vangor-
der, and various other people in the
district, including some Of the direc-
tors. The climax was reached Thurs
day night, when special meeting Of
the directors was called and a lively
debate ensued, in which two or three
Tunkhannock lawyers took part. 1t
was finally, settled by the teacher re-
signing his position. The board will
meet Saturday to hire teacher to fi!l
the vacancy.
Mrs. Jerry Murphy was arrested yes
terday at the instance of Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Harding on the charge of kidnap-
ping a child. The child belonged to
Mrs. Murphy. but being poor and some
what unbalanced mentally, the poor
masters legally bound the child over to
the Hardings. They being dissolute
and immoral in character, Mrs. Murphy
took the child away. When brought
before Esquire Drake she waived a
hearing and gave bail in the sum of 5000
for appearance at court. She still has
custody of the child, and the courts
will probably be called upon to decide
whether the Hardings are proper peo.
pie to be entrusted with it.
l. f. Wescott, of Nicholson township
was arrested by Detective W. H. Rich
mond and brought before Esquire Kutz
yesterday morning, charged with COM
plicity in the Waterman murder. BY
consent of the district attorney he was
allowed to enter bail in the sum Of $500,
and was discharged. tt
The Lehigh Valley is having heavy
westward traffic these days.
Robert r. Little and Albert Miller
were visitors to Scranton yesterday.
Mrs. ]. A. Sittser and Mrs. E. N.
Stone returned from Philadelphia yes
terday.
Among the Christmas Day weddings
will be that of George Wilson, station
agent for the Lehigh Valley at Wyalus-
ing, to Miss Cassie Robinson, of Forks
ton.
Miss Eflie Reynolds, assistant at the
prothonotary's office. is quite an ex>
pert typewriter.
| Attorney f. f. Drake is out again
after an attack of the quinsy.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Reynolds have re-
turned from their Forkston visit.
George Grow, of Eaton township, was
reported very low with typhoid fever
yesterday morning, and his death was
| hourly expected. The trouble is be-
lieved to have been brought on by
drinking water from an old well on the
premises, his wife having only just re-
covered from the same disease when
he was stricken down.
s. d. Streeter is expected home from
| Cornell university today.
A dispatch was received here Thurs
day night stating that Morris Depue
of Lake Winola, was dead. Later an
other came saying he was still alive,
but very low. His father, Vine Depue,
went over and found his condition very
critical. The cause of the difficulty was
not stated.
Colonel E. 9. Handrick is home from
Ohio.
The county commissioners are holding
under advisement the matter of re-
indexing the deed books at the recor-
ders Office. The indexing hitherto,
ever since the county was formed, has
been very crudely and, In many in
stances, improperly done, and the con-
sequence is that the books are almost
worthless. To re-index them properly
is an intricate and laborious job, and
one that will be expensive. 1t should
not be entrusted to green hands.
DR.. E. H. Hill read an essay before
the meeting of the Homeopathic Medi
cal society at Wilkes-Barre Thursday
on the cactus family. and presented
each of the members preesnt with
an ounce of the tincture Of cactus pre-
pared by himself. He distllls 1t from
the blossoms of the night-bloominl
cereus. f
Mothers! Mothers :! Mothers II!
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup ha,
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. 1t soothe,