The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
news OF this VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

j NJ. Lester, organizer of the I'M
proved Order of Heptasophs, has been
industriously working the town for two
or three days, and now announces that
he has secured nearly enough names to
establish a conclave here. The roster
Of membership contains the names Of
some of the most prominent citizens,
and the conclave, If organized will be
in good hands.
When Superintendent Keeler called
the teachers institute together on Mon
day there were 129 present to be en-
rolled. There is total of 1874 schools in
the county, but one is not in operation,
50 that there were but four teachers
absent.
The fair Of the Citizens of Braintrim
band occurs at Laceyville Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday They expect sew
eral bands to be present, and will unite
in grand street parade on the last
day A general assortment of articles
will be on sale during the three days.
Miss Ida Squires entertained a few
friends socially at her fathers home on
Foundry street last evening.
Robert Collins, bright young man
from Lovelton, who was graduated in
veterinary surgery at Ontario, Canada,
last year, left this morning for Mem
phis, Tenn, where he will practice his
profession. He practiced in Scranton a
part of the time the past year.
The remains of the late Il. B. Wall
were transferred from Gravel Hill ceme-
terry to Sunnyside today.
Mrs. Theodore Streeter Is visiting
Wilkes-Barre friends
Some of the street urchlns nailed a
pocketbOok to the sidewalk yesterday
afternoon and then congregated on the
opposite side Of the street and waited
for the pretty school ma ANS to come
down from the institute. Every few
moments an unsuspecting damsel
would stoop down to pick it up, and the
chorus that greeted her from the rag
tag brigade would send the hot blood to
her cheeks and quicken her pace to a
lively gait.
James E. Frear, esq.,, is remodeling
his property on Third street.
The barns, sheds and other adjacent
outbuildings belonging to Jacob States,
of East Lynn, We're burned at about 10
O'Clock Monday night. Mr.. States re-
tired at about 9 o'clock and had fallen
asleep, when he was aroused by his
neighbors and found the flames burst
Ing out at the roof, Nothing of i'm
portance could be saved, and two horses,
several wagons, sleighs farming uten-
sils and about thirty tons of hay were
consumed. The loss is estimated at
from $500 to $4,000. He had $1,SO0 in
surance. No cause for the fire can be
found unless it might have been done
by the pipe of tramp.
Professor r. A. Coon has gone to
Worcester, Mass, where he has Sc
cured situation in the car shops.
The Baptist young people will hold a
poverty sociap' tonight. Mush and
milk are the chief articles of diet, and
10 cents will be the price of admission.
The Junior Epworth league held their
election of officers yesterday afternoon
and the following is the result Presi-
dent, Rev. w. NJ. Hitler; first vice-presi-
dent, Mary Jayne; second vice-presi-
dent, Fred Potter; secretary, Ruth Pi-
att; assistant secretary, Herman Mack
treasurer Nellie Billings; organist, Rita
Ross; lookout committee Pearl Diet
rich, Minnie Shook, Rosa Stone James
Carey, Norris Swisher, Harry Ross,
Charles Jones; flower committee, Lulu
Brown, Jessie Billings, Ruth Piatt Bes-
sic Burchard, Fred Barlow, Fred
Boardman.