The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-01
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

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Rodney J. Bardwell is cunning over
in the Brooklyn oil fields.
Chestnut coal at this station, only
nineteen miles from the coal beds, costs
"a. 70 per ton, While on the battery" at
New York, nearly 200 miles from the
coal fields, it can be bought for $3.50.
AS Conductor Walton says, there are
some things You can't explain" This
is one of them.
The official returns in Sullivan county
at the recent election show that the
vote for judge in every township cor
responded very closely with that for
governor and other state officials. The
friends of Judge-elect Durham are
holding this up as evidence that fraud
could not have been very largely prac-
ticed to further the interests of Mr..
Durham.
William S. Kutz, ]. p, entertained
the following company from Wilkes
Barre THANKSGIVING day: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Davy, Mrs. Mary Gardner, Miss
Rose Kirschkie and William Gardner
Mr., Davy is one of Wilkes-Barre's best
| architects, and planned the city hall
recently built there, as we'll as other
of the principal buildings.
Charles Lanes horses, which We're
| being used to haul logs at Miller ~
| Lanes saw mill near Meshoppen, ran
away day of two since and nearly
| ruined them both. One has been
brought home and the other will be in Il
day or two, If likely to recover.
Mrs. Stephen Harding has arrived
from Montana for a visit among, rela-
tives here and at Eatonville.
At the close of the Thanksgiving SER
vice Thursday a collection for the poor
was taken up and 1916 was obtained.
The Polish priest, Rev. Father Joseph,
who held mass and other services here
this week, speaks six or seven different
languages luently.
S. S. Breese took a 13-mile trip on a
bicycle Thursday, nearly his first at
tempt at riding.
The remains of Mrs. Palmer Jenkins
We're transferred from jackson ceme-
tery near La Grange, to Sunnyside yes.
terday, where they will rest beside hel
husband.
A horrible accident occurred at East
Lemon Thursday by which Alfred, the
3-year-old son of Charles Dixon, lost his
life. The mother had prepared g
Thanksgiving dinner and stepped
across the road to invite her parents
over to eat with them, leaving tho
child alone. She was not gone more
than five minutes, but when she re
turned the child was down upon its
knees near the kitchen door, it's face
upon the floor and its clothes nearly
burned off its body. The carpet was OF
fire, as we'll as the clothing on the bee
in an adjoining room, showing tina
after igniting its dress it had run abou
the house in a vain endeavor to ex
tinguish the flames. 1t lived abou
three hours afterwRrd, suffering terri
BILE agony. There was nothing to shov
. that it had been playing with the fir
in the stove, and it doubtless mus
have picked up a match. The funera
will occur today at p. m
Communion services will be held a
the Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. c. A. Little has gone for tw
weeks visit among friends at Washing
ton and Newark, N. j., and Middle
town, N. Y.
Harvey Wall will be conveyed to Dan
VILE by Sheriff Knapp today
E. S. Chaffee has returned from Ne,
York city, much benefited in health.
The life Of Addison L. Buck is slowl
ebbing away as this paragraph is writ
ten, and doubtless before il reache
the eyes of the readers he will hav
passd to the spirit world. H was
quiet, unassuming, friendly man, Re
publican in politics, and back in tn
seventies" received the appointmer
of sergeant-at-arms in the house c
representatives at Harrisburg HI
genial face will be much missed frol
among us.