The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-27
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.


ming Seminary, is booked for a concert
at Falls on Thursday evening, Jan. 3.
Miss Breakstone, elocutionist, and Mrs.
Taylor, vocalist, will be with them.
The stock holders of the Montrose
Railway company will hold their an
nual meeting at Wallis hotel, in this
place on Monday, Jan. IA, between the
hours of one and two o'clock. A presi-
dent and twelve directors are to be
elected.
The Evangelical people will hold their
quarterly meeting services Friday eve
ming, Saturday and Sunday. The pre-
siding elder, Rev. Jacob Young, will be
present.
j. r. Hungerford, the borough col
lector, gives notice that five per cent.
will be added to all unpaid school taxes
after January l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schemerhorn,
of Laceyville, were guests of Charles
f. Potter Tuesday.
Some of the merchants are advocat-
ing early closing again this winter
They contend that the hour for closing
hour between those figures is consumed
by both the public and clerks in eating
supper.
Robert Maybee has returned from
Greenwood, Bradford county, and re-
ports his mother better, although her
condition is still critical.
While train No. 22 was coming down
from Sayre this morning it ran upon a
stone lying on the track between Wya-
lusing and Laceyville, damaging the
engine and crippling combination
baggage car and smoker so that it had
to be side tracked. 1t was not apparent
whether the stone fell down from an
purposely.
Prof. John Turn. of Falls, was circu-
lating among the musicians here yes
terday.
George Biesecker and family, of
Clarks Summit, spent Christmas day
with Sheriff Knapp's people.
The funds arising from the assignee's S
sale of the property Of Mack & Miller,
who did business under the title of the
Tunkhannock Manufacturing company,
were distributed by the auditor at the
office of w. f. & C. A. Little yesterday.
An alleged catamount has been seen
near South Eaton, and detachment of
infantry is in pursuit.
Rev. G. C. Lyman, Of Wyoming, was
brief caller in town yesterday.
N. H. Shupp and Miss Name Luce, OF
Eaton township, hied themselves to
Waverly, N. Y, Saturday evening and
were made one.
A water company to supply the in
habitants of Mill City is one of the lat
est projects in that enterprizing neigh.
borhood. Theron r. Stark is the prime
mover in the matter.
The assessors of the county are all
making returns at the commissioners
Office yesterday and today.
Otis Reynolds, of Nicholson borough
was confined in jail yesterday on com.
plant of Anson Stephens, who alleges
that the former made malicious threats
against him. Reynolds was once a.
Danville insane asylum for some time
and it is believed that he is still unbal
anced slightly.
Alphens Sturdevant, of LAGRANGE
and Ella Besley, of Mehoopany, are tn,
| latest matrimonial candidates.
George Bidleman, clerk in the Pen
sion department at Washington, D. C.
| is home for vacation.
Ed. Crocker, a clerk in Butler Broth
| 70 nl lieIr IL
New York City, has been rusticating a
Springville lately.
Judge Sittser received q telegram yes
| terday apprising him of the death o
Judge Seely at Honesdale. Mr.. Sittsel
was a personal friend of the deceden
and will attend the funeral tomorrow.
The Mill City Epworth League will
hold rally on February and 2. TIL,
pastor, Rev. c. II. Newing, who Il
working the matter up, is a stirring
man.
The knights of Pythias election die
not occur last week as stated in thi
column, but will be held tomorrow
night. Some work in the third degree
| will be done, and after the session tn
| members will enjoy little spread.
MIR. and Mrs. Will p. Billings were VI
from Kingston Tuesday.
The -year-old son Of Davis Barton
of Russell Hill, while playing around (
threshing machine, was drawn into tn
gearing and his hip crushed AM
broken.
Rev. +. II. Foss, of Lopez, is visiting
friends here.
A young man named Gilman wa
shot in the thigh by the accidental dis
charge of companions gun Will
hunting near Laceyville Tuesday. 1t
the same old story of poking a rabbi
out of a hole with loaded weapon. Til
man was an Ulster boy, and will carr
the marks of the episode to his grave
even If the accident does not cause hi
death.