The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-19
TUNKHANNOCK.


Neal Vanderworker, of Laceyville,
languishes in Jail for stealing a pair of
shoes from comrade named Dunlap.
The two men came here yesterday and
went on spree. When Dunlap missed
his package containing the shoes he
swore out a warrant for Vanderworker,
charging him with having stolen them.
The latter acknowledged the corn, and
Esquire Eastman sent him up to the
bastile.
A lot Of loose mill machinery belong
ing to e. II. Elston, at Stull, will be
sold under the sheriffs hammer at II
a. M, Thursday at the instance of B.
M. Stone. The real estate will also be
sold later
Efforts are being made to resuscitate
the electric railroad and electric light
schemes here again. The railroad pro-
ject contemplates a line between here
and Factoryville, with branches to
reach out and touch Lakes Carey and
Winola. 1t is claimed that sufficient
power to generate the electricity could
be obtained by damming Tunkhannock
creek or tapping the flow pond at Lake
Carey. If such plan is feasible, the
road could be operated very cheaply
and doubtless would be paying insti-
tuition. AS an aid to such projects, how
ever, the next legislature should so
amend the laws that charter could be
granted to electric lines allowing them
to carry freight where they do not run
parallel with steam roads.
1T seems too bad" remarked one of
our business men today, that the CEN
sus reports should give our town only
1,GO0, when at the lowest estimate there
are $500 people living within a radius
of three-quarters of a mile from the
court house." 1t Is rather belittleing,
for a fact.
A large derrick was transferred to-
day from Hawke & Shields quarry to
N. A. McKown's quarry on the Leigh
ton farm. This indicates that active
operations will be carried on at the
latter place as long as the weather will
permit.
Mrs. Hiram Cortright is reported bet
ter, but is still obliged to remain at the
home of her brother-in-law, Aaron Bar
tron.
The eighteenth annual session of the
Mutual Musical alliance will be held in
Edwards opera house at Laceyville
commencing Wednesday morning, Dec.
26, and closing Saturday evening fol-
lowing with a grand concert. Profess
sor B. c. Unseld, of Cincinnati, will
conduct it, and Miss Clemantine Shell
don has been engaged as soloist, while
Miss Florence Richmond, of Scranton
will preside at the piano. The fact
that these people have been secured
augurs well for the success of the con-
vention.
Frank Thompson, an old war veteran
residing on Harrison street, is very seri-
ously i'll.
Mrs. Childs and daughter, Lillian
have gone to Middletown, N. Y, for a
visit
The following officers were elected at
a meeting of Temple chapter, No. 172,
Free and Accepted Masons, Monday
evening: T. B. Vosburg, most eminent
high patriarch; George S. Baldwin.
king; John b. ennings, scribe; James
w. Piatt. treasurer; Draper Billings.
secretary; B. W. Lewis, A. E. Mowry,
r. e. Billings, trustees; N. A. McKown,
representative to grand chapter.
A case that calls for deepest SYM
pathy is that of the family of John
Wilsey, who recently arrived here from
Texas. The daughter, Mrs. Withrow,
lies dead in the house, while the father
was at the Moses Taylor hospital,
Scranton expecting to be operated on
for cancer when he was called home by
the death of the daughter The mother
is also in exceedingly poor health, and,
taken altogether, their lot seems pitt
able. Mrs. Withrow will probably be
buried today.
Thaniel Wintermute is confined to the
house with rheumatism again.
Professor George Young's orchestra
will give concert at Kingston shortly.
The date is not yet announced.
The public park project promises to
| succeed. 1t will be owned by stock
| company.