The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-22
FOREST CITY.

plaCc, WIS tue bueSV OF RELATIVES III
Forest City over the Sabbath.
Professor John l.. Morgan is the
newly elected leader Of the new Pres.
byterian choir. Miss Flo Allen Or
ghpist.
Miss Alice Gregory. of Prompton !;
Miss Jennie Adams, of Kingsley. and
Miss Ella Fuller, OF Lenox. teachers IN
the Forest City public school during
the past vea-, have returned to their
respective homes.
P. Ii. Flynn, OF Herrick, proprietor
Of Nynn's hotel at that place, was in
this place on hvsiness Saturday.
Harry Yewens and Fremont Stokes,
OF the Hillside surveying corps. spent
Saturday angling for the speckled
beauties in this vicinity, returning
with their baskets nearly filled with
emptiness. "Only this and nothing
more"
F. ]. Osgood returned Saturday from
an extended trip in New York state in
the interest of building loan associa'
tions.
S. Bolton and George D. Couch, of
this placs yesterday.
The first annual convention of the
Jefferson Branch union, Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor
will be held Wednesday. June 20. be.
ginning at 10 o'clock with a morning
session; afternoon session at 2 o'clock,
and evening session at 1880 o'clock, at
vat oh IN
City, A very choice programme will
be rendered. The officers Of this union
are: President, Rev. H. J. Crane, Of
Uniondale; secretary, Miss G. A. Stod-
dard, Starrucca; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs D. P. Lappeus, Forest City;
treasurer, Mrs. Laura Morgan, South
Gibson. A large number of delegates
will be present
Miss Winnie Tucker, of Carbondale,
visited with her friends, Miss Lena
Reynolds and Miss Louise Westgate,
in this place Sunday.
Ontario and Western Station Agent
George s. Dunn, of Jermyn, visited his
home in this borough, Sunday.
George ]. Benton. of Carbondale,
made flying trip to this place Satur.
day.
Rev. William Jennings occupied the
Presby terian church pulpit acceptablv
Sunday. The new pastor, Rev. P. B
Kennedy. who graduates at Princeton,
is expected here some time during the
week and will enter upon his duties as
pastor of this church and the one at
Simpson, Sunday. He made very
favorable impression upon his hearers
when he was here some six weeks ago,
and is very able young minister. The
Presbyterian church people are to be
congratulated upon having secured his
services.
Surveyors have been busily at work
the past week plotting out lots on the
east side of the Lackawanna, opposite
this borough. 1t would be a splendid
site for town and within a few years
in all probability, town will be built
there that will rival Forest Cityin
population and be in advance of 1t in
its appearance, especially with its side
walks.
Thomas Cunningham, Erie station
agent at Herrick. spent Sunday with
friends aud relatives in Forest City.
Within short time Forest City peo-
pie will lave the pleasure of using bet
ter water. An effort has been made by
the Rock Cliffe Water company for a
long time to supply the people in this
place with Bruce brook water, which
is az pure water as can be found any
where in the state. The company has
at last succeeded and intend to have Il
large reservoir built on Bruce brook
this summer, which will supply the
borough with sufficient quantity Of
water, as it is estimated that 100000
gallons of water can be supplied from
it every twenty.four hours. The Lack
awanna river, from which the town is
supplied at present, will be used if
it should become necessary in ease Of a
water famine.
There is a strong talk of organizing
an Independent military company in
this place in a short time, large
number of persons having signifisd
their intentions of joining if one was
formed J. w. Larabee would make
an excellent captain and G. S. Alex
ander au able first lieutenant.
Dr. and Mrs. W. r. Blakeslee and
son Bert, have arrived home after a
two weeks visit in the state OF Texas,
The doctor was one of the vice. .presi-
dents of the convention of Railway
Surgeons that have held their session
at Galveston, Tex, during the time he
was gone
In connection with the attempted
robbery of George Wedeman's store al
Vandling last Saturday morning, as
was reported in yesterdays TRIBUNE, the
following narrative comes from George
Toyey, resident Of that place. Wher
THE TRIBUNE reporter visited Wand
ling, Saturday. Mr.. Tovey had not vel
made known his story. 1t is as fol-
lows: Mr.. Tovey was returning from
the mine between 1 and 2 o'clocl
Saturday morning, and when opposite
Wedeman's store he noticed two men or
the stoop. Not thinking they were any
"burgaleers, but some Of his friends,
he spoke to them, whereupon his sup
posed friends invited him to the porch
When he reached the porch, Mr., Tovey
to his surprise. found the men to bt
masked, and they pointed two revolv-
ers at him. This had rather chillin.
effect upon Mr., Tovey, and he tainted
Upon recovering, his nswly-mado nc
quaintances wanted to know if ther
was much Of Uncle Sans ''long green
in the safe. which two of their accom-
plices were drilling Mr.. Tovey sait
he thought there was not very mucl
money in the safe. The men workinl
at the safe were 80 informed and the,
ceased operations. The four masked
men then escorted Mr.. Tovey to hi
home and tried to make an entrancs t,
his house by the front door, but tina
was locked. The would-bs robber
wanted to know il he had any money
| in the house he wished to be relieved