The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-18
news OF this VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

News comes from Sayre that little
girl baby mas arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Barber.
Dr. E. II. Hill will attend the meet
ing of the Interstate Medical society at
Binghamton today, and the session of
the Homeopathic Medical society of
Northeastern Pennsylvania at Wilkes
Barre Thursday.
Miss Winnie Barnes is visiting at
Pittston.
The suggestion is made that the out
lying districts on Gravel Hill and up
Turnpike street be taken into the bor-
ough and constitute the Third and
Fourth wards of the town, The idea is
not a new one, and these eXtremities Of
the town, which together comprise near
" one-half our population, have been
warmly invited to come in out of the
wet several times, but have always re-
sisted the appeals. Conditions have
changed in latter years, however, and it
would seem that the disadvantages, if
there were such, have been so far re-
moved as to make it Of mutual interest
to the town people to combine and work
under one local government. The mat
ter is worth consideration, at least
S. Tracey Roberts the well known
Pittston engineer, spent Sunday with
| friends in town.
Arthur Harder, former Tunkhan-
| nocker, but now of Coxton, has been
promoted from freight conductor to
yardmaster at Lackawanna and
Bloomsbury junction.
H. f. LObeck spent last week in
| Scranton.
The prisoners at the jail are allowed
to kick foot ball about the Jail yard for
| exercise.
Rufus p. Northup has gone to Sala-
manca, n. Y, on a business trip.
Frank Chaffee, clerk at O. s. Mills &
! Co.'S hardware store had an escapade
with gasoline stove Saturday night
that he is not likely to forget 1t was a
large stove with feeder tank at one
| end, and by some means the gasoline
at the side farthest from the tank over
flowed the burner and enveloped the
stove in flame. A lively fight to keep
it from communicating with the tanl;
| ensued, and he was victorious just as
he was about to give up in despair and
take to his heels. His hair has scarcely
got settled down to its normal condi-
ton yet.
! The annual gathering of the Knapp
family will occur at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. e. T. Knapp, Dec. 25.
Dr. L. e. Dornsife a student at JEFF
| ferson Medical college, Philadelphia,
will be home Friday for his holiday
| vacation.
The union service at The Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday evening, OBJ
servant of general peace day, was very
pretty and interesting. The exercises
were in charge of Mrs. Theodore Street.
er, president of the Women's Christian
Temperance union. Mrs Scull led in
prayer, Mrs. C6rnell read the Scripture
and Mrs C. j. Reed and Mrs. L. r
Burns each read excellent original es-
says, The responsive service was led
by Mrs. Streeter, while Miss Name
Williamson, Mrs. Samuel Eysenbach
and Miss Pace very beautifully ren.
dered trio, "Glory to God in the High.
est" Mrs. O. ID. Stebbins made a few
imprOmptu remarks that We're received
with many a nod and wink of approval
and then called for q collection in q way
that brought hearty response. A few
closing remarks by Rev. ~ G.. Parks
who happened to be present, and bS
Rev. w. NJ. Hitler, closed the meeting
Mrs. C. a. Little has returned from
her trip to New Jersey and New Yorl
states.
Mrs. A. f. Buck entertained hei
cousin, Miss Martin, from Wyaluslng
over Sunday.
c. j. Reed writes from Fort Mead
Fla, that he is improving in health ant
is delighted with the climate dowr
there. He has purchased an Orange
grove, and has sent for his wife anC
son, Spencer, to come down.
j. NJ. Stillwell was down from Me
shopper this morning.
A judgment for $l40, 900 was satisfied
according to the records at the cour
house, day or two since, 1t was helC
by the Mehoopany Mining and Manu-
featuring company against Calver
Carey and Sherman b. Davidge, ant
was given for lands up ON the Dutcl
mountain.
Interesting services We're held at tn
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
in memory of the late Dr. Lane. Rev
~ G. Parke, of Pittston, college chun
of the deceased, preached the sermon.
DR.. l.. II. Meade attended the funera
of his father, Stuart Meade, at Ney
Milford Saturday. The remains wer
| brnuDht to Gnl,tb NTontroca ror huriol