The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
FROM FOREST CITY.
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Special to the Scrdntoa Tribune.

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Special to the Scranton Tribune
FOREST CITY. Pa, MAY .-"Jepth-
tina and His Daughter" at the Opera
House Nav 80.
The Hillside collieries in this place
are being paid today.
Messrs. @ S. Alexander, II. G. Like
ly and George j. Benton, of Carbon
dale. spent Sunday with friends in this
place.
T. W. Palmer, assistant bookkeeper
in the Jermyn Coal company's ofica at
Priceburg, and John j. Aitken, fore
man of Jsrmyn's No. 8 colliery at the
same place, enjoyed a spin on their
"bikes" yesterday to this place and
passed the day pleasantly with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. s. Lewsley, Of Car
bondale, were guests at the homo Of
Monroe Tyler yesterday.
Professor l.. Kingsley, Of Painter
Run, Tioga county. a member Of the
class of '03 at the Mansfield State Nor
nal school, spont last evening with his
class-mate, Benjamin f. MaXey, in this
place. Professor Kingsley is making
his trip with bicycle, having ridden
about 400 miles in the past two weeks.
He started this morning on his return
home for Montrose.
Miss Pearl Westgate spent the Sab.
bath in this place with her sister. Mrs.
g. L. Esmay.
The bnccalaureate sermon at the
Pleasant Mount Academy will be given
in the Presbyteriau church at that
place, May 90, by Rev. L Campbell, OF
this place, at 1890 Il. NJ.
The stone wall in front Of the Pres
byterian church has bssn placed into
position, and the ground about the
church graded, making very decid dcd
improvement in the appearance Of the
| property.
II. X, Vaughn. the Truth representa-
tive ut Csrboudale, passed the Sabbath
at his home in this borough.
A few days ago Alfred Boyle, Of
Herrick, left his team standing in the
road near Ararat with his little 4-year.
old boy in the wagon. Suddenly the
team started at 40 gait for Herrick,
with the little boy as the driver. The
team started down the steep hill by the
Herrick Center House and we're about
halfway down the hill when
they came in contact with the
hind end of wagon loaded
with apples and belonging to q farmer
by the namo OF Davis In moment
wagons aud the occupants Of the same
with the apples were in an elevated
position. The little boy uninjlrod
! landed on the side OF the road and after
little cry. went aud gathered some OF
the bruised apples and began eating
them with relish. Mrs. Davis who
was with her husband dill not escape
so luckily, receiving some severe cuts
and injuries. Davis team soon par ted
company with their wagon and ran
down the railroad track toward Union
| dale. passing four trains coming north.
They were caught near the milk sta.
ton at Uniondale. This team escaped
without any injuries while one oi
! Boyle's horses was spoiled Davis WAS
also uuinjuged.
Mrs. Grace Weissr Davis. the evan.
gelist. held very interesting and profit
able meetings in the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church yesterday. At the morniug
service large congregation were pres.
,ut During the meeting she sang a
choice selection in q charming manner
! At $3.50 meeting was held for men
ouly by Mrs Davis Ths church was
nearly filled. Ia the evening the church
was crowded The meetings will con.
tinue until next Thursday evening
l. NJ Gray. Of Bngaamton, n ",
was looking after bis business interests
In this place today
NJ. Layene. Of Carboudalr. was u
business visitor to the hustliug borough
Of Forest City today
Miss Martha LInninG. OF Susque-
hanna. is occupying the position Of
teacher in the graded school while her
sister. Mas Cslia, Is i'll.
Forest fires Rre destroying the beau
titul hillside o. green little above tho
east side Of the roaring and mighty
Lackawanna river
Miss Matte l. Spet,igue, who has
been spouainS some time In this place,
left today for CarbDndAle where she
will spend the summer