The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-20
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

live about mile up the Montrose turn
pike. We're driving into town the sleigh
upset and Mrs. Kelly sustained a dislo-
Gated shoulder. Her husband set ii i'm
mediately, before it had time to swell.
and she now merely wears her arm in
Il sling
Many Of the young people are in
tereSted in the patriotic entertainment
To be given at the Opera house next
Monday evening for the benefit of j.
w. Reynolds post. and active prepara-
tions for the affair are going ON. The
living pictures, produced by aid of
mechanical effects and exhibited under
the glow of powerful calcium lights,
VIII be an attractive feature of the
programme. Burch's orchestra will
furnish music, The price of tickets has
been placed at % and So cents.
Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis. the lady
evangelist, who is expected he,e March
10, Is now in Massachuseb.s. She has
an engagement at Susquehanna for
next week.
{. l.. kresay was over to Scranton
Monday.
George Mansfield, of Meshoppen. was
pigeon-hOled at the bastile Monday
night for making an assault He was
sent up by Justice Harley in default
OF 800 bail
jenkins Brunges was home from
Wyoming seminary to attend the fu-
neral of his uncle, ID. j. Bardwel
Conrad Menger, of Post Hill, was a
guest of Sheriff Knapp yesterday.
The b and c supper in the basement
of the Methodist Episcopal church Fri
day evening promises to be very en-
joyable affair. Beans, chicken pie,
brown bread. cake, coffee and lot of
other dishes that are spelled with the
second and third letters of the alpha
bet will make up an ample bill of fare.
In addition to this Miss Zua Guie will
be present and render a number OF
evolutionary selections. The price of
admission to the who'll thing is only
- cents.
Should anything like general break
un in the weather occur with the PRES
ent body of snow on ;he ground the
people living along he river flats Will
have to flee to thu muta.tains II
snow is quite rapidly wasting away
with the sunshi ~ Wedthe., AMI 1t is
hoped that it VIII be greatly diminished
before tain comes. Tha snow would
I've matter Of small consequence il
the river was m, lllid with ice.
N. II. Mack and son. Albert. will
leave for Bethlehem this morning. Mrs.
Mack and the rest of the family will
follow day or two later
Lutte Barlow is housed up with Sc
riOus eye trouble.
The large barn on the farm of Hem
drick b. keeler, a short distance below
Falls, was burned Monday night. The
origin of the fire and the loss was not
reported. There was insurance of 5000
with Orr Brothers agency
The following telegram from S. Y.
Harrington. of Riverside. Ill., was re-
ceived by DR.. f. F.. Avery yesterday
afternoon: "Katie'S death hourly eX-
pected. Unconscious the past two
days; no hope" The message refers to
Mrs. Harrington, who was Miss Katie
Nantuyl, native of this county. She
has been in poor health for long time
Ex-Sheriff Crippen, of Scranton, was
over yesterday calling on nacquaintances
He is great admirer of horsefesh, and
while here took occasion to look over
the latest addition to James Deublers
stock, Mary Todd, which he pronounces
the best bred colt in the state.
Miss Ada Sturdevant, of Wilkes
Barre, has consented to sing at the
supper Friday evening. and will pos
sibly bring a friend along as an ac-
cOmpanist.
At the funeral services of Mrs. Pike
yesterday Rev Hodge made brief, but
very appropriate remarks. and a quar-
tette consisting of Mrs. f. F. Drake
j. r. Hungerford and b. L. Lyman, of
this place, and George Lavell, of Pitts
ton, rendered music that was very high
ly complimented. Mr.. Lavell has an
exceptionally fine tenor voice, and his
assistance added much. Hon. George
Landon failed to get here, which was
a disappointment to the people, and no
doubt to himself, as he was a personal
friend of the deceased
The programme for the two days ses-
sion of the Farmers institute, com
mencing Feb. 26, includes some very
pertinent topics among its essays and
addresses, and no doubt will be of un-
usual interest. The address of well
come will be made by Major II. w
Bardwell, and the response by II. 7.
Loomis. Mrs. Norma Sterling will read
a paper entitled "The Farm the Home
the Grange" Colonel X. S. Searle will
speak on agriculture, It's Importance
and Future Prospects" Cyrus Shaw
will talk about Spraying" A. c. Sis
son on Fruit and Potato Culture" W.
l. Avery on Farm Gardening for
Profit" and Professor II. j. Waters, OF
the state College of Agriculture, on
Building up a Dairy Herd" Thomas
j. Edge, secretary of the state board
Of Agriculture. will also give a general
address; Miss Bertha Dewitt will re-
cite, and the usual opportunity forques-
tions and discussions will be given. j.
r. Hungerford will lead the singing.
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