The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-05
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| 1t Is now stated that the case against
ID. N. Mckee, the Scranton Christian
scientist, has been nolle pressed. or.
rather, will be at November term of
court. The suit was brought for al
! legged violation of the state law COM
| peling medical practitioners to regis
ter. Mckee treated the late Elmer
Il. Brown by the method known and
applied by that class of healers. AS
the law plainly prohibits any one from
practcing the healing art without first
registering as a medical practitioner,
the action was taken to compel the de-
fcndant to comply with the law. The
case has been settled in some shape.
Mrs. Willis Walker. of Lynn, and
:Iiss Eliza Young, of South Montrose,
were shopping here yesterday.
Chicken poX is said to be floating
about among the Juveniles.
The exterior of Ross e Dersheimer's
law Office is being freshened up with
paint.
The water supply at .:le public drink
ing fountain at the intersection of Tio-
ga ana Warren streets has been cho,;ed
off Cor the winter.
Mrs. Arthur ID. Stebbins. Of Balti-
more Nd, is home for visit with her
mother. Mrs. +. G.. Mills
The handsome display Of cS glass
in the windows at l.. =. Burns jewelry
store is the product of the Gravel Hill
factory. No glass works in the land
can turn out finer looking ware.
Misses Jae McKown and E,ulalic
Piatt We're home from Wyoming SEM
mary over Sunday.
c. NJ. KishpauSh offers gold medal
to be competed for by the students at
Davis Military school. Winston, N c..
each year for three years. The medal
is handsome one in the form of NAL
tesc cross, and is offered at the request
of his son, Harry, who died recently
while . student at the school.
Chrysanthemums are in their glory
now, and. as usual. +. =. Avery has a
large ulspay of them. His Sunday
school class and the church choir are
regular recipients as long as the supply
lasts
Clarence, the little son Of J. r. Sick
Ter, was playing yesterday afternoon
with the big half-blnrd English mas
tiff belonging to Charles Il. Space, when
the animal snapped him i'm the face.
buryirr it's fangs in his forehead and
chin. The wound was carefully dressed
and 1t is hoped that no serious results
will follow. Mr.. Space, who IS the we'll
known Bridge street merchant, was
brought before the burgess and fine
imposed for negligence in not keeping
the dog muzzled
Mrs. George Leighton and children,
of Glenburn, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. =. Avery.
Judge Durham was in town yester-
day in response to the message sent
him to come and legalize the moving of
the polling booths in the First ward
of Tunkhannock borough and Wind
ham townships to the places they have
occupied since last November. He de-
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done about the matter at this late day.
and the commissioners accordingly
moved them back to their original To-
cation.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give a chicken supper in the base
ment of the church on Friday evening.
Nov. Is.
Thomas II. Ryan, who holds down
good position in the Philadelphia mint,
is home to vote.
Mrs. A. NJ. Maybee has returned from
Mehoopany, where she spent several
weeks with n niece during the latter's
sickness, which finally resulted in
death.
An X Is all right in the circle at I've
top of the column " you wish to vote
straight ticket. Some voters appear
to think it is all right also when neatly
folded and tucked away in the vest
pocket, after having voted the straight
ticket.
Rev. W. S. Wilcox, of Askam, was in
town yesterday.