The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-05
TONkHANNocK.

WINE b. NJ. Stone was skirmiShing
about Shingle Point. on the huckleberry
mountains. a day or two since In search
Of berries someone borrowed a red and
black plaid horse blanket out of his
wagon. without permission, and failed
to return 1t. He would be glad to have
1t sent to him at Tunkhannock, as he
has further use for 1t.
s. Grant Hatfield. formerly Of this
place. writes from Denver. Col. that
he was obliged to visit a hospital and
have an operation performed on his
hip. and later an abscess formed and
broke. He Is able to sit up some now,
and Is In fair way to recover. DIR. F.
D. Brewster. Of Scranton. prescribed
for him.
c. NJ. Kishpaugh. Of Harrisburg. has
been up looking after business matters
a couple Of days.
The Quay-Hastings war still wages
with vigor that permits no indiffer-
ence from those who are In It. The
campaign liar is still in good working
trim, for 1t would be hard to reconcile
some Of the statements now made with
those that have been made in the past,
But this Is not a campaign of recon.
ciliation anyway.
The proposed centennial celebration
Of the establishment Of Nicholson town.
ship will not materialize. The time is
up this week, and no preparations have
been made. Lack Of public sentiment
Is the cause. the people evidently taking
more interest In the settlement of some
Of the problems they are now facing
than In the settlement Of their town
ship a hundred years agone.
. Members Of the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, of which there are quite
a number in this section, will be inter-
ested to know that the thirteenth an
nual reunion Of their regimental asso-
citation will be held at Berwick on
Wednesday, Sept. 25.
The executive committee of the
County Women's Christian Temper
ance union will meet with Mrs. F. T.
Knapp on Saturday next to arrange
for the annual convention. to be held
some time next month.
Bass fising at Lake Carey Is reported
good now.
Miss Ella Bardwell, Of Philadelphia,
Is visiting relatives here.
Woodcock shooting along the river
flats Is a seasOnable sport now, and
nearly every morning hunters. with
their dog and gun, board the trains
for points up or down the river, where
the coverted birds are likely to be
found. The sport Is a rare one when
game Is abundant, but they have been
hunted so much in this vicinity that to
bag a half dozen in a mornings cunt
is counted excellent luck.
Lucius 8. Squire, of Scranton, is WIS.,
iting his parents here.
The ladies invite everybody to attend
their lawn social at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. g. c. Miller tomorrow
evening. Ice cream and cake will be
served.
The Nicholson Examiner oversteps
the bounds Of propriety entirely when
1t refers to Rufus B. Northrop as BOSS
Northrop." Anyone who knows Mr..
Northrop at all knows him to be scru-
pulously careful about interfering with
the political belief or action of others.
He has convictions Of his own and
purposes to stand by them, and he Is
perfectly willing that others should do
likewise. He stands by his first convic-
tions concerning the Quay-Hastings
fight because he believes them right,
and because 1t has never been demon
started that the majority Of the Re-
publicans OF the county would have
him do otherwise. The fact that a ma
jority Of the county committee are for
Quay proves nothing. Committees are
machine made. usually, and may, or
may not. represent the sentiment Of
their party. Even the bitterest enemies
Of Mr. Northrop here in Tunkhannock
would never think of referring to him
as boss.
An alleged base ball team from Dallas
came over Saturday and attempted to
play ball with the Tritons. The Dallas
boys obtained few iuns. but the Tri-
tons had a majority like unto that
Of Hastings when he ran for governor.
Another Niagara excursion from
down in the Lehigh region went up
the line Saturday afternoon. but was
rather simly attended. Niagara Falls
Is the same marvellous feature Of ma
ture's handiwork that 1t always was,
but since SO many people have visited
1t travel in that direction Is falling on.