The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-27
TUNKHANNOCK.

IS, when full complement of town.
ship officers will be chosen.
G. ID. Dewitt is hauling the iron work
for the new bridge.
They are still going on runners up in
Susquehanna county. and feel called
upon to make affidavit every time they
telr how many days sleighng they
have really had.
George Dull, of Mehoopany, is erect
ing a new house ON the site of the one
recently burned.
Mrs. Eliza Stevens, of Lemon, who
recently went to Rome, N. Y, to be
operated upon for cancer, has returned
without having anything done, the sur
geons giving her no hope of etfecting
q cure. The deepest sympathy is felt
for her.
Miss Helen Lewis is home from
Blairstown, N j., school.
The funeral of Charles Bolson, who
died with consumption, occurred at the
Lake Winola church yesterday.
Miss Minnie. daughter of eX-Sheriff
Easton is starting a select school at
Mehoopany.
A banquet to be given to Hon. Mel
son Lee, the outgoing proprietor by the
friends and patrons of the house, will
take place this evening at the Keeler
House. Invitations for from 100 to $50
guests have been issued, and festive
occasion is anticipated. A tempting
menu is being provided, and John NJ.
Garman, of Wilkes-Barre will be the
chief speaker. Mr.. Lee has been in
charge of the house for ten years, and
during that time many warm friend
ships have ripened about him. Though
suffering from very poor health for the
past few months. he is now improving
and there is good ground for hope that
he will soon recover health and
strength.
Rumor has 1t that the contract for
the new residence to be built for DR.
a. d. Tewksbury, at the corner of Tioga
and Putnam streets, has been let to
Whipple Bros, of Laceyvlle.
The east-bound milk train, which for
merly left this station at 2l5 D. M, is
now scheduled to depart at 2.51 The
change in time occurred on Sunday
last.
Rev. Wilson Treble, presiding elder
ton extends down the Susquehanna
Valley as far as Meshoppen and Me-
hoopany. vii have finished his full
term of office at the coming conference
and will retire to fill some other sta
ton. By common report, he has been
faithful in the discharge of his duties
and leaves the district with the gem
eral love and good will of the people.
1t is intimated that Rev. W. NJ. Hitler,
the present pastor Of Tunkhannock
church, is quite likely to succeed him:
but of course, there is no telling what
conference will do. The official board
have asked for Mr.. Killers return.
John b. Fassett, cashier of the Wy
oming National bank, was engaged
yesterday in the arduous task of clip
ping apart crisp new bank bills and
attaching his autograph thereto. The
loss by wear and tear of their own
bank notes amounts to about 81 900
per month, and these are replaced by
the treasury department at Washing
ton. They are printed in large sheets
and nave to be cut apart and signed
| before being set afoat.
). Fl. Sickler and G. W. Stansbury
We're over from Scranton yesterday
The former anticipates going to San.
tiago, Cal, to spend the winter of 1886
Bert Lyman, native Of Lynn, but
! for some time a clerk with Hills. Nc
Lean & Williams, at Binghamton. has
| gone to Athens to occupy a similar
position there.
| Mrs. James L. Vose has been al
| Strickland Hill for several days. caring
for her daughter, Mrs. John Strick.
land. who is ill.,
The Shakespeare club meet with Miss
Etie Reynolds last evening. Ice cream
and other delicacies gave zest to the
otherwise pleasurable occasion.
| f, NJ. Alger will occupy rooms ovei
| Burgess store the coming year.
Charles Harding, OF Meshoppen, who
had been serving time for assault anG
battery, was released from Jail yester.
day.
The borough fathers are erecting 6
new iron bridge across Swale brook.
Mrs. Elmer f. Brown has taken ou
letters of administration upon her late
husbands estate.
| Marriage license was granted yester
day to Solomon Wight, of Auburn, anC
Anna Edwards, of Springvile.
The arbitration of the case of r. II
| Brewer, Of Dushore, vs.. Mehoopany
Lumber company, held here yesterday
resulted in an award for the defend
| ants The matter at stake was a car
load of hay shipped to the lumber com
pany, which they proved had neve,
been received. The arbitrators wer,
Felix Ansart, b. w. Lewis and N. j
Harding.
w. d. Crawford is temporary crippled
by having a timber fall on his foo
while working at the Keeler house.
| Louis Stein, of Towanda, who Il
about to open a shoe store in the Dem
ocrat building, will move into the hous,
to be vacated by Mrs. f.. Il. Brown.
| William M. Post, of Montrose, au
ditor in the Mack and Miller assign
ment, will be here today to look afte
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