The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-04
TUNkHANNOCK.

At stated meeting of Temple lodge,
No. PAS, Free and Accepted Masons,
Monday evening the following officers
were elected: Worshipful master,
Corey L. Kresky: senior junior warden,
Addison l.. Mowry: representative to
Grand lodge. James s. Frear: treas
urer, James W. Piatt; secretary, Brad
ley w. Lewis: trustees. :. Judson
Stark. Elmer C. Thomas, George l..
Roberts. The installation will take
place st. Johns night. Dec. q. when
the appointive offices will be filled.
Francis +. Drake, district attorney
elect and correspondent for the Wilkes
Barre Record has removed his office
to rooms upstairs In the Gray block,
Warren street entrance.
The polling place in Tunkhannock
township is likely to be changed from
the Vorcheimer house to Peter Baer's
residence, farther up the street.
The fair to replenish the treasury of
Triton Hose company and Temple
Commandery band has finally been de-
cided upon. 1t will be held at the
Opera house Jon. 20, q and %, and the
usual collection of fancy and useful
articles will be solicited and put on
sale The bands and fire companies
from the surrounding towns are to be
invited, and various contests will be
arranged.
Colonel N. A. McKown and +. N.
Stone are in Philadelphia this week as
representatives of the local Masonic
organizations to the Grand lodge and
Grand chapter.
Mrs. F.. Stanley Stebbins has gone to
Cambridge. Mass. to spend the holi-
days with her parents.
Washington Camp, No. 4S9, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, of East Lemon,
will serve their annual banquet Friday
evening, Dec. 20. This Is the anniver-
sary of the institution of the society.
and they have followed the custom of
celebrating IL each year. The occa-
sions are always pleasant to the parti-
cipators.
Christmas Is already engaging the
attention of the juveniles, and the
Methodist Sunday school Is holding
semi-weekly rehearsals in preparation
for the festivities of that occasion.
A party of travelling people who Knew
nothing about the railroads in this Sec
ton, were sent from PittstOn to Bing-
hamton yesterday via this place and
Montrose. The old say about the long
est way around being the surest way
home had no comforting influence on
their minds.
Miss Ella Bardwell. beautiful sing
er who visits relatives here every sea-
son, has just accepted position in
one of the Philadelphia church chOirs
at a salary of $500 per annum.
John Barth, the well-knOwn Tioga
street dealer, has sold his stock of gen.
eral merchandise to Herrick Brothers,
and will retire April to Quakertown.
Pa, where he has purchased farm.
The family has many friends here who
will regret to see them take their de-
parture from our midst.
r. J. Bardwell. who went west some
time since, writes that he has entered
the law office of Stuart Brothers Il
Murray, Denver, Colo, for practice.
Evangelistic meetings are in progress
at Lvmanville, under direction of the
pastor Rev. A. Schofield.
Andy Thomas. Of Noxen, and Miss
Jessie I.asher, of Beaumont, were
granted marriage license yesterday.
Proceedings IN the second audit of
the funds derived from the sheriff $
saleof the Rundel property were be-
gun by Charles Il. Terry. esq. yester-
day. The case has occupied Some time
In court and attracted considerable at
tention. When the Rundel store, which
was located at Nicholson, was levied
upon, several parties had claims
against 1t. among them being Dun
ham, Buckley & Co.. city merchants.
who had not yet gotten their matter
into q judgment. They hustled about
and worked 1t in somehow, so that
when the first audit was made they
were awarded their claim, but this
dwindeled the fund down so that some
of the other creditors were left out In
the cold. The court ordered another
audit, and the session yesterday was
given to the hearing of testimony and
arguments -.
Mrs. Amelia Carver is seriously III.
Parties unknown broke into the
stable Of William ]. Avery Sunday
night. took out his horse, and drove
II so hard that 1t died yesterday A
criminal prosecution should most GER
tainly result.
hudson A. Jayne, who has been grad
ually falling for months with consump-
ton, fas apparently reached about the
last stages. and his death may be ex-
pected to occur soon.
The foundation for the Jennings res
idence IL complete, and carpenters are
busy preparing for the structure.
The Lehlgh Valley officials have re-
ptied to the petition Of the business
They say that II is almost impossible
to grant their request to stop the fast
west bound train, No. 3. at this station
They say hat II Is almost impossible
TO make schedule time with the stops
already allowed. and they have Sc.
riously considered the question oi
omitting some of the present stops
The train is intended for through traf-
fic exclusively. and to grant all the
stops that might be asked for would
make II as slow as other trains and
defeat the purpose for which II wat
nut on: That OF competing with fast
lines on other roads. A local train
supplying the need. may possibly bt
put on.