The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
TONKAANNOCk.

A party Of nineteen Towandians are
camping at Lake Carey this week.
Mrs Sidney Rogers and Miss. Phebe
Jackson, OF waverly. N. Y. are visiting
their uncle. d. L. Jackson.
In q civil suit brought before Squire
Kutz yesterday morning by w. l..
Castner against II. F. Bender for non
fulfillment OF contract, the plaintiff
failed to appear. and. besides losing his
suit. he was mulcted for the costs.
Mrs. F. T. Knapp goes to Ocean
Grove today for an outing.
Harry Rhodes was up before Justice
Kutz yesterday on q charge OF having
forged o. NJ. Osterhout's name to an
order. and obtaining the money on 1t.
The alleged offense was committed
some eighteen months ago, but as
Rhodes has been out Of the country
most Of the time since, the arrest was
not made until night before last. The
principal witness In the case was not
present. and after the hearing the prls-
oner was discharged for want of evil
dence.
A special session Of court for the ar
gument Of cases was called yesterday
morning. with Judge Durham on the
bench. but after passing on three or
four motions an adjournment was
made to allow preparations for the ses-
sion Of the judicial contest. which
comes on this morning. 1t Is expected
that the work Of taking testimony in
this county viii be completed by to-
morrow night. and on Friday the court
will convene at LapOrte again.
Henry Ide Is undergoing treatment
at the Scranton hospital for lung trou-
BILE and malarial poison.
Miss Etfie Reynolds has secured a po-
sition at the Cotton States and Inter
national exposition at Atlanta. and will
attend all through.
o. E. Reynolds. a West Nicholson
war veteran. is reported very Ill from a
gunshot wound that has troubled him
much since the war. Mrs. N. w. Reyn-
olds and son, Marshall, have gone up
to visit him.
DR.. F. L. Hollister and family, OF
Wilkes-Barre, are summering up
among the hills of Susquehanna
county
Congressman-elect ]. II. Codding. of
Towanda. and ex-senator James Roo
ney, Of Laceyville. were visitors In
town yesterday.
N. ]. Harding, F. P. Avery and G.
w. Cooke were appointed by the court
yesterday to inspect the new county
bridge across Tunkhannock creek.
]. W. Arthur. a native of Wales, be-
came a full-fedged citizen of America
yesterday by filing complete papers for
naturalization.
Rev. T. Vlademiroff. a native of Bull
garia. who, for the past two years. has
been a student at the University Of
Michigan. is visiting friends in this re-
gion.
In Line or Two.
The Christian Endeavor delegates left
for Boston yesterday.-The exodus to
the lakes Is assuming the nature Of a
stampede.-The suave fakir who gulled
so many people in this place a short
time since has been taking in a Facto-
ryville crowd.-In the absence Of
matches, mention the Quay-Hastings
scrap IL you want to strike a light
The scheme for building branch Of the
Jersey Central up the Susquehanna
river seems to be in a comatose state
The average farmer Is too much en-
gagged in a war with potato bugs to take
interest in pol!tics-The Wyoming
county fair occurs Sept. IS to 2O-The
young people of the Presbyterian
church will present Chronothanatole-
tron, whatever that Is. Friday evening
next at the church parlors-It is under
stood that the Farmers Alliances in
this county favor free silver.-The cut
glass factory. on Gravel Hill. is in ac-
incorporation now.
Professor w. M. Wood, the efficient
principal Of the Gravel Hill schools. Is
taking months vacation with his peo-
pie at North Urbana, N. Y.
Miss Winnie Barnes Is visiting Miss
Eulalie Piatt, at Lake Carey.
The ball game between the Tritons
and the Pittston,ans yesterday result
ed In victory for the latter club by a
score OF to Z. Ten innings were
played. 1t was very nicely played
and evenly contested game throughout.
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