The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-08
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The school board met yesterday and
organized by electing 8. Judson Stark
president, b. II. Shook secretary. and
| L. II. Piatt treasurer. The board has
purchased very pretty diplomas to be
presented to the graduating class
The re-lndeXing of the county deed
books goes slowly but steadily on.
1t Is 6. job requiring infinite patience
and most careful attention.
| A marriage license was granted yes
terday to George Strong, OF Mehoop-
any, and Betsy j. Robinson, of Forks
| ton.
| The Trltons and the Scranton Young
| Mems Christian association will try
titles on the home grounds this after
noon. A strong game Is looked for.
| Mrs. Frances Worrell, of Factory
vile, is visiting friends here.
| MRS. Phoebe Squire, who has been
visiting relatives here for few days.
returns to her home at West Nicholson,
today.
| The annual session of Dimock camp
meeting will be held Aug. q to 20 inclu-
sive, Presiding Elder J. 0. Woodruff
having 1T In charge. The boarding
hall and grovery will be run under the
management of ]. r. Hungerford, OF
this place, and the barns by ID. A. Tits
worth, or Montrose. The board of man.
ayers ordered repairs upon the board
ing hall, but no new association build
lhgs VIII be put UP this season.
| Ahother telegram from Farbury.
Neb'' yesterday announced that Rus
sell Graham, who was shot the night
peiore, had died OF his wound. Moth
| ing concerning the details of the affair
could be gathered, but Is is surmised
that he was killed by burglars. He
was merchant and also kept the post
Office in his store. He always slept in
the building, and 1t Is presumed that
| ROBBERS made raid upon the.store and
In the melee he received his death
wound. which, as the dispatch states,
was in the region Of the heart. He has
a wife and daughter in this county.
| Another car for the Montrose road, a
combination smoker, baggage and mail
car, arrived yesterday morning. This,
with the new engine, will complete the
equipment for first-class train, and
put the passenger service of the Mont
rose on basis with that of more pre-
| tentious lines.
| Random Shots.
Three hundred witnesses will be sub
poenaed to attend the session of the
| judicial contest here June 17.-Winnie
Reynolds is practicing to take the place
| of George McKown as catcher for the
| Tritons.-Judge Dunham will hold ar
gument court here June 2O.-Water
| pipes to furnish supply for Sunny
| side cemetery grounds is being agitat-
ed. A capital suggestion, and ought to
be carried out.-There is every indica-
| tion that both sides will win in the ju-
dicial contest, as both seem to have a
! decided advantage. Somebody is cluck-
| ing over a nestful of china door knobs.
Samuel Harding has the contract for
| furnishing poles for the branch of the
| postal telegraph.-District Attorney j.
| M. Garman,' of Luzerne county, is here
soliciting names to a paper recon-
mending Judge Rice, of Wilkes-B Barre,
for one Of the appellate court judges.
Floral Sunday will be observed by the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school to-
| morrow morning, and anniversary day
by the Epworth league in the evening.
"A son Of j. d. Gallup Of Centremore-
land, is reported to have been found
| with a bullet hole in his brain, at
Lima, o.