The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-01
news OF OUR NE|CHBoRS
TUNkAANNOCk

Two steam launches. destined for
Lake Carey. were shipped here by rival
parties at Harvey's Lake Saturday, and
| arrangements at once made to transfer
them to the Montrose road for ship
ment to the lake. One was n 42-foot
screw propeller. carrying from 40 to 60
persons. and belonged to Captain w. f.
Bond. The other Is smaller, and was
owned by Wilkes Barre parties. but
after being loaded for the lake, was
sold to ]. NJ. Phinney. who will put 1t
on the river here and make short pleas
ure excursions with 1t. The larger one
is named city Charter" and will
handle the traffic at the lake very
| nicely.
G. Evans Avery visited Nicholson
| friends over Sunday.
The cut glass factory on Gravel Hill
expects to be ready for operation some
time this week. Connection is made
with and power received from the en-
gine room of Avery's machine shop.
The powers that be AT Washington
have taken the scalp of OF Postmaster
T, r, Vosburg at SINNERS Eddy. and now
NJ, II. GoT bangs the nose Of Father
| W tNliilSt tbl Will u CIuCtlllUS StllllD
| In his stead.
The Spilngville people will quietly
| and modostly celebrate Independence
Day by spreading a tent on the church
lawn and read the Declaration Of In
| dependence, singing songs. etc. Incl
dentally the church people will also
, dispense suppers, Ice cream and other
| luNuries to such as patroniZe them.
Misses Eva Denison and Emma Rob-
inson, who had been stopping In town
some time. returned home to Forkston
Saturday.
Jury commissioners Horace Baker, s.
| jurymen FOR Angus, term Saturday.
Meshoppen Grange celebrated the an
nual festival Of the order known as
"Children's Day" Saturday. The occa-
sion is always one Of jollity. when the
farmers gather in with ',he,r families
and have a big dinner. followed by
speaking, singing. visiting, etc. Guilt
Walton of the social element is special
feature of grange work.
The Presbyterian people have aban-
doned their proposed festival on July
on account of one previously adver-
/ tised by the Baptists.
Dr.. W. q. Runnell. of Wyalusing. son
Of County Commissioner Bunnell. Is
suffering yet from the effects of Il run
away accident some two or three weeks
since, While driving along with a
horse and buggy swarm of bees at
| tackled the animal and it became un-
comfortable. Dashing along the road
way 1t attempted to jump over a closed
gate. The doctor was thrown out by
| the crash and sharp splinter OF wood
was thrust directly through his wrist
of the forearm. He has had serious
time with II.
! Hon. George Landon. the once influ-
ential and still brilliant orator Of Brad,
ford county, will speak at SINNERS
| Eddy Thursday next.
! J. II. and F.. ]. Wandall, of Mehoop-
any, were here on business Saturday.
The early closing movement. which
was supposed to have been successfully
arranged for. Is blocked by the obstin-
aCy of one merchant. who refuses to
sign the agreement. The matter, of
course, Is for the merchants to settle
among themselves. but the evening
trade, divided among so mary dealers,
apparently does not pay for the oil
consumed for lights. The clerks. too,
are entitled to some consideration, it
would seem. As business hours are
now arranged they can do little else
than get up in the morning. go to the
store. stay there until bedtime. and then
go home to sleep. Such a life is not
altogether desirable. but, of course.
none Of the merchants will close unless
all do.
". l.. FasEett. the Meshoppen fruit
| culturist, was here on Saturday. He
has four acres of blackberres this sea-