The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-18
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TUNkAANNock.

| DlIIlOCks
Biafntrim township has twenty-eight
people above the age of 10 years.
| Clothesline thieves are pestering
housewives in the northern limits OF
town.
The highways are nearly as dusty as
In midsummer. and small creeks are
frozen dry. Several farmers report
having to drive cattle mile to water.
A fatal accident occurred on the farm
Of Fred. Miller, in Tunkhannock town.
snip, at about q. m,. yesterday. A
young man named Stephen Artel, whose
home is at HaZelton. was living at Mr..
| Miller's and working for his board dur
, ing the winter. Yesterday morning
Miller and Artel went to the woods to
fell trees for firewood. They We're using
saw to cut the trees down. and hav-
ing cut one so nearly off that 1t began
to topple, Miller snatched the saw away
and told the young man to get out of
danger. Both stepped backward. but
the tree in Its fall struck another one
and the butt was hurled around side
wise with tremendous force. 1t struck
Artel. knocking him ten or twelve feet,
and pinning him against another tree.
the trunk Of the fallen tree resting
against his shoulder. He was not in
stantly killed, and his companion en-
deavored to ory the tree trunk off, but
was unable to do so He then ran to
the ncighbors. for assistance. but the
distance was greatand not nnding any.
one at the first house visited. 1t was
some time before he could raise help
and get back to the woods. When he
did so he found Artel dead. 1t is not
probable that he could have lived If he
had been extricoted at once The au-
thoritics were notified. but the death
was so plainly accidental that they did
not deem an inquest necessary. The
victims brother, Frank Artel. of Du-
pont was notified and will doubtless
make disposition of the remains. He
was about twenty-eight years OF age,
unmarried, and was highly esteemed by
Mr.. Mille-, with whom he had lived
couple of winters.
Morris Mnneman now runs Hilko-
wich Bros branch store at 'valusinS,
Harry f. States having resigned the
position.
The farmers institute at the court
house Jan. II and IS, promises to excel
in interest all previous ones. Among
the speakers will be Prof. John Hamil-
ton. deputy secretary of agriculture;
Hon. George \. Powell, late director of
institutes for the state of New York,
and Senator N. b. Critchfield. of Somer-
set county Programmes may be OBJ
tained of D. w. Herman. local member
of the state board of agriculture.
Prof. NJ. j. Leonard, formerly of this
place, but late of Tacoma, Wash, has
returned to Hazelton. where his wife's
people reside He passed through this
place Ell route.
Friends here have received tele-
gram apprising them Of the death at
Philipsburg, Montana. of Jane. wife OF
William Hammond. She had been af-
fected with heart disease for some time,
and to that, doubtless, her death was
due. The husband has softening of the
brain and his death has been expected
for some time. but he still fingers. The
deceased was sister of Mrs II. A. Bar.
ham and James and Miss House, of
this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond
were pioneer settlers at Phillipsburg.
and their children were the first whites
ever born in the place. They went west
about forty years ago. residing In Wis
consin some time before going to Mon
tana.
The electric machinery at the spool
works is now complete, and the plant
is now lighted with incandescent lamps.
The teachers institute opened up yes
terday morning with talk by Prof.
nj la
thought each teacher should own an at
las. and children should be taught ge-
ography very young-before old enough
to study a book. County and state
maps should be hung on the walls of
the schoolroom. and directions and dis
tances should be taught, as well as
other facts pertaining to the study.
For advanced classes he would use top.
ics. Children should get a practical
knowledge Of geography in two years,
and should not be kept ct 1t through the
whole course of school life. Prof. Suit
lift followed with "a talk on civil gov
ernment. He thought every child
should have an idea of the government
of It's own country. at least. and u good
way TO begin was with township gov
prnHcnt. IL u De
instructed in voting. also, and would
recommend teachers who had no regu-
lar class in civil government, to take it
up as morning exercise at the OPEN
ing of school. In the afternoon Prof.
Croft dwelt on plant and animal life
and Prof Sultliff took up discount, illus.
trating his talk with blackboard exer-'
cises. The evening audience was en-
tertained by an interesting lecture by
Paul Du Chaillu. the noted African ex-
plprer and author.
Norton Jayne, one of Laceyville's
elacst citizens. died yesterday. The
funelal will be held Thursday at 10 a.
m, att the Laceyville Baptist church.
He was father Of the late J. A. Jayne,
Of this place. whose death occurred only
d few days since. The only remaining
member Of the family is Mrs. Fred.
with whom the old gentleman
lived.
. Scarlet fever has caused the tempo.
rary closing of the Falls school.