The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-08
news OF THIS VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

John Wilsey, who underwent Sc
we're surgical operation Saturday
night ait the hands of Drs. Dornsife, or
this place. and Guthrie, of Wilkes
Barre, is getting along finely.
Jenkins Brunges and Miss Alice
Streeter are both students at Wyo-
ming seminary this winter.
N. II. Mack started for Waynesboro
yesterday morning.
Loman Bardwell and Otis Carr took
the Buffalo express last night for Tenn
pee, Ariz., where they purpose MAX
ing their future home.
Editor +. c. Mckee, of Towanda, was
making social calls here yesterday.
Carl Rhinehart, who has been suf-
ferer for a long time with accumula-
tions in the pleural sac, went to the
Wilkes-Barre hospital and had an
operation performed. Reports from
him are not of an encouraging nature.
Two daughters of Joseph Ellsworth,
of Vose, carried a hot iron to bed with
them a few nights since as foot
warmer. The iron set fire to the bed
clothes, and when the father woke up
and went on a tour of investigation
some time in the night, he discovered
1T just in time to save the house and
probably the lives of the unconscious
girls. One of them remarked that it
was the first time she had had warm
feet this winter
Irwin Wheelock, of Eatonville, re-
ceived a telegram Saturday night stat
ing that his brother, Gordon, who lived
at Mountain Ranch, Cal, was dead.
No particulars We're given, but 1T is
presumed that his death was due to
accident. He was miner of gold
quartz, and had been in California
since 1860. His brother Daniel is at
Pike City, that state, and will care for
his remains. 1t is not probable that
they will be brought east for burial.
He was 81 years of age and unmarried.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry b. Hitler went
to Carbondale yesterday.
1t now develops that the burning of
the Meshoppen Touring mill was doubt
less the work of fire bugs. George
Bond, the miller, went through the
mill and inspected everything as usual
before the locking up for the night.
When he broke in the door after the
alarm of fire a trap door was raised
that ne had left shut. A man was re-
ported as seen running in the opposite
direction from the mill about the time
the alarm was given, but in the dark
ness and confusion he was not identi-
fed.
]. A. Dewitt of Falls, spent Sun
day at Sheriff Knapp's.
County Auditors l.. L. Travis, w. U.
Shaw and j. L. Tiffany are at their
work.
One lone jury commissioner was the
only county officer to take the oath of
office yesterday. He was Horace Baker
of Meshoppen.
Mrs. C. W. Hoffa returned to Du-
shore yesterday.
l.. Hilkowich and family spent Sun
day in Scranton.
Two cases of varioloid at Skinner's
Eddy are already reported, and there
is reason to fear that the trouble may
become widespread, as the man who
first contracted the disease was not
quarantined until he had visited nearly
every business place in town.
Mrs. w. f. Streeter, of Benizette, Pa.
is visiting friends in this section. She
came east to attend the funeral of her
brother, DR.. Frear, at Wilkes-Barre.
An east bound freight train struck a
broken frog directly opposite this sta.
ton Sunday and sixteen cars were de-
rallied. The track was blockaded fol
some time, and the wrecking crews al
Coxton and Towanda were both called
into requisition.