The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
MONTROSE.

News reached Montrose Monday of
the burning of the Butterfeld Mineral
Springs hotel near Rush. The fire was
discovered on Sunday afternoon and
was promptly extinguished, at least
supposedly SO. for late at night the in
mates were startled by cries of fire
which gained such headway that it
baffled the energies of willing hands and
the entire building was consumed. 1t
is not known whether the new proprie-
tor, Delmar Stark, held any insurance
on the property. The hotel is quite
noted in this section for the clair
voyant physician, DR.. E. f. Butter
field, first managed 1t about fifteen
years ago. The mineral water abounding
is said to be beneficial in toning up the
system and Mr.. Stark had figured on a
large summer business.
f. c. Sherman, who is the local super.
inten6ent of the Consumers Water COM
pany, said to the Tribune correspondent
that the water furnished to M)ntr osa is
all right now. 1t seems that SINE three
weeks ago the subsidiary streams aug
menting Jones' Lake, the source of the
water supply, arose over three feet
during one night. Now Jon IS Lake is
a meek and unpretentious body of
water and when her stock went up that
amount in a single night the strain was
more than she could bear 50 she became
rolled and ruffied, and Albef: Watner,
who resides about half mile north of
the Like, said that In thirty years the
stream known as Snake creek, it's out
Iat L- \ 1. Iii
man is anxious that Montrose should
have good water; he could not help or
avert the poor water she did get, but
now the water is all right and the water
looks like liquid crystal. The reser
voir will have it's annual bath in a short
time, as soon as all the leaves have
become docile. Mr.. Sherman is prac-
teal man and understands his business,
but he Is not a magician. Probably
there Is no other place in the state
where the water is better than Mont
rose.
F. II. c. Golden, of Susquehanna,
registered at the Exchange hotel on
Monday.
Perry Barnhart, of Rush, was in town
Monday.
Edward w. Rose, of Silver Lake. was
a guest at the Montrose House Monday.
A fierce forest fire is now raging
midway between Heart Lake and AL
ford. The entire side hill for some dis
tance is n mingled mass of flames and
a passenger who came over the Lacka-
wanna and Montrose railroad today
said the heat was intense. Fortunately
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suffer from the fiery element, but much
valuable timber is being consumed.
Mrs. S. B. Loomis, formerly of Mont
rose, but for several years a resident
Of Bingham mton, is endeavoring to OBJ
tain a divorce from her husband who,
1t Is said, now resides near or at De-
posit. f. N. Gilbert, OF Binghamton,
the attorney for Mrs. Loomis, was in
Montrose on Monday taking depositions
relative to the matter. .
Rev. Father E. j. Lafferty, of Auburn,
and Mr.. John Lanigan, of Archibald,
were in Montrose on Monday. Father
Lafferty is entertaining Mr.. Lanigan at
his parochial residence.
Charles Reed, jr., of this place, rode
to Scranton on Sunday, distance of
nearly forty miles, in 4 hours 10 min
utes. This is a record breaker.
T.. Guy, proprietor of the Montrose
House, is now convalescent, after hav-
ing been confined to his bed for sew
eral days.
Amos Nichols and J. +. Barns left
on Monday for Pittsburg where they
are to serve as Jurors at the United
States court
Rev. L. A. Warriner, pastor of st.
Paurs Episcopal church, preached his
first Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Montrose high
school. His text was from James.
|, 3-4. Knowing this. that the
trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work,
ye may be perfect and entire, wanting
nothing" The dissertation was un-
doubtedly the most powerful and APP
pllcable ever given in Montrose.