The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-02
FOREST CITY.

Charles Leroy Wheeler, Of Scranton,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
There was a meeting of the Forest
City Republican club, at Davies hall,
last night
The news of the defeat of Susque-
hanna's candidate for the congressional
nomination occasioned regret here and
elsewhere through the county, but that
will not hinder us from giving James
H. Codding, of Bradford, a rousing ma
jority when election comes around.
Policeman Levi Bunting, II. f. Ref
ler, Walter Brain and George Martin
went fishing at Long pond, over in
Wayne county, Thursday, and came
home at night with 1852 perch and pick
erel. 1t was the last day Of the sea-
son, but they improved 1t well.
A social will be held at Davies hall
on Feb. Is. The committee Of arrange
ments is composed of Thomas Reid,
Hugh Murphy and John f. McCabe.
Yesterday morning James Ording had
his left leg broken. He was riding up
Dundaff street with one of the Rich
mUnd teams, and when about half way
up the hill jumped off the sleighs. He
stepped on one side of the road just as
Harry Dolph came shooting along on a
hand sled The sled struck him fairly,
throwing him to one side and shatter-
ing both bones of his leg. DR.. d. Dwy-
er was called and reduced the fracture.
Charles Fallon received a painful in
| jury in a very simple manner, while
at work in the mines of the Hillside
Coal and Iron company yesterday
morning. He was close to the wall
| and bending over when he raised up
| quickly and a ragged piecS of coal
struck him over the right eye, cutting
deep hole. DR.. Dwyer found it neces-
sary to take two stitches to close the
wound.
Union revival services will continue
next week, and will probably be held
in the Baptist church. These meetings
have thus far been very well attended
and have resulted in the conversion OF
a large number
Tomorrow will be observed in the
| Presbyterian church as "Baptisma
Sunday" The pastor will preach or
the subject: THE Importance of Bap.
tism.'
The first vice-president of the Ep
worth league of the Methodist Episco
pal church has arranged for specia
services tomorrow morning, with 6
special sermon by the pastor. Rev.
C. Hogan. All league workers are es
pecially invited to be present.
H. X. Vaughn. a former resident O.
Forest City, but now inhabiting tn,
chief town Of Rainbow county. called
on his many warm friends here yester
day Hugh Is now in the employ Of tn,
| Anthracite.
d. w. Brewster, the commissions
appointed b. the court to take evidenc,
in last springs contested election
cases. has handed in his report. If tn
court approves 1t, the present Dem
ocratic councilmen, John McDonal,
and Fred Wellbrook, will continue t
hold their seats, and K. c. Danniar
Democrat, will take J. G. Westcott'
place as collector of taxes. However
The ccnrtrfias not passed on the matte
yet. and What is another story"
The capital stock of the Fores; Git
Car and Manufacturing company ha
| DetH lnCTSdSeu w SSV,VVO anu $lf,VUU nt
already been taken, 10 per cent. o
which has been already paid in.
charter was applied for this week
Mine cars will be manufactured by tn
company and Gallagher's patent axl
box will be used. The industry prom
ises to be an important one, and othe
towns are trying to induce the com
pany to locate its factory elsewher
than in Forest City, but as most of tn
stock Is held here the factory will b
built here without a doubt.
. AS result of fight at what
, usually known as 1.-The Blazing Stump,
but more properly called Warrenvill,
, one man Is suffering from a fracture
skull and bad scalp wound; anothe
!, has very black and discolored az
|, pearance about his optics, and anothe
is severely cut and bruised about tn
!, head and face. Sunday evening las
I David Evans Philip Phillips and Ben
jamin Morris went into the house OF
man named Barson. where report say
spirits frumenti and certain mai
}, liquors are dispensed on the quiet. 9TH
constables do not know this) Barso