The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-28
news OF this VICINITY
MONTROSE.

Mrs. Ann Backus. accompanied by
Miss Lillian Backus, are the guests of
Mrs. Samuel Backus. at Scranton
The firm of Sayre & Shafer has been
dissolved. Mr. Shafer retiring.
Carmalt Rose, of Silver Lake, Is in
Montrose for a short stay.
The witnesses who have been in
Scranton for the Nell Frink trial have
returned. The only Montrose witnesses
sworn were DR.. Decker and Mr..
Loomis.
Charles Post, who is attending Cor
nell, is spending a few days with his
mother, Mrs. William Post.
Leonard Raynsford has returned
from Ithaca. n. Y, where he is pur-
suing his studies.
Miss Nellie Conklin has returned
from Binghamton, where she has been
spending few days.
George Watrous is confined to his
home with an attack of cholera morbus.
A. Lathrop sustained severe injuries
by falling on an icy pavement on We'd
nesday.
A delegation of Forest City tiremen
visited Montrose on Tuesday and made
thorough inspection of the apparatus.
They We're loud in their praises of the
splendid equipment of the Montrose fire
laddies.
Harry Barney. pupil at Woods
Business college. Scranton, is home
visiting his parents.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ainey, former
| ly of New Milford, are now occupying
| the L. Thatcher house, ON Church
street Mrs. Ainey's sister, Miss Belle
McCollumn, is spending u few days II.
| Montrose.
Frederick *. limerick, of Scranton,
was in town Tuesday last.
II 5. Kelly, of Tunkhannock, Is
| spending u few days with Montrose
| friends.
on Monday night, April l, Major
| George Fl. Whitney will inspect Com
| pany G, Thirteenth regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, at its drill
hall, Major Whitney will be accompa-
MED by Adjutant c. c. Conklin and
other officers of the staff.
j. NJ Jeffers has returned from the
sunny south.
| II. w. Beach. who is attending Le-
high university, returned on Wednes-
day for a few weeks visit with his
| parents.
c. d. Nash, prominent in the Brook
| lyn Oil company stated to The Trib-
une correspondent that a small
amount of oil had recently been struck
at a depth of 2.S00 feet. The company
will bore 5000 feet before disseminating
investigations. Should the present we'll
prove a failure, as the first one did.
a third we'll will be sunk in Wyoming
| county.
| Many people are making preparations
tC move this spring Z.
| There are at the present time ten
prisoners at the county Jail.
| Two prisoners We're brought to the
county Jail Tuesday night, NJ. II. Dris-
coll for dcfrauding Charles Stringham,
| OF Susquchanna, of a board bill, and
John Fitzpatrick. of Forest City,
charged with feloniously assaulting lit
tie Lizzie McAndrew, at Forest City.
Your correspondent saw him at the
| Jail, but he was exceedingly uncom-
muricative and would not talk of the
case. He is an intelligent looking man,
we'll dressed and rather good looking.
His case is the worst one to come be-
fore the grand jury this session.
Work of the grand jury: Mike Burdick
broke up the lookup" at Forest City
on Dec "a last in order that his Christ
mast might be celebrated properly. He
was indicted. Another Indictment
of a Forest City lawbreaker was that
of Antony Marafszki, who claimed to
Max Heller, dealer in meat and pork,
| that Antoni Sabolofscki had asked him
to get one pork shoulder. Antoni de-
MES it, so a pork shoulder valued at 81
| will either sent Antony to durance vile
or liberate him. Merritt E. English,
alias Harry English, signed an order,
using another mans name. 1t read:
"Jenery the 2S, 1895 Mr. Kesler please
| let Harry English hav 1Os dollars oblige
| Keen Lake" He was q poor speller.
but got the money. Antony Muchnicki
stole ten pools balls, the property of a.
Mower, Forest City. He was also held
for trial. Michael Healy and James
Healy were indicted on several charges
for assault with intent to kill, robbery
and assault and battery. They are the
tramps who held up ex-Sheriff B. F..
McKune in Susquehanna January last,
and are decidedly tough-looking indi-
viduals. Other indictments are Anna
| Musufski, Forest City, selling liquor IL
legally; Asa Fish, Great Bend, larceny.