The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
news OF THIS VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

w. l.. Stilwell, of Lynn, was in town
yesterday enroute home from West
Pittston.
The Chautauqua club met with Mrs.
j. d. Carpenter yesterday afternoon.
A large number of people are sup
posed to be in attendance at the in
quisition at Laporte this week as wit
nesses. though nothing can be learned
| until they begin drifting back into
| civilization again. They may have per-
ished in the snow-covered Businesses of
Dutch mountain for all that their
| friends know, and If they do not show
| up by the first of May relief party
will be organized. The next judicial
| contest should be held in Alaska, by all
means
II. b. Grenville takes the place of
II. b. Hight on the board of health, the
latter's term having expired.
No.services will be held at the Epis-
copal church next Sabbath, the rector,
Rev. Coney having to 80 to Spring
Vile.
The locomotive tire as fire alarm is
dismal failure as at present arranged
Unless 1t can be hung so as to rever-
berate more clearly u cow-bell would
be preferable
The convention of the Ladies' Home
Missionary society of Wyoming dis
trict convenes in the Tunkhannock
Methodist Episcopal church on Thurs
day. March IA. The programme Is in
the hands of the secretary, Mrs. II. H.
Dale, of Scranton. and will probably
be out this week. Mrs. II. w. Bardwell
will lead the devotions, Mrs F.. p. Avery
will make the address of welcome, Mrs
w. Nj. Hitler reads an essay, and con-
siderable other local talent will be
utilized. The session promises to be
an Interesting one.
Beginning yesterday the borough
schools will hereafter have fifteen
minutes recess during both morning
and afternoon sessions. Heretofore
they have done without the recess
and closed quarter of an hour earlier
Josiah Adams writes from Virginia
that parties there have leased his farm
at Lovelton, this county, on which the
old oil we'll, No. |. was situated, and
VIII be on hand April to commence re-
opening the same well. This we'll was
drilled to depth of 2,0S9 feet in 1882,
and slight traces of oil and a flow of
gas sufficient to run the engine were
found. The investors We're large home
capitalists and ignorant of the oil busi-
ness. 1t was finally decided to torpedo
the well and an expert from Bradford
was sent to do it with dynamite. 1t
was believed by many at the time,
and the impression is still more deeply
Il
shooting" of the well was a farce and
the alleged dynamite nothing but lard
oil. A perfect record of the boring.
together with samples of earth taken
| nearly every foot as the drill descended.
were preserved by s. Judson Stark, of
this place, and are now in his possess
sion. Oil experts who have examined
them say that oil indications could be
no better. A strong vein of salt water
was struck before the drilling was
abandoned, and it is quite possible that
this may have driven the oil back and
thus prevented the success of the en-
terprise. In the re-opening of the well
casing will be put down and repetition
Of that fault guarded against.
George F. Kutz has purchased the
AOsihStcIt MAUI VI ~ fSeeu, ana
will use 1t for family buggy horse.
Charles Harding, of Meshoppen, Is
serving twenty-day term in jail for
being drunk and disorderly, and also
making an assault on one Hopkins.
John Barth is afflicted with neural
gia.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to Frank II. Brewer, of Mesh
oppen,, and Miss Jennie Neal, of Can
ton, n. J.
D. C. Dewitt, of Towanda, and ex-
Senator Rooney, of Susquehanna coun-
ty. were in town yesterday.
A son and heir was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Furman yesterday.
The prospects are good now that four
oil wells will be drilled in this county
this spring. If there are any lubricants
beneath us we will have them or fail
in the attempt.
Morris Swisher has been quite i'll this
week.
W. +. Little and r. ]. Bardwell re-
ceived dispatch last night to appear at
LapOrte at once with the papers con-
cerning the contest. 1t will be remem-
bered that they gathered the ballot
boxes in this county.