The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-08
TUNkHANNOCk.


Oh sing we song of the jolly Spring
time, when life is a pleasure indeed
when nature Is donning her green sum
mer dress and bright ming the forest and
mead; when, of all papers that come
from the press, The Tribune's the stuff
| If you know how to read.
A tip on lady's hat is worth two In
rowboat.
Leonard Carlin, brakeman on the
Montrose road, was married Monday to
Miss Cora Terry, of Springfield
The fire hose was attached to a plug
| in front of the court house yesterday,
and the lawn thoroughly sprinkled. The
| The street main, on the north side of
the square, was tapped also, so that
connection may be made for sprinkling
| the rear plat.
Su Kee, the Chinese laundryman, who
| located here a month or two ago, has
become discouraged and departed for
| other fields. The Lackawanna laundry,
Scranton, has an agency here with w.
| II. Arnts, and the Mongolian was not
able to cut into their patronage. He
went to Bloomsbury with a view to
finding location.
Miss Lizzie Gessler, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. N. Fox. for
| several days, returned home yesterday.
George Kutz is laid up with car
buncles again.
Negotiations are pending between the
Gray Candy company, of this place.
and Thomas w. Haines & Co., of South
Mli in CT Il, f,p
chase of the latters baking and con-
dictionary establishment. If the deal
is consummated, the Gray brothers will
remove to that city, and another of
Tunkhannocks industries will be
sponged off the slate.
The Wyoming county Prohbitionists
will meet at the office of the county
chairman, DIR. c. II. Dana, on Wednes-
day, May Is. to nominate county
treasurer and elect delegates to the
Pittsburg convention.
At the Baptist ministerial conference
Monday afternoon Rev. George Hine,
pastor of the Tunlahannock church,
reported eighteen baptisms since Feb
ruary, and twenty more candidates
awaiting baptism. Tae also reported
man Hill and Brookside, which are be-
ing worked in connection with the
Tunkhannock church. The other
churches in the county mostly gave
good reports, also much substantial
work being done, The evening session
was occupied with an interesting SER
mon by Rev. d. G. McGee, of Wilkes
Barre.
B. f. Hight and Charles Burgess have
purchased the Henning lot on Harrison
street. 1t is rumored that the latter
will build.
Paul Billings & Sons, the hardware
men, have purchased the brick block
adjoining their store on the north and
| Will fit up an elegant Office therein.
The building is now occupied by Miss
Emma Titus as a millinery store
&. o. Dersheimer, esq, and Miss Amy
Il. Rogers We're married at the home OF
the former on Putnam street at 10 a. M
yesterday. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. S. C. Hodge in the pres
ence of only the immediate relatives
| Refreshments We're served, and at 2.2C
the couple took the Buffalo express for
Denver, Col, where they will spend
several months, Mr.. Dersheimer hav-
ing business interests there. They will
return in September or October to occu-
py their Putnam street residence
which is now undergoing a thorough
remodelng, and will be in readiness for
| them.
| Mrs. ]. G. Menger, of Post Hill, is
spending a few days at Mrs. +. II,
Knapp's.
A committee appointed by J.W. Reyn-
olds post, No. 9S, Grand Army of the
Republic, to make arrangements for
Memorial Day, announce the following
The post will attend divine service at
the Methodist Episcopal church on Sun
day, May 26. Rev. $. w. Weiss preach
ing the sermon. May 80 detachments
cemeteries about the county and decor
ate the graves of soldiers. At 12.45 p.
m. they will meet at the post room In
this place and at o'clock sharp they
will move to Gravel Hill cemetery,
headed by Temple commandery band.
After the graves there have been deco
rated an address will be delivered by
Rev. w. M. Hitler.
A number of the town people will go
to Mehoopany today to attend the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union con-
vention.
A party of Grand Trunk officials are
doing the Lehigh Valley In recherche
style this week as guests of Charles 8.
Lee, general passenger agent of the lat
ter road
The Tunkhannock Manufacturing
company are, contemplating putting In
sprinklng apparatus throughout the
spool factory as a protection against
fire.
M. s. Jackson was called to Ricketts,,
| Sullivan county, yesterday by the Sc
we're Illness OF his sister. Mrs. John Cor
nell.
Burdocls Blood Bitters is natures true
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