The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-06
news OF this VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

| MISS ASleS ipecker, OF MenOOpally
visited friends here while EN- route home
from Wilies-Barre.
II. Borden, formerly with Weit2en-
| corn & Sons at Wilkes-Barre. has en-
| gagged with p. Marks. the clothier. Mr.
| Borden has had eighteen years expert
ence in the clothing trade, and comes
| highly recommended.
Lutte Barlow is much better of his
| eye difficulty, but will remain in Wilkes.
| Barre the balance of this week.
State Secretary w. p. Bricker and
State Oragnizer Frank Quick, of the
Farmers alliance, are spending a couple
of weeks in the county organizing new
| societies.
Forty conversions are reported al
Forkston as result of the recent re-
vival efforts there.
The proposed evangelistic campaign
at the Tunkhannock Methodist Eplsco.
pal church under direction of Mrs
Grace Weiser Davis will begin Friday
evening next and continue about two
weeks, each evening except Saturdays
Sabbath services will be held at the
| usual hours. and Wednesday and
| Thursday afternoons she will conduct
Bible readings at oclock The people
are cordially invited to all these SER
vices.
Rev. a. L. Benton. of Montrose, and
Rev. 5. c. Hodge. of this place, will ex-
change pulpits next Sabbath.
The MOntrose train encountered
about six feet of snow near CooPs sta
tion yesterday morning, and We're two
hours overtime making the trip. It's q
| marvellous country up in that direction
George Leighton was over from Glen
| burn Monday to secure Il nurse, a do
| mestic in his family being sick with
| diphtheria.
Miss Carrie Leighton has gone tC
Jewett, n. Y to teach school.
John Wilsey has gone to hospital
| for treatment.
Charles Fassett, one of the Oldest and
| most respected residents of Mehoopany
| died of diabetes Monday night. aged
nearly 76 years. He was q son of Major
| Fassett, who died a few years since
after having resided continuously or
| the old homestead for ninety years
| Charles resided on a farm on Colder
| Hill until a few years since, when he
| erected q comfortable residence at Me.
| hoopany village and removed his fami
| ly there. He was possessed of consider
| able means, a loyal member of the
| Methodist Episcopal church, and mar
| who was looked up to in the commun'
| ity. He leaves wife, one son anC
| three daughters. George, the son, is O
farmer living on Golden Hill; Ann mar.
| ried Rev. j. +. Jones, a we'll known
| Methodist minister, and now resides al
Montrose; Name is now Mrs. Clinton
| Lewis, a Wyalusing merchants wife
and Jennie, an unmarried daughter
still resides at home. The funeral will
| be held in the Methodist Episcopa
| church at Mehoopany on Thursday a
| II a. m. Six nephews, Theodore Street
er, John B. Fassett, John B. Jennings
| Harry Jennings, f. S. Dana and George
| F. Dana, have been selected as pail
bearers.
About 100000 feet of logs are stored
along the banks of the south branch
| of Mehoopany creek, awaiting the go
| ing out Of the ice so that they can be
| driven down to the mill. The spring
| floods always make lively times among
| the lumbermen up in that section.
A. b. Fargo has bought a vacant lot
| off the Mack property on McComt
street.
The third of the series of Shakespear
| ian lectures occurs at the court house
| this evening. The subject will bt
"Shakespeare's Matchbox and Sword
March 90 Mr.. Sprague will give "Per
and Pencil"
w, II. Reynolds, son of Prothonotary
Reynolds, is home from Mansfield
school.
Spencer D. Reed will join his parent!
| in Florida next week.
Courts of appeal are bringing the tax
| payers to town in considerable number!
these days. A man who will submit t.
anything else in the world, will kicl
| like a church choir over his rating by
| the assessor, in many instances no
without cause.
Bert and Willie Wheelock, sons o
Commissioner Wheelock, are laid VI
with grip.
John Madden is recovering NIGEL!
| from the terrible burns received b!
| falling upon hot stove.
| News of the death of Frank Hager
man, president of the Scottsville Lum
| Der company, comes from Mt. Bethel
Northampton county, his old home
His demise occurred on Friday last.
The Burdette lecture on Monda.
evening promises to draw a full house
Bob Is a genial soul, and his mirthfu
| sayings are all of the kindliest sort. no
n grain of sarcasm in them. The Low
| price of the entertainment, 80 cents
| should insure good attendance.
At an adjourned meeting of the tow
council yesterday the following officer
were elected: President. j. Il. Sckler
secretary, J. Wood Piatt; treasurer
| Charles Dietrich.
Jacob Kresky has decided not to &
to Scranton with his son to engage Il
the mercantile business, but will re
main In Tunkhannock another yeai
| This arrangement Is made on accoun
of the poor health of his wife.
] Edward Hines. of Wysox, visited hi
| uncle, ID. l.. Jackson, the latter part O
| the week.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary SC
ciety of the Presbyterian church hav
elected the following officers: Pres
dent, Mrs. r. T.. Northrop: vice-presI
dent. Mrs. o. $. Mills; treasurer. Mrs
B. w. Lewis; secretary, Miss S. +
| Bower.
James Donley has moved his famil
into the Swisher residence on McCom
| street.
Mrs. Wilcox, who was here nursin
her brother. $. S. Breese has returne
to Wilkes-Barre.
The funeral of Newell Love, G
Meshoppen occurred at that place yes
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