The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-13
TUNKHANNOCK.

TUNkHANNOCK.
A good house greeted Bob Burdette.
the h-provoking lecturer Monday
night. There Is something 50 ludicrous
and yet without sarcasm, in his talk
that he is a general favorite here, not
only upon the platform, but among the
circle that always surrounds him when
off of 1t. In bis lectures and writings
he holds up our own foibles before us
in such u comical way that he sets us
laughing at ourselves in spite of our
selves. Interlarded with them are
veins of pathos and touches of human
nature that gives the whole thing a
zeSt that mere nonsense can never pos
sess. AS hurhorist he ranks among
the first now living. The Baptist young
people are very highly pleased over
the success of their enterprise.
Nine mail sacks filled with seeds were
delivered at the postoiiice yesterday
morning for Hon. E. j. Jorden. They
are u legacy from. the agricultural de-
partment. and will be distributed
among the horny-handed sons of toll
in the district
Theodore Streeter attended the con-
vention of the Tri-County Funeral Di-
rectors' association, at Wilkes-Barre
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Kresky We're at
Scranton yesterday.
Mrs. George W. Stark returns thanks
to her neighbors and the Masonic fra
ternity for their kindness during her re-
cent atilction.
Spencer ID. Reed has abandoned his
project of going south for the present.
Miss C1rrie Graham is visiting Pitts
DR.. D. H. Dol Olhsife visited Scranton
yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Hayden receives en-
couraging reports from her little
daughter. Marguerite, who is receiving
treatment for softening of the bones
at the Hospital of the Merciful Sa-
viour, in Philadelphia. The attendants
are hopeful that cure will be affected
and say the little tot has become the
pet of the institution.
Rev. ]. F. Jones, of Montrose, was
in town yesterday.
Wyoming County Pomona grange
meets here today, the morning session
beginning at $50 o'clock in the Grand
Army of the Republic hall. S. r..
Brunges will make the address of well
come, and H. p. Loomis, of Lemon, re-
spends. The first topic for discussion
will be: Would it be benefit to So
ciety to levy a tax for celibacy on every
man who reaches the age of 80 years
unmarried?" Mrs. Norman Sterling, of
Meshoppen, leads. The next topic will
be brought on by Mrs. Samuel Decker,
of Falls. and is: who does most good {;
they that leave nothing undone at
home, or they that devote some time to
the cause of education, temperance and
social purity?" Mrs. George b. Patter-
son and Mrs. Edith X. Stark, of East
Lemon, as well as others, will assist in
the way of essays, discussions, etc.
Guests from out of town will be fur
nished dinner at the keeler House at
the expense of the home society.
Harry b. Hitler has returned from
Carbondale.
A case of diphtheria is reported in
the Rhinehart family up Turnpike
street. The victim is Anna, one Of the
little girls.
The evangelestic meetings at the NJ.
E. church are moving with gratifying
success, and quite a large number of
seekers are at the altar nearly every
service. a general breakup is conf
IDENTIFY looked for before the close of the
campaign, which will doubtless be early
next week, as Mrs. Davis expects to
leave at that time. She is a practical,
forceful lady, thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of her master, and 1t Is ap-
parently her highest ambition to in
duce people to become reconciled unto
God. She announces bible readings for
Wednesday and Friday afternoons at
8 O'Clock, and also on Thursday evening,
when her topic will be "A three-story
house with but one window in It,"
The Sunday morning services will be-
gin at 10 instead of l0:3O, when she will
relate her own experimentation she
was converted, drifted away into scept-
icism, reclaimed and started into evan
gelistic work. At 3 p. m. a mems meet
ing will be held at which Mrs Davis
will sing and speak. These mems meet
most interesting.
Ex-Judge Charles Armstrong and
brother Joseph went to Scranton yester-
day to attend the funeral of their sister,
Mrs. Zella Price.
Street Commissioner Carpenter and
Councilman James Deubler went gun
ming for offenders who are violating
the ordinance against throwing ashes
In the street and bagged some of the
borough officials themselves.
The Heptasophs meet at the G.. A. Il.
hall tonight
A telegram from ID. c. WeWitt yester-
day stated that he was sick and would
be unable to fill his engagement to lee
ture here tonight.
Mrs. John B. Overfield, of Meshoppen.
Is reported as improving In health.
Captain w. G. Graham Is an enthu-
siastic sportsman, and day or two ago
went over to Scranton to interview
Fish Commissioner Stillwell in regard
to getting some bass fry to put into
the Susquehanna at this point. He was
told that Tunkhannock had had its
proportion of fish and no more could
be furnished. AS the captain knew that
we had had none at all for three or four
years he examined the books and found
that some of the Lake Carey chaps had
been getting fish on our credit. When
the thing was explained the commits
sioner promised to send over 10000 black