The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01
news OF this VICINITY
STROUDSBURG.

ShOftly Defore Il. III.
The trustees OF the First Presbyter-
ian church of this place on Tuesday
purchased of G. n. Carr, of Tobyhanna,
his large brick house on Center street.
II has long been occupied by the pastor
of the Methodist church as a parson-
age. The Presbyterians On the bor-
ough have long felt the need of suit
able parsonage and have now pur-
chased one most conveniently and nice
~ located and very commodious. The
price paid was $2,S50.
Miss Martha Greenwald left town on
Saturday for the Presbyterian hos
pital in Philadelphia, where she will
take course of instruction with the
view of becoming professional nurse.
Miss Rose Angle Il is reported. expects
soon to be enrolled in the same insttu-
tion, having similar purpose with
Miss Greenwald.
At the election hold in Analominli
lodge of Odd Fellows. of East Strouds-
burg, the following brethren We're
chosen to positions, viz: n. c., John
Fisher; V. c., Samuel Halterman; sec
retary, u. +. Srdth; assistant secre-
tary. Nathan Ebert; trustee. William
Cramer. Nineteen votes were east by
the p. G.s for grand lodge officers.
At recent meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association b. NJ. Pos
ten, of this place, was elected general
secretary in place of L. j. Dewsnop.
Mr. Posten is well qualified for the
work, and is an earnest and conscien-
tious member of the organization.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the Fair association, it was decided
to hold three stake races at the coming
fair. The purses for these races are
$500, $1,000, 81 900 respectively, and the
races are named the hotel stakes. the
East Stroudsburg Merchants stakes
and the Stroudsburg Merchants stakes.
There is considerable talk of the pur-
pose of the Susquehanna road to lay
double track. But the only thing def
mite is that during the coming season
improvements, which include a double
track, will be made on a portion of the
road through New Jersey; but it is said
TO be improbable that this work will en-
tend over the entire line.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Turn, of East
Stroudsburg. have returned from a
trip to New York city.
Albert Biesecker has returned from
an extended trip to New York city.
Sheriff Kresge closed up the grocery
store of Peter s. Transue, of Main
street, on Thursday morning, on seven
executions amounting to s26s9.65. Those
holding executions against the mercer
are George w. Correll, of Easton. $4O0:
Bixler & Correll. of Easton, $446.31; A.
o. Allen, of Portland, $500: Wagner &
Kellem, of New York. $5OS.34; DR.. ]. II.
Shull, 500: George F.. Heller, $500: Will
liam Gulick, $l75; the latter three gen
tlemen being all Of Stroudsburg
p. s. Transue has moved into the
house lately vacated by w. c. Cool
baugh.
The Stroudsburg Daily Times will
celebrate it's first anniversary on April
!, in a novel and unique manner. and
will also give the new woman a
chance to prove that she can edit and
issue newspaper in mannerthat will
transcend comparison, as that issue will
be gotten out entirely by the ladies of
the two Stroudsburgs. The reporting
and editorial staff will vacate their
offices, and the ladies will take entire
possession and assume control of the
number for the day. 1t Is expected that
this edition will far surpass in literary
merit anything that has heretofore
been published in this county, as the
ladies for some time past have been
busily engaged in preparing essays on
difficult subjects, criticisms and re-
views >of new books. hints on horticul-
ture, and the art cuisine with which to
supplement the usual dry personals,
state politics and criminal news.
N. F. Seitz, of Easton. was in town
on Friday on business.
James Hoover and family will move
to Scranton in few days.
Miss Lou Yetter is home from her
studies at Drew Seminary for few
days, visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Yetter.
Miss Sue Stone, of East Stroudsburg,
has left for Easton to learn the dress
making trade. =.
William Ray, colored, while drunk,
threatened to carve up his parents with
butcher knife and razor. Police
man Welter, who was summoned. took
him in, and Mayor Kistler sentenced
MN 10 lorty-eisht hours III the iockup.
The international Boiler works. OF
East Stroudsburg, are busily engaged
In manufacturing two car loads OF air
shafts for the acknowledgement Drill
works of Easton.
Howard Shively. the barber of East
Stroudsbure, is very enterprising. and
has moved into the new shop erected
by him next to the Academy of Music.
He has one of the finest appointed es-
Establishments In this setion, being light
ed with arc electric lights, and has all
conveniences.
The Salvation Army will open their
barracks in the Old school house in
East Stroudsburg in n short time as