The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-17
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TUNkkANNOCk.

The heavy freeze OF Saturday and
Sunday nights laid out everything In
the way of green truck that was ex-
posed Such a cold snap so early In the
season gets ahead of even the Oldest in
labitant.
A soaking rain. starting in about 2.3O
yesterday afternoon, was welcome
break to the long and tedious drouth
that has prevailed.
Rev. G. c. Lyman, Of Pittston. who
has Just returned from a visit to Iowa,
was In town briefly yesterday.
The proposed railroad to connect with
the Lehigh Valley at Mehoopany and
run back into Sullivan county, passing
through Forkstown. seems to he In a
languishing condition. The coal, oil.
gas, graphite, and oyster mining busi-
ness is ditto. AS a source of news items
that country Is prolific, but as a re-
gion of dividend paying industries 1t
PANS out very poorly, laying aside
farming, huckleberry picking and few
minor occupations of Cehe sort
The Democratic county convention
yesterday afternoon failed to arouse
any contest worthy of note, and every
thing worked as smoothly as though
running on ball bearings. The meet
ing was called to order by County
Chairman F. H. Platt, and ]. Wood
Piatt was chosen to preside. NJ. d..
Miller and &. l.. Walker were elected
secretaries and Editor Day. of the
Democrat. reading clerk The customary
endorsement of the national adminis-
tration and condemning of the state
administration was embodied In the
resolutions. and they were disposed of
In the usual manner. Only three candi-
dates for the office of county treasurer
lnAN ~
TunkhannOck borough; James SwartZ,
of Overtield,and J. d. Inman. of Tunk-
hammock township. Dewitt received
twenty-nine votes the first ballot and
that settled the hopes Of the other fel-
lows. F. +. Drake and e. .. Der
sheimer were pitted against each other
for district attorney, but Drake car
ried off thirty-one of the delegates and
that fixed that matter. f. V. Sickler
was nominated for county surveyor by
acclamation, and c. $. Knapp and j. B.
Lee We're selected to go to the next
state convention. That being the eX-
tent of the business the convention
closed.
About twenty people Joined the New
York excursion at this point yesterday,
several OF them coming down from
Montrose. The train was composed OF
nine coaches, including a chair car, and
the majority of them We're comfortably
filed.
The merry-go-round has been trans
ferred from Bedford Park to the fair
ground.
The funeral of Mrs. Otis N. Stark will
occur at East Lemon today.
Letters received from the girls who
went to the Atlanta exposition indi-
cate that they arrived at their desina-
tion in prime condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Frantz. of Wilkes
Barre. were guests Of the latter's sis
ter. Mrs. o. M. Osterhout, over Sunday.
Mrs. Frantz and the children will re-
main for several days.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to Rev. Herbert NJ. Pease,
of Eatonville, and Blanche Shelley, of
Lake Winola; Daniel o. Collins and
Miss Eliza A. Hope, both Of North
Branch township.
Miss Eva Sickler, Of Binghamton. Is
a guest of her sister, Mrs. r. f. Bill
lings.