The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-09
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Of Nanticoke schools. and his family;
Mrs F. b. Parks and daughter Edith.
and Mrs. r. e. Pease. Of bloomsbury.
comprise a pleasant family party who
are occupying Mrs. Bucks cottage.
"Eaglesmere." at Lake Carey this
week.
The Montrose Republican says: John
Alden and wife. OF Russell Hill. wy
oming county. were guests at X. r.
Alden's the first OF the week. John"
IL the last one Of the family Of that
name. which has been continued from
generation to generation since the IA
nous John Alden" of Puritan days.
Evening preaching services at the
Presbyterian church have been aban-
doned for July and August. The Chris
tian Endeavor society will continue
their services as usual.
Mrs. Theodore Streeter returned
from Washington. d. c., Saturday
night.
Kenneth Leighton, of Chicago. is here
to spend the summer with his grand
father, Rev. N. Leighton.
The Turnpike street bridge has been
torn out. to be replaced by an iron one.
New abutments will have to be built.
and 1t will be some time before traffic
will resume Its normal course there
again. So
Miss Belle Dreckenridge! Of Bling
hamton, n. Y, Is a guest Of Rev. w. NJ.
Killers people.
Professor r. N. Davis and family. Of
Archibald, returned yesterday from a
visit to Lynn.
A squad Of carpenters were fitting up
lot Of old freight cars yesterday with
hunks, tables. etc, to be used by a
gang of Huns and Poles as boarding
quarters while laying the third rail on
the Montrose road. The foreigners, to
the number Of forty or fifty. are expect
ed to arrive this morning.
Since strengthening their battery by
the addition OF Messrs. Clark and
Chamberlain, the Tritons are playing
good ball. and the tilt with the Wilkes
Barre Young Mems Christian associa-
ton Saturday was as fine a game as
ever was played on the home grounds.
There was good fielding and good work
In the box on both sides, and though
the home team won by score Of to 5.
the game was well earned. The Pitts
ton team will be up today to try titles
with our boys. and another good game
Is anticipated. The Tritons have raised
the admission fee. to the grounds to Is
cents.
The long promised oil drilling opera
tions at Lovelton and Factoryville do
not yet materialize, and It is not prob
able that they will do 30 this season.
There Is plenty Of faith in the existence
Of oil in this county but few seem will
ing or able to show their faith by their
works.
Samuel Smythe, inventor and paten-
tee Of the well-known duplex stove
crate that bears his name, was here
yesterday. He Is brother Of Mrs.
Ritner Rosengrant.
The iron county bridge near T. G.
Walters Is nearly complete and the
painters began their work yesterday.
The bridge will not be Of much service
for some time yet, however, on account
Of the stone viaduct this side being yet
incomplete. 1t will require several
weeks to finish the whole job.
F. W. Newberry contemplates maxi
ing his home In Florida next winter.
Unless some unforeseen event trans
pires to change the complexion Of
things political In this state before July
2s. Wyoming county will stand in line
with the administration at the Republi-
can convention. Those known as
"rngleaders" are for Quay 20 a unit,
first. last and all the time, but so far
| as limited observation shows, the rank
and file Of the party are against the
dominant senator from Beaver. II r.
p. Northrop. the delegate. votes for
Chairman Gilkeson, we believe he will
have the approval Of nine-tenths of mis-
party.
A special train from the Baltimore
and Ohio road, bearing a large party
Of Washingtonians to Niagara Falls.
went north at S p. m. yesterday. 1t
contained seven coaches.
A new porch Is being erected on the
H. W. Bardwell residence.