The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-27
news Of This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

w. d. Sampson, of Emporium, Pa,
| former resident here. has purchased
| The ley property at the west end or
| Harrison street and will remove there
about April. l. 1t is probable that he
| will erect a new house in the near fu-
| ture
DIR. w. o. Bunnell was down from
| Wyalusing yesterday.
Duck hunters are having a harvest.
A fair audience turned out to the
| patriotic entertainment at the opera
house Monday evening, and the Grand
Army post realize something out of the
proceeds. The performers did we'll con-
sidering that they We're all amateurs,
and that they We're handicapped by the
| withdrawal of some of the supporters at
| the last moment They labored under
| considerable difficulty from the begin
ming. and that they We're able to carry
| it through at all was creditable to the
promoters.
Another agreement has been made be-
| tween the commissioners and Nj. V.
Wandall to construct the Tunkhannock
creek bridge abutments for 1915, but
the papers were not yet signed yester-
| day afternoon.
The state officers of the Patrons of
| Industry We're here yesterday EN- route
| for Springville, where they will attend
| the state convention today. They are:
| President. T.. b. Carey, of Wilkes
| Barre; vice-president, II. Tuttle, Burl-
| ington: secretary, c. II. Jennings, High
| land; treasurer, Aaron Decker, Mehoop-
| any. The delegates from this county
are n. w. Reynolds and NJ. j. Mileham.
William b. Bricker, of Cogan Station.
Lycoming county, state secretary Of
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
union, was here yesterday. He is en-
| deavoring to effect a consolidation of
all the different farmers organizations
into one.
Miss Maude Henning, bright young
| lady at Mehoopany, is reported criti-
| cally i'll with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Eggleston have
| gone to Peckville to attend the funeral
| of a grandchild.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
| will give a social supper in the church
parlors Friday evening.
+. ]. Wandall is home from Mans
| field school to take in the farmers con-
vention.
The remains of Mrs. Jacob Depue, of
Peckvile. will be brought to Lake Win
ola for burial today.
The farmers institute opened at the
court house yesterday with good at
tendance, Notwithstanding the state
of the roads and weather. o. f.. Reyn-
olds. of West Nicholson, was chosen
| chairman, and Frank Herman, of
Eaton, secretary. The programme was
followed as closely as possible, and the
| talks and papers We're bright, spicy
and interesting. r. S. Searles, of Mon
| trose, and A. c. Sisson, of LaPlume,
| were the only speakers from out the
county. Secretary Edge, of the state
! board of agriculture, was advertised TO
| be here for speech in the evening, but,
as usual, disappointed the people. A
good programme is mapped out for to-
| day and the attendance will doubtless
| be large.
Robert J. Burdette will lecture at the
court house March II on "A Twice
| Told Tale; or the Rise and Fall of the
Moustache" Admission, 35 cents.
l.. Steine, of Towanda, has rented
| the store room in the Democrat build
| ing and will move in with stock of
boots and shoes April |.