The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-18
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

| rented the Spring Grove House at Lake
| Carey and will take possession about
May l. The house Is attractively locat'
ed and enjoys a large patronage dur
| ing the summer outing season. Mr..
Dodge was formerly a resident OF Seat
tie. Wash.
Professor Racklyeft succeeded In Or
ganlzing a small class of pupils In vo-
cal music at the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday evening, but there Will
| doubtless be Il much larger attendance
on Tuesday evening next. II there are
no conflicting attractions. Mr.. Rack
| lyeft's terms are moderate-but $l,25
for twelve lessons. with private lesson
| to those who desire at 20 cents extra
The quota of prisoners at the jail
| Is reduced to one
Mrs. G. NJ Hickman has gone to
Waverly, N. Y, for a short visit
1t cost the county Sl35 to board the
jury and tiptaves during the Wall mur-
der trial.
Mrs. John Young and son, Walter,
who have been making an extended
visit with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. q. Walter. returned to their
home. In New York city, yesterday
| morning.
For genial manners and accommodate
ing ways commend to us j. II. Dan
iels. baggage master on trains SO and
"a, The quill driver of this department
is repeatedly under obligations to him
for favors done.
A special train is distributing new
telegraph poles along the Lehigh Valley
this week The poles are to be reset
the entire distance between Failing
Springs and Sayre.
James Conners. q son of John Con-
ners. who met a tragic death under
the cars year ago. has been given
employment by the Valley company as
section hand.
Miss Emma Titus has gone to New
York city to buy millinery goods.
+. +. Drake has gone to Harrisburg
in the interest of a client.
A new sidewalk was laid fronting
the Keeler property on Bridge street,
yesterday.
The rumor that Pratt had confessed
TO the murder OF Waterman since his
acquittal was fake yarn started by
some of the boys. who enjoy romancing
occasionally to measure the credulity
of the people.
Mrs. Kate Downing, of Allentown,
formerly of Scranton. is visiting friends
in this vicinity. She and her husband
are preparing to move to Baltimore.
Another warrant was issued for w.
H. Richmond. the alleged detective,
yesterday, on complaint of Peter Me-
Gee, landlord at the Warren Street no
tel. Richmond went to District At
torney Frear Tuesday and obtained
statement of his fees as witness in the
Wall case, and then proceeded to draw
his pay from the county. The COM
missioners did not ask for the state
ment, for they already had it on file.
Richmond then went to Mr.. MCGEE
and showed the statement, Offering to
sell the account at less figure. His
offer was accepted. and he pocketed
| the money and left town on the next
train. Constable Piatt went to Pitts
ton yeserday noon, with warrant, In
search of him. The quasi detective
has been travelling a rocky road since
| making his debut in Tunkhannock this
| being but one of many scrapes of var!-
Gus kinds he has got into. A man who
gravitates as readily to the wrong end
of his business as he does has evil
IDENTIFY mistaken his calling.
The abundance of counterfeit silver
dollars floating about indicates that
certain lines of industry are not para
lyzed by business depression.
Mrs. Charles Tremayne returned to
Ashley yesterday. accompanied by her
mother, Mrs William Fox.
The school board met Tuesday even
| ing and selected diplomas for the grad
uating class.
A warrant is out for Judson j.
Vaudeville, a Huntsville man, who pill
laged the house Of Charles c. Harding
while visiting up in this section few
days ago. Vaudeville entered the house
while the family were away and helped
himself to a pail of eggs and a pair
| of mittens. He then went into the cell
lar and helped himself to cider, allow
ing the conten It's of, the barrel to run
to waste, after partaking to his salts
faction. He sold the eggs at a nearby
grocery store and endeavored to dispose
of the mittens.
A Lehigh Valley freight conductor
was hauled UP before the burgess yes
terday morning and fined S. for block
aiding street crossing longer than the
law allows. That sort of thing has
been going on for some time, and 1t
was determined to make an example
Of somebody.