The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-09
TONkfiANNOCk.

Samuel s. Bre2se who has been q
journeyman at Kutz's harnessraking
establishment for the past eleven years,
has resigned his position to accept one
as foreman at M. II. Posts shop in
Wilkes Barre. He Is steady, hard
working young man, and has attended
faithfully to his task through all his
years of service here. scarcely taking
the vacation necessary to preserve
health. He Is a competent workman.
and his new employer will doubtless
find him fully capable to meet all re-
Guirements. He was teacher i'm the
Methodist Sunday school. and q prom
inent worker in the E.pworth league.
where his familiar figure and voice will
be missed
Mrs. Fannie Stark, relict of the late
Seth Stark. of West Nicholson, and
mother of d. w. Stark, of this place.
died on Friday last. The funeral was
held at the Stark church. East Lemon,
yesterday. Rev. Can Campen officiating.
She was 81 years. of age. but had been
very active up to about three weeks
hence. when she became affected with
liver trouble. which finally caused her
death. Mrs. Ziza Billings. of this place,
is sister of the deceased.
The Methodist Sunday school will
elect officers Tuesday night, the Ep-
worth league Friday night. and the
Grand Army Saturday of this week.
The steam heat apparatus at the
Keeler house Is practically complete,
and the guests may now take n Turkish
bath.
Arthur r. Belts, who lost an arm in
Mack's mill several years ago. is now
troubled with assesses in the stump
remaining, and q surgical operation
was necessary a day or two since to
relieve him of the accumulated pus
The member threatens to give him con-
siderable trouble, and the surgeons
give him no encouragement that Sec
ond amputation would effect a cure.
Every available pair of skates is do
ing service these days, and golf is the
popular pastime. In our boyhood days
1t was Shiny"
Frank Chaffee has returned from the
Atlanta exposition, having arrived
there one day too late to secure his ex-
pected position. The Wyoming county
ptcpic WIN iioiu puSitioHS tucIe, tIt.
Misses Effie Reynolds. Lizzie Wandall
and Lizzie McKelvey, and all are doing
we'll. Miss Reynolds is at the head of
the amber department on the exposition
grounds. Miss Wandall Is cashier in
large store outside and Miss Nickel
vey is clerk in the same establish
ment.
Report comes from Wilkes Barre that
Miss Lucy Shelp, formerly Of this place,
died of spinal meningitis at the hospi-
tai Friday night. The announcement
occasloned come surprise, as 1t was
scarcely known here that she was all
ing. She was a daughter Of the late
Rev. William Shelp. of the Wyoming
conference. and a young lady of un-
doubted integrity and Christian char
acter. The remains win be taken to
Fairdale, Susquehanna county. Tues
day for burial. Rev. ". NJ. Hitler. Of
this place, will conduct the services.
John Miller goes to Pittston this
morning to hold down case in the
Gazette Office
Francis +. Rogers received a letter
a day or two since from his father, who
is attending a light 7house about twenty
miles out from New York city. The
only remarkable thing about 1t is that
Francis Is "a years of age, and the faith
cr is said to be t1S, and possessed Of
the use of his faculties to the extent
that men half his age usually are.