The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-15
TUNkHANNoCK.

Charles Blakslee, Superintendent OF
the city water works at Mauch Chunk,
was in town yesterday.
Rev. w. M. Hitler, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, has gone to
New York state for brief vacation,
and no preaching services will be held
at his church next Sabbath. The Sun
day school and social meetings will be
held, as usual.
The sale of the Warren Street hotel
property has been postponed one week.
1t is now booked to occur on Saturday,
Nov. 2, at / p. m.
The engagement of Lu 3. Cake and
Ella June Meade for an entertainment
at the Methodist church Oct. 25 has
been cancelled for various reasons. The
Sadie Kaiser concert engagement Is not
off, as was rumored, but will take place
Oct. 90.
Attorneys B. w. Lewis, G. f. Terry
and +, ]. Jordan, the committee APP
pointed to revise the court rules, are
attending to that duty now, and their
report will probably be ready for pre-
sentation at the November term of
court.
Fred Billings has gone to Homer,
N. Y, to take charge Of the branch
office of Paul Billings & Co. for two
or three weeks. while ]. w. FaSsett, the
agent there, goes out on the road.
Judge Dunham will be here on Tues
day, Oct. %. to hear the arguments
upon the exceptions filed in the Mack
& Miller audit.
Merchants complain Of petty counter
thieving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hungerford, of
Wilkes-Barre. were in town yesterday,
enroute to Springville. Mr.. Hunger
ford is supply agent for the Jersey Cen
tral road, but Is native of Sprlngville.
and has gone up for a hunting expedi-
tiOn.
The new Lehigh Valley flyer that is
expected to rival the New York Cen
trails world-renowned fast train Is not
scheduled yet, but will be put on In a
few days. 1t Is intended to cover the
distance between New York and Buffa-
10 in nine hours and ten minutes, max
ing stops only at the principal points
along the line. 1t will pass this station
some time in the afternoon.
The judicial contest court convenes
at Laporte again today. This session
will be devoted to the arguments upon
the exceptions filed against the findings
Of the court.
The long-continued illness of Willard
r. Bullock terminated finally In his
death at p. m yesterday. The funeral
will be held on Thursday at 2 p. m.
and will be In charge OF the knights of
Pythias, Of which he was a member.
Rev. w. M. Hitler will be the officiating
Clergyman. The deceased was n con-
sistent member Of the Methodist Epjs-
copal church and was man most high
ly esteemed In the community. Kind
and obllging, of a very amiable tenn
permanent, he was universally beloved.
He was a soldier In the late war, a
member Of Company b. One Hundred
and Thirty-second regiment. Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry, and received
a severe gunshOt wound In the neck at
the battle of Antletam, for which he
drew a pension. He had made applica-
tion for an increase of pension and re-
ceived word only a day or two before
his death that It had been granted. He
was native Of Auburn township Sus-
quehanna county. but came to this
place about fifteen years ago. and for
long time was employed with Burns
4 White, marble dealers. Later he
opened a shoe shop and did cobbling
for some time. The disease that final
ly carried him off was contracted about
year ago while caring for sister who
died with consumption. An invalid
wife. an aged mother, a brother and
two sisters survive him.
The county campaign Is apparently
being carried on by suasion this fall.
II there are any "bar'ls' to be be
tapped they will doubtless be kept In