The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-09
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.


Abram Haas. of Iowa. is visiting old
acQuaintances here.
Rumor has it that Miss Mae Cryden-
wise, daughter of Rev. IL. Nj. Cryden-
wise, presiding elder of Chenango dis
trict, and Walter Wagner. son of Rev
j. r, Wagner. are to be married in May.
A telegram to W. Il. Little from La
porte. yesterday. announced that the
judicial contest has been adjourned 10
May 20.
Miss Kate Gilmartin. who Is teaching
school in Eaton township. has been sick
for several days with diphtheria, and
Thursday night Ii was announced that
she had taken an overdose of medicine
and her life was dispaired of. Yes
terday she was reported better
Henry Leipham of Russell Hill who
has been i'll for Il long time. died Thurs
day evening. The funeral win be held
at the Baptist church at that place on
Sunday at II a. III. He was 60 years
of age and owned farm near Russell
Hill corners, on which he had lived for
many years. rearing u family, Last
fall he abandoned the farm and went to
the hamlet to live.
Mr. and Mrs. X. IL. Atkinson, who
went to North Carolina to spend the
cold weather, will return next week,
Carl Rhinehart is said To be consid-
erably improved in health.
People who purchased oranges at
knock-down prices of a couple of chaps
who have been voyaging around this
section with a horse and wagon this
To hatt f,,n 20
make the said chaps eat their own
cargo. The fruit had been frozen and
was miserable, worthless stuff
A tramp who gave his name as Joseph
Cool and his home as Deposit. n. ".
but later claimed to hail from some
where in the south. applied for and re-
ceived some work about the Wall House
barn Thursday. He was allowed TO
sleep in the barn at night. and taking
a lot of horse blankets. crawled up In
the loft. Sometime during the night he
arose. and in walking about he pitched
headlong down through an opening,
alighting on his head and shoulders on
the floor twelve feet below He was
found by the hostler in the morning
and DR.. J. w. Denison called. who
found his right collar bone broken.
blood issuing from the ear and proba-
bly, severe internal injuries. An order
OF relief from the poor authorities was
obtained and he was taken to Mrs.
Ann Gillespie's where he will be cared
for. His recovery is a matter of doubt.
d. c. Dewitt, who lectures on
Finance" at the court house next
Wednesday evening. extends special
invitation to the ladies to come. as he
has something of interest to them to
say.
The relatives of ey-Sheriff George W.
Stark. of Lake Carey. were summoned
to his bedside yesterday morning. He
died later In the day.
Mrs. Avery. widow of the late Frank
c. B. Avery. is here to spend some time
with her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P Avery. Her home is at
Charleston, 5. c., but she has been
spending the winter in New York city.
Charlie McKown has a new Envoy
bicycle
The commission of r. j. Bardwell as
notary public arrived yesterday.
John b. Jennings. of Mehoopany, is
~ thc lSt etiOHS bHt river Jain
in order to clear away a channel 50 that
the ferry boat can be started. The ice
is piled thirty feet high in some places
The Presbyterian people will hold
meeting next Wednesday evening to
elect additional deacons for their
church.
Drs. F. ]. Bardwell, of this place
E. II. Wells. of Meshoppen and C. w.
Provost, of Wilkes-Barre, went to Rus
sell Hill yesterday to hold an autopsy
on the body ooHenry Lelpham.
c. ]. Reed writes from Florida that
he has purchased for his son. Spencer
D., a thousand acres of pine timber
The latter will start south next week.
We understand the board OF health Is
preparing for vigorous campaign this
season. There is need enough for Off
cial supervision in that line.
A cordial invitation Is extended to
the people OF Tunkhannock to attend
the services at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sabbath, and each evening
during the week except Saturday
Mrs. Grace Welser Davis, of Jersey
City. will preach and sing on each occa-
sion. All regular services. such Gs
class meetings, Sunday school, Ep-
worth league, mems prayer meeting
Will be held at usual time and place.