The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-17
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turns MS attentlOn TO local characters
occasionally, and the result is always
true enough to life to need no labelling.
His latest victim is James koons. whose
pronounced. but kindly. features are
faithfully portrayed by the skillful
touch Of the pencil.
The river Is frozen over now. but Is
thin in spots. and the average small
boys fun Is proportionate to the
chances he takes OF reducing the census
and giving the coroner job.
G. Avery Miller, while grinding tools
at the spool factory. had several parti-
cles Of emery projected into his eye
from the wheel he was using Surgical
attention was given the member and
he is now able to use It again.
The abandoned stone mill building on
the river bank. opposite the tannery,
will be filled with ice to supply the
Packer House.
The primary department of the bor-
ough schools has been invited to at
tend the teachers institute in body
this afternoon and go through the evo-
lutions of their accustomed drill for
the ediflcation of the teachers present.
At the close of the drill the pupils will
each be presented with a free ticket to
the lecture this evening by Du Chailler,
the noted African explorer. who has
written many tales Of travel and is a
general favorite with the Juveniles.
Rev. W. NJ. Hitler will take in the
Parkhurst lecture at Scranton this eve
ming.
NJ. j. Wardall states that he has the
contract for putting in a sewer from
Hotel Graham to connect with the frag-
ment Of sewer which opens at the
Tioga street crossing Of the Montrose
railway. and that work will be COM
menced upon it this morning That be-
Ing the case. 1t looks as II Colonel Ora
ham has given up the fight he was MAX
ing to cross the spool mill property.
Patrick Gilmartin, who had been a
sufferer for several months with some
organic difficulty. died Sunday. The
funeral will be held at 1880 today, high
mass being conducted by the Rev.
Father Farrell. and interment made at
the Catholic cemetery. He was 6S years
of age and had long been in the en-
ploy Of the Lehigh Valley company as
trackman. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
The schools throughout the county
are closed for the week and the teachers
are In attendance at the annual insti-
tute. There are 131 teachers in the
county, and when the first session of
the institute was called to order yes
terday afternoon the roll book showed
that all but ten were present. The
following were elected officers: Vice
president, Professor Osburn; secretary.
Fred Herman; treasurer, Professor F.
II. jarvis. The singing Is in charge Of
c. Y. Burch. who has successfully con-
Quoted that feature Of the work for
several years, and is very proficient
The first instructor to take the floor
was Professor SultliR, of Bloomsbury
State Normal school, who talked upon
decimals. He urged the teachers to
put more life in their teaching and to
require the pupils to give a reason for
what they did in decimal work, as well
as In any other study. He accompanied
his talk by blackboard exercises. Pro-
fessor Croft, Of Lewisburg University.
followed with why We are Here and
How the Teachers Should be Benefit
ted for his topic. He called to mind
some Of the improvements made of late
for the benefit OF the teacher and
scholar. AID the money that was being
spent annually in that direction, and.
OF course. exhorted teachers to make
their best endeavors. lie also adyo-
Gated township high schools. The in
stitute starts In with a good deal of
interest, and promises to be a profitable
gathering.
A large portion OF Meshoppen's busi-
ness men were here yesterday. being in
terested In an equity case between
Dennis Harley and the Meshoppen
Water company, which vas argued be-
fore judges Dunham, Harding and
Lacey. The plaintiff owns a small tam
merry. and claims that the Water com.
pany. by tapping his water supply. ia
in1uring his business. The case ia not
yet closed.
Commissioner Charles Wheelock and
F. 8. Harding have purchased upwards
Of 400 acres Of land In Eaton township,
known as the Bigalow tract, and will
engage In numbering operations this
winter. They expect to put in a mill
as soon as possible.
Attorneys James W. Piatt and Charles
r. Terry were elected delegates TO the
meeting Of the State Bar association
at Philadelphia.
Attorney Fl. M. Streeter, Of Scranton.
was looking after business matters here
yesterday.