The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-10
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VI St.it'.S, mas TecelNtu from CalantEe
lodge, No. %, of Barton. Florida. a
statement CT the burial of the late
Cho.urcey J. Eccd hy the latter society
The statement Is OF some length, and
is nicely engrCssed on heavy paper. and
the lodge liere will have il framed and
hung on the walls of their castle hail.
They win also have their acknowledge
ment put In proper shape, framed and
sent to their Florida brethren:
S. S. Breese will remove his family to
Wilkes Barre in few days.
The funeral party accompanying the
remains of Miss Lucy Shelp to Fairdale
for burial arrived here from Lockville
about $3.50 yesterday morning. After
breakfasting they proceeded overland
to their destination. a long and tedious
drive. The funeral services will be
held to-day.
The final session of the judicial court
will open at Laporte Thursday. There
remains nothing to do but make dis
position of the costs.
Mrs. w. N. Reynolds has returned
from her Washington trip.
The East Lemon people will give
Dec. IA, at which the famous Peak
sisters will be introduced The enter
tainment will consist of recitations,
pantomlnes. music, etc, and the price
of admission will be only ten cents.
Ex-Commissioner j. w. Reynolds, of
West Nicholson, was here yesterday.
Rev. G. c. Lyman. of Pittston,
dropped into town to see friends yester-
day morning.
Dennis McCarty, a Lehigh Valley
track walker. was picked up at the
Towanda bridge Saturday night minus
both arms and with one leg badly
mangled He had probably been intox-
icated and was run down by coal
train. He was taken to Sayre, but 1t
is doubtful If he will survive his terri
ble injuries.
s. F. Bolton. clerk at the Traymore.
one of Atlantic City's largest hotels. Is
home to visit his sisters.
The arrival of a six-pourd baby boy
at the home of NJ. p. Lyman. at Lake
Carey, is regarded with due Importance
by the happy father.
The Lehigh Valley pay car Is
scheduled for the 18th on this division.
Linn p. Drake, of Troy, Bradford
county, spent Sunday with his brother,
F. f. Drake.
The third quarterly meeting services
at the Methodist church are announced
for Sunday, Dec. 90. The quarterly
conference will be held Friday night
preceding. and Presiding Elder Eckman
Is expected to be present on both occa-
sions.
C. a. Sisk, ID. L. Howell and Adelbert
Reynolds. trio tof Factoryvillians,
were in town on business yesterday.
The Drayton Touring mills at Towan-
do were destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing. The plant was an old and we'll
equipped one, and did large business.
Five thousand bushels of wheat and
considerable other grain was lost.
The marriage of Miss Sylvia Ketch-
ledge, daughter of James Kitchledge,
to NJ. II. Jones. Of Bangor, Pa, has just
leaked out. The knot was tied In
Wilkes Barre Nov. l, by Rev. $. II.
Hood. The groom Is an insurance man
who frequently visits this place. and 1t
Is said that the couple has commenced
housekeeping in Wilkes Barre.
The teachers institute will be held
at the court house next week, commen-
cling Monday. The following is the lee
ture course: Tuesday evening. Paul
Du Chaillu, on ',rhe Great Forests of
Equatorial Africa" Wednesday even
ing, John Temple Graves. on THE
Reign Of the Demagogue;" Thursday
evening, Charles T. Grilley. select
reading. The speakers are well recon-
mended and doubtless the course will
be an interesting one.
Laceyville is having a Christian Alli-
ance convention. occupying two days
session.
The Meshoppen town council has shut
down on the practice of storing dyna-
mite within the borough limits. This
wise precaution was put into effect here
only a few months since.