The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-22
news OF this VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

the Wilkes Barre hospital in an i'm
proved condition.
The Meshoppen Methodists are hold
ing revival meetings, it is reported,
| with marked success.
| George McKown visited at Berwick
| over Sunday.
ID. II. Holland and daughter, JOSIE
of Wyalusing, visited the formers sis
ter, Mrs. b. II. Brown, over Sunday.
The nominations of the Second ward
| Republicans are as follows: Town
| council, S. w. Eysenbach; Judge of
| election. Martin Keifer; inspector,
James l.. Vose; constable, c. II.
Burgess; high constable, Barnet Gard
ner; auditors, c. NJ. Barlow, w. NJ.
| Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Atkinson and
Mrs. c. j. Reed will be trio of passen-
gers for the south on the noon train
| today. Mrs Reed goes to Fort Mead,
| Florida, to join her husband, who is en-
| gagged in orange culture. and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Atkinson go to Lenoir n. c., to
visit their son, j. L. Atkinson, trustee
| and general manager for the Wilson
| Lumber company. of Scranton.
Funeral Director Stre1ar was called
to Coxton yesterday to Srepare the re-
mains of Mrs. Haines, who died at the
home of her son-inlaw, Arthur Harder.
| for burial. She was 66 years of age and
well known and widely respected here.
| The funeral will be held at CoXton
Wednesday and the remains brought to
LaGrange on Lehigh Valley train No.
| 13 for burial
Tho p,patinr nf 10 Wnnnn'S q
| Christian Temperance union will be
held at the residence of Mrs. l.. n.
| Burns Wednesday evening at o'clock
| sharp.
The Heptasophs have secured the
| Grand Army hall as a permanent meet
| ing place. and their first meeting will
| be held there tomorrow evening.
At Saturdays meeting of Tunkhan-
| mock Grange, No. 209, the annual re-
ports We're read, which indicated that
the society is in a flourishing condition.
They have purchased and paid for an
organ during the year and have a com
Portable balance in the treasury. Four
applications for membership We're read
at Saturdays meeting, degrees con-
ferred on two or three candidates. and
| the balance of the officers installed
Ten prisoners languish in the county
! Jail.
Rumor has it that a cut-glass factory
is to be established on Gravel Hill the
coming spring by some parties from
New England. If erected at all it will
be adjacent to F. p. Avery's machine
| shop and the motive power conveyed
| therefrom.
George Phlllipson has perfected a silk
| spool that is exceedingly fine in ap-
pearance and seems to meet the wants
of the silk manufacturers. He contem-
| plates starting the manufacture of them
soon.
Adelbert Hartford, convicted of man.
slaughter, will appeal for a new trial
and sentence is deferred pending the
| decision.
The organization of the Republican
county convention at Pratts Opera
| house yesterday afternoon was effected
| by electing Charles Gardner, of Fac
toryville, chairman; c. f. Frear and
| Fred J. Wheelock. secretaries, and Dr.
J. w. Denison, reading clerk. After
| credentials had been presented and a
| series OF resolutions adopted Chairman
| ''clbllNl Sldltu lllc pDJtCl VI tIt
meeting was to name a candidate for
| the congressional nomination, and to
elect a delegate to the state conven-
| ton. A resolution was offered declar-
| ing +. j. Jorden as the choice of Wyo-
ming county for congresswan, and en-
powering him to choose his own con-
ferees. 1t was unanimously adopted.
Rufus p. Northrop, G. Il. Matthewson
and stephen lngham were proposed as
delegates to the state convention. The
| first ballot resulted in a victory for
| Mr.. Northrop. There being no further
business, Mr.. Jorden was called before
| the convention and made a brief speech
| thanking the convention and the county
| for the honor conferred upon him, and
promising to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination and election,
| after which the meeting adjourned.
A donation party for Rev. C. Fl. New
| ing will be held at Mill City Thursday
evening. Jan. 81, at the Lake Winola
Methodist Episcopal church.
Martin Sturdevant, OF Mill City, was
| found dead in his bed yesterday morn
| ing when the family went to awaken
| him. He had been in poor health for
| some time.
Triton Hose company will give a con-
| cert at Pratt's Opera house Tuesday
| evening, Jan. 30. Among those who
| will assist are: Miss Anna Culling-
worth, Of Chester; Miss Adela Break
stone, of Wyoming seminary; Profess
| sOr John Turn, of Falls; Mrs. James T..
Frear, the well known viollnist, and
others.
Mrs. Ellen Broughton has returned
| from Meshoppen, where she has been
helping to nurse the youngest child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen, who Is dan
| gerously i'll.
| William S. Rosencrans and Martha ].
| Bates, both of this borough, have en-
barked on the sea of matrimony.
The court deferred sentence upon
John II. Gray and he was released, to
| appear at next term of court.
The Yielding sheriff sale was post
poned to Feb G.
Martin Ellis, a Meshoppen jubilantc
is serving a seven days term in the
county Jail for creating a disturbance
upon the street.
The Catholic church society will hold
q festival at the Opera house Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 49,
Hon. Nelson Lee Is still on the mend
Mothers, Mothers! Mothcrs!!.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain cures wind collie. and is the best