The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-24
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The marriage of Rev. Clinton b.
Henry to Miss Valara L. Edwards is
announced to take place at the Method
ist Episcopal church at East New Mil
ford on Wednesday, May 20, at l p. m.
A reception will be held at the home of
the brides parents Immediately follow
ing the ceremony. Mr.. Henry is ma
tive of this county and friends here will
extend warnest congratulations. The
cards announce that they will be "at
home" at Anderson, Pa, after June 10.
Miss Lou Risley has returned from
Carverton.
The funeral of Thomas Manley will
occur at the Catholic church at 1890 a.
m. today. when solemn requiem mass
win be held, and remains Inferred in
the new Catholic cemetery.
A feature Of the Triton hose festival
tonight will be a bicycle parade, in
vited to participate. The pageant will
form on court house square at $50 and
traverse the more level streets until
dusk. when they will repair to the hose
house to enjoy the festivities there
Temple Commandery band will also
give an open air concert In the pagoda
The stock of clothing and general
merchandise of r. Freedman, at Me-
shopen, has fallen into the hands of the
sheriff and will be sold under the ham
mer Wednesday, May 20.
a grandstand has been erected on the
ball grounds and bleacher will follow
next.
Mrs. j. F. Sickler has returned from
the hospital at South Bethlehem i'm
proved in health.
Miss Bertha Pope, stenographer and
typewriter for Paul Billings & Sons,
devotes a portion Of her evenings CIV
ing shorthand lessons to private pupils.
She formerly taught stenography at
LOwelrs Business college, Binghamton.
Riley Robinson. of Forkston, and Win
Furman, of Meehopany, were here yes
terday.
Mrs Il. r. Knapp Is quite i'll.
Summons In an action of assumpslt
against the Citizens Insurance com
pany, OF New York and the American
Fire Insurance company. of Philadel-
Capwell, Charles NJ. Walters, Charles
II. Knapp, c. II. Matthews, Hosea G.
Corr and Simon B. Wage, of Factory
Vile. The papers were directed to the
sheriff Of Philadelphia county, and in
consequence Sheriff Knapp, of this
county, laments the loss Of q pleasant
task in serving them.
Senator James Rooney, formerly Of
Susquehanna county, has become a far
mer resident at Laceyville and Is erect
ing large barn on his premises.
s. d. Reed and jenkins Brunges
started on an overland trip to Bing-
hamton yesterday with horse and
buggy.
a travelling agent for an alleged fire.
proof roofing advertlses to give n prac-
teal exhibition of the indistructability
Of his material by burning n miniature
house In the streets Saturday evening
next.
l.. f. Camps filling guage and indi-
Gator, on which he has recently OBJ
tained a patent, ID an ingenious little
device to be applied to brass kerosense
lamps, beer kegs, whisky barrels, or
any other opaque vessel, and indicates
the exact amount of fluid contained in
the vessel at q glance. A cork floats on
the surface of the liquid, and a gradu.
ated scaie projects out Of the aperture
at the top and indicates the state of
affairs within, 50 that in using lamps,
for instance. theIe is no excuse for let
ting them go dry, nor running them
over when iilllnga The scale can be
pushed down and cgncealed by the cap
when not in use, So as. not to be un-
slightly.