The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-16
news OF This VICINITY
TUNKHANNOCK.

The Methodist people have engaged
Grace Weiser Davis, the lady evan
gelist. who has been doing such sue
cessful work at Jermyn. to come here
and conduct ten-days' series of meet
ings. She will commence on March 10.
o. h. Reynolds, of West Nicholson,
was here on business yesterday.
The gang of shovelers on the Mon
trose road expected to reach the end
of the line and the blockade would be
lifted. The last round trip made pre-
viously was on Feb. T. General Pas
senger Agent Asa p. Blakslee, of Mauch
Chunk, has been present every day to
superintend and push the work as
rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Edwin Stanton, of Dixon, who
became temporarily deranged a few
days ago, wandered away from home
and her whereabouts could not be dis
covered by the family for about twen-
ty-four hours. She was finally discov-
cred standing among the bushes along
the banks of Tunkhannock creek by
DR.. j. w. Denison, who happened to
be driving by. She had walked up and
down the creek. making Il beaten path
in the snow. the exercise keeping her
from perishing during the long wintry
night. 1t was with difficulty that she
was gotten home.
The county commissioners will dis
tribute the ballots today and Monday.
A carrier pigeon would come handy in
some of the back country districts.
Robert Maybee is suffering neural
giac trouble
Allen Tickner Is recuperating from
his illness.
w. Fl. Thompson. Wyalusing attor-
ney, was here yesterday looking after
the So, 900 claim of O. f.. Williams, who
fell off the SINNERS Eddy bridge last
summer. Thompson wanted to make
overtures for settlement, but when the
commissioners told him they had moth
ing to settle he entered rule on them
His attempt to get the case on for
trial at April term failed, and final
settlement seems afar off.
The jack-knife artist has laid siege to
Candidate Jorden and the Towanda Re-
porter-Journal publishes the result
We offer our deepest commiseration
and hope he will be elected just the
w. II. DeGroff. of Topeka, Kan, su-
perintendent of the American Sunday
School union of the Rocky Mountain
district, was guest at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage Thursday night.
Colonel +. S. Handrick pocketed Il
$500 check yesterday morning sent him
through the mail by an accident in
surance company. as result of Sc
We're sprain of the wrist some weeks
ago.
The Baptist people are agtating the
establishment of a reading room in
connection with their church.
Benjamin c. and d. C. Decker drove
down from Mehoopany yesterday
morning.
Mrs John Bolson. of Lane Hill, is
reported seriously i'll.
The quo warranto proceedings in the
Sittser-Dunham election case are insti-
tuted by the plaintiffs, who are seek
ing to get a writ from the attorney
general inquiring by what authority
the contest proceedings are held in Sui
livan county. Their allegations are
not yet made public, but it is probable
that they will urge that the law speci-
fies that a contest shall be held in the
most populous county in the district
The defendants, on the other hand,
allege that the law specifically says
that a contest shall be carried on in
the county where the defendant was
elected. They will doubtless answer,
also, that the contest is being carried
on by the authority vested in them
from the state, through which the de-
PENDANTS now seek to get authority to
stay it. From an outside standpoint
it looks as if the whole thing is being
done to nurse a good fat job.
Mrs. Orpha Smith is reported as 60
ing into a decline with Bright's dis
ease.
Albert Miller's flashlight views of a
coal mine interior We're exhibited last
night at the Presbyterian entertain
ment in addition to their supper.