The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-30

While crossing a bridge up Thunk-
hammock Greek Thursday with one of
the wild west" horses attached to a
road cart. Charles Beebe, of East Lem
on. met a bicycle. The horse became
frightened and scrang off into the
creek, but Mr.. Beebe saved himself a
ducking by jumping from the vehicle.
The outfit was rescued with some diff
ficulty, and considerable damage was
found to have been sustained.
Squire KutZ Is on the sick list with
neuralgia affection of the heart.
The new Lehigh Valley mileages do
not find favor in the sight of con-
ductors. Having long been used to the
perforated checks comnactly bound in
book form, they find II i~nconvenient
to reckon and tea off from the con-
tinuous strip the exact number of
miles, Notwithstanding a graduated
scale on the cover is supposed to aid
them. 1t is believed that a radical
change in the matter of fares is to be
brought about soon. and that the new
mileage books are but a cheap make
shift, to be superseded by something
totally different.
Miss Margery Dewitt is spending a
few days with relatives at Exeter.
Miss Ethel Darlington spent Thanks
giving with Miss Ruth Hepburn, at
Pittston.
About seventy-f1ve knights of
Pythias went to Montrose Thursday
evening, and the good time they had
anticipated was fully realized. The
Montrose knights were fully prepared
for the onslaught, and well sustained
their reputation for hospitality. After
the session Of the lodge was over, the
visitors We're invited to q handsome
spread. which was followed by some
remarks by James. w. Piatt. esq. of
this place, and F. I. Lott, of MOntrose.
The special bearing of the crowd was
in charge Of General Passenger Agent
Asa p. Blakslee, and arrived here about
2 q. m.
Lake Carey is said to have been the
lowest this season that was ever
known.
F. l.. Sittser. president Of the Wyo-
ming National bank, has returned
from an extended business trip to Ken
lucky, where he has business interests.
A local EowOrth league convention
will be held at Falls Friday and Sat-
urday, Dec. 1874. The Tunkhannock
league will be represented by Guy T..
Jackson. who will present a paper on
"Consecration With and Without APP
plication."
The monthly meeting of the Masonic
Blue lodge occurs Monday evening
next.
The sewering operations to dispose
Of h waste at Hotel Graham were
suddenly cut short when reaching the
grounds belonging to the spool works
by an injunction served by the owners
of the latter. 1t Is alleged that an an
cient sewer ditch. which crosses the
lands Of the Spool company, and with
which 1t was proposed to connect the
pipes from the hotel, was not carrying
Off properly the sewage that was al
ready being turned into 1t, and to in
crease the connections was only to in
crease the nuisance. The matter was
set down for q hearing before Judge
Durham on Dec. IL.
Ssmuel Parish aged 73 wears. died
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha
Avery, in Lemon township on Thanks
giving day. The funeral will be held
today at 2 p. m.
Fred Sampson is taking lessons in
cartoon sketching at Wilkes-B Barre.
Miss Lizzie Kittridge is home from
Waverly, N. Y. where she is conduct
ing q cuccessful kindergarten.
The remains Of H. W.. Tourge. a
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
will be brought to Sunnyside ceme-
terry for interment this afternoon. He
was 81 years of age, and had been a
locomotive engineer all his life. For
many years he ran the flyer between
Scranton and Binghamton. and was
of the most trusty men on the
road. He left q wife and two sons, the
former being q daughter Of DR.. A. B.
woodward. Of this place. The burial
service will be IN charge of the Masonic
Order at F~actoryville. and the ffatern-
ity here will turn out in O body.
j. L. Sheldon. of Auburn, was among
the visitors here yesterday.
H. A. Spencer, Of Lynn, al q town
yesterday, enroute home from Akam,
where he had been to visit his amin.
law and daughter. Rev. and Mrss Will
coz.