The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-31
TUNkHANNOCk,

Mrs. A. E. Buck spent Sunday with
Wyalusing relatives.
A closing-year service will be held at
the Methodist Episcopal church tonight
to which the older people are specially
invited. Asunrlse prayer meeting will
be heN tomorrow morning by the youn-
ger element in the church.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will give hot chicken supper at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. ID. Fur.
man. sFf SiQcum street, from five to
eight ,TQ0ck this evening. The ladies'
are ehgaked n philanthropic work, and
shOtld receive the heartiest support, es-
pecially as they charge but fifteen cents
for supper worth quarter anywhere.
A sheriff's jury held an inquest in
partition yesterday upon the property
of the late Edward Buck, which was
left by will to Addison f. and Frank
NJ. Buck and Mrs S. w. Eysenbach. and
which is now occupied by Mrs. A. f.
Buck. The jury was composed of the
following gentlemen: Sheriff Frank =.
Knapp. Theodore Straeter, Paul Bill
lings, N. A. McKown. s. :ddson Stark
Il. l.. Lyman and Lyman Ellsworth
The interested parties on either side of
the case were represented by Attorneys
B. w. Lewis and Henry Harding. After
viewing the property the jury appraised
1t at 81 ,633
N. II. Davis, of Jermyn. was among
the visitors here yesterday.
f. NJ. Alger. the artist ir. sole leather
and shoe pegs. has removed his shop to
rooms on the second floor in the Stark
block.
Garrick Borden. D student at Cornell
University, Is spending the vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. r.
Borden.
l.. q. Barlow goes to Bnghamton to-
day to enter upon course of study at
one OF the business colleges in that city.
A Noxen ruffain got drunk a1I used
insulting and abusive language to q re-
spectacle lady. When the husband Of
the aforesaid lady returned home and
learned of the affair he went out, hunt
cd mp the offender, and thrashed the
ground with him. Self-imposed justice
Is not always safe thing, but there are
cases where nothing else seems to meet
the requirements sG~completely.
Professor F.. II. Jarvis, principal of
the Meshoppen schools. is still pursuing
his canvass for the county superintend-
ency. and appears to be making IA
vOrable impression wherever he goes.
Without any dlspara cement to other
aspirants to the position, we believe the
directors would make no mistake in
electing Mr.. Jarvis. AS capable. .cour-
teous gentleman and instructor he
seems to meet the requirements well.
The TunkhannOck Bridge company
held meeting yesterday afternoon and
elected John w. Custard keeper Of the
toll-gate, to succeed Sarah Whlpple
who has acted in that capacity for
long term Of years. The new official
does not take his place until April /.
The Towandians have petitioned the
postal department at Washington to
have closed pouch Of mail dropped off
from train No. daily, and 1t is prob
able that their request will be granted
Tunkhannock people might make the
same movement with proprlety. The
only afternoon mail from the west
under the present arrangement, reaches
here at 6.23 p. M, after the close of
business hours and too late to be of any
service for the day. Doubtless POST
master Lee would be heard in the mat
ter II he would present a petition.
All the evangelical churches in town
will observe the week Of prayer next
week.
Thaniel c. Wintamute, aged forty-f1ve
years. died yesterday at p. m., Of apo
plexy, superinduced by complication
Of diseases that had afflicted him for
nearly two years. His chief trouble
was rheumatism, with which he had
been an intense sufferer He was q
most respected citizen, and leaves n
wife and three children. The funeral
viii be held at the Methodist church at
p. m, tomorrow. Rev. w. NJ. Hitler
ficiating The Red Men and knights
Pvthias lodges. Of which he was a
asmher, will probably attend In . body.