The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-30
TONkHANNOCk.

Not q large audience listened TO the
address by Rev. q. II. Northiop at the
Methodist Episcopal church Friday
night, but the talk was interesting
The speaker gave his impressions of
the gre a, International convention of
EpwOrth leagl.ars at Chattanooga in 4
way that portrayed the meeting to the
minds of his hearers very admirably.
Rev. Northrop is a pleasant spoken.
earnest and energetic young minister,
and by all reports is filling his station
at Mehoopany very acceptably.
The building for the new school dis
tr.ct established at Lake Carey Is COM
plate, and school VII open there this
morning under the management of Miss
Lydia Ellsworth, of Nose.
a Lehigh Valley engine hauling a
fruit train stripped itself near Spen-
Ger summN yesterday morning and
jumped the track. The tracks Were
blockaded and all traffic delayed for
about five hours.
The postal telegraph instruments
have been transfer.ed TO the new Office
and everything IS in working order.
II is one of the finest offices in town.
Miss Rose Newton, who has been
visiting here for some time. has re-
turned to her home at Philadelphia.
Large quantities Of iron ore are be ing
shipped over the Lehigh Valley. indi-
eating a revival in that industry. 1t
comes from the Lake Superior mines
and is destined for the great furnaces
at Catasauqua, Allentown and Bethle-
hem.
A mysterious fire occurred at the
re sid .nce OF Il. n. Brown in the west
ern portion Of town Friday evening.
All the members of the family were
away with the exception of Mr.. Brown,
hi; wife and little 'daugktr. They
had retired for the night and were
partially asleep, when Mrs Grown was
startled by noise of some sort. She
aroused her husband, who made an in
vestigaticn and found the chamber
ablaze. 1t was extinguished with sCme
difficulty but without turning In an
alarm. An examination showed that
the fire was apparently of ince nd.ary
origin and had been kfrdlcd In two
places-at one of the windows and IN
a bureau drawer In an adjoining room.
Burnt matches were found scattered
about on the carpe. near the bureau
and one of the d-swefs partly opened
though Mrs Brown had swept and
tidied the room sipce its occupation.
Whether thief had crawlcd into the
room and acc.dentally set fire to it
while in search Of plunder, or whether
the deed was purposcly done in spirit
of revenge il not clear. The loss is
covered by Insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Ta,npkins and
daughter. NAV. CT West Pitr.ston, are
visiting friends at Lemon.
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chuycl, Yesterday morning,
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