The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-02
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TON NTAN NoSN.
The following students were home the
latter part of the week: Wyoming SEM
mary. Frank Miller, Willie Sampson.
Charles McKown. Samuel Stark, Bert
Billings. c. A. Arnts, Jae McKown,
Alice Streeter; Lafayette college, Will
liam NJ. Piatt; Cornell university. Ed
ward Mentzer; New York, Albert
Northrop.
Miss Emma Fassett. a teacher at
Forty Fort, is spending a few days here
and at Scottville.
Mac Ward. the hustling editor of the
Braintrim Messenger, is showing his
enterprise by adding another page of
home news to his sheet. The paper is
now well filled with good readable mat
ter. and is well worthy of Il generous
support in the field it is designed to
cover.
The diphtheria and scarlet fever
cases on 1.-The Neck" are all recovered
or nearly so.
Mrs. Frances Russell of Emporium,
Cameron county, who has'been visiting
for some time among relatives in this
county. returned home Saturday.
Calvin Ferris now occupies his new
house on Redfield street.
Oscar A. Conrad. of Auburn town
ship, went out hunting on Friday, and
was found dead by his friends later in
the day. The body was lying near a
fence. and 1t is supposed that in at
tempting to climb over his gun was ac-
cidentally discharged. The charge en-
tered the abdomen just above the groin
and passed upward to the region of the
heart. making frightful wound. 1t is
not probable that he was conscious for
a moment after the accident occurred
10 oil, - Of
Nelson Conrad, and was unmarried.
He was a steady, Industrious and eX
emplary young man and widely re-
spected in the community. He resided
on the old homestead, where he was
caring for his aged father. his mother
being dead. The old gentleman Is near
ly beside himself with grief, as it is
only a few days since the death of
another son, Loren, occurred, at Grip
pie Creek Colorado. Much sympathy
is manifested for him. The deceased
of this place.
1t is rumOred that Rev. Solomon w.
Weiss will be a candidate for the nomi
nation for associate judge next year.
To the old injunction. ''be sure you
are right AMI then go ahead" Professor
w. NJ. Wood adds "be sure your are
left and then go afoot."
A farmers institute will be held at
the court house Friday and Saturday,
January II and 49, d. W. Herman. the
the local memb er of the State Board
of Agriculture will have charge. and the
topics will be selected and assigned at
the session of the Pomona grange. which
will be held here on Wednesday of this
week. Good speakers from abroad will
also be furnished by the State board.
Conductor w. w. Woodward. one of
the Oldest and most trusty men in the
Lehigh Valley passenger service, is i'll
at his home in Mesnoppen. His run on
trains 22 and % Is in charge of Conduc-
tor S. Fl. Sperry. of the fast milk line.
James l.. Bunnell talented young
law student. has been appointed mer-
camille appraiser and will enter upon
his duties in that line this week.
Wellard A. Peck. principal of the pub
lie schools at Moscow. spent Sunday
with his friend. c. F. Potter.
The burial of William +. Cullen.
whose death was both singular and
pathetic, took place at Lovelton Sat
urday morning. The particulars lead
ing up to and concerning his tragical
death are as follows: He was a native
of North Branch township and mar
ried q young lady named Somers, of
Hazleton. Some four or five years ago
they removed to one of the Dakotas,
took up some land and started ranch
They lived there until week or two
since, when they started eastward to
take the old homestead. the father. one
sister and two brothers having died.
meanwhile. They had purchased tick
cts via. Hazleton, intending to visit the
wife's relatives before coming to Love-
ton. One night. while passing through
the state of Wisconsin one of the chill
y fnly ,tnlr Ia
took 1t to the toilet room without arous-
ing the father. who was asleep. When
she came back her husband was gone,
and hasty search failed to find him,
but revealed the fact hat one Of the
outside doors in the vestibule was
open. The train was stopped and
backed up distance of eight miles,
where the body was found, with the
brains dashed out against the rocks.
1t is opposed that he awoke, and find
ing his wife and child gone, started to
search for them. In his drowsy state
he mistook the vestibule door for that
of the toilet room and stepped out to
meet his terrible fate. The distracted
wife. with three children, brought his
remains to HazletOn and thence to
Lovelton. Sympathizing friends met
them here and accompanied the party
to the last resting place of the dead.
He was son Of David Cullen, and was
about 35 years Of age.
1t Is noticeable fact that quick get
rich societies are on the wane. 1t Is also
noticeable that people who invested
most heavily in them are still toiling
with their hands to earn the bread that
perisheth despite the extravagant
claims Of the promoters of the afore-
said societies. "By the sweat of thy
brow shalt thou eat bread" Is proc,a-
nation as lasting as the human race.
The Point Of Resemblance.
"That boy takes after you. john" she
said as she poured out his coffee at break
fast