The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-30
TUNNHANNoCK.

c. L. KresiSy was over from Scranton
M-aday n!sh..
Dr.. j. w. Denison, of this place.
was a fellow student CT Holmes, the
alleged P.tezel murderer Wh!le taking
his med.,al course at Ann AIbor. Mich.
He was also intiG2t te,y acquainted
with Hat;In and LaycC-k, Holmcs' al
legged a2ccmplices, and has an OF can
shat was presented him by tne latter
His kLcNloSSe of Hc!mes, whom ne
describes as q quiet, unCt.ruS-Ve man,
vCu.l mover Mlve led him to suspect
that he woIld corIcJct such auocious
nri lers as he IS charged with.
+. H. Krarr spent Sunday at Mont
rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Carpenter are
spending a couple of weeks at Falls
and vicinity.
The Calte-Meaie entertainment at
Opera house Monday evening was
heartily enjoyed, though not largely
pa,ionized on account of so many other
entertainments occurring about this
;.me. ,Still, there was a fair turnout.
and the receipts were considerably
more than expenses. Under other cir
ounstances they would doubtless have
aai a fun house.
A series of revival meetings are be-
ing held at Sugar Hollow. conducted by
Rev. Cavanaugh, Cf Eatonville.
The ballots for Wyoming county are
being turned cut this week at the Of
fee Of the New Age.
Severa, young men in the vicinity OF
Lynn were arrested Monday on charge
Of being implicated in the burning of
the Mutton house, on the Huckleberry
mountains. an occount Of which ap-
peared in these columns a short time
sirce. They were taken to Mehoopany,
where the justice disposed of the case
by discl.arging the prisoners. Oakley,
who was previously arrested for the
crime, settled the matter with the pros
.lsu.or, and then turned about and inn
pll.ltel the ether parties, falsely, 1t
Is sad.
Large quantities of oabIhage and po-
tatoes are being loaded at this station.
Shippers are paying S. per ton for t.le
ic:mer anil is to 20 cents per bushel for
le latter.
Icasic Meserole, one cf the oldest res
dents of Springvile, was buried yes
terdGy. His death occurred Sunday
-venirg. after a lingering Illness. He
was about Is years OF age. and had
long been a resident of Sprlngville,
hcSgh a rS..ve OF New York state. He
was a tins,nith and plumber by trade,
lrd carried on a business Cf that sort
or many years. He was also assoc.it-
d f,c sc:ne time with his son-.n-law, c.
a. Huryelford, in the mercantile busi-
ness. He raised quite a large family,
If whtn only four are living: Mrs c.
A. Hui,gel fcil, OF this place; Mrs.
kits and William Il. Meserole, of
Sprirgville, and Thomas H., of oregon.
Rev. Coney, rector of the Episcopal
Liurch, conducted the funeral services,
lr1 Maple Lodge. Independent Order
Z Odd Fellows, of which the deceased
Vas me,nbcg. attended lin a body.
1t IS rcw announced that the new
Lehictl Valley flyer will not be put on
fntll spring, ard that a specially-built
locomotive. capable of making a high
ate of speed, will haul the train.
The Carbondale Leader says that
Jacks will be manufactured at Homes
lale." We always supposed they were
bred.
Editor Cruiser, OF the Montrose DEM
c.-at, was one of the unlucky pas
.sE5ers on the Mon'trose train when 1t
was Stranded near Lake Carey by a
breakdown of the engine few nights
1.rce. ard entertains his readers with
spicy narrative of how he, along
with the other passengers, had to get
1ut ard work their passage to Tunk-
lannc,l. They pushed the train to the
lea1 CT the grade, and came down the
mountain flying, arriving in time to
make connection with the Lehigh Val
ley train al rleat. The one CALLING
res.ure of the incident was that a
clergyman riding on a nalf-fare ticket
refused to get cut ard ih.,p push the
train to the point where 1t would run
by gravity.
Election drarweSh on apace and every
effort is being Put forth by tine olrdi-