The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-11
news OF This VICINITY
TUNkHANNOCK.

The school board has purchased a
fuIl set Of Rand & McNally maps for
use in the borough schools.
Burns Avery, d. D. s. of Auburn. y
y, made a brief call here Saturday
ne Is native of this county, and COM
menced his professional career with
DR.. f. F. Avery.
A. I. Stark was down from Sayre
Saturday.
The funeral of George W. Stark will
be held at East Lemon church at II n
m. today. He was 90 years of age. and
his death was caused by rheumatism.
with which he had been afflicted for a
long time. He was a kindly. generous
hearted man, and had many friends
throughout the county. He owned the
farm on which he died. and did con-
siderable numbering. In 1887 he was
elected sheriff Of the county. and full
filled his duties acceptably, though the
disease which finally carried him off
was then fast creeping upon him He
goes to his grave kindly remembered
by all who knew him.
The programme for convention of the
WOman's Home Missionary society,
which occurs Thursday next. Is as fol-
lows: Morning session. . o'clock. de-
votiOns led by Mrs. II. W. BardweIl:
greeting, Mrs. +. =. Avery: response,
Mrs. q. Il. Kulp; solo, Miss Sadie Ath-
ertOn; reports from officers Deacon
ness work. Mrs. Mosier. Miss Cumins:
recitation, Miss Callle Kintner: Alaska.
Mrs. j. II. Sumner; appointment Of
committees: adjournment. The after
noon session opens at 2 o'clock. TIL.
devotional exercises will he led by Mrs.
j. w Thomas. Then follows: Women
in Home Missionary Work. Mrs. w. NJ.
Hitler; duett, the Misses Vuse: recita-
ti1n, Miss Amanda Frey: Our Work in
the Conference, Mrs. W. H. Pcarce:
reports Of committees. miscellaneous
business, etc. The session will close in
time to reach Scranton in the evening.
Ladies desiring 10 come night before
convention should notify Mrs. G.. G.
Miller. and they will be cordially en-
tertained by the TunkhannOck ladies'.
The rumOr that W. ". Richmond the
detective. had abscnnded was appar-
emily untrue. lie was here, in the flesh
and life size Saturday.
Burdettc's symposium on the undua-
tlons Of the moustache is billed for this
evening.
The eyangellstlc meetings at the
Methodist Episcopal church under the
direction of Mrs Davis start out with
an earnest of success and u large in
gathering Of souls ls confidently looked
for Mrs. Davis Is n sweet singer as
well as n gifted talker and her pleas
ant voice and winning way put her on
good terms with her audience at once.
The church Is crowded at each meet.
ing. and three seekers were at the altar
at the very first service.
The prisoners at the Jail profess to
have seen a ghost, which IL dressed In
white, trips noiselessly up the iron
steps In the corridor. slams doors and
pulls the bed clothing about. It's first
versary of the hanging of Charlie Wall
for wife murder.
In anticipation of an order To stop
the sale of mileage books on the Lc-
high Valley the ticket agents along the
line had an unusual demand for them
Saturday. People are anxious to get as
many as their spare cash will allow be-
fore the order goes into effect for after
using what they have on hand they
will be Obliged to pay fun fare. There
is considerable growing over the pros
pect.
Revs. s. c. Hodge, of this place, and
A. l.. Benton, OF Montrose, exchanged
pulpits yesterday