The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-15
news OF This VICINITY
STROUDSBURG.

The sheriff's sale of the stock of p.
S. Transue. the Main street grocer, on
Monday, brought $S6505. James W.
| Correll, of Easton, and a. o. Allen, of
Portland, paid 5000 of the above amount
with the understanding that they take
the goods, sell them and turn over the
balance of the above amount to Mr..
Transue.
w. II. Edinger, the civil engineer, will
locate in Stroudsburg.
X. l.. Burnette has purchased the c.
D. Evans property on Franklin street
and will convert the building into an
office and residence. The considera-
tion was $4,000.
Richard Staples, son of C. B. Staples,
entertained company of young friends
at his fathers residence on Saturday
evening, the occasion being his birth
day anniversary.
The Simons at the Normal have COM
menced taking physical exercises under
the direction Of Miss Noyes
A warrant was issued on Tuesday
morning by Justice of the Peace Hutch
inson, at the instance of Mrs. Sarah
Howey, for the arrest of Newton Fritz.
17-year-old boy whom Mrs. Howey
charged with having assaulted her son,
Harry, 12 years old. The Fritz boy, 1t
Is alleged, goes armed with revolver.
The parties live in the upper portion OF
East Stroudsburg. A hearing of the
case was held on Wednesday evening
and young Fritz furnished bonds to
keep the peace.
East Stroudsburg, 1t Is currently re-
ported, is to have a private institution
for the deaf and dumb. Professor j. I.
Ellwell, who is connected with the
Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb, recently purchased from
esse r. Smith piece of land on LenoX
avenue, situated on the flats This has
been staked out and workmen are now
preparing the ground for building. The
institution, it is said, will be a private
one for training the deaf and dumb.
The site is beautiful one and COM
prises over five acres.
James Hance, recently slerk in the
Crystal pharmacy, has resigned and
gone to Dover, N. j.. where he expects
to embark in other business.
1t is reported that the Delaware.
Lackav'anna and Western railroad will
on May again issue mileage books
Many people from the two Strouds-
burgs visited the Delaware Water Gap
on Wednesday to view the devastation
caused by the freshet.
David S. Lee has removed his resi-
dence and office to the Merwine build
ing, on Main street, nearly opposite the
American House.
John p. Corner has rented his grist
vail in, To fnwnSbin David
Douber, of Housers Mills.
Mrs. jeremiah Kresge has removed
from Scranton to this borough.
John S. Brown has rented drug store
at Newtown, Bucks county, and will
remove to that town shortly. He is an
experienced druggist.
Neighbors and friends congregated at
the residence of Contractor Rinker, on
Green street, on Thursday evening, and
gave him delightful surprise. Games
of various kinds whiled away the hours
and a collation. was served later in
the evening. The following were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Decker, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Merring, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rinker, Mrs. T.. w. Savacool, Mrs. p.
f. Lebarre, Misses Jennette Henry,
Grace MetZgar, Ida Fleming. Ella Os-
borne, Ella Sumney, Emma Harps, May
Lebarre, Laura Learu, Edith Kresge,
Emma Thomson, Matte Albert, and
Messrs. William Merring, Theodore
Flemings, Chester Arnold, Harvey
Krance, George Batchler, Frank Bush,
Ira Osborne, Oliver Kresge. Malcom
Kresge, and Miss Mary Dreher and
Master Leo. Merring.
fr1 IL t.A,, A rx,,1I nt fn
this town for some time to come, as the
contributions toward supporting same
would not meet the demands
Louis Freeland, who is attending a
business college at Binghamton, N. Y,
is spending his Easter vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Free
land on North CORTLAND street.
"Dick" Richards, of Easton, who has
spent several days in town, left for
Bethlehem on Friday.
Mrs. Puterbaugh and daughter have
returned from visit to New York city.
Abraham Fangboner, well-known
and highly-respected resident of East
Stroudsburg, died on Thursday evening
of consumption. The deceased was 81
years old. Mr.. Fangboner was a liv-
eryman and was considered the best
Judge of horse flesh in this section of
country. He leaves wife and one
son, Forest.
Miss Mary Gunsaulus, daughter of
William Gunsaulus, cashier of the First
National bank, Is spending her Easter
vacation with her parents. Miss Gun
saulus is attending the Woman's col
lege, at Baltimore, Md.
Miss Nettie Hoffman, daughter of
Rev. II. b. Hoffman, Is spending her
vacation with her parents. Miss Hoff-
man is attending school at Philadel-
phia.
Miss Emma VanWhy, of Morristown,
N. j., Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. VanWhy, on Lackawanna
avenue.
George D. Taylor, of Scranton, spent
Friday in town visiting M. w. Rhodes.
r. o. Williams, the whistler, will
give an entertainment In the Normal on
April 20.
Rumor has It that a train will be
put on the New York. Susquehanna and
Western railroad, leaving this place at
6 in the morning.
One to five applications of Doan's Oint-
ment will cure the worst case of Itching
Piles there ever was. Can you afford to
suffer tortures when q simple never-fail-
ing remedy Is at hand? Doan's Ointment
never fails.
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