The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24
FOREST CITY.

The Hillside Fire company attended
the William Walker company's 1alr
held at Maytield on Friday evening.
Those who attended were V. l.. Peter
sen, James j. Walker, John and Joseph
Pohren, John Melvin. Arthur kehren,
s. ]. Jennings, r. +. Randall, J. F. Gal
lagher, Henry Stull and NJ. ID. Evans.
Miss Kate McKernon is seriously i'll
at her home on Susquehanna street.
On Thursday morning at 1890 union
thanksgiving service will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. j.
G. Evans, of Vandling will preach the
sermon for the occasion.
The Junior Epworth league will give
a turkey dinner on Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Melvin visited Scranton
relatives the last of the week.
Tke blowing of the whistles on Sat
urday afternoon was an indication that
a fire was raging somewhere in this
vicinity. Both companies promptly re-
sponded to the alarm. The fire started
in house owned by the Delaware and
Hudson company, which was situated
at the lower end of Nandling. dis
tance of two miles from this place. The
Vandling and Forest City companies
succeeded in putting the fire out be-
fore any very serious damage was done.
Richard Jones and John Williams re-
SlueQ IN the mouse. L HeiT Housciioiu
effects were badly damaged by fire and
water. The building, with the eXcep-
tion Of portion of the roof. was
saved. There has been two Vandling
fires in one week to which the Forest
City companies responded. There is no
doubt that both fires could easily have
been gotten under control without the
aid of our companies. Would it not be
a wise idea to bave signal by which
the companies would know if their SER
vices We're needed before they started
out of their rooms on such occasions,
or when fires are outside of the borough
limits and not in reach of the bor-
ough plugs. This would do away with
those two mile runs in cases of small
fires or false alarms.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Presby-
terian church will serve turkey din
ner and supper on Thursday. Nov. 26.
Mr.. and Mrs Elias Evans visited Jer-
myn relatives Sunday.
A collection was taken at the Presby-
terian church on Sunday evening for
the suffering Armenians. A neat sum
was contributed, which will be sent In
the name of the Christian Endeavor
society.
Leo aged 10 years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Formey, died at 8 a. m.
on Sunday of diphtheria. The lad was
i'll only few days previous to his
death.
1t was reported here this morning
that Van Horn, the Scranton murderer,
was seen on Railroad street early on
Monday morning. \ man named Geo.
Esmay while on his way to work saw
n suspicious character wearing dirty
suit of clothes walking the railroad
tracks in the direction of No. shaft.
The man was not employed here. Mr..
F.smay, knowing this noticing his ap-
pearance, believes it was Van Horn.
The man was a little cross-eyed and
quite heavily built. He was walking
the railroad back of the town, SEEM
ingly enjoying a smoke out of corn
cob pipe 1t is the firm belief of many
Forest City residents that the murderer
is at large in this vicinity. suspicious
looking fellows are inhabitants of a
small shanty just north of the bor-
ough. Sometimes they are seen roam
ing about the neighborhood as If in
search of food. Forest City people have
visited their place of abode and have
come to the conclusion that they are
persons who have committed crime of
some kind and are making their home
in the woods in order to escape pun
iShment,