The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
singular case. They ought to be easily
Obtainable.
IN THE COUNTY.

IN THE CoC M l.
Stanley White. filled with the wrong
sort of spirit. attended the Methodist
Episcopal church in Montrose a few
evenings ago. He vociferated ana
threatened to shoot people full of holes.
He was held to bail and failed. 1t
was a black night for White.
Among the candidates for Susque-
hanna medical pension examiners are:
Drs. Halsey and Leonard, of Mont
rose; DR.. Ainey, of New Milford. and
DR.. EnCle. of SusIuehanna.
ProSpeCtorS from Scranton are upon
Elk mountain prospecting for some
thing. What it is, is known only to the
good Lord and the proSpeCtOrs, and
none of them will tell.
Farmers institutes are being held
this week in various parts of the coun-
~. Book farmers are no longer
hoota ed at.
The Susquehanna county pomona
grange will meet in Springville on
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2-3.
The National Drilling and Boring
company. of Scranton, last week COM
pleted 260-foot well in Dinock.
Great Bend on Saturday evening. had
the cantata of "F1 ther," by home tall
ent. With all its oldness, how new an
old play always is!
a number of residents of MOntrOse
haven't the postofticc bee in their bon
net. They are Democrats.
MCCONNELL AGAIN.
Will ]. Mcconnell. the talented but
very erratiC temperance lecturer. WELL
known in Susquehanna and Lacka-
wanna counties, came to PittsburS
from Idaho. where he has been lectur-
ing successfully, to attend the trial of
William j. Richter. his brother-in-law,
who murdered Mr. McConnell's 13-year-
old son, James. in Pittsburg, last sum-
mer. On Thursday last. while leav-
ing the court house to procure a lunch.
he suddenly sank to the floor. When
taken to the hospital it was discovered
that he had taken sufficient morphine
to kill three men. The physician in
charge thought Mcconnell had taken
the drug for long while. Latest ad-
vices We're to the effect that he was
recovering.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Work in the Erie shops is booming.
The working force is being perceptibly
increased. and much night work IS be-
ing performed. Let the coercion con-
tinue.
The pay rolls in the Erie this month
exceed in amount any pay roll for the
past three years.
Aleck II. Forbes for years popular
engineer on the SusQuehanna division
of the Erie. was last week taken to
Willard asylum, at Ovid, n. Y, for
treatment.
Several of the larger yards on the
Erie have within few days been
blocked with freight and coal cars.
Rumor has it that the Erie will adopt
the compound style of locomotive for
passenger service.
The Erie is erecting several new sta
tions along the line. The "old reliable"
expects to eXDend an immense amount
of money in improvements next season
81 100000 in the Jersey City yard be-
ing an item.
MINOR MENTIONETTES.
Joseph F. Lennon was on Friday
evening elected president of the Sus-
quehanna board of trade
The new Methodist church at Stevens
Point was dedicated on Thursday. The
effort to eNtinguish the church debt
was partially successful.
Winslow Is moving for Incorporation.
Incidentally, it has case of diph-
iberia.
If for nothing else, on Thursday be
truly thankful that you are alive and
because election is over. While you
are at 1t get down upon your marrow
bones and return thanks because the
advance agent Of prosperity has ar
rived.
The Susquehanna Young Mems
Christian association starts out with
seventy members. 1t ought to be a
power for good.
Crossed in love, a vicinity young lad
attempted suicide, a few days ago. BY
mistake she took baking powder for
arsenic and still lives tO foil the tale
The cider making season has about
closed, and somebody remarks that the
business that cider sometimes makes
has only just commenced.
Two of Susquehanna's churches, the
Episcopal and Baptist, are pastorless.
In a newspaper card, Colonel w. II.
Telford an aspirant for the postmaster
ship, says he thinks it advisable to let
the majority rule in the choice of post
master. But the man with the pull gets
the persimmon. Whitney.