The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
.LE RAvSvILLE.

! Wells are being well filled by our
present rain.
Several from town took in the Cap
tain's Mate" at Towanda last Friday
evening, and pronounce 1t an excellent
play.
Miss Matte Bosworth is reported to
be i'll with scarlet fever.
Miss Sarah Anderson is also very i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. II. f. Taylor, of To-
wanda, spent Saturday and Sunday at
his former home here. Henry Is a
typo on the Star.
= w. ii. Green, county commissioner.
was In town last Monday and Tuesday
on official business. We understand he
is candidate for reelection and should
he be successful he will again repre-
sent the Democratic party in q most
efficient manner.
Professor q. w. Ryan, county super
intendent of schools. was making calls
through these parts the past week in
doubt, have to do some extra hard pull
ing. there being several candidates for
the position. lo.-,
John X. Montgomery, of Spring Hill,
has rented and moved onto James Bos-
worth's farm below town.
/. Quarterly meeting was held at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning.
Mrs. 3. II. Beardsley and Mrs. B. o.
Codding have been guests of friends
and relatives in Binghamton, N. Y. for
a week past.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fassett have been
spending a few days past at her former
home at Elmira. N. Y.
II. " Brown, of Windham, was In
town last Friday.
1t Is reported that DR.. c. II. Warner Is
very Ill at his home in Rush..
Otis Roos died at his home in Middle-
town Center last Friday, aged 80 years.
He has always lived on the farm.
which he settled when wilderness.
The city of Owego. N. Y, had a $l0.-
600 fire last Friday.
LeRoy Coleman, justice Of the peace,
has purchased Il new Crandall type
writer for use in his office.
T.. j. Atwood. of this place, has pur-
chased of w. q. Tracy. of Towanda the
standard bred colt. by King Medium.
. On Wednesday evening last very
pleasant time was spent at the home
of Miss Lena Ellsworth, below town. a
Sumpthous repaSt was served by the
hostess and the following young people
were seated at the wellladen table Of
cakes. meats. salads. etc: Misses Mat
tie Bosworth, Matte Johnson, Nellie
Moore, Lizzie Rockwell, Helen Moore,
Matte Warnook, Nettie Miller, Grace
Gorham. Floyd Moore and Albert Mil
Ter, Gardie Carl. John Reynolds. Arthur
Worden. Ben Maynard, Robert Davis,
Hugh Bosworth.
A company of friends were enter
tained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
c. Beecher last Saturday evening. 1t
being In honor of her birthday. AS q
memento of the occasion, she was pre-
sented with a set of silver knives and
forks.
Lafayette Dimmock spent the past
week at Orwell looking after his prop
erty and visiting old neighbors.
Jesse j. Garfield has purchased the
Coleman farm on South Main street and
will take possession about the first Of
April.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cole
man, on Tuesday last, son.
G. Y. Mallette, an aged resident OF
Camptown. and former resident of this
place, died at the former place last
Tuesday. Also the death of Mrs. A.
Stevens, of the same place, has been
reported.
The Presbyterian church Is being fin
ished with new circular quartered oak
pews from a firm In Michigan.
"Shep' Roberts, Of Meshopper, the
ever genial Knight OF the grip, has
been doing our merchants the past
week.
Owing to the scarlet fever scare our
schools were again closed for another
week: also at the Beech Grove district,
taught by B. w. Northrop.
The McCauley school term closes next
Thursday, which has been under the
successful tutorship of Miss Mac Cook.
Several of our districts are now hav-
ing the "wind-up" of their terms of
school. Why not have an eight months
term instead of six months, as is given
in the districts?
DR.. r. w. Stevens was over from
, Rush the last Of the week and on Sat-
urday drove to Nichols, N. Y.
The Republican county convention
will be held in TOwanda next Thursday.
Forrest Chadwick. formerly proprie-
tors of the Ward house, in Towanda,
have purchased the Warford hotel at
Waverly. N. Y, and took possession
last week