The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-17
rUNKHANNOCK.

The sheriff has held inquisltionS upon
the property of the late Henry Leip-
ham, of Russell hill. and Jane Shoe
maker. of this borough, within the past
few days. The heirs will be requested
to come forward and take the property
at the valuation, or show cause why II
should not he sold.
Miss Name Shook will represent the
Christian Endeavor society at the in
ternational convention at Washington,
d. c., July s to 13. Her mother will ac-
company her upon the trip.
A band of gypsies have squatted on
the Leighton farm, east of town, and
the women are plying the household
ers with requests to buy trinke:s or
have you fo'tune toid?" The men, as
usual, are happy-go-lucky in doing
nothing.
Work on the sewer trenches has not
yet begun. but probably will be within
a few days.
Theodore Streeter, who dotes on old
coins and other bric-a-brac. has just
added an eight-dollar Continental bill
of the date of 11I5 to his collection.
Prof o. j. Morelock, of New Bloom
the borough schools. and i. \. Kepperly.
of Lock Haven, assistant principal.
Both men come we'll recommended and
will doubtless fill the bill all right.
The former will receive $1,000 per year.
an advance of $500 over what has been
paid heretofore. The school is to be
regarded throughout, and put on still
better basis than before.
WHY PEOPLE TALK.
a Lemon man became enraged at his
COW while attempting to milk her. He
went into the house, loaded up his old
musket, and fired seven loads of bird
shot into her carcass. If she Were
buried in Wayne county. doubtless
some enterprising prospector would To-
cate her for mineral claim.
Putnam street family returned
from church Sunday to find their house
locked and the key mslaid. The lower
windows were all fastened. but young
lady passing by volunteered to climb
the porch, If given n boost. and go in
through chamber window and unlock
the door from the inside. The expedi-
tion was successful and she soon came
tripping out through the front door.
She inadvertently shut 1t behind her,
however, and as the lock was spring
one. the operation had to be repeated.
Tunkhannock boasts of q young lady
who runs job printing office. setting
her own type, running her own presses.
and managing her own business. She
supports family and is perhaps the
al Ia io1>
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Crawford, of Jer-
myn, spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Colonel N. A. McKown has gone to
Boston to attend the annual meeting
of the Medal Of Honor Legion. lie OBJ
tained his medal as a reward for
bravery i'm capturing a rebel flag at
Fort Harrison. He was accompanied
to the city Of baked beans by his daugn
ter Addie, Miss Bertha Pope, Mrs. c. J.
Reed and son Spencer.
FRANK E. Chaffee. who is now at Rock
FORD. o., visited the ruins at st. Louis.
shortly after the cyclone. He corrobor-
ates the pictures given by the daily
press.
Miss Bertha Conde, of Rockford, ILL.,.
who now holds a position as teacher in
the Elmira Female college, is visiting
friends In town. She is a daughter of
Rev. S. L. Conde, a former pastor of
the Presbyterian church here, and a
musical composer of considerable note.
SOME JUNE WEDDINGS
Tunkhannock people will extend con-
gratulations to all the following young
people who are about to be married. as
nearly all are natives Of this place and
we'll known here:
DR.. George j. Berlinghof, of Scranton,
to Miss Airline Handrick, of Wilkes
Barre. who will be married June IS.
Ruth c. Peck and Charles c. Hard,
who are to be married at Kingston June
"a.
DR.. Herbert l.. McKown and Miss
Elizabeth Hughes, who will be married
al Pittston June 26
HERE AND THERE.
The ladies' of the Women's Christian
Temperance union will give a supper at
| X,
ceeds of which will go to the relief of
Mrs. Peter Baer, who is in destitute cir
cumstances.
A local interest attaches to the suit
of Mrs. Sarah Ann Angel, of New York,
for widows dowry in the state OF
the late Jay Gould. because of the fact
that not only the minister who is al
legged to have performed the marriage
ceremony, and his daughter. who is
said to have witnessed it. but also rela-
tives of the wizard of Wall street live
here. Rev. Nathan Leighton, whom
Mrs. Angel says united her to Jay
Gould at Champlain, N. Y, in 1858, is
now living a retired life in the outskirts
Of town, and is SO years of age. He is
very much averse to, notoriety. and on