The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-16
TUNKHANNOCK.

Colorado for his health ", early part
of last winter. dropped in unexpected
ly upon his friends here the latter part
of the week. He will remain but II
short time as The silver bug state
agrees with him physically. if not po-
ltically.
Paul j. Dunn. the Scranton man who
had the contract for putting in our
sewer system, was over Friday night
to confer with the town council about
completing the outlets, etc. 1t will he
remembered that the work was cut
short by the defeat at "a special election
of u project To bond the town for sui
iicient funds to complete the system.
The council now proposes to finish the
outlets and extend the system as much
farther as the available funds Will al
low.
Isaac Dewitt. one of the old-time
Lemon township farmers. was buried
al Sunnyside Monday He was well
known in this section. and leaves "a
wife and family. Among the latter
are: .. II. and Spencer Dewitt, who
own planning mill at Providence.
Scranton.
society has nearly concluded a lease
for the fair grounds on the West Side
for another ten-year team. There was
something of a hitch between the So
ciety and Stephen Harding, the owner
of the grounds, and surveying for new
grounds on this side of the river was
begun, but matters We're finally ad-
justed in u satisfactory manner. Ihe
society. under the new lease, VIII nave
exclusive right to the grounds from
Aug until the close of the fair.
POLITICAL CHAFF.
The Rryanites at Lynn will organ
ize II club this week.
ID. &. Dewitt. the Bradford county
silVerile who has sat in exposed places
with a piece of steel ON his head dur
ing all the political thunder storms OF
late years. has at last been hit. Gar
mans reconsideration convention
thought congressman-at- large about
his size and put ii on 10 him. DeWut
is not small, and he wore it off very
comfortably. He win take the stump
in his own behalf.
The Wyoming county Pops have the
following ticket in the field: Repre-
sentative, Dr. q. II. Tibbins; shefitt.
q. II. Kocher: prothOnotary and clerk
of the courts. }. q. Nosburg: associate
Judge. W. y. kiethlne; register and
recorder. w. b. Rogers; commission
ers. Silas Decker and T.. ii. Pindar;
auditors. Alvah Luce and BSrHn DIM
mick: congressman. &. +. Shaw, or
bradford county l.. B. Avery is chair
man of the county committee.
G. l.. Stebbns. of this place, and l..
Il. Avery, of Centremoreland, are war
ring through the local papers on the
silver question.
Wyoming county will roll up 800 ma
jorty for Mckinley this fall. There
are no Bryan clubs here, only what
the Republicans are brandishing.
RAILROAD CHECKS.
Passenger traffic is exceptionally
good ON the I.ehigh Valley this fall
The Black Diamond express frequently
carries extra coaches. thing Its pro-
iertors never contemplated
The New York city excursion Mon
day took large delegation off the
MontrOSe road.
Train No. killed an unknown man
between Towanda and Ulster Friday.
He was walking on the tracks ana re-
fused to gel on, though repeatedly
warned by the engineer. Whether 1t
was u ease of deliberate suicide, or
absent mindedness, was not wholly
certain.
The. fall schedule for the Montrose
will soon be out. Radical changes In
the train arrangement are expected.
SOME OTHER MATTERS.
Ia ra -ra. boom de- aye.
Going to the fair today?
You bet.
EVerything goes-the poor and rich
Everything goes but the nag Oh which
You bet.
The potato and corn crops are re-
ported big.
The l.ackawanna Presbytery meets
at Towunda on Monday. S"pt. ~.
During Saturdays thunder shower Il
barn on George Shupp's farm on
Shupp Hill, was struck by lightning
and burned 1t contained Il lot of hay
and other fodder, which was h total
loss.
The Tunkhannock Water company Is
boring an artesian we'll on their prop
erty north Of town to increase the wat
cr supply. The hole is down about
$50 feet, and a depth of 400 feet or more
will be reached, ii necessary The
water indications are said to be good.
The county fair opens today. The
grand rush will begin tomorrow and
increase Friday.
The. dwelling house Of Widow Hard
ing. at Russell Hill. which she pur-
chased of Elijah Kintner last spring,
was burned to the ground Friday, to-
.ethar with a portion Of the contents.
The fire started from a defective t.ye.
Editor james p. Taylor. of the Mont
rose Republican, was in town Monday
enroute to Wilkes Barre. He is as ro-
tund and jocund as ever.
Rev. j. &. l.cacock. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. will con-
duct quarterly meeting services at
Union Hill on Sunday next. His pull
Dit will be supplied by Rev. W. II.
Mentzer.
Or. T.. II. Hin was called to Titus
vile. n. j., the latter part of the week
ON account Of the death of his mother.
She had been ailng for Il long time.
Scarlet fever is still getting in its
deadly work at Mehoopany. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Hartford have buried two
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