The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
TUNKlIANNOCK.

Aug. ~ TO u inclusive. 1ne grounds
will he fenced and season tickets will be
sold for 10 cents.
r'hc Lehigh Valley employees will re-
ccive their monthly pay June 16.
The farmers apple orchards promise
well this season, but peaches. plums
cherries and other fruits are non est.
G. L. Wakeman, wife and daughter
of Laceyville. We're callers in town-while
en- route to Scranton the early part Of
the week
y camping party comprising Messrs.
Robert. Charles and Ernest Little and
Jacob Carpenter. has invaded the wilds
of Fo"kston township this week for the
purpose o trout fishing along the Kas-
son brook
Th Unadilla Milk and Cream COM
pany which ontrOls the milk shipping
business along the Montrose road. is
paying bat IA cents per quart for milk.
delivered at the station. This nets the
farmers but one cent per Quart--not
enough to pay for the wear and tear Of
milking during fly time. Much of the
milk Is set until the first cream rises,
which is sent to the city and sold to
make whipped cream. The balance Of
the cream. which is heavier and rises
later, is made into butter and marketed
at something less than regular market
prices. as 1t Is not considered equal to
butter made from full cream.
Mrs. Jacob Stemples. of Philadelphia.
is visiting her parents at Lake Carey.
AMONG THE NOTABLES.
The late Brick Pomeroy was a news
peper scribbler at Athens, Bradford
county. in his younger days. If his
mantle has fallen among the present
pencil showers of that town with a
Grecian name, it will be interesting to
see who will fit.
Since Congressman Galusha A. Grow
Is to speak In various parts Of the state
during the fall campaign, the sugges-
ton Is made that he be secured, If pos
sible, for al address i'm Tunkhannock
The prOpo.al is a good one and should
be carried out Wyoming county has a
good deal If admiration for the vener-
able old statesman, and would like the
opportunity to demonstrate it.
Hon. II. ID. Tiffany. who served as
representative of this county in the last
legislature. was in town the latter part
Of the week He made good record at
Harrisburg, and, believing that one
good turn deserves another, he thinks
the county should do him the courtesy
OF sending him back.
ALONG THE RIVER.
Professor Everett j. Harding, of Gen.
tremoreland. has been engaged as prin.
cipal of the Meshoppen borough schools
vice Frank Fl. Jarvis, who was elected
county superintendent. He is a brigh,
young man and will doubtless fill the bill
acceptably.
Wyoming county Pomona grange
holds its quarterly session at Mehoop.
| any today.
In view of the tobacco manifesto OF
| General Weyler, the river-flat farmers
are putting out big acreage Of cab.
bage this year, and will smoke home.
made tobies next winter in utter de.
| fiancc.
Previous to the drowning accident al
faiis saturday. six persons had uet
, their death in the river within one mile
OF the spot where Monahan and Atkin.
son went down, and nearly as many
more have been killed ON the railroad
in that vicinity. 1t seems to be a pc
culiarly fateful spot, though the natura
dangers are no more apparent there
| than elsewhere.
Editor G. b. McWard, Of the Brain.
trim Messenger, has purchased press
and hereafter his paper will be printed
at the home office For more than q
year past he has had his press work
done at the office of the New Age.
| At the TOwanda high school com.
meneement this year the usual essays
and o"ations were omitted, and lect
ure by distinguished traveller substi.
tuted. No doubt this was more edify.
ing to the audience. but it was prob.
ably disappointing to the sweet CIR
graduate who had prepared half-rean
essay upon 1.-THE Imagery and Immacu.
lateness OF Ethereal Coordination"
HERE AND THERE.
By the death Of her husband, a few
days since. Mrs. Peter Baer was left
destitute, with three small children up
on her hands. The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, learning of her dis
tress. promptly voted sum out Of
It's treasury sufficient to meet imme
diate demands and sent a committed
around with It just after she returned
like rift of sunshine through a leader
from the funeral. 1t was very practi
cal exhibition of sympathy and cam,
sky
The board Of managers of farmers
Institutes met at the court house yes
terday and decided upon dates ant
places for Institutes the coming winter
One will be held at Tunkhannock, Jan
uary q and 2S, and another at Forks
ton the two days following. The con
ventions are placed SO closely togethe
to accommodate the speakers sent ou
by the state board Of agriculture. VIII,
viii probably be unable to make bu
one visit to the county. These date
are subject to change by the stat
board. The local committee appointed
to look after the matter are Cyru
Shaw, Fred Strupler and J. G. Leigh
ton.
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