The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-14
TONKHANNOCk.

An oil tank Is to be erected at the in
tersection of McCord and Second streets
for the Standard Oil company. ana the
Lehigh Valley construction tram Is
dumping gravel on the site to fill up the
old canal basin, preparatory to putting
in a switch. The rumor that the tank
is to he supplied from the United States
Pipe Line company's artery. which
passes through Eaton township, seems
to be Il mistake.
Ice is being shipped here from Lake
Carey to fill the ice house of the Farm
er's Dairy Dispatch station.
RumOr has it that Il large saw and
pla ining mill will be erected on the site
of the old Hawke stone mill in the
spring. 1t is said that the ground has
been leased by Marcy & Co.. of Wilkes
Barre, and that the logs will be fioated
down from various points up the river.
Meshoppen had another fire Sunday
morning. the tenement house of Charles
Winans. occupied by family named
Jones. being burned. The flames broke
out while the family was yet in led,
and they barely escaped with their lives.
losing all their clothing except their
night robes. Meshoppen's new fire com
pany is getting all needed practice.
Miss Beatrice Hawke. of Nicholson,
was a caller in town the latter part
of the week. She expects to enter a
Philadelphia school soon.
Sleighing Is reported at Montrose and
various other places around. but no
sleighs have been run here as yet.
The Lehigh Valley employees in this
section will receive their pay on Friday
next.
Jonathan Swartwood Of Falls, was
here on legal business yesterday.
tr., Ia, l,.,
occasionally during this freezing wealth
the time of a fire alarm 1t would be an
awkward predicament.
Friends here have received cards of
invitation to the marriage of George s.
Little to Miss Belle Elizabeth Ballard.
The ceremony will take place at the
hOm of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brewster A. Long, Troy. Pa. on
Thursday evening. Jan. 23, at 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Little is IA son OF Mr.. and Mrs 5.
w. Little, formerly of this place but
now of Towanda, and Is cashier i'm one
of the Troy banks.
The death of Orrin ID. Stebbins. coal
dealer, occurrd at his home on East
'rioga street, Sunday morning. as a re-
suit Of a complication of diseases that
had affected him for some time The
funeral will occur at I p. m. tomorrow.
Rev. $. n. Weiss officiating. and inter-
ment to be made at Sunnyside He was
% years of age and was a highly es-
teemed citizen of the place. He leaves
Il wife and four children. viz: Theodore
A.. Of New York city: +, Stanley, prin-
cipal of the Tunkhannock borough
schools: Arthur d.. who holds u re-
sponsible position with the Merchants
and Miners Transportation company
at Baltimore. Md. and Livingston, u
student at Harvard college.
At the twenty-fifth annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Montrose
Railway company held at the Packer
ing officers were elected: President.
Thomas. II. X. Sherman. Arthur I.ath-
rop. Paul Billings. w. u. Little. J. :.
Tarbell. Abrarp Luce. AlonZo =. Blakes-
lee. Charles X. Sayre. Robert L. Blakes-
lee. X. p. Crillin and NJ. $. Dessaner.
The presidents annual report showed
an increase over the last report of
s.. .6Si.47 The improvements of the
year consist of the laying of third
rail from Tunkhannock to Lake Carey.
. the purchase of one new engine and two
coaches a rgular passenger and freight
service has been inaugurated and that
these improvements are appreciated by
the public is attested by the impulse
given to traffic.
The Lehigh Valley is making an effort
to get into Elmra over its own tracks
Clinton -. Gearhart. residing about
a half mile north of town died Sunday
evening of Rright's disease. The flu