The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-11
neigbboritg Counties.


motive in the case, he said he was com
PEELED to concur with the police and
set an example that should not be for
gotten. He sentenced the accused to
pay the borough fine and costs, or
serve Imprisonment for forty-eight
hours.
Recently, says the Towanda Review,
as one of the extra trains on the Ber-
nice branch pulled into Saterfield on a
wet and chilly night, the conductor
was accosted by laboring man Of gen.
teel appearance who was shivering and
chattering with the cold. He claimed
to hail from Potter county, where he
has a wife and family, and was on
his way to the lumber woods Of Suli-
van county in search of work to keep
himself and his family from starving.
Thirty-six hours before he had left his
little family at home, having pressed
into his wlfe's hand q $5 bill, the last
of his little store of wealth, and with
not a cent in his pocket and despite her
pleadings that he take at least dollar
of the little fund with him, he started
out. For the entire thirty-six hours
he had been without food. An investi-
gaton of his story proved its accuracy.
His want was relieved.
A Hazleton dispatch says: Three
tramps on Sunday afternoon brutally
assaulted Mrs. Frazer; who resides
with her father in a lonely section
known as the Ice Lake, near White
Haven. All the occupants of the house
excepting Mrs. Frazer had gone to
White Haven, and wher the tramps
stole upon the premises the woman was
at their mercy. They asked her wheth-
er there was any money or other val
uables about the house. and when she
refused to give any information they
struck her to the floor and assaulted
her in the most outrageous manner.
The tramps then ransacked the house
and in one of the rooms on the upper
floor they found trunk, which they
broke open and secured $3.50, besides
other valuables They then made their
escape, leaving their victim lying in
helpless condition on the floor. When
Mrs. Frazer's father returned he saw
what had occurred and Immediately
gave the alarm. In a short time a
large posse of citizens arrived from
White Haven and went in pursuit of
the fiends. The posse was we'll armed
and those who could not secure guns
carried with them base ball bats and
other weapons. After long and
tedious search three tramps were dis
covered in the woods nearby and they
were Immediately commanded to sur
render, which they did. Several of the
citizens then pounced upon the nomads
and handled them in a severe manner,
after which they were taken to White
Haven and locked up. Mrs. Frazer
appeared at the lookup some time af-
terward, but as she could not identify
any of them as her assailants they
were set at liberty No clue to the
perpetrators of the deed has thus far
been obtained.
The East Stroudsburg Chautauqua
will open early in July. There is every
promise of a large attendance. DR.. n.
G. Schaeffer who has recently been re-
appointed superintendent of public in
struction in this state. has announced
his intention of attending. DR.. Emer-
son +. White. of Columbus, o., whose
work as an author. lecturer and in
| structOr is worldwide, will attend dur
| ing the first, second and third weeks
! and DIR. A. Apgar. who is the author
of Geographical Charts" "Geograph-
| iCal Handbook" Geographical Draw
ing-book," Geography of New Jersey"
PLANT Analysis" "Molusks of the At
Iantic Coast" "Trees of the Northern
Omitted States" Pocket Key of Birds"
and Birds of the United States East
Of the Rocky Mountains" will be pres
| ent during the third and fourth weeks.
DR.. Charles w. Deane, the superin-
tendent of public instruction, Bridge
port, Conn, and author Of Deane's
| Phonetic Reader and a work in frac-
| tions, is also engaged, together with
Miss Gertrude Edmund, superintendent
training school, Lowell, Mass; DR.. BY
| ron w. King, president of Kings Col
| lege of Oratory, Pittsburg; Professor
| George Howell, city superintendent Of
! schools Scranton; Professor James NJ.
| COughln, city superintendent of
| schools, Wilkes Barre; Miss Leila e.
| Partridge, lecturer and author Quincy
Methods and Parker's talks on teach
| Ing: Mrs. j. w. Shoemaker, president
National School Elocution and Orotory,
Philadelphia; Professor George B. Hyn-
| son, vice president National School
| Elocution. Philadelphia; Professor ].
| c. Taylor, superintendent schools Lack
| awanna county; Miss Mary Gray,
teacher of art, Norfolk Ladies' college,
| Norfolk. Va; Professor II. F. Cogs-
| well, author and composer vocal and
! instrumental music, Mansfield, Pa;
| DIR. Edmund NJ. Hyde, professor Of
Latin, Lehigh university. and Hon.
Henry Houck, deputy superintendent
! public instruction, state of Pennsyl-
| Vania,