The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-07
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

The Oakland Methodist society has
decided to erect a new church edifice.
Fire in the Union Tanning company s
plant at Athens Wednesday nearly de-
stroyed 1t.
A box has been placed in the post
Office at Waymart for the benefit of the
starving in India.
The deal between the Poughkeepsie
Glass company and the Honesdale
Glass works has fallen through.
so far this season 465 Delaware and
Hudson boats have cleared from
Honesdalo. Each boat contains 1876
tons, making a total of 62.775 tons.
John II. James, of Nanticoke, an ex-
fury commissioner, has been missing
from his home since April 10, and his
riends are alarmed for his welfare.
The sheriff has levied upon the plan
ing mill of A. w. Teeter, at East
stroudsburg, who owes about $4,000,
and against whom executions were is
sued.
The body of Thomas Thornton was
found at White Haven Wednesday
morning. 1t is supposed that he was
knocked from a freight car. His home
Is at st. Clair
The Wilkes-B Barre theatrical season
closed last night. 1t has been fairly
good one. The new theater to succeed
Music hall will be ready by the be-
ginning Of next season.
Rev. John N. Lewis, jr., of Grace
church, Honesdale, has returned from
his visit to Lexington. KY, and has
decided to accept the call to the rector
ship OF Christ church, in that city.
Miss Stella Reed, of Wysox, will
have charge of the emergency hospital
on the grounds of the Tennessee CEN
tennial exhibition grounds. She will
remain in the south until November.
a dog belonging to +. r. Bells, of
Sayre, the other day saw two little
girls fall into a mill race and made so
much fuss that Mr.. Bells followed it
and rescued the girls from drowning.
Thomas Moore, the Prompton black
smith. is converting his shop into an
excelsior factory, to employ quite a
number of people. The engine is al
ready on the ground, and all the work
is progressing rapidly
Silas T.. auckland, Of Clinton, has
just completed a two-story addition, 18
by "a feet containing seven rooms, to
his dwelling situated on the borders of
Elk lake. giving ample accommoda-
tions for summer boarders.
The Pennsylvania grand council of
Red Men will soon meet at Mauch
Chunk, al which time Oslek tribe, of
HOnesdale, will make an earnest effort
to secure the selection of that borough
for the council meeting place in 1898.
At meeting of the members of the
Wilkes Barre organization of the Bus
mess Mems league Wednesday evening
Walter CASTOR was unanimously elect
ed as a delegate to the convention Of
state leagues in Philadelphia on May
II.
on Tuesday afternoon the 5-year-old
daughter of David Reese, of Dorrance-
ton, met with a serious mishap. While
playing in the back yard with her
brother, who was chopping wood, she
placed her finger on the block. The
boy did not notice them and the axe
descended upon them and severed three
from the hand.
Isaac N. Forman, of Honesdale, has,
says the Citizen, just discovered the
Whereabouts of a sister who disap-
peared some fifty-fiVe years ago, whep
he was mere child. incidentally hear
ing that she was in or near Bethlehem,
Northampton county, he inserted an
advertisement of inquiry in the Daily
Times, Of that town, and greatly to his
joy, in few days received a letter
from his sister, stating that she was
happily married, had several children
and good home. There is to be a fam
lily reunion in a short time.