The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-31
Suburban News
In General
PROVIDENCE.


William Jones, jr of Genet street. mot
with distressing injury to his hand
Monday while engaged at his duties as
driver boy in the Leggctts Creek mine
While taking loaded car out of the
chamber the car, upon entering the main
road, was derailed. He succeeded in cs-
Gaping without injury to his body, but
his hand was crushed in the attempt TO
escape. 1t was thought at first the in
jured member would have to be ampu-
tated, but upon examination the physt-
clan found that such an operation would
not be necessary. The wound was dressed
ana no serious results are anticipated.
At meeting of Tonnuluka tribe NO. y,
Improved Order of Red Men, the follow
ing officers were elected; Sachem, j.
Platt; 5. s., Charles Simpson, j. s., John
NTH; prophet, Joseph Webb; G. of r., X.
r.. Sanders; collector of wampum, W.
II. Ilartshorn; trustee, 7. j. Thomus;
representative to Great council William
Ilartshorn The above named officers
will be installed next Friday evening by
Deputy Great Sachem William Hartshorn
Funeral services over the remains of
the late George Wilder will be held this
afternoon at > o'clock at his late home,
| on Spring street, by the Rev. George +.
Guild. pastor of the Presby yterlan church.
of which denomination the deceased mas
been faithful member for number Of
/
| the deceased was a honored member Will
attend the funeral in body. The re-
/ mains will be Inferred in Dunmore cem-
/ eterY.
Mrs. NJ. d. Farnham of Breaker street,
| who has been spending a few weeks with
| relatives at New York, returned home
| Monday.
Patrolman Reese Jones, who was taken
! suddenly i'll about one week ago while
]
| confined to his home, on Hollister ave
/ nue.
Miss Clara Brown. of Providence Road,
| has removed to Wilkes-Ba where She
expects to permanently reside.
Mrs. NJ Baumgardner is suffering from
a slight attack of illness at her home, on
| Church avenue.
The funeral of Mrs. Evan Reese, Of
| Plymouth, whose death was reported in
| Mondays Tribune. will take place thlS
afternoon at 8 O'Clock from the residence
of her sister. Mrs. d. NJ Thomas Ia
South Rebecca avenue, West Side. Rev
DR.. X. S. Jones will conduct funeral SER
1 vices. lnterment will be made i'll WASH
burn Street cemetery.
Ephraim Davis, of Wayne avenue, is re-
covering rapidly from injuries received
about one week ago, in the Won Storcf
/ shaft.
Several men acting as jurymen of the
| United States circuit court, in session
present i'm this city, comprised partS
which explored the workings of th'
Cayuga mines last evening, after spend
ing a couple of hours in the bowels o
the earth and viewing with curiosity th'
workings of the anthracite coal mine
and expressing their ideas of the danger!
a miner has to undergo, the party pro
ceeded to the foot of the shaft and were
hoisted TO the surface, where they gladly
welcomed the starry skies. The guide
were John Henry and Henry Jen
kns. The following comprised the party
j. a. Guignon, w. j. Coskey, T.. c. Nc
Cormick, 5. W. Hay and John l.. Nor
gan, of Pittsburg; w. NJ. Henry and Rusl
Fullerton, of Kittauning, Armstroni
county, Pa; S. w. Coe, of Parker city
and u. f. Mccarthy, of New Albany, Pa
Gus Atherton, of the firm of Atherto
& Co. formerly of this place, but now o
Olyphant, is seriously i'll at his parents
home, in Clarks summit.