The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-01
neigbboring Counties.

On May 16 the Pcnnsy will put on a
new passenger train between Wilkes
Barre and Sunbury. 1t will leave Sun
bury at 2 y. M, reaching Wilkes-B Barre
at BIS; returning it will leave Wilkes
Barre at D. m, and reach Sunbury
two hours later.
brought suit for damages against
the Nicholson Water company for TAX
ing water out the stream which fur
nishes water power for his planning
mill. The court appointed viewers to
assess the damages and they have ap-
praised the same at $3.50.
A short time ago a flock of sheep
owned by Cyrus Lee, of South Eaton,
were chased and bitten by dog, which
it was afterward learned was mad
Many of the sheep showed signs of
rabies, and had to be killed, and Mr..
Lee now fears that he will be COM
PEELED to kill the whole flock
Notices have been posted in the
Wilkes Barre and Erie car shops at
Stroudsburg that until futher notice
the machine and blacksmith depart
ment viii work from seven to twelve
and one to four, and the wood working
shops from seven to twelve and one to
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urdays.
w. H. Quick has a private fish pond
on his farm, in which he has been rails
ing trout. This spring he took out
about $50 of the speckled beauties,
which he took to Scranton and sold,
they bringing him about fifty dollars.
The Nicholson Examiner thinks the
raising of fish could be made a profit
able business on many farm.
Allen j. Sandt of Lehighton, an engi-
neer on the Lehigh valley road, was
found unconscious in the cab of his
locomotive, between Slatington and
Rockdale, by his fireman. His engine
was drawing an east bound freight
train. He was removed to st. Luke's
hospital, Bethlehem, where he Is in a
critical condition. There is an ugly
wound in his scalp. How the accident
happened is unknown.
A Mauch Chunk boatman Thursday
night found that some object obstruct-
ed the wicket gates at Warncke's lock,
and making an investigation was hor-
rified to find the body of a drowned
man. The remains were identified as
those of Richard Lobb, of Pen Argyll,
who was searching for employment
Tuesday evening and then disappeared.
He was 25 years of age.
Miss Edna Bruch, the fourteen year
old daughter of Squire Bruch, of Eff
fort, had a narrow escape from death
through q scratch with a brass pin.
She accidentally stuck herself about
the body, blood poisoning ensuing. The
whole of her left side became greatly
swollen and turned black. For some
time her life was despaired of but the
attending physicians now believe her
out of danger.
AT Plymouth yesterday morning, A..
f. Hitchler, the well known jeweler
and agent for the Lehigh Valley COM
rany, loaded his pipe and started for
the postoffice. On his way out of the
postoftice, an explosion occurred in his
pipe, the bowl of which was shattered.
1t is supposed that pistol cartridge
had in some unaccountable way got
into the tobacco. Mr.. Hitchler was
given pretty severe shock, but he was
more frightened than hurt
Warrants have been issued at Mauch
Chunk for the arrest of Frank Lentz,
of Slatedale; T.. Rex, l.. Rex and N.
Rex, of Lehighton; Lewis Beiler, of
Hazards, and Wilfred Marks, charged
with selling liquor without a license
at the Lehighton fair grounds last year.
The charges were preferred by John
Eaches, who is serving a term for a
similar offense. Caches time is up,
but he is unable to pay fine of $500,
and he claims that the accused were
banded together to help each other.
AS they failed to live up to the agree
ment he gave them away.
Several arrests have been made in
Monroe county of persons deemed
guilty of Illegal fishing for trout. One
week ago Fish Warden Ross, of Ban
gor, saw three men using a brazil net
in Cherry creek. Two of them are now
under bonds to appear in court. The
penalty for conviction Is $100 fine. Last
week Constable Smith, of Stroudsburg
destroyed a fish basket and two fykes
in Cherry creek, and on Sunday spent
the day at Henryville, where it was
reported that Sunday fishing was in
dulged in. He has also travelled W
Toms creek in Pike county, but did
not succeed in catching any violators
An option on the Lake Carey water
power has been purchased by Tunk-
hammock man, with a view, says the
Democrat, of establishing an electrical
plant, presumably to be located at OF
near the site of the Perry Billings saw
mill on Tunkhannock creek, where the
outlet of Lake Carey comes in, There
is fall of some 500 feet to this point
which would furnish an abundance OF
power for the purpose contemplated
The idea seems to be to furnish power
to run a dynamo which would supply
Tunkhannock with electric lights, anG
possibly to also supply power for the
running of an electric road from Fac.
toryville to Tunkhannock should thai
scheme ever naterialize.
An accident which might have proved
fatal but which, fortunately, will not
occurred an evening or two ago at tht
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Beach Hart
man, 1856 North Washington street
| Wilkes Barre. Their son, Edgar, ageC
6 years, while playing with a revolver
| accidentally shot himself the ball pen
| etrating the upper hip and making {
hole in the lining between the nostrils
DIR. Fell was hastily summoned bu
| after considerable probing he discov
cred that the ball could not be found
| 1t is the doctors opinion that the bal
| lS lol III lIle HSStu pul tHbl IL ulOppS'
| through the nostril to the ground. TIL,
little fellow is resting comfortably will
| all prospects of recovery.
A. McMichaels, correspondent of tn
| Stroudsburg Times, writes: I'D. c
Miller fish police, placed about 5000
brook trout in our stream last week
The Pohoqualine hatchery is indeed o
great importance in supplying thi
stream with trout. Yearly there ar
| placed in it between $4,000 and 100, 90
| brook trout. We can therefore expec
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