The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
FACTORYVILLE.

Mrs George Snyder visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Capwell, here
last Saturday.
Mrs. George Hornbaker, OF Green
Ridge. spent Sunday at this place.
j. G. Capwell has been quite seri-
ously i'll for the past week of heart
trouble.
Our merchants have all signed pc
tition to close their places of business
on Saturday next, July 3. So get your
basket filled Friday night.
A decision by Judge Sterrett, of the
state supreme court. which is of much
Importance to fishermen, places within
the reach of anglers nearly all waters.
and great many that have previously
been held strictly private to a favored
few. According to this decision the
noted "Baylor's Pond" near Fleetville,
for which Mr.. Baylor has had suits
pending in the Lackawanna court for
twenty years, and which waters he has
protected for that length of time and
just recently came out victorious in
the last suit, Will be open to the public
and any one can fish to their hearts
content. This decision is in direct OPP
position to what the law has always
been interpreted on the rights of fisher
men.
Mr.. Edrick Frear is having an ar
tesian well put down on his lot above
the cemetery. Mr.. Shear is doing the
work. Look out for lithia water COM
ing down the hillside.
Some lawless miscreants broke into
the cottage of George Stanton up at
Windfall pond last week and damaged
it considerably. Mr.. Stanton offers a
reward of $25 for information that will
lead to the conviction of the guilty par
ties
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cobb, of Scran-
ton, were spending Sunday with Mr..
Cobb's parents at the Glen.
Next Friday evening a lawn festival
will be held on the lawn of the NJ. e.
parsonage under the auspices of the
Epworth league. Home made candy,
ice cream. etc, will be served.
Nelson Gardner and family will leave
this week for Lake Winola, where they
will occupy their new and picturesque
cottage, "Woodholm," for the coming
season.
Mr.. L. D. Kemmerer is quite serious
ly i'll at his home on Main street.
Mrs. Daniel Langstaff is confined to
her bed with rheumatism.
Professor Whitford and family are
spending their vacation at New Lon
don, N. Y, and Professor Huley and
family are visiting at Lewisburg,
Montgomery and Baltimore.
Myron B. Cobb is learning the dec
Grating business with New York parties
in Scranton.
Howard Swallow, of Brown univer-
sity; Warren Smiley and Lou Harding,
. 20 Co. t1,ofs
cation.
James Boyd left yesterday for Lake
Winola, where he will manage the
branch store of F. l.. Foster & Co., the
coming season. James is one of our
| most popular young men and will no
| doubt make many warm friends dur
ing the season at this popular re-
sort.
Genuine live eelS are now coming
through the city water pipes. ]. S.
Reed captured one yesterday that
came through the pipe at his store and
| 1t is now OH exhibition at Klinefelter' S
drug store. What's the matter with
| our iiremen feasting on roasted eels at
| our next fire"
Butcher Huffsmith lost valuable
| horse, which dropped dead in the road
| last Sunday.
There is one case of diphtheria in
| town. The little daughter of Ed. Rey-
nolds, and possibly another at the home
| of Clarence Bonn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcneil and
| daughter Anna; Mr.. and Mrs. Giles
Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Milo ]. Wilson
Mrs. Cora Wilson and daughters, Alma
| and Bessie, composed a jolly picnic
party that went to Lake Winola yes
| terday.
| The Lawrorco Theatrical company
| opens the KS engagement here
| tonight. r. ONE we'll recommended
| to us, and nc doubt will draw good au-
! diences.
Don't forget our old-fashioned cele-
| bration next Saturday. Come out to
the Academy grove and help the boys
eat CLANS and enjoy the games. Don't
| forget that the balloon ascension
| takes place Immediately after the
grand street psrade, in front of the
academy. Professor La Tites will make
his famous leap in a parachute from
| an height of two thousand feet in the
| air.
| Next Wednesday evening at the home
| of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Armstrong
their accomplished daughter, Miss
May, will be united in marriage to Mr.
Harry Stone, of Scranton. Mr.. Stone
is one of the firm of Stone Bros, milk
dealers, ana a brother of our wei
known townsman, Oscar Stone.