The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-29
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
FOREST CITY.

Paul NoChefsky lost one of his arms
as result of an accident that he met
with in the mines at this place i'm Octo-
her, 1891. He was riding on the bump
ers of car al the time, when a block
which formed part Of the bumper
turned and he was thrown in front of
the car, which passed over his arm
The young man afterwards moved to
1takefStraW, y. y, and in June, 1896
II" brought suit against the Hillside
coal and iron company for damages in
the supreme court Of New York, second
district, and was awarded $1,000. The
verdict was afterwards set aside and
new trial granted. The second appel-
late division has now upheld the set
ting aside of the verdict upon the
ground that the liability of the de-
PENDANT was governed ny the laws of
pennsylvania, the place of the con-
tract and of the accident. and that
under those laws no liability is at
tached, as statute prohibits all per-
sons from riding on loaded cars in any
smart or place i'm or about a mine.
The hour of the Sunday evening de-
Notional service of the Epworth league
Of the Methodist church has been
changed from 6.l5 to the close of the
regular church services, which now be-
gin at o'clock
Surveyors are now at work on the
d. }. Williams tract, i'm Wayne county.
just across'the Lackawanna river from
Forest city, laying out building lots.
These lots will be placed upon the
market at once and there is the pros
lrct Of another town sprinIing up in
the near future, The ground is Oh a
hlutf at the foot of the mountain, is
level ana is well calculated for build
ing purposes as ii can be easily graded
ana drained
James A. Brown. secretary of Enter
prise Hose company. No. /, has re-
coiVed q copy Of the photograph of the
company taken at the Wilkes Barre
state fremcn's convention. Members
who desire to secure copy can order
through the secretary.
Rev. William Jennings will occupy
the pulpit of Bethany congregational
church next Sunday.
Mrs. f. l.. Grander and son, James
are visiting friends and relatives at
Reading and Philadelphia.
The st. George Lithuanian society
viii! hold bail in Prokopovitch's hall
ON Tuesday evening, Nov. 1G.
Frank Shaw has purchased the cigar
and confectionery store of Charles
Rogers, on Main street
Moses Hendler a Forest City busi-
ness man, and Miss Anna Arstein, Of
New York city, will be united in mar
liage on Sunday, Nov, I. at p. m.
Charles j. Arnold, of Vandling, and
Miss Dora Probst, of Archibald, were
Joined in marriage, Wednesday even
ing, at the German Evangelical church
I'm the latter place, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. William Luer Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold will reside at Wand
ling.
Frank Carpenter, the Main street
meat dealer, will move his family from
Cniondale to Forest City this week.
Charles Carpenter, of Uniondale, and
Miss Anna Dalton, Of Pleasant Mount.
We're married at noon, Wednesday. in
the Pleasant Mount Catholic church.
Rev. Father Healey performed the
ceremony.
Rev. j. c. Hogan, Liberty party can
didate for auditOr-general, will speak
at Stevens Point this evening, on the
issues Of the campaign.
Misses Emma and Rebecca Bucliing-
ham, who have been spending the sum
mer with their parents, near Homes
dale, have returned to Forest City for
the winter.