The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-07
HAPPENINGS In
WYOMING COUNTY
Two WelI.Kuown Tuukhannock Citizens
Pass Away.
DolNGS AT THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
Report of the County Auditors.
Movement for a Toll Bridge ut
Mehoopany-.News Concerning the
PoIiticians--Editor Alvin Dav Is
Honored--Lehigh Valley Changes.
neciaI to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock. Feb. 6.--The past week
was an eventful one, and while 1t
was enjoyable to some, there are 9TH
ers to whom its remembrance will al
ways be painful. Death was lurking
about, and with his usual disregard for
filial ties, smote the paternal head of
two families who have long been resi-
dent in the community. We refer to
the sudden death of Paul Billings and
James NJ. Kelley. Both men were well
advanced in years, and held warm
place in the esteem of their fellow
tOWnsmen. The former was the head
of the business houses of Paul Billings
& Sons and Paul Billings & Co., the
one long established hardware house,
the other doing an immense business
in hay. grain and produce. Mr. Bill
lings was also vice president of the
Wyoming National bank, a director in
the Montrose Railway company, a di-
rector in the Wyoming County Agri-
cultural society, and also allied with
local interests, both civic and relig-
ious in many other ways. Mr.. Kelley
did carting and express delivery for
many years, and also conducted a coal
yard for some time. Both men were so
long in touch with the people generally
that they will be greatly missed
The farmers institute, closing Tues
day afternoon, was principally con-
Quoted by practical men and women,
and was a success. The people are
coming to understand that it takes a
farmer to farm, and the city chap with
patent leather shoes, a seal ring and
a first-class bunCo scheme don't get
the floor in convention of that sort
as often as he once did.
The Nicholson Methodists, to the
amount of a couple of sleighloads,
drove to Tunkhannock Saturday and
took dinner at Wallis hotel They were
a jolly lot, and evidently enjoyed the
trip.
Tuesdays blizzard blockaded the
Montrose railway. and the train crew
that left here that morning were hope
lessly involved in the drifts before get
ting scarcely half way to Montrose.
A relief expedition was formed on
Wednesday and they were rescued and
brought in Thursday morning.
The report Of the county auditors
was handed in on Thursday. The fact
that the county commissioners were
surcharged something over $500 oc-
casioned but little surprise. These Of
ficials intimate that an ulterior motive
was back of the movement that
brought it about. and say that the
end is not yet. 1t is the prerogative
of the people to know the ins and outs
OF every transaction of public officials,
so far as relates to public business
however, and the matter is likely to get
more thorough sitting finally. In
the meantime judgment may be sus-
pended.
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Notice Is given that a charter will
be applied for on Feb. "a, for an in
tended corporation to be called the
Mehoopany Bridge company, the OBJ
Ject of which is to erect a bridge across
the Susquehanna river at Mehoopany
If built, it will be a toll bridge, of
course. The people of that section have
long needed a bridge, and the project
of getting the county to erect a free
bridge is now hanging fire in court
The application is to be made in the
name p. S. Page, E. G.. La France, A
l.. Lindsey, w. r. Chaplin and r. r
Laycock, who are said to be Scran.
ton and Wyoming men. The Mehoop-
anyites do not take kindly to a toll
bridge when there is free one In
prospect.
Laceyville Baptists are carrying on
evangelistic meetings.
Braintrim township pedagogues at
tended the recent teachers institute at
Tunkhannock and carried home Nh,
measles. And now they are kicking at
the new and progressive feature" in
troduced at that meeting. Some people
arc hard to satisfy.
The house of William Donahugh, al
Meshoppen, was destroyed by fire a few
days since. 1t was one of the finest
residences in the town. ana a serious
loss to the family as nearly all their
household goods were destroyed, also
The Russell Hill Baptists have re-
Gently remodeled their church and will
re-dedicate ii, with appropriate cere-
monies, on Tuesday.