The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
TOWANDA GOSSIP.
A Breezy Budget OF Live News From
Brndicrd,s Capitol.

Mrs. Kirwin's news stand FOR 3 cents.
our milliners are displaying fine lines
of Easter goods.
The Hawes Toy factory has been
closed on account OF the annual inven-
tory. etc.
A two-headed pig was the attraction
at Smiths cafe for the passers-by on
Friday.
Don't worry about me, as / have
gone to Cuba" was the message left
by 17-year-old Towanda boy, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
home on Thursday night.
II. +. Taylor has purchased the
Braund property on South Second
street, and will take possession this
week
Architect Camp has moved to Gen
eva, N. Y.
The different churches now begin
their Sunday evening services at 7.SO
o'clock.
The dry goods merchants have decid-
ed to continue the early closing move
ment.
The Athens Daily News plant has
been sold by Editor Hamaker to George
;. Curtiss of Plymouth, Mich.
william Sticker, the night police
man at Athens, who was shot by
would-be burglars on the night of A. eD.
22, died of his wounds at the Packer
hospital Sayre, Friday afternoon. No
clue was ever found to the assailants
G. w. Smith. Of the Table Rock
house, SINNERS Eddy, was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. M. NJ. Bostley and daughter,
who have been absent the past winter,
returned to Towanda Friday.
Druggist Kirby is kept more than
busy nowadays showing and talking
bicycles. He has the best makes in the
county and can suit you as to terms.
His popular clerk, B. H. Westgate, can
also convince you of the best wheel
made.
The school, board is considering the
plan of arresting certain parents, or
guardians, who fail to keep their chill
dren in school. The law is very strict
on this subject and should be en-
forced
w. ID. Minard has moved to Mon
roetown, to engage in the market busi-
ness.
Captain James Bryant was out re-
Gently after his serious illness of sew
eral weeks.
A large crowd will greet Hon. John
Wanamaker and Senator Kaufman at
Hale's Opera house this Monday eve
| ming.
a hydraulic power elevator for GUS
toners is soon to be placed in N.
! Loewns general store. 1t will run
! from the basement to the upper floor
Hereafter the Daily Tribune will be
| found on sale at the First Ward news
stand OF Mrs. Lucy Kirwins. She
Keeps nearly all the popular papers
| both daily and weekly, all the lead
| ing magazines, fashion plates. novels.
| and, in fact everything kept in an
| up-to-date newsdealer's stand. Her
| stock also comprises confectionery,
| cigars, etc. Call on her. Her efficient
| and obliging assistant is Miss NJ. keat-
| ing.
The household goods of Professor
Won Ton, on Third street were sold
at Constables sale Saturday.
SCheutler & McCarty are kent busv
| turning out excellent styles of marble
| and granite work
/ Miss Charlotte Wheeler. of Elmira. is
a guest of Mrs. W. w. Rocker.
/ Mrs. S. Dimon of Jackson Valley, has
/ been spending several days among
! ToWanda aCquaintanCes
! An up-to-date grocery store has lust
| been opened by A. NJ. Baker, of Dry
| den, n. Y. His stock is tastilv ar
! ranged and consists of canned goods.
! garden fruit, etc. He is doing a strict
! ly cash business.
| The Salvation army will occupy their
! new barracks, on South Main street.
! this week
- 4. NJ. McCraney is making some eX-
! cellent improvements to the exterior
/ Of his confectionery store.
/ The dry goods stock of NJ. Hendle-
/ mans has been removed to the Carroll
( block, South Main street
Thomas Dinan will go to Williams
! port and open a carriage shop.
! Burt a. Gaylord came up from Wya-
! lusing. Thursday, to see Kellar, the
! magician.
! Hickey & Kilmer's new grocery store
| will soon open in the Ross block.
! Fausey, the cigarmaker is now pleas
! antly located in the block opposite
! Walshs bakery. Give him a call.
| The "Deestrick Skule" will be re-
! peated at Epworth hall on the even
| ing of April 70.
The St. Agnes school are preparing
| for grand entertainment in their
! parochial building on April IA and Is.
! Paul White, of Ithaca, is the new
! manager of Towanda's telephone ex-
change.
a, II. Morrison and ]. K. Stewart are
home from college enjoying the Easter
vacation.
over eighty removals have taken
! place in TOwanda this spring
! p. j. Malloy has returned from an
| extended California trip
Milo Wells will play bali with the
| league al Springfield, Ohio, and started
| on Thursday,
Nearly $4,000 has already been sub
scribed by Towanda's business men to-
, wards the Bradford Central railway.
The Walbridge house is being i'm
| proved with a new front porch.
Leave YOUR orders with Mrs. KirWin
! for the Daily Tribune, only cents.
AT the sherifi's sale of the Bosworth
| Stone & Co.'S stock in Wyalusing, Mil
ton Homeg bought the same for SO, 700
The Ontario club are fitting theiI
| rooms with new carpets and furniture
| The register and recorder has Just
posted the twelfth marriage license
| docket.
Kellar, the country's well-knowr
| magician, visited Towanda on Thurs.
| day evening and was greeted with a
| large audience at Hale's opera house
| His programme consists of original eX.
periments and are purely sleight-of.
hand and certainly up-to-date in every
feature. The "Cassadaga Propaganda ,
"Out of Sight" and the Marvellous
| HndoO Clock" were rare features on