The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-16
ToWANDA.

Anna, only daughter of Col. and Mrs.
f. j. Ayers, of Macedonia, died on
Monday evening at Philadelphia hos
pital The baby was brought home on
Tuesday and funeral services were held
Thursday. Interment at WysoX.
The personal property of the Ward
house will be sold on Thursday by
Sheriff Fell. 1t is currently reported
that Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Jordan will
soon take charge.
A silk mill is to be started at Sayre,
which will give employment to three
hundred girls.
Towanda is booked for two more cir
cues, Sells Bros, and Walsh Bros.
A number of cases of smallpox are
reported in Waverly. N. Y. F r Tai
lady, formerly of Towanda, being one
of the victims. Our Towanda board OF
health will keep a sharp lookout.
Peter j. Harmon, conductor on trains
"a and %, L. V. r. r. wears one star
and five stripes on his coat sleeve. This
indicates thirty years of service.
Hon. Thomas Ryan, past assistant
secretary of the interior, is visiting in
Towanda and vicinity.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
will obtain the stone, with which to
ballast the entire line from Buffalo to
Jersey City, from the quarry at Red
ington Pa. The contract has been
awarded and the crushers are being
erected. Nearly two hundred men will
be employed.
A few days ago an east bound D., l..
& w. train crew saw a man spiking the
west bound track short distance west
of the Waverly station, in this county.
a west bound train was held at the
station and a crew took a hand car to
the scene. The man had flown but II
spikes were found on the rails. AS the
suit of an investigation George
Dodge, living at Wiliwana, Athens
township was ARRESTED and Justice lie
Roy Thomas committed him to await
the action of the grand jury, Dodge is
| about 80 years old, well appearing and
has a wife and children. He fromerly
worked for the Lehigh Valley company
but has been out of work for some
| time. He denies emphatically and con-
| nection with the job of spikng the
| rails.
A CLERICAL appearing swindler repre-
| senting himself to be Father Ryan, of
| Waverly passed a forged check at Ell
| mira realizing ST. He Is supposed to
have bought ticket for point down
| the Lehigh and officers at Sayre and
| Towanda were notified to watch out for
him. An arrest was made at Sayre,
| but the vigilant officer got the wrong
man for he promptly proved himself
| to be Rev. Father Enright, on his way
to his home in Bernice. We learn now
that Father Enright will enter suit for
| personal satisfaction.
DIR. c. B. Strink died at his home in
| Utahville, Pa, few days ago after an
| illness of some duration.
Harris Beecher, one of Pike town.
ships pioneers died at his sons home
last Monday at LeRayville, having
been in failing health for several years
He was born on the old homestead
about three miles above LeRaysville on
| March 10, 1920. His father, Samuel
Beecher was born in Connecticut in
Litchfield county and moved to this
part of Bradford county when II was
yet a wilderness. At the age of "a he
was united in marriage to Elvira
Pierce, of a family we'll known in this
section and from their union six chill
dren were born, four of whom survive
him, his wife having died the winter OF
1873. To mourn his death are four chill.
dren: George w. Beecher, John b
Beecher and II. Ward Beecher. of Ie-
Raysville and Mrs. G. L. Light, of Moo
sic.
The Lehigh Valley company expects
to station a stone cruching plant al
North Towar Ia.
Rev. DIR. F. Kelley, for twenty,
two years pastor Of St. Peter and st
Paul's church at this place has beer
called to other duties and will severe
his connection with his people in c
short time. His parish greatly regret:
his departure as he accomplished
great work by clearing them from debt
purchasing new property, remodelinl