The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
EACTOR YVILLE.

The first barrel of paint was ground
out last Thursday up at the new paint
MILL which was very satisfactory to
the owners.
Last week the Hons sdale correspond
ent of this paper stated that a man
by the name of Samuel Saunders, sr.,
had committed suicide by taking chic =
reform, and that he lived near Factory
vile. Investigation fails to find that
any such person has ever lived near
this town.
The New Year was ushered in at
this place by fall of the beautiful
to the depth of sixteen inches, and
zero temperature.
Tunkhannock is putting up a strong
bid for the Salvation army barracks
to be located there. We hope they will
not be disappointed in their effort, as
it is time they had a religious organi-
zation of the kind in the town.
The court of quarter sessions of this
January term will be presented with a
petition, asking for viewers to be ap-
pointed to lay out and open up q new
road in Clinton township, starting at
Il point in front of the old Depot hotel
and continuing along the north side of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad to a point near the house
of Abram Wrigley's ,andthus do away
with and close up to dangerous grade
crossings.
Last Saturday evening as Red Jac-
ket Lodge, No. 524. |. o. O. F., closed
their lodge, and were about to leave
the lodge room, they found their only
exit blockaded by the members of the
Rebekah lodge5 and at once gave them
selves up as prisoners of their most
worthy sisters. OF course it was some
time before the brothers present could
recover from their total surprise, but
the "Bekahs' We're loaded with good
things to eat, such as they thought
would most tickle the palate of an
cpicurian odd Fellow. and as soon as
the brothers saw this it was surprise
ing how quick they regained their
former cOmpOsure. Dainty refreshments
were served, which included coffee and
ice cream, and jolly. social, good time
was enjoyed. All brothers that were
pr esent'unanimously agreed that Isaac
made no mistake when he took Re
bekah" for his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. III, Briggs and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Briggs, all of Car
b1ndale, were at the home of eX-Post-
master Fred NJ. OsterhOut over Sun
day.
NJ. and Mrs. Albert Post, of Wilkes
Barre, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
n. A. Gardner.
The monthly union temperance SER
vices OF the Baptist and Methodist
churches was conducted last Sunday
evening at the Methodist Episcopal
church by Rev. NJ. J. Watkins, of the
Baptist church.
The usual New Years family dinner
was given by the Capwell family last
Saturday at the home of Mis-. Hattie
Caowell
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Capwell. OF
Carbondale, We're in town over New
Years.
Never mind cleaning the snow from
your sidewalks. Pedestrians need the
exercise, and then, you know, the
street commissioner and his little band
of willing workers are i'm need of work
and they will do it for you now, and
il won't cost you much.
Reports from cross county roads tha;
they are badly drifted and much in
o. 'enience is experienced by travel,
~olds,
Y eh'tE. M. ]. Watkins will conduct spe.
', 'peetings at the North church this
eral members of Factoryville En-.
ca Abitment Lodge, No. 246, /. o. O. f..
,,is,< Tunkhannock lodge last eve.
NIX Nellie Tiffany, of Binghamton
" \spent Monday at the home OF
b. J. G&dwin.
Neeld, the well-known oil man
90 corontRn, was business visitor
here yester lay.