The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-20
TUNKHANNoCK.

The fire department was called out
again on Wednesday morning at about
/ O'Clock, and after q quick response
located the fire in the building on War
rem street, owned by d. l.. Gray and
| occupied by T. S. Burson as a furni-
ture and bicycle repair shop and by
Frank Burns end family as a dwelling.
Mrs. Frank Buck, mother Of Mrs.
Burns. was staying there and she was
aroused by the smoke and gave the
alarm. Her cries were heard by
Thomas Callahan, Albah Melhuish and
Arthur Baldwin, who were Watching at
the scene of Tuesday nights fire, and
the former promptly turned in the
alarm. When the company arrived the
flames were issuing from the windows
of the Burson shop, and two streams
were promptly playing on them. After
a sharp fight of about an hour the
flames were out, except for mattresses,
ETC.. which were taken from Bursons
shop which We're still smouldering in
the road. Burson had an extensive
stock of mouidings, etc, in the base
ment Of his store and these were ruin
ed, and he also had a stock of bicycles,
both new and old. These were dam
aged by the fire and water. His insur-
anCe was $500 on stock. Burns house
hold goods were badly damaged by fire
and smoke, and he carried no insurance
The damage to the building was slight
and will be covered by Insurance. These
two fires occurring so close together
and under circumstances hard to eX-
plain, have set rumorS ailoat as to fire.
bugs, incendiaries, etc, and the town
council will meet to take action looking
to the discovery of the origin of both
fires. The fact that there was no fire
Of any kind near the places where both
Of these fires started would seem to
point to something suspicious. The
Hose company deserve credit for the
way in which they handled both fires,
and If the improvements which they
are asking for are carried out by the
council, the town need have 10 fear of
an extensive conflagration.
Attorney c. w. Dawson. of Scranton,
was in Tunktannock on Tuesday.
EX-CCunty Commissioner A. VI. De-
Witt was in town on Wednesday,
The following is a corrected list of the
insurance on the different properties
damaged by Tuesday mornings fire: NJ.
j. Leonard, on stock, household goods
and store fixtures, $1,000. T. r. Gren-
c. A. Hungerford & Son, on stock 81. 400;
Dr. G. ii. O'Neill, on furniture and in
struments $3.50. The total insurance on
the three buildings composing the block
was $4,000. This insurance will in all
probability cover all loss. The stores
are closed awaiting the arrival of the
representative of the various COM
panies.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for retail
liqnuor licenses have been filed with
the clerk of the court of quarter ses-
sIons: +. r. Smith, Sisk house. Fac
tcryNille borough: Cooney w Decker
Table Pock house, SINNERS Eddy. NJ.
W. Reeser Mehoopany house, Mehoop-
any: ]. II. Redding. Riverside hotel.
Mcshopnen; George l.. Kennard, Ken
nard house, Meshoppen: John w. Cay
lord. Jennings house, Mehoopany; n.
G. Smith, La Grange house, La Grange:
q. o. Shafer and j. II. HadsaIl, la
Grange house, La Grange: c. w st.
John, Beaumont house, Monroe Town
ship; Referius Hawke Star hotel, Nox-
en-; B. M.Nan lAuken, Falls hotel. Falls:
James 5. Frear. Lake house. Mill City;
NJ. w. Newborry, Piatt house. Monroe
''NhShIp' - II. SHOOK, SnOOk house,
NorthmoTeland township: T. l.. Dolan.
NoXen house, NoXen; ~ NJ. Fitch Mill
City hotel, Min City; John S. Mingos.
Hotel Mingcs, LacevVille: George s.
Hinklie, Nicholson house. Nicholson.
Fred 5. Bois, Laceyvillc house Lacey
vile. f. \. Martin, Hotel FerncIiffe,
Lake Carey; John A. Niver. Niyor
house, Nicholson: Albert T.. Rodney.
PlerceVille house, Nicholson township.
y. ID. Sherwood. Depot hotel, Clinton
township; Leonard Champion, Lehigh
Valley house, Washington township:
John II Jones, SuIinS Grove house,
Lake Carey: Charles E. Frear, Winola
house, Lake Winola: L. c. Graham.
Hotel Graham, Tunkhannocl. Jabez
Lee, keeler house, Tunkhannock. Mar
tin Schlatter Wyoming house, Tunk-
hammock: w. y. REYNOLDS. Pacl,nr
house, TunkhannOck; Eta Stevens,
Stevens house, Tunkhannock: Peter
MCGEE, Warren Street hotel, Tunkhan-
mock; Willard Race, ScoN lille house
Monroe township. License court will
convene on Monday April 3. No re-
monGtrances have as vet been filed
against amy Of the above applications.
CURE SCROFULA promptly and
permanently by thorough course of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. All forms of this
painful disease yield to the blood pur-
flying power of this great medicine.