The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-29
PECKVILLE.

Attorney Joseph U. Brown was
stricken down with. n paralytic stroke
at about o'clock yesterday afternoon
and at this writing is very ill., Mr..
Brown was at Bloes' pharmacy and
was conversing with Druggist w. s.
Bloes when without warning he fell
to the floor unconscious. He was
picked up and DR.. j. w. Beck sum-
moned, who administered to him. His
right side is completely paralyZed and
his power of speech gone. AS soon as
he recovered sufficiently willing hands
removed him to the home of DR.. j. w.
Beck, with whom he resided. Mr.. Brown
has been a resident here for several
years, while plying his profession at
Scranton. About a year ago Mr.
Browns father died of apOplexy while
seated in a chair conversing at DR..
Beck's residence, where he was visit
ing Mr.. Brown.
Leo Mcdonald and James Armstrong,
Of Waverly visited G. F. Taylor yes
terday.
Worden Jenkins returned yesterday
from a visiting trip at Freeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waltz returned
last evening from a visit with Nanti-
coke relatives.
All members of the Wilson Fire COM
pany are requested to report in full
uniform at the hose house tomorrow
afternoon at 1880 sharp.
All members of the Warahpa tribe
of Redmen are requested to report at
Odd Fellows hall at 1890 p. m. sharp
tomorrow afternoon. Wear white
gloves and parade badge.
Since the burning of the No. school
building there has been "a abundance
of water pressure on the Water line.
The following programme will be OBJ
served at the Memorial day exercises
to be held at Whites grove, which will
commence at 2 p. M: Reading orders,
Jesse Scott; address of welcome. w.
f. Ketchum; sing by choir and audi
ence: prayer, Rev. S. c. Simpkins;
singing by choir and audience; intro
duction of speaker, Harry Lathrop;
address, Rev. ]. S. Thomas; benedic-
tion, Rev. DR.. S. II. Moon.
A valuable COW owned by Anthony
Carey was badly injured by being
struck by a Delaware and Hudson
train yesterday.
serve ice cream and cake on the church
lawn Memorial day afternoon and
evening. All welcome.
The members of the Wilson Fire
company will turn out this evening for
fire drill. Meet at hose house at p. m.
r. II. Barnes and Miss Minnie Wag-
ner, of New York, are spt lding a few
days with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. +. Barnes, of Hickory
street.
Michael Maslyar had a valuable cow
killed on the Delaware and Hudson
railroad Saturday night.
Miss Kathryn Smithing. of Scranton,
is the guest of Miss Lena Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. p. Taylor and grand
son, Winfield Broad, spent yesterday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Oakley,
at Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Jenkins and Char
les Bogar, jr,, were the guests of Car
bondale friends yesterday.
The parade on Memorial day will
form on Depot street, right resting on
Main street. Parade will start promptly
at ! O'clock. The fire alarm gongs will
give one long blow. The following
line of march will be traversed: Main
TO North Main, to Academy, to Main,
to Chestnut, to Hickory, to Walnut,
to Main, to Pleasant avenue. A COM
mittee of the firemen will decorate the
graves of two departed members, the
late ]. w. and A. NJ. Peck, directly
after the parade.
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