The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-25
TUNKHANNOCK.


The repairs on the Gray block, DAM
aged by fire on the 14th of March last,
are completed and the building is in
better shape than before the fire. n.
Il. Grenville is engaged in moving his
stock of drugs from the Remington
building into his old stand. NJ j. Leo
nard who occupied part of the build
ing with a confectionery store, has
gone out of business and will be sue
cceded by d. L. Gray, the owner of
the building.
Through the efforts OF Hon. S. r.
Brungess, president of the Grange in
this county, Professor John IL. Har-
ris has been secured to address the
Changers at their annual picnic at
Lake arey in August. Professor Har-
ris Is now the president of Bucknell
university, and was for many years
at the head of the keystone academy
at Factoryville. He is we'll known to
the people of Wyoming county.
Hon. A. II. Squier has returned from
Harrisburg since the adjournment Of
the Legislature. He will give his at
tention to the pushing of the affairs
of the various electric light companies
in which he is interested.
J. Wood Piatt has returned from the
meeting of the Democratic state COM
mittee at Harrisburg.
Archie Belts, formerly a resident of
this place, but now holding down po-
sition with the Stevens Paper COM
pany in Blnghamton, Is at present with
his parents in Tunkhannock. He has
short vacation, the occasion being
the celebration of his twenty-first
birthday.
Rev. S. c. Hodge and wife, who have
/ been spending a few days in New York
| city, returned home on Thursday last.
y marriage license has been issued to
Samuel j. Michael, Of Meshoppen, and
| Lizzie Avery, of Russell Hill. Mr..
Michael obtained a divorce from his
! first wife on the 18th inst.
! Hon. +. NJ. Vaughn, of Meshoppen,
! was in Tunilhannock on Saturday,
, called here to preside with Hon. A.
NJ. Eustman over a special session OF
court held on Saturday afternoon.
! w. N. Reynolds, jr., and T.. X. Little,
members of the Luzerne county bar,
| spent Sunday with their people in
! Tunkhannock.
! Henry Harding and Asa S. Keller are
in Centermoreland today, trying a suit
! before Charles Sickler, j. p.
/ G.. Il. Little, of Scranton, spent sun
/ day with his parents here.
Court convened on Saturday after
noon at o'clock with Associate Judges
It. NJ. Vaughn and A. NJ. Eastman on
the bench, and the following orders
were made.
In the assigned estate of Henry G.
Bunnell on motion of II. S. Harding,
James r. Frear is appointed an auditor
to distribute the fund in the hands of
Albert Bunnell, assignee, as shown by
his final account.
In the matter Of the discharge of c..
| S. Wilson as guardian of Jessie Mat
thewson, now Jessie Wrigley, on pres
entation Of petition and motion of II.
G. 5. Knapp, of SINNERS Eddy. was
in town on Saturday afternoon.
! Company X holds another prelimin-
ary inspection this Saturday evening,
The general inspection will take place
on saturday evening, April 29. the in
spocting officer being Major Millar.
1t is rumOred that the Tunkhannock
| Electric Light, Heat and Power COM
pany is to change hands, the stock
owned by local capital to pass into the
hands of the people who own the bonds.
The foreclosure proceedings now pend
ing will probably go on. Lack of
patronage is said to he the cause Of the
transfer. the claim being that the plant
has been run at loss.