The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-30
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

WIN Nilb NuNo'
. Carbon county Republican primories
will be held Sept, and the convention
on Sept II.
The people of Hazleton have sub
scribed over 500 for the storm sut-
.erers in Porto Rico.
Tamaqua council has decided TO bond
h7.OOO of the floating debt Of that bor-
ough at Sh per cent.
Foreign laborers continue TO leave
the Schuylkili coal fields for 1he iron
mills and western farms.
There promises to be a large attend
ance at the Susquehanna street fair. TO
be held September 0 and I.
The Pettebone mine. Dorranceton,
which recently suspended work indeh-
niteIy. has resumed operation.
Thomas T.. Richards, employed by
Stoddart q Co., Of Wilkes~Barre, is
dead from a paralytic stroke.
It is estimated that the acreage OF
tobacco in Bradford county is $50 and
the crop at y cents per pound $l56,OOO
John Coolbaugh has been elected
captain and Clyde White first lieuten-
ant Of co. *, Ninth regiment, N. G.
P.
{ Hazleton is to have n new silk mill
and plush factory bat the Hazleton
hat factory has been closed by the
sheriff.
Mrs. Sarah Lewis, who died at Palo
Alto. was the heaviest woman in
Schuykill county. She weighed 400
pounds.
Thieves at IS North Canal street,
Wilkes Barre. stole $65 worth of tools
. belonging to Cabinet Maker A. d.
Campbell.
Mountain lake, near Glen summit,
is 10 be deepened, and by next year
guests will be enabled to battle in the
lake at their pleasure.
After this week NJ. j. Gillespie, OF
Freeland. who deserted from the re-
cruiting office ten days ago, will be a
man without country.
State Senator Coyle, formerly of Ma
hanoy City. has embarked in the real
estate business at Philadelphia,
where he is now located.
Scott Lacey, of Susquehanna. while
fishing at Shuts eddy last week,
caught a black bass 22& inches long
and tipping the scales at SIS pounds.
Professor f. Il. Swingle, for the past
two years assistant principal of the
Nanticoke High school, and elected for
a third term, has rendered his resigna-
tion.
The Bloomsbury Car Manufacturing
company has received an order for the
construction of twenty-four fiat cars
for use on the Imperial railroad of
China
The Penn Forest Brook Trout COM
pany has shipped 1000 trout ranging
between four and six inches to the
Coolmore Fishing Club of Monroe
county.
In Wayne county the information
that Senator Hardenberg will prob
ably be the next Republican nominee
for Auditor General is received with
pleasure.
The twenty-ffth annual fair of the
Carbon County Industrial society will
b. held on their grounds at Leighton
on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Sept. ?6, p, 2S and 20.
The fifty-six little orphan boys and
girls, inmates of the Home for Home
less Children, of Wilkes Barre, were
given an outing to FernbroOk park
yesterday by the Traction company of
that city.
Charles Williams. one of the pest
known residents of Nescopeck, died at
his home at that place on Sunday even
ing, aged 56 years He was the owner
and proprietor Of the old Williams ho-
tel. a well known road house.
The funeral of Abraham Nagle Il
Nell-knOWn resident of POttsville,
brother of the late General James Ma
gle, and veteran Of the civil war, will
take place today Mr. Nagle was 81
years old. He died of convulsions.
The people of Easton has been in
formed by division superintendent w.
o. Sprigg of the Lehigh Valley that
the passenger car department of the
companys big shops at that place will
be removed elsewhere, possibly TO
sayre
Another effort is being made to OF e
ganize a national bank a Lansford.
Among the promoters are w. ID, Ter
ner, f. l.. Orwig, j. L. Lauer G.. NJ.
Davies. Milton Kleckner. DR.. Kisler,
T. ]. Nusbaum, r. NJ. Whildin AMI A.
]. Thomas
Tha Rev. Robert Rcll. of st. Marks
Episcopal church, Frankford. Phila-
7clphia. has accepted the cali to the
cectorship of the Church of the Re
ieemer at Sayre. The new rector will
>ccupy the pulpit for the first time on
Sunday, Sept. 3.
The little 3-year-cld child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Eckrotc. Of SlOcum
strayed away from its home one day
last week and was lost in the woods
whore it remained all night. The lost
,hiId was found by Jesse Rosencrans
~ the aid of his dog.
The motormen and conductors Of the
Wilkcs-T}arrc and Wyoming Valley
Fraction company will get an increase
n wages. The pay has been $40 +
lay. and ii will now be $1.SO. an in.
rease of about G per cent The or.
Ter takes effect Sept. /.
A cable from London says the Scot.
and -ard detectives are watching q
nan from Ohio named Thatcher, who
{ is claimed is wanted for real estat,
frauds. Thatcher is the man sent I,
England by the Staples heirs of Mon
zoe county to obtain their fortune i
possible
While he was walking on the rail,
Dad at Tamaqua, one Of Charles Zlm
nach's feet caught in frog aud helC
lin fast. A coal train was backing
lown the track and Ziinbach tried tC
AXE the shoe of and escape, but Tho
ime was too short. He was crushed
iencath the cars
Tho Hebrews of Freeland who re
Rhtly formed themselves into a con
Tegation have elected A. Rosenthal.
Ichrcw teacher Of that place. as thei
aston. They have also selected a room
,n-tha Gross building on Center street