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

ris. William Silvermhn of New York
and A. X. Dewitt of Plymouth. The
company has secured possession Of
several rich graphite beds in Canada
and the intention Is to begin opera
tions at once.
Wayne county farmers say that the
buckwheat crop had quite a setback
by the late dry weather. The growth
Of straw is large, but It is not filing
and the yield of grain will be light.
The potato crop is fair and the quality
much better than last season. though
some complain that an insect is de-
stroying the tuber.
Mrs. Annie Thomas, of Wilkes Barre,
soprano; Miss Mary ]. williams, of
Pittston, contralto; Joseph Williams, Of
Wilkes Barre. tenor and Professor
Henry Harris, of west Pittson basso,
constitute the Celtic American quar-
tette, new musical organization
which intends to bid for public favor
in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Rev. David Phillips, pastor of the
English Baptist church of Minersville,
has accepted the call of the English
Baptist church of Nanticoke and will
begin his new pastorate next Sunday.
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of Plymouth and Is "A graduate of
Bucknell University and of the Divini-
ty School of the University of Chicago.
Summer residents of Glen Summit
have organized an improvement socle-
ty with these officers: President, j. G.
Had1ock; vice president, Il. II. Jones;
secretary and treasurer, H. II. Welles,
ir; executive committee. DR.. L. II.
Taylor, w. a. Lathrop, T. II. Ather-
ton, j. +. Patterson and Cyrus Straw.
The object is to look after the roads,
transportation and taxes. 1t is not
unlikely that a borough will be organ
lied.
A train of twenty loaded coal cars
broke loose from a shifting engine at
Delano and passed through Shenan-
doah at a terrific. rate of speed For
tunately the runaway cars had a clear
track. While passing through Shen-
andoah. an axle on one of the rear cars
broke, derailing and demolishing three
cars. The first section sped on until it
reached a mountain grade, where it
came to a stop.
The Wyoming County Veteran asso-
citation had a successful and interest
ing reunion at Renshaw Park: Tho
are as follows: Captain w. n. Rey-
nolds, president; Asa II. Fr2aI, vice.
presidents; L. $. Handrick, secretary;
James L. Nose, treasurer; Henry
Harding. colonel; r. II. Atkinson, ma
jor; lieutenant colonel, Peter Walters,
Rev. S. w. Weiss, chaplain, and DR..
d. II. Dornsife, surgeon.
General Henry l.. Cake, who died
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of the Twelfth congress, which at
tempted to impeach President john
SON. He served two terms in the lower
house. After President Llncoln's first
call for troops, in April 1861, General
Cake organized a company of men in
| Pottsvile and was in Washington with
the body twenty-four hours after the
call. He took part in many battles and
led the charge at South Mountain.
Ned, the siX-year- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman w. Barnes, of WysOX
| township. Bradford county. met with
a terrible accident on Saturday after
noon which may yet cost him his life.
| With two other small boys he climbed
| to the top of the hay NOV in his faith
er's barn and while playing there he
| and one of his companions fell tOgeth-
| er down a chute leading to the base
ment. Ned was terribly injured about
! the head and neck, while his COmpan-
| ion was scarcely bruised.
The brewery people have won the
| fight in Stroudsburg and n charter has
been granted to the Stroudsburg Brew
! ing company by Governor Stone. The
! fight against the new brewery ha:
been very warm. The preachers led the
fight. and from the pulpit made per-
sCual attacks. The WOmen's Chris
tan Union for weeks made daily pray
erS thar Governor Stone would not
| grant the charter. A mass meeting
was held and a petition was signed
| by many property owners.
George w. Eddinger, of Ashley, died
very suddenly of heart disease on Sat
urday. He was a highly esteemed citi-
zen. Born in Northampton county in
1896, he had resided in Ashley for
| twenty-five years. During the Civil
war he enlisted twice in the Union
army, and participated in the battles
of Antietam, Manassas, Pine Knob,
Lookout Mountain Kenesaw, Gettys-
burg and Missionary Ridge. He was at
the siege of Savannah and witnessed
the surrender of General Johnston. He
was an elder in the Ashley Presbyter-
ian church, a member of the knights
of Honor and a member of the Patri-
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