The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-18
TUNKHANNOC

About 10 o'clock on Friday night the
people living in the second story of the
block on the south side OF Tioga street,
between Warren and Bridge, were dis
turbed by a smell of smoke. n search
was instituted and fire was soon dis
covered in the rooms over the c. j..
Space store occupied by DR.. Il. Il.
Biddleman. The alarm was sounded
and the department was quickly ON
the spot and located the fire in one
of the inside rooms. A stream was
turned into the room and the fire was
out in short order DIR. Biddleman s
household goods were badly damaged,
but his loss is fully covered by insur-
ance. The stock of merchandise Of G.
Il, Space in the store room below was
badly damaged by water. and the store
is now closed waiting the arrival Of
the insurance adjusters. He was fully
insured. This fire occurred only four
doors below the disastrous fire OF
March II, and was on the same day OF
the month.
The alarm was sounded again on
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. The
company responded quickly and the
fire was located in the barn on the
lot on Tioga street belonging to w.
n. Reynolds and leased to r. NJ. Hard
ing. The building was an old one and
the alarm was given more on account
of the danger of the fire communicate
ing to adjoining buildings than on ac-
count of the value of the one on fire.
The blaze was put out with one stream
in short time. This makes four fires
ha in
month. The fire in the Gray block on
the 14th of March, destroyed the stock
in c. A. Hungerford's general store,
T. B. Grenvilles drug store and NJ. A.
Leonard's confectionery store. The one
of the 18th of March put T. S. Burson
out of business for the time being, an
the one last Friday damaged the stock
| of G. \. Space so that his store is
closed for the present. This ia the
most disastrous run of fires which the
! town has seen in years. We have rca-
son to congratulate ourselves on the
services of an efficient fire company,
| otherwise the block in which ;hese
| fires have occurred would in all prob
ability have been totally destroyed.
Fred r. Stark, esq, of Scranton, was
| in Tunkhannock on Friday last.
L. X. Little, esq, and w. n. Ray-
nolds, jr., members of the Luzerne
county bar, spent Sunday with their
! people here.
| The inspection Of Company X, Sew.
enth regiment, National Guards Of
! Pennsylvania. took place at their ar,
mory on Saturday evening. The in.
specting officers were Colonel Ashel
Miner and Major w. n. Reynolds, jr
This was the first inspection of tbs
company and they succeeded in max
ing very creditable appearance Al
the time the company was organized
about eight months ago, there were
hardly half dozen men who had any
military experience, but under tn,
careful training of Captain N. w. Rey
nolds, they have made great progress
and rank among the best companies
in the regiment
Colonel Asher Miner, Major w. n
REYNOLDS, jr., and Captain n. w. Rey
nolds, and First Lieutenant 4. w. Mel
huish, of the local company, were en-
tertained at dinner on Saturday even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Reynolds.
Court convened on Saturday after
noon with Associate Judges Eastman
and Vaughn on the bench for the dis
kosal of some matters left over from
the regular term.
In the matter Of a special cash ia,
in Tunkhannock township: on peti
tion and motion court orders super
VisOrs to lew and collect q specia
cash tax of three and one-half mills OF
the dollar OF the last assessed valua
ton, TO pay Indebtedness of said town
ship.
In the estate of Robert Meyers. lat
of Tunlhannock township, deceased
Inventory and appraisement of prop
erty set apart to the widow filed am
confirmed.
Court adjourned until Saturday,Apri
%, at which time they will be in ses
sion for the appointment OF auditor
and the transaction Of some other bust
ness which, by the rules of court, ha
to lay over until that time.
1t is reported that Charles T.. Terry
CSC, Is To open law office i'm Wilkes
Barre in a short time. He will sti
keep his residence here and will haV
his office with w. s. Miller, esq.