The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-12
FACToRYVILLE.

District Deputy Grand Master \. d.
Overfield, of Meshoppen, installed the
following ofIicers-elect of Red Jacket
Lodge, No. 52i. I. O. O. +, last Satrr-
day evening: Noble grand, O. w.
Dawson; vice-grand +. II. Chase, sec
retary, w. w. Bard; assistant secre-
tary, George Patterson. The ap-
pointed officers were: Right support
cr of the noble grand, John Rink; left
supporter Il. II. Holgate; right sup
porter to vice. grand, g. ID. Wall: left
supporter. Q. f.. Uallstead; warden,
Henry Wheeloclt: outside guard, A. ].
Osterhout inside guard, Charles
Parker: r. S. s., charles Hale; l.. S.
s. Alfred Woodruff: conductor, G.. w.
Patterson; chaplain, Pardon Knapp;
trustee, G. W. Stanton.
The funeral of Frank Smiley took
place Saturday afternoon from the res
idence Of +. e. stark, ESQ, 9Ol Quincy
avenue Scranton. Interment was
made at Wyoming, Pa, Mr. Smiley
was a former resident here where he
had many friends who mourn his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cobb spent
Sunday here with Mr. .Cobbs parents.
Lumber is or the ground and the
foundation Started for the erection Of
Mr. Warrcn's new home on Cemetery
street. Mr. Warren will erect one of
the finest residences in town.
The new creamery of the Lackawan-
ma Dairy company will be erected near
the home of Adelbert Reynolds.
Silas Smith. formerly of the Mill
city hotel. and who unfortunately was
burned out some time ago. has moved
into the house on Main street owned
by Nelson Cobb.
Mr.. n. A. Gardner was in Wilkes
Barre one day last week looking after
some legal business
Lindsey Brothers will remodel the
Harding hotel property into a dwell
ing about May /
Druggist Foster will in the near fut-
ure have one of the neatest drug stores
in this city.
FactoryVille Encampment, No. 246, l..
O.. o. f, will work the Golden Rule
degree on Wednesday evening. \ full
attendance is requested. A smoker
will be held after the degree work is
completed.
Dandelion fiends will soon be maxi
ing their periodical tours armed with
tearing up the earth to secure bunch
of the much coveted delicacv.
Mrs. a. B. Brown has been quite
seriously i'll for the past week with
grip and bronchitis.
Mrs. Giles Wilson has returned from
Montrose, where she has been visiting
her son for the past few days.
Sergeant Walter COlvin, Battery g.
who has been at Porto Rico since the
bombardment Of MORO Castle by
sampson, returned home last Wednes-
| day. Walt, as he is familiarly called,
| looks the perfect picture of a true SOL
dier and certainly soldier life behind
| a big gun in Porto Rico must have
agreed with him. Sergeant Colvin
served a full term in the regular army
and was spending a little quiet time
with his parents here when President
Mckinley issued his call for Volun-
teers to go forth and fight the Span
iards. Sergeant Colvin was one of
the first to respond and Joined the gal
liant Thirteenth and went to Mt. Gret-
ma and later TO Camp Alger, where
he was assigned to his old and former
company of artillerymen and was or
dered at once to Porto Rico. Sergeant
Colvin was near MORO Castle when
Admiral Sampson bombatded it and,
as he says, frightened the natives
nearly to death.