The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA


AT present and contractors are looking
for good men.
Susan Il Anthony. the noted woman
suffras sst, is passing brief vacation
IN Stroudsburg
A stage coach line has been estab-
lished between Mauch Chunk and
Chrlstman's and Hatchery.
a large shop is being erected in
Ilazleton to manufacture Franz Pa'-
dec's patent slate picker jig.
The Mauch Chunk Heat. Power and
Electric company has lnaugurated the
brush system Of street lighting.
Captain J. u. Colvin, G. c. Rhodes
and Thomas GOvinr have secured con-
troll OF the Parsons electric light plant.
Little Daniel Donovan, of Athens,
may lose the sight of both eyes as
result Of playing with a can of pow
der
Announcement is made Of the en-
gag2mtDt Of II. DrYfoos, ir., of Halle
ton. and Miss Grace Fogei, of Wilkes
Barre.
Edwin r. Scott. Of White Maven.
is the new principal Of the Plymouth
high school, in piarc of L. Martin,
resigned.
Mynot Gray a drug clerk of Wilkes
Barre. was severely injured yesterday
by colliding while on a bicycle with
motor. Cyclc.
The wife III Mine Superint ,ndcnt X.
NJ. Smith, OF Alden. is dead after an
Illness of four weeks. She was forty
two years OF age
Mywood Thomas. father Of David
Thomas. OF Peckvile. died at Parsons
Tuesday. aged 81 years The funeral
will be held tomorrow.
Thomas Broskie. 4 Shamokin miner,
had his back broken by a fall Of coal
al the Luke Fidler mine and will hard
~ survive his injuries
John McGovern. of Maltby. was seri-
ously burned about the face and body
by an explosion of gas in the Maltby
mine yesterday morning.
The eleventh session of the Epworth
league Of the Dallas sub district will
be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church, NoXen. on Friday.
County Treasurer 1nman. of Wyom-
ing county has purchased the Asher
Fitch homestead. near La Grange End
will occupy it April /. 1900.
The improvements at the Kingston
feed mill have been completed AMI the
mill, which has been idle for the rast
week. mas resumed operations.
Charles Mason and Edward Eckert
were seriously injured at Sunbury
while charging a soda fountain tank,
which exploded with terrific force.
With pistol in his right hand and
his pockets full of cartridges, Addi-
son Sohmeck left his house, at Ia
maqua. and has not since been keard
from.
Company F. SD Pennsylvania regi-
ment, will have a reunion. Sept. 3. at
Fernbrook park. Mayor Nichols AMI
p. Fl. Campbell. of Wilkes Barre. will
spear
While attending a family reunion at
Leroy, Mrs. G, b. Besley, of Columbia
Cross Roads, Bradford county, was
stricken with apoplexy and expired in
a few hours
The Citizens Telephone company, of
Monroe county, is organizing a rural
phone service connecting most of the
villages and many of the farm houses
in the county.
few months ago Rev. ]. r. LLOYD
resigned the pastorate of the First
Baptist church, Wilkes Barre. and
went to Youngstown, Ohio. Now he
has been recalled to the Wilkes Barre
church.
While Trainmaster Fisher, of Tama- =
qua, was standing at the Philadelphia
ana Reading depot a bolt Of lightning
struck his hat and then shot into
the ground, with 4 loud report, with
ont iniuring him.
tn" Hoomsburg public schools upen-
ed WIFE a larger attendance than that
OF any former year. nearly l,5OO pupils
being enrolled A truant officer has
been appointed by the authorities. who
are determined to enforce the law
Fred ID, Lamb assistant secretary of
the r. r. y. NJ. G.. A.. of Binghnmton.
and formerly Of Hallstead has been
recommended by the state committee
I" the assistant secrctarYShip of the
y, NJ. G. A. at Worcester, Mass.
There is no settlement vet in the Sus-
quehanna Coal company strike. The
men remain quiet. They have held
several meetings recently and il is
rumorcd committee will confer with
the superintendent in few days.
The operators OF Greenwood col
llcrN, near Tamauua. struck the mann
moth vein Tuesday, This vein has y
thickness oc forty feet IN that local
ity. The find win insure a new life
for many years for Greenwood col.
licry.
The annual camp meeting at Della
ware Water Gap closed Monday
Twcnly-four conversions warc mad,
ana about $500 was received from ali
sources for the expenses Of the camp
which were slightly in excess of ti,c
contributions.
The Wilkes Barre city teachers an
nual institute will convene Monday
The instructors from abroad will be
Prof, s. n, Fass, OF Ohio. history: Prof
T. /" Kemp. Of the East Stroudsbura
state Normal school. psychology, and
Prof. w, A, Hammel, Of MARYLAND
science.
EDWARD Keenan,. OF Pottsvile, raised
III his garden raiish Is inches long
I6 inches In circumference and weigh
ing IL pounds, 2 ounces. VIM n
Quinn OF Po.tsvillA. grew tomato 5s:
inches across ths top. and Henry Gate
OF wiikesBarrs has one weighing 81
pounds.
Ths public schools of PottsViIle have
opened Cor me fall and winter term
They are :nuch crowded. The gram.
mar school, not having seating capa.
city for all tho scholars. a number
had to be sent home. Between 200 anC
300 new scholars were admitted &C
the schools.
Patrick Lenahan and wife. of Wilkes.
Barre, have begun an action in tres.
pass for $4,000 damages against the
Crescent Coal Mining company and
Isaac b. Felts, to recover for the death
Of their son, who met with, an acct