The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, Sept 29.-Mr. and Mrs. B. |
A. De Money Of Oklahoma, have been |
visiting Towanda friends this week.
A. Q. Scanmoris popular comedy |
drama, the Sleeping CITY," will be re-
produced at Hales opera, Saturday |
evening by the writer's up-to-date |
company Of artists.
Two OF the Salvation Army officers
will give their farewell next Sunday,
TO be succeeded by two new people.
At the annual institute next month
Of the teachers Of Bradford county,
which will be held at Towanda. Cour
ty Superintendent II. S. Putnam will
place on exhibition liquid air. Thu
experiment is made by the use Of a
milk can, standing full of sir in 3l2
degrees below zero. He will pro-
duce similar experiments with dishes
and other articles.
Internal Revenue Collector II. NJ.
Hutchinson of Welsboro, was in To-
wanda on official business this week.
The registrar and recorder were
obliged to grant n marriage license
to a couple from Camptown last week.
in a case where the expected bride was
only Is years of age, and her intend
was no reason for not issuing the nee
essary document as the girl had the
consent of her parents. Since the law
went into effect only one similar case
had occurred, at that instance the
girl was only 1S years of age. The
names Of the young couple were Steph-
en- T. Wights and Miss Daisy M.
Decker, both residing at Camptown.
+. c. Gridey Of Duluth was callin9
on Towanda friends the first of the
| week
John Curran. son of John Curran of
Overshot, died at the insane depart-
ment Of the county house last Sum
| day, aged @9 years. lie had been
| insane for several years, and had been
returned from Danville asylum as
incurable.
The Monveton people have announced
a pumpkin pie social ana strawride for
| Friday evening.
Mrs. John j.. Corser OF Blcomsburs,
Is visiting Towanda friends and rela-
| tives
Mrs. NJ. c. Wells is visiting in FL
mira, also a Towanda delegate to the
Methodist Conference b,ing held in
that city.
A dwelling belonging to Mrs. L. A.
Morley, situated at Green's Landing,
was totally destroyed by fire early
last Saturday morning. The house was
occupied by two families, and only a
small portion of the houshold goods
was saved. The outbuildinCs were al
so destroyed. The house was valued
at $1,000 and there was insurance of
$l,500: the goods were insured for $500.
j. G. Brink of Grand Rapids, Mich,
was renewing acquaintance in To-
wanda last Saturday
The eventeen-year-old daughter of
Alex King. while or visit 10 her sis
ter's home IN Sayre last week. was
taken violently insane.
G. II. Bosworth & Sons large hay
barn at Wya!usinE was destroyed by
| fire last Saturday, including three
, moving machines and forty tons of
hav. The loss is fixed at about
$1,000. partly covered by insurance. 1t
is supposed 20 be of an incendiary Or
igin.
The descendants of the Vaughan
family held family reunion at Wya-
lusing last Saturday. Representative
We're present from Kansas. Scranton,
Berwick, ingstor, Rome and LIE Raya-
vile.
tenant-tOmmander n. II. Mason
and family will visit TOwanda rela-
tives and friends this week, ana on
Saturday evening the Quarry Gln
club will tender the gentlemen n ban
quet at their club house.
William Miller Of LaRaysville is
taking in the fair and visiting Tow0n-
da relatives
Farmer" Greasy was greeted with
a fair crowd at the fair grounds on
Wednesday forenoon, despite the in
clement and misunderstanding as to
the time of his speech.
A serious accident occurred en- the
fair grounds Wednesday afternoon
Joseph Phatt. who was driving his
fathers race, on an extensive trot on
the track was run into by another
jockey, throwing Mr.. Pratt eff his
cart and badly injuring one of his legs
and breaking one bcne The thill. also
protruded In his horse, causing a seI
we're cash, and the race cart was
picked up a total wreck. The horse
which had captured the laurels al
Canton, was a valuable animal, and
Mr.. Pratt will consider this accident
a great loss.
The couple failed to appear at the
marriage altar on the fair grounds
at the time advertised.