The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-26
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

Towanda, Sept. 25-Judge A. c. Fan
ming having received his commission
on Friday, took the oath of office ard
presided at court Saturday.
NJ. Kaufman, Towanda's merchant
has purchased the Louis Grossman
stock at Athens, which will be shipped
here.
Mrs. A. G. Stewart is spending sever
al weeks visiting friends at Hcnesdale.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. shaw of Wash
ington, d. c.. are spending few days
in Towanda, being guests at WYNN.
Ehamberain's the jeweler.
Towanda horses lead DR.. Pratts
bay mare, MaGelon, took first money IN
the Canton fair race or Thursday, in
three straight heats the best time
was 2:G9. On Friday Theda Clark, J.
G. Fratt's PAGER won the 2;25 class
race in three straight heats.
Mrs. Philo Andrews of New Bright
on, Conn, Mrs. I. w. Butler of New
Haven, Conn. and H. r. Dening. Of
Owego, N. Y. are visiting at NJ. J.
Longs. the Towanda grocer.
At reunion of the Dewitt family
held at Falls last Wednesday, D. G.
Dewitt, ESQ., of Towanda was chosen
vice president.
The proprietors of the Daily News
are building a new block at Athens.
Edward X. Saben, Of Campbellsvi;e ;e
departed this life on Wednesday, aged
eighty years. He had been i'll less
than week with paralysis. The de-
ceased was married to Margaret Wood,
sept. ~, 1872 to whom six children
were born Mrs. George Bennett, of
Monroeton; Mrs. George Emery, Of
Towanda; Morris Saben, of New Al
Dany: David Saben, of Campbellsville;
Mrs. Joseph Pardee Of CampbellsIille
and Edward Saben of Towanda. He
was member Of the Methodist churcI.
also of the odd Fellows lodge at Bar
cay the latter having charge of the
services, which were held on Saturday
Rev. Ward Mosies, Of Forksville, Of
fciating. Interment was made at
FRANKLIN.
w. T. Vincent of SaYre, was held
up few nights ago and soon relieved
| OF S24 by two men.
| keV. Dr. Linkes delivered his fare
| Wen sermon on Sunday. He leaves ON
| tuesday for the annual conference at
| Elmira.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Whitman, Of Erie
We're recent guests os Cashier and Mrs
j, X. Newell.
| H. ID. Rundell, manager of the Sus-
| quehanna Valley Hay companv. M
| loWanda, has been chosen a member
| Oh the committee on transportation by
| lne National Hay association.
| Inc Athens Quot club defeated the
| loNahda club at a game last Thursday
| by score Of 124 to 113.
a ladies' branch of the Brotherhood
Oh Locomotive Firemen will he organ.
| iZeu at Sayre Tuesday evening
| H. T.. Quinlan, eX-principal of the
Susquehanna Collegiate institute, is in
"uhDright' Tenn, looking after his in
| terests In large hardwook saw mil.
| Mrs NJ, Il. Means and son George
| nave gone to EastOn, where they will
| spend several months.
| captain w. T. Bacon has secured the
contract for carrying the United States
mails between the Towanda postoffice
and Lehigh Valley station.
MISS Lucretia Turrell, of Wyalusine
was a guest Of Towanda friends last
Saturday. ''''
Inc thlrty-second annual session OF
the Central New York conference will
open weeks service at the First
Methodist Episcopal church in Elmira
on tuesday OF this week. Bishop NIer-
rill VIII preside over the two hundred
ministers who are expected to be pres
ent' The Towanda and North Towanda
churches, besides others in this part of
the county, belong to this conference.
w. A. Stevenson, of Sayre, a former
Lehlgh Valley trainmaster. has re-
turned from sojourn in Porto Rico.
| j. j. Grimes, who formerly ran coll
oring shop in Towanda, but of late has
neen confined in the insane department
Of the county house, made his escape
last week and was found in an Athens
barn. He was returned by Commits
| siOner Pitcher.
Mrs. II. j. Lloyd, Of Wyalusng, has
a night bloming cereus which one night
last week had eleven blossoms. II con-
tained thirty-five buds during the sea-
| son.