The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-27
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, oct. 26.--A new time
schedule will take effect on the Lehigh
Valley railroad about Nov. 5. 1t Is
currently reported that several impor-
tant changes are TO be made, among
them that two new local passenger
trains are to be put on, running be-
tween Buffalo and New York. One
will leave Jersey City early in the
morning and run through to Buffalo,
while the other will leave Buffalo
about o'clock in the afternoon and
go to Jersey City Train No. S, which
arrives here at 6.36 in the morning
from New York, will be about two
hours later, according to the official
plans.
Prospectors from Pittsburg are test
Ing for mineral products along the Du-
shore, between Ringdale and Laporte.
A new iron bridge across the creek
at Sugar Run will be finished and
ready for travel this week.
Mrs. Henry II. Coleman, of Rome,
who went to the Packer hospital at
Sayre last Thursday to undergo an
operation. died on Saturday and her
body was taken home on Sunday. Fu-
neral was held Tuesday.
Mrs. George w. Blocker died at her
home in Herrick last Saturday after a
two weeks Illness caused by tumor.
Besides a husband and one daughter,
she is survived by an aged father and
four sisters.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Levi Wells, of Spring Hill, has been
elected president of the State Dairy
and Food Commissioners association.
a farmer in Tuscarora township
raised this season 97S bushels of oats
from seventeen acres of ground.
Commencing Nov. l the merchants
will adopt the early closing movement
until near the holidays.
Ebenezer Chilson, aged II years, died
at his home in Asylum township last
SATURDAY..
Mrs Ira Snedeker and Mrs. z. w.
Gaylord are visiting for a few days
at Jackson Valley and LeRaysville.
Thomas J. Elliott and family have
moved to Waterloo. N. Y.
The Salvation Army realized $129
from their recent harvest festival.
d. G. Dewitt is on a two weeks
speech-making tour through the state
of Ohio. His subject is on the state
and national topics.
Mesdames e. ]. Rosengrant and
| George Ridgeway have been chosen
delegates by the Methodist Episcopal
| Sunday school to their Bradford coun-
| ty convention at Canton next We'd
nesday and Thursday.
James Elliott, a deaf and dumb BIZ
| cyclist, has rode 4,359 miles this sea-
! son.
During the past year just closed the
| Towanda branch of the Needle-work
! Guild of America has contributed three
| hundred and forty-five articles. OF
| these, eighty-one were sent to the
Sayre hospital, thirty to the Children's
| Home society and two hundred and
| thirty-fOur kept for the needy ones at
| home.
| with dog poisoners.
There are only two churches of the
J Evangelical Lutheran denomination in
! this county, being located at Sayre
| and in Wilmot township.
a bee tree was cut down in Smith
field township a few days ago that
contained $50 pounds of honey.
The movement towards securing bet
ter water in Canton has finally reached
the courts, a bill in equity having
been served upon the company.
| II. X. Mott, of West Franklin, has a
SO bill which was in use during the
War Of the Revolution, which has been
| passed down to him through several
| generations.
| Judge Durham, of Sullivan county
is presiding at Troy court this week.
| The new Lehigh Valley schedules
will be printed in colors, alternating
as the ones go into effect 1t is done
to avoid the use Of old time tables by
the roads employees. The color for
next month will be opaline.
At meeting of the Packer hospital
trustees at Sayre on Tuesday, V. O.
Esser was elected, president, caused
by the resignation of w. $. Mcdonald
John Haythorne and A. S. Buckley
were chosen trustees. Henry Streeter
| of Towanda John Haythorne and DR.
Johnson, of Waverly, We're made mem.
bers of the executive committee to I'll
vacancies caused by the designations
of Messrs. Kinner, Mcdonald and
| Goodnow.
Mrs. Ann Young, aged SO years, and
one of Bradford countys oldest resi-.
dents, died at her home in New Era
last Saturday. Funeral was held al
the church of Saint Peter and Paul or
Tuesday. She formerly resided il
North TOwanda and Sheshequin.
Captain F. n. Moore royalty enter.
tanned the Hornbrook band at his
North Orwell home last Saturday.
Daniel Ryan, the Canton man who
escaped from Danville asylum, ha.
been returned to that institution.
Towanda and Athens team will hav,
a game Of foot ball at this place OF
Saturday.