The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-06
MONROE COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg oct. 5.--Michael b. Wood
ling. of Appenzell, has withdrawn as an
independent candidate for county COM
missioner
Norma Drummer, the 9-year-old boy
who was sentenced to the house of refuge
for burglary, was taken to Philadelphia
this morning. He was tightly handcLfed
to Register Maurice Warner and guarded
by Sheriff Fisher.
William Warne, clerk in the store OF
Drake & McFall, of East Stroudsburg
fell off a stoop late this afternoon and
broke a leg.
Little Daisy Mosteller, who was scald-
ed to death a few days ago, will be bu-
ried on Friday afternoon at Prospect
cemetery.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union of Monroe county will hold their
regular monthly meeting in the Miller
building next Friday afternoon.
Considerable interest is being mani,
tested in the effort of Coach Overfield to
put the East Stroudsburg State Normal
foot ball team in excellent condition. A
good game with Wyoming seminary is OK
pected on Saturday.
Professors Bible and Kemp, of the State
Normal school, are not on the programme
for the Northampton county teachers in
| stitute.
Ed Oldorf was the lucky person who
secured the fine gold watch and chain
given by the Phoenix Fire company. His
| ticket number was "a.
| William Harland of this town has en-
| listed in the Forty-seventh volunteers.
Corporal Eicke, of the recruiting station
here, has been promoted to Sergeant.
| Chairman Mansfield has received a let
| ter announcing that eX-GoN vernon Patti
| son viii address the Democracy of Mon
| r. hp mid of n
| the evening.
| Walter, a son of the Rev. NJ. Turner,
a former we'll known Methodist pastor of
Fast Stroudsburg. fell from cherry tree
at his home in Chester and broke an arm
| William Jones, of Portland, formerly of
| East StrOudsburE has been granted dis
| charge as bankrupt by Judge McPher-
| son in the United States district court
| Philadelphia.
| The restoration of Shafer's school house
is being completed. The re-dedcation will
take place on Sunday, October L. There
will be three services, morning, afternoon
and evening. An elaborate programme has
been arranged
| Charles Hardy, resident of Cresco,
was placed in the county Jail in default
of $500 bail in answer to serious charge
preferred against him.
| Guernsey Gregory. a son of Dr. W. +.
| Gregory, has gone to the MediCo-Chir-
urgical college in Philadelphia. He spent
last year in a New York Medical college.
| The Independent Democratic leaders of
Monroe county will hold an important
meeting at Gilbert's next Saturday for the
purpose of formally putting an indepen-
dent ticket in the field. 1t is not the pur-
pose, it is thought of the Independent
leaders to nominate a full ticket
! At the railway shops Edwin Seese, an
employe. met with painful accident. He
slipped, and falling. his left arm struck q
sharp piece of metal by which a deep
wound was inflicted.
At recent meeting of the Monroe
County Water Supply company the bal
anCe of the purchase money was paid for
the Stroudsburg Water company's plant.
B. S. Jacoby was elected president. 1t is
stated that improvements are designed
that will give this town greater water
supply.
News has been received of the death in
Philadelphia of Mrs. Mccormick the
mother-n-law of Mrs Emma Mccormick,
of this town.
Miss Anna V. Peck has registered as a
dental student in the Pennsylvania Den
tai college at Philadelphia. Miss Peck
is the daughter of DR., n. l., Peck, of this
town.
AS Elmer Albert, of Popular Valley, was
shoeing horse few days ago, the ami
NAL threw his weight upon him and he
was thrown to the earth. His right fore
arm was broken,
Miss May Evans, OF this town, has re-
ceived a free scholarship In the Museum
and School of Art at Philadelphia throug Il
the efforts of State Senator Lee. Miss
Evans is a graduate of the Stroudsburg
high school and also the normal.
The enrolment AT the East Stroudsburp
State Normal school is in advance of last
year at this time, and owing to the large
graduating class that went out this last
year there has been more new students
than last A state normal lecture course
is announced consisting of five numbers
Two or three of the numbers will be helt
in the normal chapel and the others IN
the court house, Russell Conwell is down
for a lecture.
Miss Clarke, the new teacher of music
has organized her choral class at tn,
state normal II is expected that laTg,
number from this town will join the class
Professor Yetter, the new teacher o
sciences at the state normal, Is doing gooS
work and giving satisfaction
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison ha
promised Professor Bible, of the stat
normal school that in the event of hi
visit to Monroe county he would surel!
visit the normal.