The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-06
NORTHEASTERN
Pennsylvania
TUNKHANNoCK.
Special TO The Scranton Tribune.


Tunkhannock, Dec. 81. A. Gallets,
president of the Empire state Con-
struction company, of Olean, ~ Y,
and X. Mackenzie, contractor and
builder for this company, are in town
to make arrangements for the erection
of the new canning factory. Mr.. Gal
let's and Mr.. Mackenzie are both OF
the opinion that the Nicholson lot
which was selected by the location
committee Is not as desirable a site
as the committee seemed to think and
are endeavorlng to get the stockholders
to agree to change the location to the
lot adjoining the electric light plant.
Messrs. Burnette and Emmons. who
are associated with Mr.. Gallets in the
business and who solicited the sub
scriptions Tor stock, were members of
the committee on site and We're so
pleased with the Nicholson lot that
they closed a contract with Attorney
G. o. Dershimer for 1t before they left
town. The chief objections to this lo-
cation seem to be the price -$S00-and
that the surface of the ground is some
six or eight inches below the leve!
of the railroad track. They also CLAIM!
the lot is not large enough The other
piece of ground suggested will cost the
company nothing and is plenty large
enough and on the line of the SIont-
rose railway, but some distance out Of
town. The sentiment of the majority
of the stockholders, however, is in IA
vor of the Nicholson lot.
The will of Theron Vaughan, Of Me-
hoopany, who died last Friday, was
probated yesterday. BY the terms of
his will his housekeeper. Sarah e. Sing
er, provided she remained with him
until his decease. receives 5000 and the
bed and bedding in the room occupied
by her. This devise to be i'm full of
all claims and demands for wages and
otherwise. To his son, George d.
Vaughn, he gave 81, 500 and his house.
hold goods and furniture excepting
the above. The balance of the estate
is devised in equal shares to his four
sons, Orrin Vaughn, of Moscow, Judge
Frank NJ. Vaughn, of Meshoppen
George D. Vaughn and County Com
missioner-elect Edward NJ. Vaughn. of
Mehoopany. He appointed his sons,
Frank NJ. Vaughn and George d.
Vaughn. executors, and they took out
y.
The will is dated March 80. 1899.
T. G. Walters, conductor on the
Montrose railway. is lying quite ser.
iously i'll at his home to the east of
town. Mr.. Walters has been conductor
and general manager of the Montrose
road for the past thirty years. He has
a wide circle OF friends and acquaint-
ances who will be panied to hear of his
illness.
Sheriff-elect John w. Grey, of Beau
mont, was in town on Monday and ar
ranged to give his bond in the sum of
$4,000.
NJ. l.. Martin, of Burdette, n. Y, and
Peter a. Miller are loading several car
loads of lumber at Whites Ferry which
was purchased of Sprunks g. Waiver,
at Keelersburg.
Mrs. George Wagner, of Tunkhan-
mock township, fell last Sunday morn
ing and sustained bad fracture of her
wrist, which will probably result in
the loss of movement of her hand.
Nj. ]. Eastman, of Newport News,
Va, is visiting his brother Hon. A. NJ.
Eastman, who is still confined to the
house.
Solomon Turner, of Factoryville.
drove over yesterday. He is negotiat-
ing a settlement of the case of the
commonwealth VS.. Fred l.. Jayne, he
being the prosecutor. The superior
court granted a new trial and the case
will be tried in January unless an
agreement is reached.
Hon. a. II, Squier is driving a fine
PAGER attached to a pneumatic tired
carriage. The horse is known as Ber-
tha c, has a record of 22O and came
from Keller's stables, in Scranton.
The wedding Of II. Stanley Harding
and Miss Evelyn Townsend will take
place at high noon today. Rev. S. c.
Hodge will perform the ceremony.
The rifle match on Saturday last at
Pittston between Company NJ, Ninth
regiment, of that place, and Company
NJ, Thirteenth regiment, of this place,
resulted in victory for the Tunkhan-
mock team by one point The total
score was 25S points for Pittston and
259 for our boys. This was the third
match of the series, each team having
won a match before, so that the uues-
tion of superiority was settled by a
small margin.
A marriage license was issued Mon
day to Chauncey l.. Weaver. son of
Leonard Weaver, and Miss Carrie A.
Keller, daughter of John Keller, both
of Centremoreland
The farm of the late Paul Jennings.
In Tunkhannock township. comprising
a hundred acres of land, house, barns
and other improvements. which was
sold on Monday at public sale, was pur-
chased by Samuel FlOrey's son at the
low figure of 81 300, 1t has been valued
by the heirs at twice that figure.
The annual inspection of j. w. Rey-
nolds post, No 9S takes place in the
G. A. r. hall this evening at I o'clock.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
Attorney Charles f, Terry IS spend
ing this week in West Virginia, where
he has extensive coal lands.