The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-29
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Dec. 2S.--The funeral
of the late Mrs. Edward Smith will
occur from the residence of G. NJ. Ting
ley, on Cemetery street. at 1890 o'clock
on friday morning. The remains will
be inferred in New Milford.
Mrs. Fred Burr, of Olyphant, is the
guest of Susquehanna relatives.
Ground is broken for the new Bap-
tist church in Brushville, and it is
expected that the building will be COM
pleted and dedicated in 1900.
The remains of the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dumble, +
New York, will on Friday be inferred
in this place.
ST. Johns branch, No. IL, c. NJ. B.
A., and Susquehanna council, No. 3S4,
c. b. L., will on Friday morning at
tend the funeral of the late Richard
O'Callahan in a body.
The transcript and the Journal
omitted one issue each this week.
The Susquehanna County Christian
Endeavor convention meets in the
Presbyterian church in Montrose today
and will close on Friday afternoon.
Rev. Robert f. Y. Pierce, of Scranton,
will give a chalk talk today.
NJ. j. Crane, for many years promi-
nent New Milford business man, has
removed to Scranton.
The Susquehanna borough woodward
is being well patrOnized.
L. Rivenburg, of Scranton, was in
town on Wednesday.
The present is the fourth week of
the revival services held in the Metho-
dist church in North Jackson.
William Darlington, who is attend
ing an oral school in Scranton, spent
Christmas with his parents in Oak
land township.
The Erie is pursuing coal thieves
along the entire line.
Mrs. Robert Rogers, of Jackson
street, has returned home from pro-
tracted visit with her son, DR.. L. S
Gilbert, in Denver, Colorado.
The Susquehanna County Teachers
association will meet In Lanesboro in
January.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Mastin, of De.
pOsit, who have been visiting Sus.
quehanna relatives, returned home to.
daV.
sumed paying a bounty on wild cat
scalps a large number of hunters are
daily in pursuit of the beasts.
In the Erie shops a force of work.
men is at work preparing quarters fan
the Eries new printing plant
Twenty-one residents Of Susquehan.
ma will apply to the county court n
the January term for hotel, eating
house, wholesale and bottlers license
The borough receives about $4,000 an
nually from liquor licenses.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Marie
Bryant took place and was very large
ly attended on "Wednesday from tl.C
family residence in Thompson The
remains were inferred in the famly
plot in the North Jackson cemetery.
Moutrose is agitating the subject o
purchasing the electric light plant il
the place Another party has an oo
tion on the plant and the borough is
therefore, sidetracked in consequence
The Erie will in a few days receiv,
another installment Of fast passenge
locomotives.
Justice of the Peace Joseph NJ. VIII
liams, acting coroner, yesterday sum
moned jury to inquire into the caus
leading to the death of the late Rich
ard O'Callahan, whose remains wer
on Wednesday morning found in from
:" of his residence on West Main street
The jury viewed the remains and ad
journed until Friday evening, when /
will hear testimony in the matter.
An order for twenty "Class I" 10 e
motives is being filled In the Erie shop
and work is rushing in all of the de
partments.