The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-29
SUsaUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

Susquehanna, Nov. 2S.-The Erie pay
master disbursed about 100000 in town
today, to shopmen and railroad men,
for services in the month of October.
Rev. John Marsland, pastor of the
Congregational church in Franklin, N.
Y, and a former pastor of the Presby-
terlan church in Susquehanna, is visit
ing friends in town.
While Mr.. Parks. of Hickory Grove,
was driving to Susquehanna last even
Ing, he met two men, on the Oakland
side of the river, driving in the oppo-
site direction. A thill of the strangers
vehicle penetrated the breast of
Parks horse, inficting a deep and Sc
we're wound. The animal will probably
recover.
The Van AIKEN block, on Erie ave-
nue., is to be generally repaired and
improved. Attorney f. r. w. Searle
will occupy a fine suite of office rooms
on the second floor
The funeral of the late James c.
Bailey occurred from his late residence
on Grand street this afternoon, Rev. d.
/. Sutherland, pastor of the Presby-
terian church, officiating. ST. Andrews
| commandery, No. 76, knights Temp
lars, attended in body and conducted
the ritualistic service in the Grand
street cemetery.
Rev. E. r. Allen, pastor Of the Bap-
tist church, is in Wellsburg, N. Y, on
business.
Dorothy Lewis, in Heart of Blue
Ridge" is booked for Hogan opera
house, Dec. s.
A ball will be held on Wednesday
of ha tof,
| Starrucca. Hassett q Houlihan's or
chestra, Of Susquehanna, will furnish
music for the occasion.
The fourteenth annual ball of Erie
Hose company, No. l. will be held in
Hogan opera house on Wednesday
evening. Music will be furnished by
Doran's full Susquehanna orchestra.
The Oakland Epworth league VIII
hold a "Klondike social" in the base
ment of the Oakland public school
! building on Wednesday evening next.
1t is said that an earnest effort will
be made to secure the passage of a bin
! in the legislature providing for the pay
| ment by the state into the treasury OF
Susquehanna county, of the large sum
! OF money paid the state by the Erie
| Railway company, as bonus. Susque-
hanna county's claim appears to be a
| Just one.
1t is thought that quite a large num-
| Der of Lackawanna railroad men, re-
| siding in Hallstead, will eventually be
compelled to remove to Elmira, on ac-
| count of the recent changes in their
runs. Many of them are property own
| ers.
A number of extra large switching
| locomotives are being built in the Sus-
! uuehanna shops, for use in the Jersey
| City yards.
1t appears that thieves have been
! systematically robbing Erie locomo-
/ tives, all along the line, of copper pipes,
| for which they receive seventeen cents
| per pound. Erie Detective Suuires is
running down the gang. Two mem
bers OF it are under arrest in Bins-
| hamton. They made their haul in the
| Susquehanna yard.
The alleged forthcoming new news
| paper in Montrose m9ferlalizes very
| slowly. But good things always come
! that way.
| The iron for the new county bridge
Is daily expected from Owego.
George w. COnklin, of this place, a
well-known railroad man, Is about to
take the management of the Susque-
hanna Electric Light, Heat and Power
company. Mr.. COnklin was at one time
Erie station agent in this place and in
Carbondale.
At its coming meeting, the board OF
trade will consider the price of coal in
Susquehanna. 1t is claimed that, in
fixing rates for hauling, the railroads
discriminate against this and other
towns in close proximity to the mines
Boston and Susquehanna pay about
the same for Lackawanna county coal.
! a district council of Redmen, for
Susquehanna county, will be held in
Great Bend on Saturday evening.
Prominent state officers will be present
and make addresses.