The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-21
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Mrs. Hill and daughter, Mrs. Evans,
and little grand-child, all of Maytield,
had a most thrilling experience yester-
day. The three were going to take n
Delaware and Hudson train to Scran-
ton and to save time were walking
down the Ontario and Western track.
About a hundred yards south of the
Ontario and .estern depot the. track
passes over the river and the iron
bridge upon which the single track is
laid is quite narrow. The three peo-
pie were about the center of the bridge
when they saw a passenger train ao'
preaching them. They realized the
dangerous position they were In an1
attempted to get off the track to the
side of the bridge. In so doing. Mrs.
Hill slipped and fell partly through
the ties and in such a manner that
she could not eXtricate herself For
tunately, the engineer of the train saw
| what had happened and he applied the
air brakes vigorously and the train
was stopped when it seemed less than
a foot from the woman. Some of the
crew of the train helped Mrs. Hill from
her dangerous position, but she was so
badly shaken UP by the fright that
she had to be assisted back to the
stores on Main street. Later on she
was able to make her trip to Scran-
| ton. Those who witnessed the affair
say it was almost a miracle the women
was not killed and she undoubtedly
would have been had the train not
been a passenger train which had al
ready begun to slow up for the depot
when the woman's predicament was
| observed.
Richard Lander, we'll known resi-
| dent of II street, died yesterday after
| noon after years of painful suffering
| Eleven years ago he was severely
afflicted by the total loss of his sight
| and the partial use of his limbs. AS
| a consequence he had never since been
| able to do n days work. All through
| his painful suffering he had been ten
| derly cared for by his devoted wife,
| whose greatest pleasure was in en-
| deavoring to tighten his affliction. The
| deceased was born in st. Blazey, Corn
| wall, England, AS years ago, ana has
| been a resident of this borough for the
past twenty-eight years. He is sur
vived by a wife and three children, a
| sister, Mrs. Brockenshire, of Green
| Ridge, and three brothers. The fun
eral will take place Saturday after
noon. Services will be held in the
| NJ. T.. church at 3 o'clock.
a large delegation of the Daughters
Of st. George attended the social and
anniversary of Windsor Lodge, Sons
! of ST. George, at Olyphant, Wednes-
| day evening. Among them were Mes
| danes +. II. Greensade. Thomas
| Mann, Il. j. Dave, Lizzie Parkyn, A.
y. Matthews. NJ. NJ. Penny, James
| Nicholson, Wilson, Couch, Mckinley,
| oliver, Whitney and Miss Sarah Bone.
Contractor Jim Evans is raising a
dwelling house on II street, the prop
erty of w. II. Lutey. When Mr.. Evans
has completed the work the property
will be greatly improved
Tonight will be the last but one at
the Sacred Heart church fair, and
without much doubt there will be a
large attendance. A handsome gold
watch. the gift of the two divisions Of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. will
be drawn for this evening, and the
fremens contest will be decided to-
morrow evening.
Lucy, the child of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Vail, of Fourth street is quite i'll of
the grip.
Both the Ontario and Western and
street car companies paid their em-
ployeS on Wednesday.
Mrs. Elias Evans and Mrs. Powell, of
Vandling, were visiting friends here
yesterday.
Mrs, Thomas =. Williams, of Fourth
street,is suffering with catarrhal fever.
j. i. Miles was a Scranton visitor on
Wednesday.
T.. \. O'Donnell, formerly of the
firm of Eagan & O'Donnell, was cali
or in town last evening.
Miss Agnes Callahan and Miss Marie
Gilgallon, of Scranton, are the guests
Of the Misses Timlin OF Main street.
Mrs. Arthur Day and daughter Vera.
Of Cemetery street, were Scranton Wis
iturs Wednesday.
W. II. Merritt T. T. Grimths and
Daniel Van Sickle We're in Scranton
yesterday.
Mrs. Irving who has been spending
several weeks at the home of her son.
Michael Irving, Of Third street, re-
turned to WilkesBarre yesterday.