The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-09
in OTHER COUNTIES
TUNKHANNoCK.

AtIthe meeting of Triton Hose COM
pany on Tuesday Jan. 8, the report of
the executive committee of the recent
fair handed in their report of receipts
and expenditures. The receipts on
Monday evening were $T5.93; Tuesday,
SS5.27; Wednesday. Sl12.43; Thursday,
SlG0.41; Friday. S17912; donations, $685.
30. The total expenses We're SlS029,
leaving the nice balance of Sj01.17 At
the same meeting George l.. Roberts
and Fred. B. Jennings were made life
members of the company, the former
having been q member for thirteen
years and the latter for twelve.
Hon. A. Fl. Squier, the recently elect
ed representative from this county, who
has been i'm attendance at the sessions
of the legislature at Harrisburg, is at
home during the adjournment of that
body
Albert Northrop of New York uni
versity; Walter Tewksberry and viii
Sampson, of the University of Penn
sylvania; VIII Piatt, of Lafayette coll
lege, and Frank Miller of Princeton,
who have been spending the holidays
with their people here, returned this
week to their respective colleges.
Mrs. O. c. James, of Argentine Re-
public, South America, is at present
visiting her sister, Mrs. Catherine
Townsend, and her brother, Squire
Sampson, at this place. This is her
first visit home in twenty years
The funeral services Of the late
James B. Harding were held from his
late residence on Friday at 2 o'clock,
with interment at the Eatonville ceme-
terry. The death occurred Wednesday
afternoon after an illness of a few
weeks. Mr.. Harding was born eighty
three years ago in Eaton township,
Wyoming county. In 1S49, with others
Of this place, he went the overland
route to the California gold fields.
After his return he was appointed dep
uty sheriff of Wyoming county, and in
1854 was elected sheriff, serving the full
three year term. He was in the Union
army during the Civil war and reached
the rank of captain. He Joined Temple
lodge, No. 24S. F.. and A. NJ. and was
the oldest member of that organization
at the time Of his death. He is sur
vived by his wife and three children,
N. J.. Harding, Of Eaton; DR.. Edgar
Harding, of this place, and Mrs Bur-
gett of Elmira, n. Y.
William n. Reynolds, jr., member
of the Wilkes Barre bar, is spending
Sunday with his parents here.
e. Stuart Stark, of Scranton, for
mer resident of Tunkhannock, was vis-
iting for a few days in town last week.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by PrOthOnOtary Reynolds
since the beginning of the year: To
George Birtch, of Washington town.
| ship, and Ida Luce Of TunkhannoclS
| township; Philip II. Earl, of Tunkhan-
mock township, and Stella NJ. Phillips.
| of South Eaton; Fred. NJ. Randall, of
| Beaumont, and Eunice Sax, of Kunkle.
| Luzerne county.
County Auditors c. B. Pickett and
| George ID. Wright. of Laceyville, and
Henry Youngs, of Centremoreland,h have
| been in town this week engaged in
| auditing the accounts of the different
! county officials.
Maurice Jennings, who is employed
| on the road for Hood, Foulkrod * Co.,
| of Philadelphia. has been housed VI
! for some time with the grip.
! Notices are out OF an ordinance
| passed at the last meeting of the town
| council for the purpose of obtaining
| the consent of the electors of the bOr-
ough to increase the Indebtedness OF
! the borough to construct and complete
a general sewer plant for said bor-
ough. The election will be held at the
| regular time for the spring elections
| This question has been before the peO-
pie once before and was decided against
tn sewer. AS the matter stands now,
one-half the town has sewer while the
! other half goes without.
Mrs. George Rice. of Scranton, is here
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. w. c.
! Graham. Mrs. Graham has been i'll foI
| some time.
Mrs. j. s. Turn came over from
Scranton, Saturday. She is visiting
| her mother, Mrs. Catherine Townsend