The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-18
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Death of Mrs. Missett-A Small
Boys Grit-Circus Day-Farmers'
Picnic-An Impudent Customer.
Personal News

Personal News.
Mrs. Arthur Mssett, who had been
i'll for the past two months, died at her
home on South Main street at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Deceased was
born in Ireland and came to this coun-
try in 1857. She had been a resident Of
this borough for many years and was
widely known and respected She was
a member of the Altar and Rosary So
Ciety and several other religious con-
fraternities of Sacred Heart church,
and is survived by her husband who
has been totally blind for number Of
years, and by whom she will be sadly
missed. The funeral will take place on
Sunday afternoon. Services in Sacred
Heart church at go Interment in
Archibald cemetery.
One of the most remarkable cases Of
pure grit was witnessed Wednesday
afternoon at the office of DR.. I. s.
Graves when Andrew, the little four
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam S. Vail, was having his left arm
dressed and put in a plaster of Paris
bandage. During the trying ordeal the
little fellow never entered a single pro-
test and hardly made a move. Some
that time the injured member was
dressed Wednesday the little fellow
fell again, breaking his arm the second
time While the work was going on he
looked with open-eyed wonder and only
occasionally shrugged his shoulder,
when the pain was most severe. DR..
Graves said he had seen many adults
who could not stand the pain so well
as the child.
There will be a special meeting of
the Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at 7.30 on Satur-
day evening, at which the collectors are
requested to report.
The trolley excursion of the Baptist
Sunday school children to Nay Aug
park next Wednesday promises to be
one of the most popular ones of the
season. There are a great many of our
people who as yet only know this pOpu-
lar picnic resort by name and it is ex-
peCted that many of them will avail
themselves of the opportunity that will
be afforded. next Wednesday To visit
the park.
Welsh Bros circus, which last year
delighted the young and old of this
borough, is again with us today and
will give performances this afternoon
and evening.
Barber Murray shaved an Archibald
man yesterday who after the operation
not only refused to pay, but heaped
a shower of abuse upon the barber and
refused to leave the shop. This was
more than Mr.. Murray could stand and.
although the stranger was a head and
shoulders taller than himself, he sue
ceeded in landing him outside in the
ditch the only damage Mr.. Murray re-
ceiVed being the loss of his coat, which
was torn off his back in the melee.
The man was not fully satisfied even
then and was preparing to commence
another attack when Tom Williams. n
neighbor of Murray appeared and, with
a few good, quick thumps, quieted the
Archibald man so quickly that he was
glad to leave the vicinity.
Miss Lillian Peck and Mr.. Stanley
Newton, of Peckville, and Mr. and Mrs
w, T. Roberts, of this borough, wheeled
to Lake Chapman yesterday.
Miss Ella Grifiiths, of Scranton, is the
guest of he? cousin, Miss Kate Grif-
fiths, of Main street.
The Farmers picnic at Lake Chap
man yesterday attracted the largest
crowd that has visited the lake for the
season and the local liverymen had
quite a harvest.
Miss Jennie BattenbeTg the accom-
plished daughter Of Mr.. A F. \. Bat
tenberg, will soon leave to enter the
Stroudsburg Normal school
George 5. Dunn, the insurance man.
has the honor OF having caught one Of
the largest ecls ever seen i'm this sec
tion. 1t measured nearly four feet in
length.
Editor Of The Tribune.
VIII YOU kindly inform me on what
date the bankruptcy law passed by the
last congress went into effect.
Subscriber.
Voluntary, July /, 1898. Involuntary,
November |, 1SOS.--Ed.