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

Speclal 10 the scranton IrlbunC.
Factoryuillc, Dec 1.-THE Tunk-
hammock electric light plant has been
purchased by several we'll known bus
mess men of the town.
Aunt Laura Reynolds, of this place.
who is in her eightleth year, has knit
fourteen pairs of mittens in two weeks.
A cororcr's inquest was held last
Friday night in regard to the acct
dent at the La Plume grade crossing
which caused the death of Waterman
and Blauvclt. and in regard to placing
the responsibility and cause Of the ac-
cident. The Coroner'S jury had not
yet returned a verdict up to Monday
morning.
Rev. b. Ii. Hart, of Jersey Shore,
Pa, lcctured to a large audience IN
the Presbyterian church at Nicholson
last Thursday night under the aus
pices Of the Nicholson lodge of obi
Fellows. His subject was THE Good
Samaritan"
Mr. Lewis Bedcll, Of Bunker Hill
and Miss Anna Belle Taylor of Mich
olson. wore quietly married at Bing-
hamtOn last Tuesday
Erastus Eilenberger, of Lake WI
nola, died suddenly at his home last
Friday night of heart trouble
The spool works of the TunkhannCck
Manufacturing company Is about to b =
removed to other quarters, on account
of the freight rates. 1t is rumored
that a wOOlen manufacturer Of ShiCk-
shiny is being offered Inducements
to locate in the factory that will be
vacated by the Tunkhannock Manu-
featuring company.
The remains of Judson Hewitt. were
| brought on from TrumansbUrg last
week and Inferred in the Star Gene
! terry. Mr.. Hewitt was once resident
of Nicholson ana was we'll known in
this end of the county.
The old campbell farm, situated near
this borough, and owned for a lcng
time by Mr.. Spencer, Of Dallas, Pa,
has recently been purchased by CYRUS
". Dean.
The recently appointed sidepath
commissioners will on January take
the oath Of Office and then look after
the bicycle paths about 10 be con-
structed throughout the county the
coming year. The commissioners are
ID. w. Stark. of Tunkhannock: Ed L.
Day, of Nicholson, and T.. d. Bun
nell, of Meshoppen.
This county is to have a now "coun-
! ty directory" 1t will be complete I'm
/ every respect, the place of residence
/ Of every resident in the county will
| be plainly shown on the map and all
the roads ami streams carefully laid.
Mr.. Hamilton Smith. of Rochester. N
! Y, IS doing the soliciting for Il. Such
| directory should be in the home of
| every resident of Wyoming county,
| as handy reference book.
The chess tournament that was
! played last Friday night between Wy
I oming county and Wilkes-Rarre teams
was an overwhelming victory for the
home team, the score being lOi5 to 3ta
/ James Smalley and Fred Osterhout
. of this place, participated in the game
/ and are members OF the Wylminu
/ county team,
There are rumOrs afioat now that
! the county commissioners ere talking
| of making both the Mehoopany and
/ Laceyville river bridges free bridges
| Petitions to mako the above bridges
free are now being circulated II
such a state of affairs should come I,
/ pass it will require the united af
forts Of all the undertallcrs in this and
adjoining counties to bury thc taxpay-
ers that would drop deud.
The wyoming county teachers in.
stitutc will be held at the court house
IN Tunkhannock, commencing mex
Monday, December is.
Tho Delaware, Lackawanna and
western Railroad company will issu.
new time table next Sunday, De
cember Il, Several quite important
changes In the departure Of train,
fIonl this place viii he made. due TO,
tice Il which viii be given in this col
! umn later