The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
TUNKHANNoCK.

The regular meeting of the borough
was scheduled for last Tuesday even
ing, but as there was no quorum pres
ent the meeting adjourned without
transacting any business.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
give a chicken supper at the church
this (Friday) evening and extend a cor
dial invitation to everyone to be pres
ent.
Q. L. Reynolds, of West Nicholson,
was in town on Wednesday.
Cadet Walter Burt, of the Salvation
army gave an illustrated lecture on
the work of the organization at the
Baptist church on Wednesday evening.
Miss Blanche Frederici, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, is visiting friends here
DIR. j. A. Heller, of Nicholson, was
in Tunkhannock on Wednesday attend
ing to his duties on the pension exam
ining board of Wyoming county.
Spencer D. Reed has resigned from
his office as president of the Electric
Light company and a meeting of the
company will be held in the near future
to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Reed is a cam
didate for council in the First ward.
b. II. Shook, who was with the o. s.
Mills Hardware company in their
plumbing department. does not go with
the company to Sayre. He has rented
the basement of the building on the
corner of Warren and Church streets
and will open a tin and plumbing es-
tablishment there.
a. X. Adams, of Scranton, was in
town Tuesday
John II. McAniff is on the road as
agent for the Carey Bros Extract
company of Tunkhannock.
Posters are out announcing the ninth
annual session of the Farmers insti-
tute of Wyoming county, to be held
in the court house at TunkhannoCk on
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 27 and 2S.
Hon. S. r. Bunigess. presiding officer
The following is the programme of the
exercises: February o. 1.3O p. NJ
Music invocation, Rev. S. G. Hodge,
Tunkhannock; music; address of well
come, Rev. w. II. Meutzer, Tunkhan-
mock; response, o. E. Reynolds West
Nicholson; plants that Enrich the
Soil" Hon. Alva Agee, Chesire. Ohio
How I Grow Fruit" Fred. II. Fassett,
Meshoppen Fruit of Pennsylvania" ,"
Prof. George G. Butz, State college,
Pa; 40 u. m. educational session.
Music; selection. Miss Mary Knapp,
Mill City. Pa; THE Relation of Our
Schools to Our People, in the Past,
Present and Future" Prof. David
| Want. principal of Beaumont High
school. Beaumont, Pa; selection,
"Grandma's Angel" Miss Minnie May
Hilkowich, Tunkhannock: music; Sc
lection, "1he Petrified Leam," Miss
Grace Darlington, Tunkhanock; MAX
ing County Schools Pay" Hon. Alva
Agee, Chesire, Ohio; music; selection,
Fatal Trifes," Miss Canie Kint-
ner, Tunkhannock: "Ornamentation of
| Home Grounds" Prof. George c. Butz,
State college, Pa. February 2S. a. m.
Music; invocation, Rev. II. II. Will
bur- Tunkhannock; music; question
box: "Reclaiming Worn Out Soil"
Prof George c. Butz; essay, Mrs.
Edith X. Stark. East Lemon, Pa.
How to Raise Corn for Eusilage," f.
! NJ. Naught, North Mehoopany Pa;
"Silage in the Dairy" c. L. Hoyt, Elk
| land, Tioga county: 1.G0 p. m.-Music;
| question box; Control of Soil Moist
ure," Hon. Alva Agee; selection. Mrs.
f. +. Sterling, Meshoppen; Care and
Management of Sheep" George n,
| Phillips, Vose, Pa; Some of Our In
sect Foes and How to Fight Them"
| G. l.. HOyt, Elkland, Pa: 7.39 D. m.-
| j. T. Rothrock, NJ. D., commissioner of
| forestry Harrisburg, Pa. will deliver
! his illustrated lecture, Beautiful Penn
! sylvania."