The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-21
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

army recruiting station will be opened
at this place this week by Corporal
James Bradley. He comes from Scran-
ton and was here during the summer
Rev. Father Morrison has trained a
foot ball team, consisting of young
boys OF the parochial school. They will
play a match game at Plains, near
Wilkes-Barre, on Thanksgiving day.
The members of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians have issued invitations for
their second annual ball, to be given in
st. Agnes hall, Thanksgiving eve, Nov.
29.
Joseph Mcnamara and Miss Alice
Fleming, both Of Towanda, were united
In marriage by Rev. Father Morrison
last Tuesday evening.
Withing the past week B. J. David
son, owner of the Banty Sam gold mine
at Canton, has been experimenting
with slate rocks with view of deter
mining the presence of glass Four
ounces were crushed and melted in q
crucibe, and showed about twenty per
cent. glass. Mr.. Davidson has also
struck some fine specimens Of granite,
which, If the vein is thick enough, will
prove very valuable in itself.
Three members of the Machinists'
union at Savre met Master Workman
O'Connor at New York last week. to
converse on the subject OF the wage
question at that place and along the
Lehigh valley. The workmen have
asked for twenty-five cents per hour,
time and a half for all overtime, and
for double time on Sundays. At last
report nothing had been done in the
matter.
A loan exhibition will be held at the
Spauldlng Museum library at Athens
next Thursday and Friday. A special
exhibit of rare and interesting objects
of art will be the principal feature.
dramatic society has been organ
lied at Sayre.
Joseph Robinson, of Lopez, while
handling an axe in the lumber woods
had his left wrist badly cut
John Warner, Lehigh Valley brake
man, was badly injured while coupling
cars above Sayre last Saturday. Three
ribs were broken, chest and arm in
jured.
A local camp of Redmen was insti-
tuted at Athens last Friday evening,
with fifty members.
A banquet attended by 200 guests
was rendered Judge A. C. Tanning at
Troy last Friday evening.
A new timetable went into effect on
the Lehigh Valley, Sunday.
Chief Puff, of Sayre, has in his GUS
tody a young lad, who arrived, in that
town last Friday. He gives his name
as Eddie Suttle, of Paterson, N. ]. He
| tells strange story of.his whereabouts
since last Christmas. The case is be-
ing investigated
Mrs Eliza Peckham died at her home
in Athens last Wednesday, aged eighty
years.
William s. Barnes, Lehgh Valley
ticket agent. and Miss Mary B. Smiley
both of Sayre, were married at WaVerly
last Thursday.
w. S. Ernest &c Son, of Dundee. n.
Y. have shipped so far this season
from Canton, Pa. 1885 pounds of loose
apples, 2,55S barrels of apples ard 1900
bushels of buckwheat. The whole pro-
ducts have netted the sum Of $14,20O.
Miss Cornella BOnnell, of Waverly
VIII sail next month for China, where
she will act as teacher in a private
mission in Shanghai.
Gas was manufactured for the first
time ut the plant of the Athens Gas
company last week.
Rev. ]. F. Morrison, who for the past
two years has served as assistant mas
tor of the church of SIS. Peter and
Paul will soon leave Towanda He
has been offered a parish in lower
Pennsylvania, or can take the assist -
ant pastorship of the Catholic church
at Scranton. Father Morrison has won
a Nf fnfo L.
although they regret his departure, W sh
him the best wishes in his promotion.
A company of National Guardsmen
Is to be organized here. A. T. Stewart
has the matter in charge.
William NJ. Fox. jr., died at his farm
home in Macedonia last Thursday. a fter
an illness of only few days of paraly-
{, sis of the stomach. lie was a most
energetic and successful farmer. and
| mad hosts of friends. A few years ago
he retired from the farm, purchased a
mercantile business at Wyalusing, and
about one year ago again resumed the
farm work. He was thirty-four wears
of age. Besides a wife and two small
daughters, he leaves an aged father
and mother, two brothers ard two sis
ters. Funeral services were largely at
tended at the church of IS. Peter and
Paul, Sunday afternoon, Father Nor
rison adding a few remarks.
E. Mott Gaylord. of Wyalusing, spent
Sunday with relatives in town
j. Raymond Lewis, an employe at the
Lehigh Valley freight station, and Miss
| Anna keating were married at the
| parochial residence last week.
/ Miss Amelia Bortle, of Oneida, N. Y.
has Joined the faculty of the Susuue-
hanna Collegiate institute, and will
teach the English branches and book
keeping