The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-09
susouEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

pcIbuHdI ITleTtS III SusuueHdTHd COuu-
ty of Miss Annie wittcnmyer will re-
great to learn of her death, which oc-
CURED at her home at Saratoga, Pa.
on Friday last Of cardiac asthma She
made national reputation in Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union ana
Women's Relief corps circles. and rs
an army nurse and soldiers friend.
The Republican county convention
will meet in MontrOsc or Thursday,
March 8, to nominate a prcthonotary
and clerk Of the county. coroner. a
Jury commission, a presidential cleo tor.
delegate to the Republican conven-
tion and three delegates to the Re.
publican state convention. Primaries
to elect delegates will be hold on Tues
day. March G.
Tho Susque hanna Water company
will elect directors on Tuesday. Feb.
ruary 20.
The evangelistc meetings being neld
in the Oakland Methodist church by
Mrs. May T.. Frey. the we'll known
singing evangelist. of Paterson, N. J.,
are largely attended, and much inter-
est is manifested. A number of per-
sons have already protessed conver-
sion. Mrs. Frey will remain indef-
nitely.
At a meeting of the SusQuehanna
County Historical society, held in
Montrose January 20, it was relu' "ted
that all teachers in the county send
the names OF all pupils enrolled during
the month of January. 1900. % Frof.
w. l.. Thacher, at Hartford.
A teachers local institute will be
held at Sprngville February II.
Pastor Charles Henry Newing has
recently succeeded in raising the me-
cessaiy funds to pay off the Indebted
ness on the Methodist church ir Sus-
quehanna.
Profs. Flood and Pierce. Cf Bingham
ton. will hold a hop in Hogan opera
house on Friday evening.
The new baptist church In Mortrose
will be dedicated on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 2S.
Tim Hurley. of Susquehanna. and
Jack McDonough, of 81. Paul, Mimi.
are matched for a twenty-round bout
in Elmira February 81 Tim Is in ac-
tive training for the event.
The young people of the Methodist
church will give an entertainment in
the church this evening.
Montrose expects that its new can.
ming factory will be in operation by
June next
Abel Patrick, an aged resident. of
Montrose. is critically i'll.
The Lackawanna shCpmen in Hall
stead are working eight hours per day.
The western branch union of the
Christian Endeavcr society will hold
a convention in the Baptist church in
New Milford February % and "a.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Talbot will visit
Grace Episcopal church In Great Bend
February II.
The Hallstead people today expect
the ultimatum from the American
Chair company, of Brandt.
The condition of J. l.. McCreary, II
veteran Hallstead merchant, who has
been seriously i'll for several months
from a stroke OF apCpleyy, is some-
what improved.
Our Congressman Wright voted for
the expulsion of Mormon Roberts.
Phleman Terrill. of Brandt. who
was seriously slashed in the alterca-
tion with the Italians on Sunday after
noon. is still alive and he may even-
tual!y recover, but he is by no means
out of danger.
The Suspuehanna Electric Light,
Heat and Power company is preparing
to change its system - lighting.
Hon. Samuel Falkenbury is spend
ing the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
Myron T.. Wright, in Washington.
d. G.
Miss Emily G.. Hlackman. the able
historian of Susquehanna county, sug-
gests that Montrose celebrate it's one
hundredth anniversary July 4, 1901.
Mrs. Scott. an aged resident of Oak
land township, is very seriously i'll.
The condition of George NJ. Bost-
wick, of Mortrose who Is very SER
iously i'll with typhoid fever, is slightly
improved.
Forty cars of coal are daily carried
over the Delaware and Hudson's new
steam road between Carbondalc and
ionesdalc.
There Is a great crow rOost at Tus-
carora, near Windsor. where thousands
Of the inkv birds are congregating.
Their cries are almost deafeninC. and
as they move through the air the
noise of their Tapping wings rivals
thunder.
1t is expected that the Srsquehanna
census enumerators will be appointed
in March.
The Erie il having built entirely new
trains of cars, which are to he put
in service this spring. The coaches
are to be elegant i'm every particular.
combining all modern improvements
The exterior is to be painted very
dark color, nearly black, and hand.
somely decorated.
There Is a rumor that the Herrick
coal prospectors have struck vein
six feet thick.
1t Is said that there are but few
cases of scarlet fever in uniondaie
The reports of an epidemic are un-
founded.
Hallstead, Great Bend and Windsor
are planning for bank.
l.. II. Crook, e prominent business
man Of Hallstead, is very seriously III.
William F. Lyon, of Jackson street.
last evening pleasantly entertained a