The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-26
kUSaUEHANNA.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Susquehsnna, May s5.-The Erie
shopmen will on Saturday be paid for
services in April.
Edward Proctor has been appointed
foreman of the Erie rod shop, vice
Henry Sperl, jr., resigned.
An entertainment will be held in the
Baptist church on Monday evening
next.
Union memorial services will on Sun
day evening next be held in the Bap.
tist church in Hallstead. The pastor,
Rev. M. j. Watkins, will preach the
sermon. Simrell post. Grand Army Of
the Republic, will attend.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
of Montrose district, Lackawanna pres
bytery, will be held at Little Meadows,
May 81, opening at 10 a. m.
The Great Bend tannery will shut
down, June /, to take inventory.
In Montrose, ,June q, o,Charles Ketchum
and Miss LaCouver will be united in
marriage.
Mr.. Weibler, of Great Bend, is about
to begin the manufacture Of an elastic
health corset Of his own invention.
Several Hallstead young men have
gone to Brandt, to learn Wood-carving
in the chair factory. When the fac
tory removes to Hallstead they will be
given employment.
Fred More, eldest son Of Editor Sam.
uel More, of the Great Bend Plain
dealer, will take position in the cen
sus department in Washington, June
l. He has, of late, been a teacher in
the Hallstesd High school,
Messrs. w. T. Eastsbrook and w. F.
Simrell, Of Great Bend> have been as
signed to positions in the census
bureau, in Washington, through the
efforts Of Congressman Wright
Editor Birchard is on the sick list.
Giles Carpenter, OF Hallstead, pur-
poses purchasing the Jay home, in New
Milford.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Ann
| Knapp Walters, of Willow street,
! took place this afternoon from the
Avenue Methodist church in Oakland,
Rev. David I. Sutherland, pastor Of the
Susquehanna Presbyterian church, Of
| ficiating. The remains were inferred
! In McKune cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Evaline Dunn,
who died at Peckville on Sunday, took
]
East Ararat church, Rev. w. r. Boyce
of1ciatine
Profs. Flood and Pierce, Of Bingham
ton, held a well-attended hop this even
| ing in Hogan opera house.
! Albert Stevens, of Providence, Scran-
ton, is greeting Susquehanna friends.
Rev. p. r. Tower, or Thomson, will
preach the memorial sermon at SAM
ri
| May 81.
Miss Julia Garden is seriously i'll at
her home on West Main street.
w. II. Beck, OF Deposit. a first-class
musician, has been secured as instruc
tor Of the Susquehanna Cornet band. =
Mr.. and Mrs. William Trabold have
removed from Jersey City to Susque,
hanna. Mr.. Trabold has secured EN-.
ployment in the Susquehanna shops.
The Erie anticipates a huge passen.
ger business during the Pan-Americar
exposition in Buffalo and is already
prepared for it. Good judges claim
that the Pan-American will eclipse the
Paris exposition.
Rev. William Meeker will preach the
memorial sermon in the Lanesborl
Methodist church on Sunday morning
Tremaine post, No. 81. Grand Army OF
the Republic, will attend in a body.
The annual commencement exercise.
OF the Lanesboro High school, held thi.
evening in the Lanesboro Methods
church, was largely attended and very
interesting. The class Of 1900 eight IN
number, acquitted itself very credit
ably Warren and Brower's orchestra
furnished music for the occasion.
Rev. Charles w. Boot, OF Chris
Episcopal church, will lecture in Jack
son, June l3, The choir or Christ church
will render several selections.
The Erie will June l, put on summer
passenger trains and 8. Day express
No. l. west-bound. will be made
flyer"
William II. Larrabee, of Grand street
has had his pension raised from Sc tC
SIT per month.
Henry Elwell Walker, aged thirty
five, suicided on Sunday at South Glib
son, in his mothers barn. The bod,
was discovered on Tuesday. Deceased
was unmarried, Ill health led TO III,
rash act The funeral took place a
the Methodist church at South GibsoI
on Thursday
Joseph stephens. OF Forest City, VIII
has invented hollow mine drill, is en-