The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-10
sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.


Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. Jan. 9-Hon. George
B. Tiffany, of Gibson. will be a candi-
date before the March Republican
county convention for nomination to a
second term in the state Legislature.
Mr.. Tiffany has made an excellent
record.
Prof. I. l.. Twilley, principal of the
Susquehanna High school, on Monday
visited the schools in Montrose.
There are several cases of scarlet
fever i'm Oakland township.
Special Deputy w. NJ. Graves, Of
Shelbyvillc, Illinois, assisted by State
Deputy d. G.. link, Of Harrisburg, and
District Deputy j. NJ. Hughes, OF
Scranton. will this evening publicly in
stall the officers of Susquehanna camp,
No. 5,497, Modern Woodmen of America.
The evangelistic meetings being held
in the Brandt Presbyterian church,
under the direction of II. ID. Sheldon,
of Kingston, n. Y, are still largely
attended. and much interest is being
manifested.
The week of prayer services. being
held in the several Evangelical churches
| Of this place. are we'll attended.
| James =. Doud died in Jameson Hol-
| low, Great Bend township. on Sunday.
! aged rs years. The funeral took place
! from St. Johns Catholic church. in this
| place. this morning, when a requiem
| high mass was celebrated. The re-
mains were Inferred in Laurel Hill
cemetery.
! The shareholders of the First Ma
tional bank will elect directors on
J Wednesday.
| There appears to be an interchange
of courtesies between the Montrose Re-
publican and Thomas Kilrow, of Great
Bend.
Chief of Police Thomas j. Mcmahon
was officially engaged in Scranton on
Monday.
Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth has arrived
home from visit with Montrose rela-
tiVes.
Special revival meetings are in pro-
gress in the Baptist church, under the
direction of the pastor, Rev. f. II. AL
len. Several persons have professed
conversion.
The condition Of Mrs. Lucinda Tiff.
fany, of Gibson. who fell and fractured
her hip on Christmas day, is serious
Mrs. Tiffany is about eighty years old
the Erie has abated somewhat.
The remains of Cornelius Wellc.
Shew, who was this morning executed
in MontrosC, We're this afternoon in.
tered in the Grand street cemetery IL
this place.
Miss May Belcher. an attache of the
Transcript, is seriously i'll at her homo
on Jackson street.
y press has arrived for the new Erie
printing plant in this place. 1t is no
known how large the plant will be. TIL,
recent report that the printing for tn,
entire road will be done here, lack.
official confirmation.
Editor Birchard, of the Transcript
was in Montrose today. witnessing tn,
execution of Eagan and Shew.
| 1t is reported that indications of Goa
have been discovered on a farm a
state line. a Lackawanna county ex
pert will visit the premises and ex
anime the find. BY the way, there +
an absence of news from the Burn
wood-Herrick Centre Uniondalc Goa
fields, from which much was expected
The Erie shops are busy with an or
der for twenty freight and severa
switching locomotives. There is
great amount Of repair work on hand
and much night work is being per
formed.
Alderman Perrine lost sum of gol
, on the street on Saturday.
The Wilkes Barre capitalists wer
: unsuccessful In their efforts to pur