The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-20
SUSQUEHANNA.
ecial 70 the Scranton Tribune.

Susquehanna, April 19.-Congressman
C. Fred Wright is recovering from a
severe attack of grippe.
Mrs. Zorn. an aged resident, is seri-
ously i'll at her home on Front street.
The widow of the late Postmaster
William 3. Stoddard, of Montrose, has
received $1,000 from the Roval Area
mum.
A two-cylinder press is to be added
to the new Erie printing office in this
place
Mrs. B. F. Pride,of West Main street
is the guest of relatives in Bridge
port, Conn.
Mrs. Justice McColum, of Montrose,
is at home from Philadelphia.
Miss Agnes Mcmahon, of Erie ave-
nue., is seriously i'll with grippe.
Mrs. John zimmerman, of Carbon
dale, is the guest of Susquehanna rela-
tiyes.
Miss Louise Jessup, of Montrose, has
returned from the Adirondacks, where
she spent the winter.
The young man named Burdick who
has been convicted of participating in
the robbery of the old man Harding,
near New Milford, will probably be
sent 10 reIOrHldlOTy.
The schools of the place have COM
menced to prepare for the closing ex-
ercises.
Deputy Sheriff Charles b. Perry. Of
Deposit, was in town on Wednesday.
Fred w. Church, of the Hallstead
| Herald, is taking a trip through the
| South.
Miss Mary Carroll. of Elmira, who
| has recently been engaged as soprano
| soloist in Christ Episcopal church in
| Susquehanna, is the guest of Carbon
| dale relatives.
At present, the freight traffic on the
| Erie is light.
Owing to the coming of the chair fac
tory, there is already an increased de-
mand in Hallstead for tenement houses.
| Hallstead anticipates boom next sum-
mer.
Charles Sands, of Great Bend. who
has been in the west for the past year,
has returned and taken a position with
| the Scranton Correspondence Schools
| Arrangements are being made for
| special revival services in the Baptist
church in Hallstead.
| Hallstead receives $22S per year, from
the county. from liquor licenses.
| The Starrucca graded school will
hold its commencement exercises on
Friday evening, April 81. The class OF
| 800 numbers three.
The Oakland graded school will hold
| its annual commencement exercises in
| Hogan opera house, May II. The ad-
dress will be delivered by Prof. Byron
w. King president of Kings School of
Oatory, of Pittsburg.
John Church, of the Oakland side, is
seriously i'll of pneumonia.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid its Nineveh branch employees on
Tuesday for services in March
The churches of Hallstead will hold
union services on Sunday evening next
The funeral of the late John Condor
of Hallstead,was largely attended from
st. Lawrence's Catholic church, in
Great Bend, on Monday morning
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Harding. OF
Great Bend, are recovering from a Sc
we're attack of grippe.
| The contract for building the chail
factory at Hallstead has been awarded
to William Knoeller, of that borough
EXcavating commenced on Monday
and the buildings are to be completed
by June Is. The factory will be twice
the size and capacity of the one al
Brandt.
James Hutchings, of Hallstead, has
built a new steamboat, to ply the
waters of the Susquehanna in that
vicinity.
The new brush factory at Great Bend
is putting in new machinery and in.
creasing the working force.
There are no new cases of smallpox
at Auburn Centre, and the excitement
is subsiding somewhat. The entire
community has been vaccinated, as
well as many residents of other town,
ships.
The Susquehanna river is at high.
water mark and high water in the
creeks is causing much uneasiness
among trout fishermen.
Near the home of Mr. Slater. abou
two miles from Lanesboro upon a wilt
tract of land is a cave, in which Mr.
Slater believes there can be found valu
able minerals, Recently he took his sor
to the cave and sent him in to investi
gate. The young chap took from hi,
pocket a piece of lead, and when h,
emerged from the cave he exhibited I
> to his father who straightway cam,
to Susquehanna, consulted a lawye
and soon had lease of the land. II
which the cave is located, safe in hi
pocket He purchased large quan
tity of dynamite and commenced pos
pecting. \Already he has hole scoopet
out of the ground large enough for ,
house cellar Fearing unpleasant re
suits when his father learns of the de
ception practiced upon him, younl
Slater has fled to parts unknown. /
he is wise, he will make his absenc
from home protracted one.
ROSE BUSHES GIVEN AWAY
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