The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-19
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MOntrose, July 1S.-Anson d. Birch
ard, of Elmira, the well-known insur-
ance adjustor, is visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. True, of Flint, Michigan, is the
guest of her son, Hon. f. II. True, at
his residence on Mill street
Monday and Tuesday were the hot
test days experienced in Montrose this
season. The mercury reached 81 de-
grees in the shade.
District Attorney Ralph b. Little
and family have been spending the
week at Heart lake.
The Misses Mamie Tapscot and Nina
Jessup. of this place, and Miss Lizzie
Ayars, of Wilkes Barre are sojourn-
ing at James C. Wheaton's, Salt
Springs.
The MOntrose Dairy cOmpany's new
creamery building is enclosed, and a
large force of workmen are rushing it
to completion.
S. b. Mccain, of Rush, was a visitor
in town yesterday.
Sanford Mulford has been spending
the week with his friend, John Stod-
dart, of Wilkes Barre, who, with his
parents, is occupying the Morgan cot
tage at Lake Carey,
The United States recruiting station
in operation here for a week or ten
days, silently folded its tent and stole
away to Susquehanna this week. The
entire absence of applicants for enlist
ment was the reason for its sudden de-
parture.
Mrs. Jennie Beach has gone to Kear-
NPhr1 IN u hap "a
father, Mr.. Benjamin, and her sister,
Mrs. f. j. Brown. Mrs. Browns daugh-
ter, Bessie, received an injury to one
of her eyes from an air-gun, some time
ago, and it has been decided that the
eye will have to be removed, for which
purpose Miss Brown will be taken to
Omaha, and Mrs. Beach will accom-
pany her to that city.
Congressman G. +. Wright and a
family of friends We're at Silver lake
the first of the week.
The LeRaysville base ball club and
the Montrose nine are playing in this
place today.
Mrs. Joshua Boyd, until recently of
Franklin Forks, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. w. a. Ellsworth, in
this place on Monday afternoon, of
dropsy. Mrs. Boyd had been i'll for a
long time, and her husband recently
sold his mercantile business at Frank
lin and removed to Montrose, hoping
that the change might prove beneficial
TO his wife's health. Mrs. Boyd is sur
vived by her husband and two daugh-
ters, Belle, wife of Commissioners 9
Clerk Ellsworth, of this place, and Gus
sic, wife of Prof. Wilson, of BROOKLYN.
n. Y. The funeral was attended today,
Rev. II. b. Benedict, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, officiating.
Interment at Franklin Forks
Miss Louise Warriner is visiting her
brother, Samuel d. Warriner, at Calu-
met, Michigan.
n social event which attracted a
number Of our young people last even
ing was party given by Miss Nellie
Clune and her brother, Thomas, at the
home of their parents in Silver lake
township. The house and grounds Werc
| brilliantly illumined with Japanese Lam
terms and platform had been erected,
| canopied with canvas, on which the
guests INDUCED in the dizzy maze of
the dance until morning daWned. An
| excellent repast was served. Nearly
| one hundred and fifty people were in
attendance, among them being Misses
Katherine and Anna Hickey, of Scran-
| ton; Miss Winifred Murphy and Miss
Kane, of Binghamton; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
V. Meehan and daughter, Mary Misses
Julia and Bessie Coyle, and Messrs.
| Cornelius +. Brown, George Mack,
Henry p, Whalen, John Corbett, Leo
Lannan, Thomas O'Grady and John
and Maurice O'Brien, of Montrose.