The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
SUSQuEHANNA COUNTY.

Spccial to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquchanna. Jan. Frey. +. Is.
Thomas, pastor of the BAPTIST church
in Nontrose, was In town on NcdnoS-
day, assisting in the funeral services
of the late Cornelius Wells Shew. MIR.
Thomas was the spiritual advisor of
the deceased while he was awaiting
execution and became very much at
tached to him.
Captain II. II. Hail. Of Susquehanun,
on Wednesday afternoon ldnlicly in
stalled the o'IiCprs-Clrct Of Frank Han
post. Grand Army of the Republic, in
| Thomson.
Arthur Foster for a long time sta
| ton agent at Starucca has been do
| ing duty as train dispatcher in Car
| hondale.
1t is reported that the Erie will re-
move a great quantity of its records
| from New York city to its buildings in
| Susquchanna. to save high rents.
| Their buildings here are Of stone and
| brick, amply protected against fire.
An epidemic of some sort is remov-
| ing from the scenes of their usefulness
| on earth quite a number of Susque-
hanna dogs.
| Il. W. Barnes, Of LcnoXvlle. died
a few days since, aged eighiy-eight
years.
| 1t is expected that the first excursion
over the Delaware =. Hudson new
| steam road between 'arbondalc and
Honcsdale will be run r'chruary 30.
| Rev. +. Il. Allen, pastor of tho Sus-
Quehanna Baptist church, vii! sever
his connection with tn, church in Ap-
ril. He recently rendered his rcsi@na-
ton, but the church would. not accept
it.
Two boys. while hunting near Red
Rock on Wednesday. killed II large
wildcat.
Miss Eva Whitney last evening en-
tertlincd a pedro club at her home
| on Jackson street.
The condition Of Miss Mae Bclcher,
Of Jackson street, n Transcript COM
positor, who is seriously i'll, Is solnc-
what improved.
The threatened new newspaper in
Montrosa evidently sled a.burning.
There was 10 room for i; in this
wicked and weary world
Since its institution, the Catholic
Mutual Benefit association has r2id
out over 100000 in Susquehanna;. in
death benefits SusuuehaMna has one q
| the banner branches in TIE state, M.
II.
The Erie is cutting IA great quantity
| of ice at Narrowsburg, y. Y, for its
Delaware division ice houses.
Candidates for borough offices have
commenced to materialize.
The Baptist church in Starrucca has
taken on new lease Of life. Since
| August eighteen members have been
added to the roll. six by baptism and
twelve by letter and experience. Rev.
Thomas c. brewster is pastor.
The farmers of Susuuehanna county
are busily engaged in storing ice.
The work of laying the rails on tn,
Delaware and Hudsor's new steam
road between Carbordale and Homes.
dale will BE- completed in a few days.
Hiram stephens. an aged veteran OF
the Civil war. is seriously iii at his
home in LenoXVillc.
George \anEcurcn. who was this
week appointed general superint"n-
dent of the Erie railway, is a former
popular surerintCndens of the ,Icff"r-
son division. with headquarters in
carhCndale. he is very capahle
railroad man. He is yet young in
years.
The Eric ice house in SusIuehanna
is being filled with ice from Ararat
1t is of splendid quality.
Tho air IS filled with runnors Of other
impending changes in the Erie Oft
Gals.
The Susquehanna Valley Telephone
company has been granted permission
by the common council 10 erect poles
and string wires through the borough
of Oakland.
The First Methodist church edifice.
in Oakland, is advertised To be sold at
sheriff's sale. 1t Is said that the prop
erty is to be sold in order that the
society may secure a clear title.
Congressman G.. Fred Wright is at
home from WASHINGTON, to attend the
annual election of directors of the First
National bank, of which he Is cashier
The board of trade will meet this
evening.
, Main street clerk is at home. nurs.
ing an assortment of burns and trying
TO grow new hair. He tried to hurry
, a slow fire with kerosene. He is not
: as handsome as usual, but he knows
more.
The Monte Carlo Girls" appeared il
: Hogan opera house last night before
I the baldheaded brotherhood.
? County Commissioners Harrington
and Haine We're officially engaged il
7 town on Thursday.
, The January number of "The Inter
| national Journal of Surgery" published
2 in New York, contains an able artic!,
T. under the title Flat Foot ana Hallu,
Valgus," contributed by DR.. +. A. Coed
= win, OF Susquehanna, assistant Eri
: surgeon at this point The doctor wa,
| formerly an instructor in orthopedics
) in the New York POSTGRADUATE Schoo
. and hospital.
5 Lincoln j. Carter's "Chattanooga'
r will be presented in Hogan opera hous
= In the near future.