The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-24
sUsaUEHANNA COUNTY.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Aug 23. The annual
encampment Of the Susquehanna Coun-
ty Veterans Organization commenced
Wednesday In Riverside Park, Lanes
boro. quite a number of veterans have
already arrived. The weather permit
ting, there will be big crowd today.
The funeral of the late II. Charles
Woodruff took place this afternoon
from the family residence on Jackson
street. Rev. Mr.. Meekin, pastor of the
Lanesboro Methodist church, ofliciat-
ing. Starrucca Lodge, No. 1923. I. O.
o. f. attended in a body and held
service at the grave in the Grand
street cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth
have returned from their vacation,
spent at Montrose and Heart Lake.
In Susquehanna. August 2S, unless
the authorities interfere. Tim Hurley,
of Susquehanna, and Harry Fischer, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, will indulge in
scrap. When they met in Brooklyn
some months since, Fischer succeeded
in defeating Hurley, but Tim expects
to win this time.
The Susquehanna and the Waverly
clubs expect to play a second game at
Waverly. September I.
F. b. Carpenter, Of Unlondale, who
has been studying law in the office Of
John d. Miller, esq, in this place, was
on Saturday last admitted to prac-
| tice in the courts of Susquehanna
county He will open an office at Forest
| City.
| James Mckinney, esq, Of Scranton,
| spent Sunday with Susquehanna rela-
| tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. French,
jr., of New York city, are visiting Mr..
| French's parents in this place.
N. L. Griggs and family, of Scran-
ton, have returned home from a visit
with Susquehanna and vicinity rela-
tives.
Joseph Mulrooney and sister. Miss
Katherine, OF Scranton, have returned
home from a visit with their mother
In this place.
The fourth annual reunion Of the
Washburn family will be held at the
home OF Francis NJ. Filter, at Herrlcli
Centre, on Thursday, September 6.
In Beebe Park, this afternoon, Erie
Hose company No. 1 and the Athletic
club will play ball.
Martin Daley, formerly and foi
many years a resident of LanesbOre
and an old Erie employe, died at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Martin Grif-
fin, in Oakland, on Monday evening
The funeral took place this mornins
from st. joint Catholic church where
requiem high mass was celebrated
The remains were inferred in Laure
Hill cemetery.
The knights OF Columbus OF Bing
hamton and Susquehanna, will play
game OF ball in Beebe Park this ar
ternoon.
James Kelly, OF this place, is II
China with the Fourteenth regimen
of New York, as chemist and assist
ant surgeon. He was recently il
Manila, in the service.
William NJ. Post, esq, of Montrose
was professionally engaged in tow
on Monday.
Ten carloads of excursionists, Den
,, park Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, and their friends, o
Port Jervis. passed through here OF
Thursday, en- route to Ross Park
Binghamton.
: The Delaware & Hudson is greatl
reducing Its grades between Lanes
boro and Nnevah Junction, in orde
to run heavy trains at less cost. l
some places the grade is being reduce
from thirty to fifteen feet per mile
Thomas Buckley, OF Wilkes Barre
is visiting his parents in this place.
Lyman Howe will give moving pic
ture entertainment in this place, Ser
tember 5.
= The SusQuehanna Maennerchor wi
; give a hop in It's Oakland Side MUS
hall.
n The Van Horn family reunion wi
: be held at Riverside Park, Lanesbor
on Thursday, August 80.
n The nineteenth annual reunion {
$ Company b, Seventieth Pennsylvani
z. cavalry, will be held at the home {
n C. f. Whitney, at North Jackson, Sci
tember s.
i The Erie will run a popular eXcu
d sion to Rochester and U2-2"!o BeaC
Park, Sunday, August -,
e Susquehanna Council, |o"al Arcs
l. mum, Starrucca Lodge of O.d Fellow
the Knights OF Honor, Canawacta tril
j. of Red Men, and Waco Counc
Daughters of Pocohontas attended Il
y funeral of the late r. Charles Woo
1t ruff on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. f. n. Tucker highly respectC
)r resident of Jackson, died on Tuesda
ID aged 6S years. The funeral took pla
y from the Jackson Baptist church.
Thursday afternoon.
lie The annual reunion of the Pickeril
r family will be held at the residen
at OF G.. Gilett, in Gilett, on Wednesda
p, August 20.
Erie Hose company. No. /, of IL
r. place, will be the guest of Column
st Hose company, Of Carbondale,
Thursday, August 80. A game of bi
n will be played at Lake Lodore in t
I'd afternoon. In the evening there W
be a social hon in Carbondale. The
is will be a farewell parade on Frid
p- morning.
Prof. Manchester of Factoryville,
en- holding a musical convention in Nor
ut Jackson. Mrs. Ella Engle OF Susql
hanna, is organist.
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