The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montrose, Aug. 27.-The public schools OF this
place open on Tuesday next
Ex.sheria Lewis B. Miller, Of Lathrop is
visitor in town.
S. L. Ross and wife and two sons, Of wilkes.
Barre, are guests OF Mrs. Betsey Chapman, on
Chestnut street
Mrs. Edwin Mckenzie, Of Philadelphia, for
many years resident Of this place, Is the guest
Of relatives in town.
Rev Haskell D. Benedict, pastor Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church, and family, have re-
turned from their vacation, spent among rela'
tives in New York state and are now attending
the camp meeting at Dimock.
Miss Alice Northrup left today for Seward,
n. Y, where che will visit her sister, Mrs. Ly-
man E. Taylor.
Miss Lena Tyler OF Wilkes Barre, has been
visiting in town, and commenced teaching her
school in Stone Bridge district in Bridgewater,
today.
Miss Kornmann, Of New York has been spend
ing a few days with Mrs. N. E. Gerrtson, in
this place.
Miss Matte Birchard, a former popular in
struetor in the Montrose High school, and who
last year taught in the public schools OF Bing'
hamton, but resigned owing to i'll health. has so
improved that she has resumed teaching in the
Stone street school, near her home In Brchard'
vile.
Our venerable townsman, Dan. s. watrous, at
tained his eightieth birthday anniversary yester.
day and the event was celebrated on the day
previous by a party given in his honor at the
family residence, which was attended by num-
| Der Of his most intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cottrell and daughter, OF
| Elmira, were the guests Of friends in town on
| Sunday. Mr.. Cottrell and wife were for many
| years residents Of this place.
Miss Carrie stephens Of Binghamton, Is visit.
| ing friends in this place and vicinity.
Enoch Smith, wife and son, Carroll, of Bing'
| hamton, are visiting at the home OF Mason
| Fargo, on Lake avenue.
Miss Winifred Frazier. who for several years
has successfully conducted a millinery and fancy
| goods store in this place, has sold the business
| to Misses Fannie Bunnel and Bessie Pierson, two
| popular young ladies' by whom it will be con-
| Quoted under the firm name Of Bunnell Pier
son. The new firm is experienced in the millin'
| cry trade and will doubtless succeed.
Mrs. Harry Stoddart and Mrs. Ayars, Of Wilkes
Barre, and Mrs. Cheever, of Philadelphia, are
visiting Mrs. James p Taylor.
Rev. Paul Erdman, a recent graduate OF
Princeton Theological seminary, preached at the
| Presbyterian church on Sunday, and Professor
A. f. Day, Of the Protestant college at Beirut
Syria delivered an address educational work
in his field Of labor. Mr. Erdman and Mr.. Day
are botn young men and are both son.in.law'
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missionary to Syria. They expect to devote
their lives to missionary work, the former al
Sidon and the latter at Beirut
storm on Sunday afternoon did considerable
damage in the western part Of this county. Re
ports have been received here Of several BARN
being struck by lightning. One on the farm O
Jerome Bertholf, at Prospect Hill, in Rusl
township, was entirely consumed together will
its contents; another belonging to Thomas Col
den, at Middletown, was also entirely destroyed
and a Mr.. Redding's barn at Rush BADLY
damaged
Chief Justice and Mrs. ]. Brewster McCollun
Judge and Mrs. Daniel W. Searle and Mr. an,
Mrs. Soarle McCollum of this place, and Hon
George A. Post and family, Of New York, ar
occupying the McCollum.Searle cottage at Slve
Lake.
Norman Stewart is having a fine and commo
dious new boat house built at his handsom
| place at Elk lake in which to keep his napth
launch and other boats, and in which bathni
and dressing rooms will be nicely fitted up.
The lawn tennis tournament which came off o.
on the grounds of the Lakeside Country club o
Friday and Saturday last drew large crowds c
people from this and ncighborng resorts. Their
were especially large delegations from Silve
Lake and from Camp Choconut, Carmat Lake
Friendsville. The playing was fine, the contest
very exciting, and the fact was demonstrate
that there is a large number Of good tenni
players in this locality. The tournament ende
in victory for MontrOse, c. Carlton Shafe
winning handily over Mr.. Robinson, upon whor
the Camp Choconut people had banked so much
The prize was beautiful and expensive chan
pionship cup artisticay wrought in silver. TIL
week the golf tournament will be the chief al
traction al the Country club.