The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-23
sUsoUEHANNA.


Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. June 22.-Congress-
man c. Fred Wright has returned
home from a business trip through
the western part of the state.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow is at his
home in Glenwood.
T.. A. W. Searle. esq, has arrived
Nome from the Republican national
convention.
Several disgruntled gentlemen met
in Hartford June Il, and perfected an
Independent Republican" organiza-
tion. There appears to be no law
against 1t.
Rev. J. II. Mac Ell Rey, years ago a
| prominent resident of Susquehanna,
| but now of Trainor Pa, is In town on
business.
South Gibson will celebrate. Rev.
| l.. Sanford, of Nicholson, will do the
| oratorical act.
w. T. Eastabrook, of Great Bend,
| will go to Washington in a few days
| to take a position in the census de-
partment w. F. Simrell of the same
| borough, will not accept of a position
| recently rendered him in the same
| department. He will retain his rail-
road position.
DR.. J. ]. Boyle, jr., of New York, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Boyle, in this place
In st. Lawrence Catholic church, in
| Great Bend, on Wednesday afternoon,
| by Rev. P. J. McManus, James Foley,
of Binghamton, and Miss Margaret
| Normile, of Hallstead, were united in
marriage.
John Sullivan, of Hallstead, suffer-
| ing alteration of mind, has been
| taken to the county Jail in Montrose
for safe keeping.
For financial reasons, the second
| game of ball between the Susquehanna
| and the Montrose clubs is off"
w. l.. Derr, superintendent of the
| Susquehanna division of the Erie, con-
| tributes an article on railroad water
supply to the current number Of Erie
| Men"
The Lackawanna County F. A. and
| I. u. will meet at Heart Lake, near
| Montrose. June 2S.
A number of Great Bend citizens
are agitating the question of the erec-
| ton of foot bridge across the Sus-
| quehanna river on the old D., L. & w.
| railroad piers, between Hallstead and
Great Bend.
Miles Curley, of Great Bend, died of
| consumption on Tuesday afternoon,
aged 25 years. He had for several
years pursued a course in Allegheny
| college, intending to enter the priest
| hood. The funeral was largely at
| tended on Thursday morning from st.
Lawrence Catholic church in Great
| Bend, when requiem high mass was
celebrated.
The present enumeration will show
| that Susquehanna is the largest town
in the county, by "a large majority"
| Forest City looms up as a respectable
second, while Montrose, Great Bend,
Hallstead and New Milford come trail
| ing behind in close order.
Alba Ainey, OF New Milford, and
| Miss Underhill, of Nicholson, were
united in marriage in Kirkwood, New
| York, on Tuesday evening by Rev. Mr.
Andraise
Quite a number of Susquehanna
county people are preparing to locate
in Lower California.
The Acetylene Generator company
Of Binghamton, will soon establish an
acetylene gas lighting plant in Mont
rose for the purpose of lighting busi-
ness places and residences. The plant
will cost $4,000. The borough reserves
the right to purchase the plant at any
time IL it desires to do so.
What Is Susquehanna doing for the
India famine fund?
Halstead will have an "exalted cir
GUS" whatever that may be, on Satur.
day.
James McGraw died on Monday a
his home at Silver Lake, aged thirty
years.
Mechanics Hose base ball club, o.
Binghamton. will play in Susquehan
ma July A with the local team.
Montrose policemen are endeavorins
to stop fast driving on the principa
streets of the borough.
Tom O'Gara, Susquehanna's cracl
pitcher, pitched for New Milford clul
against the Montrose club at Montros'
on Thursday.
BY a strange coincidence, Wallace
circus and big contingent of Susque
hanna people are in Binghamton to
day.
The milk war will be renewed OF
Monday next 1t is up to the farmer
to be united. Otherwise they will b.
down deep in the buvillon.