The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD
An Unpleasant Experience of Two
Little Jermyn Girls Yesterday-A
Whelman Painfully Injured-other
News of Interest.

Bessie and Helen, the two young
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas b. Hill,
of Third street, had thrilling expert
enCe yesterday afternoon and their eS-
cape from serious injury is matter of
congratulation. The children were re-
turning from the country and were
driving a young horse. The animal is
usually veEy quiet and safe to drive.
but, as it had not been exercises for
two or three days, it was yesterday a
little restless. Coming down the steep
mountain grade above the toll-gate
the horse becam, unmanageable and
the girls lost all control of him. Down
the steep mountain side he sped un-
checked, the two thoroughly frightened
girls expecting at every moment to be
thrown from the carriage. John Cain
was going up the mountain with "a
loaded wagon and, seeing the danger,
pulled his wagon across the road,
which had the effect of checking the
runaway, and. as the horse was about
to I" IS him, Joseph Temby, who was
riding with cain, seized hold of the
horses head and quickly stopped him.
Both girls were overcome with fright
and they had not fully recover last
borough. who was returning from the
country on his bicycle was quite pain
fully injured in endeaVOring to assist
the girls. He observed their dilemma
just after they lost control and en-
deavored to ride past the horse and
head him off. In attempting this he
was thrown over his wheel and struck
the ground with great force, cutting
his nose and lip and knocking out two
of three teeth. On his arrival home
he was attended to temporarily by
some of the members of the First Aid
society ana later by Dr. NJ. j. Shields,
who had to employ several stitches iE
closing the cash in his lip.
The news in last evenings papers
concerning the probability of an early
settlemen. of the strike caused gen-
eral rejoicing among the people of the
town and, while a few We're inclined
to think the news too good to be true,
the general opinion was that the re-
port was correct.
Mrs. Walter Baker and family de-
sire to express their heartfelt thanks
to their kind friends for the assistance
and tender expressions OF sympathy
shown them in their recent bereave-
ment. 50
Miss Minerva Mclaughlin has reCoV-
cred sufficiently from her recent illness
to leave the hospital, of which she has
been an inmate for severa! weeks and
on Wednesday was brought here to
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Waters
and family, of West Mayfield, returned
home from Lake Chapman yesterday,
where they have been camping.
In the suit of j. ID. StOcker against
the borough of Jermyn, which has been
occupying the attention of court for
the past three days and which neceSsi-
tated a large number of our citizens
having to go down as witnesses, judg-
ment was yesterday rendered in favor
of the borough. 1t is understood a rule
for a new trial has been granted Mr.
Stocker, who last evening said the
case would certainly be tried again.
Thomas NJ. Davis is in Clifford, where
he has an option on seVenty-five acre
farm, which he expects to purchase
before returning.
Fred White, of Blakely, Is a visitor
here.
Miss Bertha Russell, of Moosic is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blakeslee, of
Main street.