The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-26
MONTROSE.
ebscial TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montrose Oct 25.-Daniel Merrill anu
son, Ray. were at Scranton this week,
attending the funeral of Mr.. Merrii's
brother, the late Andrew j. Merrill
Miss Edith Brown. OF Forest Gi'V.
who has been visiting at Sher!ii
Nfaxey's. has returned home.
M. Joseph Burke. who was employed
in Knolrs barber shop during the sum
mer, has relinquished his position to
accept similar one in Cleveland. U.
Miss Maude McKeage, after spending
a year with her sister, Mrs. X James
NtcCausland, in this place has returned
TO her home at Clarksville. Tenn.
Mrs. Mary j. Mooney. musical IN
structor in the public schools OF Sis-
quehanna and organst at st. John S
church in that place. has been visiting
friends in this place. "' p
NJ. j. O'Brien is on a business trip TO
Elmira, Ithaca Binghamton and Les
tershire.
DR.. B. F. Carey and family, of this
place, who compose the Oregon Indian
Medicine Troupe have closed their
summer home in this place, and started
on their winter tour, giving entertain
nents and selling medicine.
George p. Little. estI., and daughter,
Anna, We're .hc guests of Binghamton
friends the first of the week.
DR.. w. X. Dunton. of Germantown. Is
spending few days at his fine country
seat, THE Waysidc.' in this place.
John A. Htckok. steward Of the Mont
rose borough poor farm. Is critically III.
Grand jury convenes in this place on
Monday next. Argument court will also
be held next week
Ira H. Levy is on a, business trip to
New York city.
Isaac NJ. Price, esd. nf PHILADELPHIA,
delivered stirring address before the
Mckinley and Roosevelt club of this
place last evening.
Dr. John q. Wilson is having his resi-
dence. on Maple street, improved by
the application of handsome coat of
paint.
Mrs. T.. r. Gardner has gone to the
Adirondacks, where she will spend the
winter.
Floyd Kinney is recovering from
severe illness.
A. w. Payne is out again, after being
laid up for several days with a severe
attack of rheumatism.
DR.. and Mrs. Writ II. Conkln have
returned from their wedding trip.
Fayette Sprout returned this week to
Scranton, where he is attending busi-
ness college.
Louis Titman entertained large
number of young people at party
given last evening at his home on
South Cherry street.
Cottage prayer meetings are being
held in Montrose, under the auspices of
o;p<t
John Howard. of Camptown, was
transacting business in town on Tues
day.
j. NJ. Jeffers. president of the Mont
rose Electric Light company, is per-
fecting arrangements by which the ex-
haust steam from the electric light
plant will be utilized to hear the court
house. school building and several bust
ness houses.
Frank Fassett. denizen of Smokey
Hollow. took possession of a horse
which he found htched on a street in
Susquehanna. The animal belonged to
Watson Reynolds. who followed up the
thief and captured him in Windsor, n.
Y. Fassett now languishes in Jail at
Montrose. having registered there on
Monday.
A grand rally of the Republicans of
Susquehanna county will be held in
this place on the afternoon and even
ing of Friday, November >. I.ieuten-
ant Governor Goblin. Major Everett
Warren. A. j. Colborn, esq. and Judge
William Fl. Jessup will address the peo-
pie upon the political issues of the day.
There will be day parade. a torch
light parade. music. fireworks, etc. 1t
promises to be big day in this old
town,
While II. D. Jones ana little daush-
ter We're out driving Tuesday night,
their carriage rOllided with another
vehicle and Mr.. Jones was thrown out.
The horse took fright and ran al IA
maddening pace along Depot street and
onto Church stree. Near the Metho-
dist church the horse broke loose from
the carriage and continued it's wild run
until stopped a short distance beyond.
The little girl had pluckily kept nor
seat. but when the buggy became re-
leased from the horse 1t went back
wards down Bank street short dis
tance and turned over, tipping the child
out, but not njuring her at all, A
miraculous escape, indeed.
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