The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-13
SUSQUEEANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Feb. 12.-The projected
fight between Jack McDonough, Of st.
Paul, announced to take place in Ell
mira on Saturday evening next. has
been declared off
Joseph Dolan, a native of Dimock,
this county. suicided. "a few days since,
near Wilkes Barre, by shooting himself
with a revolver.
Miss Una Persons has returned to
her studies in the State Normal schoo!
at Oneonta. n. Y.
The Montrose Republican takes no
stock in the report that Congressman
Grow is to bc sidetracked in favor Of
another aspirant. There Is positively
nothing in it.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Talbot will visit
Grace Episcopal church in Great Bend
on Tuesday evening and confirm a
class. after which there will be a re-
ception in his honor. The bishop will
visit Susquehanna on Thursday.
Congressman c. Fred Wright has
presented the Susquehanna High school
with mammoth government map Of
the United States.
Sister Monica died few days since
in st. Clare's convent. in Buffalo. In
the world she was Miss Griffin, Of
Friendsville, this county.
New Milford is being left behind by
Hallstead. Great Bend and Montrose
in the race for manufacturing indus
tries New Milford is one of the pref
tiest villages in Susquehanna county.
Today being a legal holiday, the
banks We're closed.
Messrs. Bayless and Porter, of Bing-
hamton, are building an acid factory
at Kingsley, this county. Quite a num-
Der of men will be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence f. Ellsworth
are in Montrose. attending the funcra,
of their brother-in-law. the late George
NJ. Bostwick.
1t is reported that there is a genuine
case of smallpox at South Montrose.
Montrose drug stores are working
overtime.
Miss Mary Frances Carroll, of El-
mira, artistically rendered several
(soprano) solos in Christ Episcopal
church on Sunday morning and even
ing.
The revival meetings in the Presby-
terian church have closed. There were
quite large number OF conversions.
The revival meetings in the Oakland
Methodist church are very largely at
tended.
The Ladies' auxiliary to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will hold their
annual hop in Hogan opera house on
Tuesday evening. February 20.
The board of trade will hold an i'm.
portant meeting on Tuesday evening.
The funeral Of an infant daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. George T.. Wood occurred
on Sunday afternoon in Lanesboro
The remains were inferred in the
Lanesboro cemetery.
Miss Mary Pope. of Montrose. has re.
turned home from visit with Sus
| quehanna relatives.
Canawacta chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star, will be the guests of the
Great Bend chapter on Tuesday even
| ing.
Miss Grace Pope, of Montrose, 4
visiting Susquehanna relatives.
Mrs. NJ. j. Taylor, of Lanesboro, is
visiting Scranton relatives.
The Erie will run a cheap excursion
to New York on Wednesday morning
February, 2l The round trip fare from
Susquehanna is but $3.50; tickets goot
| for two days.
| The Erie has given a yearly mort.
gage for $l,150.000 to secure the renta
of 900 steel freight cars and fifty con
solidated freight locomotives.
Rev. j. c. Madden. for several year.
the efficient pastor of the Bapts
churches at Dimock and Rush, has re-
signed, to accept a call at RoXbury
n. Y.
"A meeting will be held in Montros,
on Tuesday, for the purpose of organ
izing a master horseshoers' association
in Susquehanna county. State organ
izers will be present.
In Christ Episcopal church on Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. j. Henry LaRoche
of Trinity Memorial church in Bing
hamton. will preach. A free luncheon
will follow. In the evening. Rt. Rev
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, bishop OF thi
diocese, will preach and confirm class
after which the Mems club of tn
church will entertain the bishop at
supper at the Canawacta house. Dur
ing the bishops visitation 1t Is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the church deb
will be provided for.
Quite number of Susquehann
county veterans will go to Scranton
February 22, to attend the reunion O
the Union ex-prisoners of war.
Miss Eva Sophia attended the musl
cal convention in Factoryville.
Frank Belcher, the "Klondike king.
is visiting relatives and friends in thi
vicinity.
COUNTY Commissioners Haine vii
open his new hotel at Rush. Febru
ary 22.
The annual convention Of the Sus
quehanna county Sunday school con
vention will be held in Montrose, Ma
1-2. Noted state Sunday school work
ers will be present and participate 4
the proceedings.
Evangelist John Davis, formerly pas
tor Of the Baptist church In Hallsteac
is holding very successful meetings i
Reading.
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