The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-08
MoNTRosE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Montrose, Sept James V. Clary, OF this
place. was yesterday elected president Of the
Five Counties Volunteer Firemen's association,
now holding its annual convention at Sayre'
Pa His term Of office is one year. Mr.. CARY
though young man, has had number OF years
experience as a fireman. lie is foreman OF Mont
rose Hose company, No. 2. Our local hremch
are delighted over the election Of President Clary
Mrs j. G. Harrington, wife Of Captain har'
rington, Of Company G, lies seriously i'll at het
residence corner of Depot and Bank streets.
Prospect street is being piped by the water
company.
Adelbert o. Darrow has accepted position with
Druggist Frank +. Sands, at Hastead.
Andrew H. Mead and Mrs. Carric NJ Iiibhard,
both Of this place, were maried(at Binghamton
on Wednesday by Rev. Thomas Clayton. of the
Plymouth Congregational church of this city. Al
ter a short visit with the groom's parents at
their home at Bnghamton, Mr. and Mrs. Mead
will return to Montrose to reside.
George C. Hill, Of Silver lake, Republican
candidate for representative, was greeting his
many Montrose admirers yesterday.
County Commissioner and Mrs. Harrington
have returned from their western trip.
Robert Rnynsford, has returned to Ithaca, n.
Y, where he is attending school.
Mrs Jesse Jane, Of Lestershire, n. Y, is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Shaw, on Church
street.
Miss Anna Tyreil has entered the state Normal
school at Mansfield, Pa, and expects to graduate
In the spring
Rev n. G. Parkc, D. D., Of West Pittston, is
visiting among Montrose friends
Mrs. Jennie Il. Beach has returned home from
a visit to relatives in Nebraska
Mrs d. r. Lyons is at her former home, Berk'
hire, n Y, where sle was called by the death
her father, Henry Leonard.
b. Frank Jones, of South Montrose, was award
ed the first prize one of his fine herd oi
Devin cattle exhibited at the New York state
lair at Syracuse
L. Ebert Tiffany, Of Halstead, was the guest
his mother, Mrs. Ann Tiffany, in this place
yesterday.
Elder A. J. Brewster has been elected delegate
and Elder II. n. Tiffany, alternate from the
Montrose Presbyterian church TO the meeting OF
the Prcshytery Of Laekawanna, to be held at
Shickshnny, beginning Monday, Sept. II.
The SusQuehanna Agricultural society has en-
gagged as an attraction at their coming fair in
this place Professor Harry Smith and troupe, OF
Bethlehem, Pa The exhibition includes double
trapcze performance by Memo Brothers; boxing
bout between the famous female boxer, Miss
Mollie Segan, and Professor Smith; Leo, the
great clown iuggler, and school of trained
dogs, goats and doves, which work together in
the performance Of many wonderful feats. The
Iawsyille band will furnish music throughout the
fair Reduced rates on the Delaware, Lackawan
ma and Western and Lehigh Valley. Sept. Is ant
10 are the dates.
Mrs. 4. y. Bullard is i'll at her home on Depot
street. Her granddaughter, Miss Emily Bullard
of WilkeS.BarTc, is caring for her.
A week ago Secretary Garfield, OF thC
Montrosc Cooperative Canning company sem
some samples Of canned beans, Of which com
modify the company has recently put up sixty
thousand cans, to New York, and submitted then
to one Of the largest wholesale grocery houses
in that city, requesting a critical examination
and report. reply was received from the firm
this week, and the quality Of the goods is pro
nounccd to be A No. l and it is not unlikely
that next season this particular New York hous
will take the entire output of our local cannery
Immense quantities of sweet corn, tomatoes
apples and pears have been received and canned
at the factory this week. In spite of the pro
longcd draught, it is assured that our new in
dustrys first season will prove a very successful
one, and that the MontroSe Cannory will be
come a potent factor in the prosperity of tn
people Of this vicinity.
4 house party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Normal
Stewart at their summer home at Elk lake at
tracted the following of young people thi
week: Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Jcnckcs, Misses Jane
McCausand, Bessie Reynolds and Lotte Warner
Mcssrs. Leonard S. Ellsworth, Willett Munger
John Munger and Charles r. Sayre.