The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-10
HALLsTEAD.

The ice jam at saltwater, just below
here, Is still an object OF interest to the
passengers on trains passing the spot.
Some residents fear the ice will dam
the river and cause an overflow.
Mrs. Hattie I.oomis has been filling
her ice houses with ice cut from the
Wiley creek reservoir.
John Tyler and several other fisher
men tried the pickerel through the ice
at Mingo lake. However. Banke's fish
wagon stopped as usual Friday at their
homes.
Rev. L. W.; Church will address the
mems meeting at the Young Mems
Christian association Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. j. II. Van Loan Is visiting
Binghamton relatives for a few days.
Conductor Gould Capwcll, who was
| one of the men indicted by New Jer-
sey grand jury as being responsible for
| the Paterson wreck, has gone to Pater-
son.
The meeting of the creditors of Henry
| Ackert has beer continued until Feb
ruary 16. The meeting will be held at
| the court house in Montrose.
The Hallstead correspondent OF the
| Binghamton Leader the other evening
| startled the citizens by the announce
ment that the presbyterian Christian
! F,ndeavor society would hold a cake
! walk in the Dayton store room on Main
street" TIe probably meant cake sale.
Rev. NJ. j. Watkinr and family have
been in Factoryville this week. taking
an active part in tho muscales that
are being held there.
| At this writing there has been no
! definite decision reached by the Ameri-
| can Chair Manufacturing company as
| to whether they will locate in Hall
! stead or not
The Union Electric company. of Hall
stead and Great Benl. has recently de.
clared a dividend of four per cent.
Friday night the Century Debating
club challenged the Wide-Awake
Ladies club to a public debate, to he
held February % IN Association hall
DIR. Gilman has reorganized the Hall
stead band and they have held several
well-attended rehearsals. The band is
now planning series OF public con
ccrts
B. f. Bernstein is spending the week
in New York city on a business trip.
Hon. James r. Dubois has recently
| written letter from Switzerland. sig
|
stead his permanent home upon his re-
turn next summer.
Henry Ackert expects to resume bus-
ness in about ten days.
Monday, January 10. Hallstead de-
batting club will enter the arena with
the Lawsville orators in the Creamery
hall at Lawsvile
County Superintendent of Schools
81. !. l.,
ficiently to be able to walk about his
room.
The election this spring promises to
be very quiet. There is but little con.
test among the candidates for borough
offices. Notices have been posted re.
minding the people that Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 20. is election day. The loca
Prohibition ticket was nominated toe
late to appear on the ballot.
There is some anxiety among the
Hallstead railroad men over the an.
nual election of officials, which viii
occur this month. 1t is predicted there
will be but little change In the officers
of the Lackawanna.
The silk mill discharged fourteen en-.
| plOyes recently.
Ward Ives has purchased a tract ot
land from the Hallstoad Land Improve
ment company.
The condition of Joseph Wesley re,
mains about the same.
Norman Spencer has relinquished his
I position at the Union Electric com.
pany's plant and has accepted NOR,
lucrative situation as engineer of tn,
Brush factory plant
+. II. II. RoOsa is shipping severa
carloads of slab wood to this plac.
from his mill above New Milford