The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-24
SUSQUEHANNA.


special to the scranton Tribune.
Susquchanna, April 2S--Two young man at
Sunday morning, between Lordville and SuSquc.
hanna, broke into a car of fast freight train
No. ~, and breaking into a box, appropriated
new suits of clothing. When the train arrived
here the men jumped out of the car and went
to West Srisquchanna and took boat, for the
purpose of floating down the river In few
moments they abandoned the boat and got into
a car Of a wcst-bound freight train, in which
they rode to Owego. Chief of Police Mcmahon.
of Susquehanna, wired a description of the two
men to Owcgo and when the train arrived thcrn
the local police arrested them. They are now
in that village, They are about % years old and
claim to belong in Chicago. 1t is not, as yet
known where they will be tried.
The funeral of Joseph Bloxham, an aged and
respected resident of Ararat, took place today
While William Rymer and Miss Annie Lannon
were out nmng on Sunday the horse became
frightened and ran rapidly down Grand street
to Willow, where the couple were thrown out
Both were seriously injured.
Manager Burnstcin, of the Hallstcad silk mill,
has recently succeeded in weaving piece Of
silk ribbon that has lace effect to it. The
feat has not heretofore been accomplished by
silk manufacturers.
Mrs. Louis Rockefeller is i'll with grippe AZ
her home on Grand street.
EX'Register and Recorder Samuel S Wright
quehanna, suffering from relapse from the
grippe. lie came here Saturday to attend
the congressional Confernce.
Henry 4. Tingley, a Susquchanna boy, now
foreman of the National Elevator Works, in
llOnesdalc, has discovered plan 20 ohviate the
air holes in brass castings. lie has an article
on the subject in the April number of the
Foundry Magazine
The Susquchanna Methods, church has 3I5
mann nl,ar. anil nI,,ti, DD-
the Sunday school The church is worth $1,000,
with no. Indebtedness.
The first annual reception of the Great Bend
council, Knights Of Columbus, will he aid IA
Kstlcr's hall ON Thursday evening, May !.
George II. Frazier, Of the Montrose Republi.
can staff, spent Sunday with Susquehanna rela.
tves.
Rev. W. II. Williams of Scranton, district
superintendent Of the Anti Saloon league this
evening commenced five days series of meet
ings in Susquehanna. At the conclusion Of the
meetings. league win probably &c organized
in Susquchanna.
Mr.. and Mrs William y. Tucker of Jackson
street. ON Thursday leave for a visit with rea.
tiyes in Aurora, Illinois.
4 new time table took effect on Sunday ON
the jefferson division of the Eric.
Thirty Erie engineers have recently been set
back TO firing, on account of dull coal AMI
freight traffic.
\ new time table .ook effect on the Delaware
and Hudson road yesterday
The next Republican congressional confarcn,c
for this district will be held in lIoncsdalc.
At the Republican congressional conference in
this place on Saturday, W. f. Wares, of Cedar
Lake. Bradford county, was chosen presidential
clector The delegates to the national convention
are: r. l.. Kinncr, Of Athens, Bradford county
and Coe l.. Durand, of Ilonesdalo Wayne coun-
ty The alternates are II. l.. lloyt, OF Bradford
county and W. Woodmansee of Wayne county
The Thompson Methodist cnurch is undergoing
repairs
Rev. Ethan Curtis, of Syracuse, ofliciated in
the Oakland congregational church on Sunday
morning ana evening,
Census Supervisor Charles II. Ainey, of Mont.
rose, attended the congressional conference in
this place on saturday did District Attorney
Ralph Little, chairman OF the Republican CON
gressional committee.
The tenth annual ball Of the Young Mems
Social club, of New Milford was held on Friday
evening and largely attended. It was a ve,y
pleasant affair
Starrucca lodge, No. 423, |. q. O. r., of this
place, will on Wednesday evening celebrate the
eighty-ffst anniversary OF the institution OF the
order. Dora Rebekah lodge will also participate
EX-County Treasurer A, b, Burns, OF Montrosc,
was in town on Saturday at the Republican
| gathering.
State senator +. B. IIardenburgh, Of Hones.
| dale, the next auditor general OF Pennsylvania,
| was in town on Saturday
| United States raymaster T. W, Reynolds Of
| the Oregon, accompanied his father, Hon W. ".
| Reynolds, OF Tunkhannock. TO the Republican
| congressional conference saturday.
| Captain II. James McCausland and John s.
| Courtright, OF Montrose, were in town saturday.
George McKernan has received 81 800 from the
| Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firelnen, insuran, c
| upon the life oi his late brother, Frank NcKer-
nan.
Unless the police interfere, as they probably
will. Tim Hurley, OF Susquehanna, will csEt
yours sharkey' in Elmira, May s. Hurley is
in active training.