The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13
BRADFORD COUNTY.
special to the Scranton Tribune.

Towanda, Nov. ia rare musical
treat is in store for the people of
Towanda and vicinity next Saturday
evening, at which time Brooke's Chi
cago Marine band will appear at
Hale's opera house. The organization
is composed of fifty of the best musi-
clans, which includes several high
class soloists. The prima donna, Miss
Harriet Dement, Packard. has voice
of faultless purity and range.
While Riley Selleck, of Mountain
Lake, was inb conversation with q
friend a few days ago, he lost control
of his speech, and the physicians have
not vet been able to restore 1t.
a Bradford County Teachers asso-
citation will be held at Sayre next Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. w. G. Tracy is recovering from
severe attack of heart trouble.
]. X. Newell, cashier of the Cti-
zen's National bank. has returned
from an extended western trip.
j. A. Dodge, of Laporte. has leased
the Exchange hotel at New Albany.
John Vanderpool, a deserter from
Troop a, Seventh cavalry, was ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shall Hillon last week. The officer has
now made eight different arrests for
the government authorities.
DR.. j. r. Schoonmaker and family
have moved from Sayre to Providence,
Il L., after residence of twelve
years.
a census of the Christian people of
Towanda will be taken the forepart of
December.
Fl. r. Davies. of Binghamton, and
Mrs. Dora Marshall of New York
city, We're married at Wyalusing on
Thursday afternoon. The groom is a
well known commercial and travelling
man. After a bridal tour, they will
make Scranton their home. The bride,
who is a lady of culture, is we'll known
in Southern Bradford.
Misses Georgia and Jessie Garrison,
formerly of Sayre, will return and open
a kindergarten school this week.
The fifteenth annual report of the
Packer hospital, at Sayre. shows that
there were 237 male and III female
patients admitted during the year.
making total of those from last
year at S6S. OF this number, 119 fe-
males and 221 males We're discharga ID
leaving 16 male and s female patients;
medical cases cured, 50; convalescent,
IA; deaths. I: surgical cases cured,
260; convalescent. .; unimproved, ):
deaths, II. The general mortality
rate was 4.S9; eliminating ten cases
that We're hopeless when admitted
mortality rate reduced to 2.31 per cent
Five deaths followed operations, two
being performed upon as last resort
The whole number of days patients
We're in hospital is shown to be S,O7S:
| average days for each patient being
2Ot. New dispensary cases treated,
5,15H; operations on dispensary cases,
149. During the past year 45 prescrip-
tions were put up for the poor: num-
Der of house cases treated 1855; dis
pensary cases treated during year.
1,44O. The donations to the hospital
from services, board. produce, dona-
tions. amounted to the sum of So
| iG2.I, Last week Superintendent G.
VI. OFT and r. A. Mercur. of this place.
appeared before the board of correc-
| tions and charities at Philadelphia.
| asking for an increase in the state
| appropriation for the hospital.
Easy to Cure Cold
| If yon go about it right. Take two or
three krause's Cold Cure Capsules
| during the day and two before retiring
at night. This will insure a good
nights rest and n free movement of