The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
NORTHEASTERN
Pennsylvania
SUSQUEHANNA.

| Special 90 the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanha, May l.-''Ma. devotions" com
mcnccd in 81. Johns Catholic church this morn
| ing, with LARGE attendance.
| \ good sized delegation Of Susquchdnna ply
| sicans in MontIose today, attending the
spring meeting of the susquehanna County Med
| isal society.
| The local police have decided TO stop Sunday
base ball playing in Oakland borough.
| The Monday club held an interesting session
| last evening.
| Moody post and Moody Relief corps, Grand
| Army Of the Republic, have commenced TO pre-
pare for Memorial bay.
large number Of Sus1uchanna and yncity
| people are in Mortrose attending the annual con
vention Of the Susquclanna County Sunday
School association, which opened today The at
| tendance is large. Rev. Dr. Charles Roads, Of
| Philadelphia the secretary ot the state assoca.
| tion is present.
The funeral OF the late James Mcmahon, re.
| Gently of Chicago, occurred on Monday morning,
| from st. Johns Catholic church. where requiem
I high mass was celebrated Intcrment was made
| in Laurel Hill cemetery. Deceased was formerly
| and for number OF years resident OF Sus
| quchanna
| The Susquchanna ball club is receiving sub
| scIiptions to the general fund"
| At the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest ". Harding May o, at O'Clock in
| lIP evening, MISS finllA y. tdlNlnI ana tCplge
| Payne will be united in marriage.
Keystone Hook and Iaoder company No. !,
has standing oilcr that it will purchase a chem
| ical fire engine IL the borough will erect a hu1
in- in which To house il. Very much like finding
money.
The Su,Qchlnnl boarC of trade is making an
| earnest effort to have Susuuchanna surveyed The
official survey is nearly completed
| \ concert will be held in the Baptist church
! May :.
| Susquchanna county is preparing to send good
| sized delegation TO tie state cncampmcnt of tho
| Grand Army of the Rcpublic to be held at Got
| tySburg, during the week Of July 10 The W..
man, Rclici corps will also be well represented
at the annual state convention To ho held at the
same place and time.
IN default Of 500 hail William Turner, Of Eric
avenue, was on Saturday taken to the county Jail
in Montrose, charged with intoNicdtion and dis
orderly conduct
| Ed j. Doyle, an Eric shop tinsinith, had his
right arm quite badly burned by torch on Mon
| day morning.
Mrs. q. II. Simmons and Mrs Joseph scdlon
| spent sunday with CarboGdalC relatives.
\ special train passed west last night, hllcd
with men who were going to take the places
of striking railroad men,
| The first Smigrant train of the season on Non.
| day passed west over the Erie.
In Great Bend on Saturday afternoon a Sus.
quchanna ball nine was defeated by local nine
| II to s.
The funeral of Miss Pearl Stoddard took place
on Saturday afternoon. The intcmcnt was
made in the IIashrook cemetery.
Railroad matters on the jefferson division OF the
| Erie are decidedly quiet.
| The commencement exercises of the New Mil
ford graded school will he held in the opera
| house Thursday evening.
In IIallscad, on saturday, by Rev. J. \. Da.
Wis, George Porter Carpenter, Of Bnghamton
! and Mis- Nellie Nichols, of lIallstcad, We're
united in marriage.
| Forest fires have been raging hercabouts for
! the past week doing considerable damage to
! young timber, fences and outbuildings. In many
cases the fires have been started by arhutus
hunters.
| Timothy J. lIoulihan, the lackawanna' coal
! agent in Elmira, spent Sunday with his parents
| in this place.
The smallpox scare at Auburn Center is nearly
over and business is resumed.