The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-20
SUSQUEHANNA.
,ecial to the Scranton Tribune.

Susquehanna, July 19.-The Seven
County Veteran association will hold
its annual reunion at Lake Ariel Aug
ust Is. Excursions will run to the lake
from various places.
John G. Wooley, the Prohibition can
didate for president, will speak at
Thomson, August 20.
II. H. James, of Lanesboro, is the
guest of Honesdale relatives.
Fakirs are travelling through Sus-
quehanna county, selling a powder
which is supposed to kill worms upon
shade trees. The fellows are frauds of
the first water
Coal business on the Jefferson divis-
Ion of the Erie is very dull.
The Great Bend tannery, now the
property of a trust, the American Hide
and Leather company, is gradually
shutting down. Two months ago ona
hundred men were employed; now but
six are employed. It is understood that
the shutdown will be permanent. 1t
is Great Bends chief industry, and it's
| loss will be severely felt. The trust
has eighteen tanneries under its con-
troll, and six of them have already been
closed.
Hallstead and Great Bend clubs viii
play ball in Great Bend on Saturday
afternoon.
Martin Brothers, of Deposit, are ne
gotiating for the large front of the y
II. Cook estate, Main street, in Sus-
quehanna, upon which they will erect
and occupy, as a department store,
| three-story brick block.
Leroy Judd is critically i'll at his
| home in Great Bend.
Congressman c. Fred Wright, of this
| place, on Wednesday presided at a
| meeting of the stockholders of the
| American Charcoal company, held in
| Binghamton. Mr.. Wright is vice-presi-
dent of the company. 1t was decided
| to increase the capital stock of the
| company from $4,000 to 100000.
Hon. c. Fred Wright on Saturday
| gave a coaching party to a number of
| his Binghamton friends to Silver lake.
| this county.
Quite a number of recruits for the
! United States regular army has been
secured in this place.
Great Bend township will erect a
new two-story school building at West
| Hallstead.
! The Great Bend authorities offer a
reward of s. for information leading to
/ the detection of persons who place
strings across sidewalks.
The mayor of Great Bend has ordered
the police to stop ball playing on Sun
| day in the borough limits. How can
the boys tell when Sunday has come?
The marriage of ]. p. Rogers and
| Mrs Addie Maynard, of Hallstead,
| took place on Saturday last in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y.
! Three and four-pound bass are being
! caught in the river near Susquehanna,
Jasper Hobbs, a prominent farmer OF
Ararat, is suffering from severe in
| jurics. sustained few days since from
a vicious horse. His recovery is prob
able.
In the Erie shops on Tuesday, a red
hot rivet fell into the shoe of James
! Crowley, and his foot was severely
burned.
William Crozicr killed a rattlesnake
on Turnpike street, in the suburbs Of
this borough. The reptile possessed
| nine rattlers.
The proprietors of a silk mill are
anxious to locate their plant in SUs-
quehanna. The board of trade is con-
siderinG their proposition.
On Sunday next the Erie will run Il
cheap excursion from Binghamton to
! Port Jervis. The "Old reliable" is ds-
ing an excellent excursion business.
Russell Palmer, of Chicago, VII
probably lecture in Susquehanna in the
near future, on liquid air, under tn"
auspices Of the board of trade.
The foundation for the new creamery
at Starrucca is completed.
More than majority of the properly y
owners on Main and West Main streets
to Frost have signed petition ask
ing the common council to sewer those