The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-28
SUSQUEHANNA.
the Scranton Tribune,

SUSQUEHANNA.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, July 27-The First
Methodist church in this place is cele-
brating it's semi-centennial. The exer-
cises opened last evening, with praise
service, devotional service, and an eX-
cellent address by Rev. George For
syth, A. NJ, pastor 'S1-S3. The at
tendance was large. Former pastors,
Hitler, Surdam and Jay, will deliver
addresses today. The exercises will
conclude this evening.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Perry, of De-
posit was in town on Thursday.
searching for a l5-year-old Deposit
girl, who has Joined a small Susque-
hanna camping party without her par
ents' consent. During the day the girl
arrived home, voluntarily.
In Beebe Park, on Thursday after
nOon the Susquehanna Juniors de-
feated the Oakland Juniors, at base
ball. in thinning game.
a steam launch, twenty-five feet
long, manned by seven BinghamtOn
young men, reached this place We'd
nesday, and today went to Windsor.
The Windsor club will play ball in
Susquehanna on Wednesday next, with
the home team,
The Milk Exchange has raised the
price of milk to 2la cents per quart.
This is the highest price paid since
1882.
Susquehanna county census enumer-
ators are receiving their checks for
services rendered our good Uncle Sam
uel
This state will never be what it
ought to be until CarbOndale has
base ball team, composed entirely of
deaf mutes
In a berry field, near Brandt, a few
days ago, an unknown man savagely
attacked a little boy. threw him down.
and after ransackng his pockets, con-
tinued beating him. The cries of the
little fellow attracted the attention of
some women, and the wretch fled.
The Dunn family reunion will be held
at Dunn's lake, Ararat, on Saturday,
Aug. II.
a union picnic of the Sunday schools
of Forest City will be held at Lanes
boro, Aug. Il.
The annual reunion of Company II,
One Hundred and Forty-first Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, will be held at the
home of II. n. Gum. at North Bridge
water on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
William j. Pike, esq, of Forest City,
is taking an 5000 mile trip south and
| west.
Patrick Kannelly, of Great Bend, is
critically i'll.
The Great Bend brush factory, which
| has been closed for repairs, will re-
sumo operations on Monday next.
The Archibald team will play ball
with the Susquehanna team, in Sus-
| quehanna, on Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 3 and 4. 1t is to be hoped that
| they have better manners than the
| Carbondale nine.
The Susquehanna Tumblers will play
| ball in Deposit on Saturday, with a
| home nine.
| NJ. J. Mcmahon has returned home
| from trip to England, Ireland and
| the Paris exposition.
Rev. Frederick n. Ward, who has
| conducted missions at Friendsville and
| St, Joseph, this county, has invented
new system of short hand, which he
| has named THE New American Stem
| ography," a Philadelphia house pub
| fishing the book.
The Delaware and Hudson Saratoga
Express, on Thursday, struck and
killed a man near Starrucca.
DIR. w. w. Fletcher and family, of
Carbondale, are camping at Tyler lake,
near Hartford.
| The Erie Railroad company is pur-
chasing strips of land along it's tracks
on the jefferson division.
| Harriply Cantr, eob,,l l;,o-
tors are preparing to erect a graded
school building. Some of the taxpay-
ers are against the project, and will
test the matter in the county court.
In the meanwhile the lawyers laugh
with ghoulish glee.
Rev, j. l.. Williams, of Forest City,
may become pastor of the Susquehan-
ma Baptist church.
In the county of Wayne, the Scott
township and the StarrucCa borough
poor authorities are endeaYoring to
unload Mrs. Clara Sutton and her
three children upon each other.
a stranger, who was about to be
examined as a recruit for the United
States army was, this morning, ar
rested by Constable Washburn, on sus-
picion that he is one of the prisoners
that escaped from the county Jail on
Wednesday night.
A number of young men will hold
social hop in Hogan Opera house
this evening.
Rev. w. T. Hogg, of Chicago, will
again be one of the speakers at the
Ararat camp meeting this year
Professor and Mrs. ID. b. TOwner
Of Chicago, are visiting Susquehanna
county relatives and friends. The
professor for years led the singing al
the late Dwight MoOdy's great meet.
ings in various parts of the country
Professor Fred n, Tingley has beer
elected principal of the jackson grad
ed school.
There will be a temperance rally a
the Free Methodist camp grounds a
Ararat on Monday, Aug. 20, under tn,
auspices of the Free Methodists an,
the Susquehanna county Prohibition
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