The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-06
SUSQUEHANNA.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

| special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, July BIN Beebe park,
on Wednesday afternoon. the Susque-
hanna club defeated the Columbia club,
of Binghamton, II to {. The game,
which was witnessed by large crowd,
was rather one-sided to be very inter-
estilIg.
In Montrose, yesterday, the Junior
Susquchanna club defeated the Junior
| Montrose club.
After a weeks illness of appendicitis,
Miss Martha, eldest daughter of Rob-
ert Wallace, of Washington street, died
on Wednesday morning, aged 40 years.
She was an estimable young lady, and
her untimely death is deeply regretted
| by wide circle of relatives and
| friends. The funeral will take place
! from Christ Episcopal church on Fri
| day afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Rev.
Charlie w. Boot officiating.
The Catholic church picnic in Mont
rose was very largely attended on
! Wednesday, and it WAS a financial sue
| cess.
Unless the severe and protracted
drought Is soon broken, the crop of
fruit in this section will be greatly
| injured.
Rev. I. N. Steelman, a clergyman
well known in this section, who few
years since left the Baptist denomina-
tion to join the Methodists. has re-
turned to the Baptists. He is now in
| Gilbcrtsville, N. Y.
Mifs Minnie Mumford, a teacher In
the Sayre public schools. is spending
her vacation at her home in Starrucca.
f,.nA
sion of the Erie is light.
John G. Woolley, the famous Prohib-
ition candidate for president, will speak
at the Ararat camp meeting, Aug. 90
Robert Roy Finn, of BHg ghamton, sui
Cided at Toledo, o., on Tuesday night,
by shooting himself through the right
temple. Mrs. Finn, who was with him,
Is the oldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
william G. Leslie, formerly of Susquc-
hanna, but now of Binghamton. Mr..
and Mrs. Finn have been married but
a few months.
William simmons, of Scranton, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sim
mons, in treat Bend
All of the Erie excursions on Wed
nesday were well patrcnized.
The Binghamton ball team of profess
sionals will soon play an exhibition
game with the Susquehanna team, in
this place.
Rev. Father Manley spent the Fourth
In Mont"ose as did a good sized dele
cation OF other people.
force of men are exCavatinE at
Lanesboro for the Canauacta Water
Supply company's new covered resar-
volr, which will have a capacity of five
thousand barrels.
The new chair factory in Hallstead
will commence operations in a few
days.
Hon. James T. Dubois, who is soon
to return from Switzerland, is erecting
fine residence in Hallstead.
The funeral of the late Robert Fer
guson, jr., If Great Bend, who died in
the operating chair in a physicians
Office, took place today and was largely
attended.
Miss Banker, of Franklin, succeeds
Miss Helen Bard as primary teacher
in the Great Bend graded school.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Taylor, of Bing-
hamton, are in town, called here by the
death If Mrs. Taylor's sister, the late
Miss Martha Wallace.
The First Methodist church Of Sus-
quehanna will this month have a two
days celebration of its semi-centen-
nial.
Martin Wallace, of Hamilton, Can
ada, Is in town, called here by the
death of his sister, the late Miss Mar
tina Wallace.
Several six and eight pound pike
have recently been caught in the river
near Lanesboro
There is about half n crop of hay in
Susquehanna. Other crops are looking
well, but rail- is needed badly.
The bluestonc quarrymen Of this Sec
tion are doing a good business.
1t is reported that the board of trade
will soon take action in the matter of
erecting n building in which to store
the keystone Hook and Ladder COM
pany's new chemical fire engine.