The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-22
susouEHANNA COUNTY.
,nec,oi 70 tho Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the scranton lripu"e'
susauehanna, Feb. 2l.-At the resi-
dence of the brides parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Seddon, OF spring ave-
nue., today, by Rev. David l. Suther-
land, pastor of the Presbyterian church'
Miss Ada Seddon was united in mar
riage to Al. +. BirKett. of Carbonate.
Relatives and a few intimate friends
only were present. The bride was the
recipient of many useful and hand-
some gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Birkett VIII
take up their residence in Carbondaie.
c. p. Weiss, Of Hornellsville. former
" of Susquehanna. but recently mas
ter mechanic of the Erie's shops In
I.ornellsville, has become proprietor
of a hotel at Depew, N. Y.
M. II. Eisman Is in New York on
business.
The Erie has received an installment
of elegant new passenger coaches.
Erie Brakeman James Donavan, of
this place, who fell from box car at
Forest City on Saturday, is recovering
from his injuries.
A house to house canvass is being
made for a directory. An Albany par
ty Is the protector.
r. N. Hibbits, of Carbondale, the
able and popular superintendent of the
jefferson division of the Erie, was
officially engaged in town on Monday.
The funeral of Isaac N. Billiard, the
Oldest merchant in Montrose, occurred
on Thursday.
The funeral of James Houghton of
Montrose, who died suddenly on Satur-
day. aged 90 years, occurred on Mon
day from the Catholic church.
A "clothespin" social will be held in
Thomson on Tuesday evening next.
DR.. Carey, manager of an Indian
medicine troup, will open sanitarium
in Montrose.
Frank A. Deans. formerly of Mont
rose, was yesterday unanimously elect
ed burgess of Wellsboro. 1roga county.
Rev. d. I. Sutherland pastor of the
.usquehanna Presbyterian church.
preached in the Oakland Methodist
church last evening. The revival meet
ings will continue indefinitely.
Returning from school. Brookdale
school teacher was, a few days since,
attacked by a wild cat. She drew a
revolver, which she carried as pro-
lection against tramps, and killed the
savage beast.
Two monster freight locomotivcs.b built
for the Erie by the Rogers Locomotive
works in Paterson, N. j., brought trains
to this place on Sunday and Monday.
They will be assigned to service on the
western division.
The funeral of Reuben Steinberg, an
aged resident of Jackson, occurred on
Monday, Rev. j. NJ. Correll officiating.
The remains were inferred in the North
Jackson cemetery.
Thomson has organized a branch Of
the "Sons of Rest"
Work on the Montrose Canning fac
tory will commence this week. The
amount subscribed Is $4,000 The
amount desired is $4,000.
The Erie will, this season, further
improve Jefferson Park" its new
summer resort near Burnwood, on the
jefferson branch. A track may be laid
to Fiddle lake. from the park.
The borough and township elections
passed off without bloodshed on Tues
day. This is not Kentucky.
The negotiations between the ANeri-
can Chair company. of Brandt, and the
Hallstead board of trade are at a
standstil. The suspense in Hallstead
is something nerve-racking.
After brief illness John D. Lane,
an old and highly esteemed resident
or the oakland size or the river, uleQ
at the residence of daughter, Mrs.
]. A. Smith. on Tuesday afternoon. He
Is survived by the widow and three
children. George ID. Lane, of Buffalo;
Mrs. ]. A. Smith, and Mrs. Katherine
Persine. The funeral will probably oc-
cur on F iday.
At the borough election on Tuesday,
two Republicans ran for justice of the
peace in the Second ward, Job NAL
pass on the Republican ticket, and
George l.. Tiffany, on the Democratic
ticket Malpass was elected by &c
majority.
Charles +. Curtis was, on Tuesday,
elected tax collector of the borough.
Mrs. Elizabeth Keech. of South Glib
son, this county, died of paralysis, on
Monday, at the residence of sister
Mrs. Frederick limerick, in Bingham
ton, aged IS years. Funeral services
viii ie held on Thursday afternoon at
South Gibson.
The Susquehanna board of trade held
It's first annual banquet at the Star
rucca house, over one hundred covers
being laid The well-laden tables We're
handsomely decorated Able addresses
We're made by Attorneys Searle, Millen