The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-04
BRADFORD COUNTY.
special to the Scranton Tribune.

TOwanda. Dec. 3.-~Crminal court
opens today with Judge Tanning on
the bench.
A. Is. Corson. who claims Nestal. y.
Y. has been placed under arrest on
the charge of being an accessory to the
murder of Silas Moon. near New Al
bany. He will be brought to this
county on requisition papers.
The Wyalusing people are making
an effort to have the anti-biliiard and
pool law of the township and borough
repealed at the next session of the
legislature
John Derby, a Civil war veteran,
died from injuries received in a fall
from a hotel window at Athens Ha
had relatives at Carbondale.
The annual meeting of the Bradford
County Agricultural society will be
held next Monday.
The marriage of Miss Julia Il. Phin-
ney and G.. Malcolm Mycr will occur
ut the Methodist Episcopal church on
Wednesday morning.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America
will hold their annual banquet next
Friday evening. A fine proramme will
be furnished and light refreshments
served.
The religious census of Towanda was
taken Saturday forenoon by l25 Sum
day school workers.
\ slight fire occurred in the Pyne
block Friday night. Considerable
damage was done by water.
II is now current that Superintend-
ent Keith. of the Mahanov and Hazle-
ton division of the I.ehigh Valley, will
take tn" similar position hlled by o. o.
Esscr, of Sayre. who is still in feeble
health, \. A. Droege, who is now
filling the position. will return to his
old position as trainmaster at Easton.
MIR. KeitLs successor will be G. W.
Brill. of Delano.
The tenth anniversary of Waverly'S
free delivery system was celebrated
by the postal officials and mail car
riers. at Postmaster Genungs home
Saturday.
The remains of Miss Ella Gilmour
who died ut Wyoming. will be buried
at Ulster today.
United States Marshal Hollon had
official business at Allentown Friday.
DR., J. u. Mercur is spending some
time in Delaware county with rela-
tives.
A visit was made at Il site known
as the Beach house in East Sayre, by
Lehigh Valley Detective Caskey
Charles Gridley, an Erie official and
w. Il. ISnuires. of lIlmira, captain of
police on the SusQuehanna and Alle-
ghcny division of the Erie railroad, ac-
companied by others. The place was
searched from cellar to garnet FOR
goods which We're claimed to have
been stolen from the Erie and I.ehish
Valley railroads. After making Il
thorough search through the dwelling
and outbuildings, the officers found
under the barn, nine bags of clothing,
comprising ten suits, eighteen over
coats. a quantity of silk plush, dress
goods, linen, shoes, shirts, belt laclng
making Il value of $3.50 The Ovcrcoats
were found to have been stolen from
the Eric and belong to lot of thirty
seven, which We're stolen last October
They also correspond with some stolen
at Laceyville, 1t is now thought the
gang of car robbers has been ferreted
out. Three of the members are now
in the county Jail awaiting trial, their
names being Michael and James
Boyle and Daniel I.amphere Mrs
Daniel Lamphere has also been ar
rested on warrant charging her with
receiving stolen goods.
A banquet and payoh was cele-
brated by the members of the National
Protective Legion at the Patriotic Or.
der Sons of America han ON Friday
evening. The event was attended by
about 300 members and their invited
guests and an address was given by
the national secretary. George ~
Scott, after which he distributed
checks, holding the amount of diyi-
dends which become payable at the
end of FIVE years. There We're forty
members 10 receive payments. when
in the aggregate, amounted to about
$1,000, The Towanda legion has o
large membership at Towanda. Music
was furnished by the orchestra, and
light refreshments We're served.
Mrs. Laura Maynard died of typhoid
fever on Friday, Her husband died n
few weeks ago from the same dis
ease.
This county. is liable 10 lose one of