The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-03
susouEHANNA COUNTY.

SuSquehanna, Feb. 2.--CandlemaS day
services were this morning held in ST.
Johns Catholic church and largely at
tended
Work has commenced in the new
Erie printing office. But few men
will be employed in the beginning.
1t was reported that the matter of
removing the Brandt chair factory to
Hallstead would he decided Yesterday,
when there was a conference at Brandt
between the chair factory people and
Il committee from Hallstead.
w. q. Seamans. of Stevens Point,
has had his pension increased from So
% $12 per month.
The postofiice at Stevens Point
burned on Thursday.
1t is reported that the Erie carper-
ter shop will be removed to the old
steam hammer shop building.
Mrs. William c. kotz, of Turnpike
street, on Wednesday evening very
pleasantly entertained Canawacta
chapter, Order Of the Eastern Star.
Fireman Sylvester Mulvey. who fell
from his 1ocomtive at Roses switch, is
gradually recovering from his injuries.
He is in the Port Jervis hospital.
Henry Ackert. a Great Bend grocer,
who has been in business many years,
has gone into bankruptcy. For years
he has been under heavy expense by.
family sickness and other kindred
troubles.
Clarence Ellsworth spent this week
in Montrose, as a juror.
Susquehanna Division Engineer
Hughes last evening fell from his
lnnnnntiyn kn Il
The evangelistic meetings i'm the
Presbyterian church are being we'll at
tended. and quite a number of persons
have already professed conversion.
Ministers of other denominations are
present nearly every evening.
Borough politics begin to be inter
esting. Some of the candidates are
putting in considerable time and a
little money.
Tonsorial Artist REILLY. late of tho
Starrucca house, will locate in Scran.
ton.
Twelve and fourteen inch ice is be.
ing stored in this place.
During the past year. the Brother
hod of Railroad Trainmen has paid
$4,000 to crippled men or widows OF
men who have lost their lives
The Ladies auxiliary to the Brother.
hod of Locomotive Engineers held q
pig supper" last evening in knights
of Pythias hall
In Bnghamton. on Wednesday even.
ing. r. Myron Smith. late of Oakland
and Miss Rose Updk> of Bingham.
ton, were united in marriage.
The press of the Deposit journal hav.
ing broken, the paper was printed or
the Susquehanna Transcript press or
Thursday.
The annual convention of the Sus
quehanna County Sunday School asso
citation will be held in Montrose, Ma,
1-2.
Several Hallstead silk weavers thi.
week secured positions in Norwich
N. Y.
Revival services are being held in tn,
New Milford Baptist church.
The executive committee of the Sus
quehanna County Sunday School asso
citation met in Susquehanna on Thurs
day, to arrange for the county conven
tion and for the series of institutes (,
be held in the county. State Secletar,
Charles Roads will speak at the insti
tutes.
Montrosc may celebrate her centen
nial. July 4. 1901. It will be a big tim,
in the old town.
William II. Bales gives legal motto
in the Montrose Democrat that hi
wife has left his bed and board
Susquehanna county disbursed nearl
$4,000 in 1899.
The county court this week granite
divorce to George Eaton from hi
wife, Tille Eaton.
Montrose has subscribed about S4.5
towards canning factory.
Revival meetings will begin in tn
Montrose Methodist church on Monda
evening.
can candidate for burgess of Hal,
stead. Lackawanna Conductor Goul
Capwell is the Democratic candidate
w. D. B. Ainey, of Montrose, is ill.,
At the county court, this week, Sila
Aldrich. found guilty of attempte
'ape on the little daughter of Mr.,
Mary Magill, Of Lenox. escaped wit
sentence of ten days in iail.
There was balance in the Susque
hanna county treasury, January /, 19O
of $6,595i9 Indebtedness paid durin
Inc year, $1,000.
,~feorgc NJ. BoStWicK, OF MontroSe.
ertousiy Ill With typhoid fever.
1" Asteachers' local institute wifi be hel
h Rush, on Saturday, February TO-
The few remaining Congregations
sts in Hartford have, 1t is said, d.
sMed ,.ta give up their building an
unite with the Methodists- &C.,. D..
The recent explosion, at Ashley wa