The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
BRADFORD COUNTY.
,ecial to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, March 12.-Jesse Brown,
the colored boy of Waverly. charged
with abandoning his sisters infant
child at Sayre, was delivered to the
county Jail from Owego on requisitiOn
papers on Friday.
Edward Francke 4 Sons general
store was destroyed by fire at Overton
a few days ago. The loss is estimated
at $4,000, with an insurance of $500.
Paul Maynard. Of Athens. is suffer-
ing from a fractured limb, which was
the result Of falling on an Athens side
walk.
Mrs. j. +. Patterson and Mrs. II. w.
Tracy have returned from n visit in
Connecticut
Mrs Mary Foster is visiting menu
bers of her family in Wilkes Barre and
Mauch Chunk.
Becoming tired of life at the county
almshOuse a young man named john
son and two other inmates made their
disappearance. They made Il raft and
endeavored TO navigate Sugar creek
for TOwanda, but the fiat capsized.
The trio being well soaked returned to
their former quarters but Johnson hid
in a barn over night and was found
badly frozen from exposure.
Salt water was struck in Troy's Sec
ond oil well at n depth of 400 feet.
Mrs. G. 7. Kirby is visiting relatives
and friends in Indianapolis.
A shotgun burst while in the hands
of 16-year-old Thomas Jordan. Of
Sayre. a few days ago, causing but
few serious results.
Bert Hayden, formerly of Sayre, re-
Gently died in the Philippines.
Ernest Forbes is moving to Michigan
| where he will engage in farming.
The borough officers have chosen the
| following Cor 1900: Treasurer. w. IL.
Dodge; borough attorney, w. f.. Lane;
borough engineer. II. +. Bull; chief OF
police. Jacob Allies: night policemen,
NJ. Il. Miller, G. T.. Wilcox.
| The expenses of Towanda's board of
health Cor the past year We're $156.Gi,
with receipts of "a for burial permits.
| The Barclay Railroad company will
hold a stockholders meeting at Phil
adelphia May :. wher the proposition
to increase the Indebtedness of the
corporation will be voted upon to Sc
cure necessary funds for the cOnstruc-
ton of the proposed branch from
Powell to Canton by the Northern Gen.
trail Railroad company.
The case of the tehigh Valley Rail-
road company against the borough OF
Sayre. Sayre independent school dis
trict and Bradford county, has con-
cluded taking testimony before Judge
Dunham at special sitting in Towanda
The testimony will make about 800
pages of typewriter matter and vel
covers the case. The counsel have
thirty days to submit written briefs
and arguments to the court whose de-
cision is waited with great Interest.
G.. L. Gardner. who moved from Ell
mira 10 TOwanda last fall ana since
conducted racket store will move
his family and store goods to Sayr'
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner
gained many friends during their sta,
here.
Austin Leonard, of Troy, has beer
appointed a delegate to the pure foo;
and dairy convention.
Troy is now possessed of a local vii
lage telephone system.
G. =. Welles has sold his thorough
bred percheron stallion to j. j. Bur
CESS. of Forkston.
Fifty-siX persons have been admitted
on probation at the Methodist Epis
copal church as result of the re
vivals held by Rev. Rosengrant.
Commencing March 26 two weeks
term of court will be held at Troy
Irwin Wright. Il laborer in n Lacey
willie stone quarry, by losing his gri
in handling a large stone. slipped an
was thrown over a ledge of rocks dow
the mountain side. distance of 90
feet. His neck and every bone in hi
body were broken. besides the bod
being badly mangled.
The teachers and pupils of the Sayr
High school have passed judgment %
the Boer- English struggle. rhe vot
resulted that IS of the So pupils ex
pressed themselves in favor of til
Beers. Four of the five teachers ais
favored the cause of the Beers.
A second hive of the Ladies of tn
Maccabees has been instituted u
Sayre.