The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-12
TUNKHANNOCK.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, April 1.-THE contract for the
erection Of the new Herrick block has been let
by Herrck Brothers % william II. Colley, OF
Kingston, Luzerne county. The stone work Will
be put up by Housel 4 Hawley and the contract
for the brick has been sub.let to Charles Palmer.
The work of excavating, under the direction OF
Contractor Lennon, is being rapidly pushed and
the foundations will be started this week
Paymaster z. Nenes Reynolds, late OF the
United States cruiser Charleston, arrived here on
Monday and will spend the next three months
with Hon. " Reynolds Mr. Reynolds was
on the Charleston at the time she was wrecked
off the island OF Luzon, and contracted fever
as a result Of the exposure consequent on INC
wreck and has .Aree months sick leave. HIS
clerk, II. J. little, also, Of this place, is also
on his way home and is expected here Saturday
or Sunday.
This evening at Piatt's Opera house the De-
morest medal contes takes place. Inc arrange.
ments on contest are under the charge OF
Mrs James Rainey and the contestants are being
drilled ny Mrs +. +. Avery.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The case OF commonwealth. VS.. II. Evans,
charge, cmbezzement; prosecutor. the Mctor-
mick Harvesting Machine company, which was
called for trial yesterday afternoon, occupied the
attention OF tue court during today and was
given to the jury late this afternoon. Henry
Harding, ESQ.,. and Rodney A. Mercur, with o.
5. Knner, district attorney represent the COM
monwealth and James W. Piatt esq.,, the dc.
fense.
Commonwealth VS.. Leroy Donnelly, charge, as.
sault and battery, grand jury found true bill
and case called for trial
Commonwealth VS.. George Terwilliger, charge,
tefraudng landlord. grand jury found true bill,
defendant called and recognizance forfeited to be
respited upon his appearance at next ,erm.
acre being but more case for trial, be-
sides commonwealth VS.. Evans at the opening
of court this morning, the court impannelled a
Jury and then discharged all Jurors not empan'
nellcd in the two cases.
The grand jury, after viewing the county
buildings, etc, made the following report to
the court and were then discharged:
We, the grand Jurors of April term, 1900, hav'
ing examined the public property, we suggest
and recommend that bedsteads be thoroughly
fastened to the wall at the Jail and also that
the railing at suop of stairs he repaired and
also repairs to bath tub. Otherwise we find the
iail in good. neat and tidy condition. We fur
ther recommend that the commissioners room
be papered. We find the bridge all right. except
roof and one plank displaced at the south end.
We recommend that these repairs be made.
Martin Brungess, Foreman,
The above recommendation in regard to the
bedstcads at the Jail is caused by the escape oi
the tour men from the Jail few weeks ago.
In that escape they took the bedsteads from the
cells and with them made ladder by which
they were enabled to scale the Jail wall.
: The following returns of sherifs sales OF real
estate. sold on executions issued out of the court
of common pleas of this county, were read in
open court and confirmed
To Reuben SQuiers, real estate situated in
Nicholson township, sold as the property of Frank
| +. MillarS
| To Gcortc II. Hctman, real estate situated in
ais township; sold as the property of Monroe
Gregory.
| To Mahala Gallup, real estate situated in
| Northmoreland township; sold as the property
| of Alexander Preston.
To p. II. Brink, real estate situated in Brain