The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-17
HALLSTEAD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Hallstead, Oct 1s.--The public
schools are closed this week on ac-
count of the teachers institute at
Montrose Those attending the 'nsti-
tute from Hallstead are: County Su-
perintendent of Schools and Mrs. Mox-
ley, Professor B. w. Pease, Miss Grace
Harding, Miss 1de Tuttle, Miss Ellen
Burns, Miss Lillian Church, John
ONeil, Miss Sarah watkins, Miss
Leora Van Loan and Miss Jennie Wat
son.
Miss Florence King, of Binghamton,
spent Sunday with her mother in town.
Miss Carrie Summerton, Of Bing-
hamton, has been home for weeks
vacation. She returned to Binghamton
Tuesday.
Evengelistic meetings commenced
Sunday morning in the Presbyterian
church by Evangelist II. d. Sheldon.
The Sunday evening meeting was
union meeting of all three Of the Hall
stead churches. The evangelist is an
excellent speaker and has already
created good impression on the Hall
stead people The meetings will con-
tinue nightly at us in the evening.
Meetings will be also held each after
noon at 2.3O o'clock.
a carload OF ten tons of excelsior
arrived here, consigned to the chair
factory, Monday. The factory was SO
crowded the material had to be stored
in the Hayward barn.
Mrs. John Chidester, of Little
Meadows, has returned home after a
weeks visit with her cousin, John
Chidester. of Hallstead.
John Reed died at his home here
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock af-
Ter long illness from rheumatism and
general debility. He was an old-time
railroad man, having worked for the
Lackawanna company since 1857. Dur
ing the war he was employed as a
civil employe for the government and
worked as a locomotive engineer for
the government on the southern rail-
roads. Eight years ago while working
on his brothers train he lost an arm
at Cortland, N. Y. Since that time he
was employed in watching coal, until
he was taken sick. The funeral was
held in st. Lawrence church at 10
o'clock Tuesday. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. John Cannon and
Mrs. James Fogerty, and one brother
Michael Reed. all of Hallstead.
William Knoeller found a pocket
book on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western station platform Monday
morning. He afterwards found the
owner, Miss Reckhow, Of Great Bend,
and returned the lost article to her.
The houses Of Michael Fitzgerald
Joseph Gruslin and the two houses of
E. S. Garrett are being re-shingled.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis are the
guests of friends at Binghamton and
Union.
Mrs. Alonzo Watson Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Shoemaker, at Birchard-
vile.
Miss Mary Allen attended the we'd
ding of Miss Mary Armstrong and Har-
vey Constable at Susquehanna, Tues
day. The ceremony was performed at
st. Johns church, at susquehanna.
Mrs. James Cannon and children
have returned to Buffalo, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cannon, Of this
place.
DR.. C. N. Van Ness has been quite
i'll for several days past. His many
friends wish him speedy recovery.
Nearly an the employees In the coal
office here have been laid off during the
strike on account of the decrease of
the coal business.
Miss Hattie Benjamin, daughter of
Abraham Benjamin, formerly station
agent here, but now of Albany. was
last week married at her home in AL
bany.
Hereafter the Hallstead Republican
club will hold their regular business
meetings in Mitchell's hall, until fur
ther notice.
Captain Richard c. Dubois, of Wash
ington. D. c., is in town for several
weeks vacation, visiting friends and
looking after his many business inter-
ests here.
The hunting season opened Monday.
Game promises to be plentiful in this
locality this year.
Hon. James T. Dubois is in Tennes-
see, where he is to take an active part
in the campaign in that state for sew
eral weeks.
When moving their household goods
from Brandt to this place, Mr.. and
Yrs. c. M. Kessler locked up their
house here the first night, supposing
the goods would be snfe. Upon their
return next morning they found that
thieves had during the night raised a
window, entered the house and stolen
valuable articles Of ornamental furni-
ture. No clue has been obtained as to
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