The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-01
sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY,


Susquehanna, Feb. 2s.-After a brief
illness, Lewis r. Petit, one of Susque-
hanna's oldest and most respected resi-
dents, died at II o'clock last night,
aged 70 years. He is survived bv the
widow and two children, Miss Emma
Petit and Mrs. Edward Emery. il. De-
ceased was one Of the, oldest engineers
in the service Of the Ere Railroad
company, having been an engineer for
ty-three years, and fire nan for three
years. During the greater portion oe
the time he ran f"st-class passenger
trains between Susquehanna and HLr-
nellsville. He wo:kei until about 4
week ago. The arrangements for tie
funeral have not yet been perfected
Ash Wednesday serv. les We're this
morning held and largely attended in
st. Johns Catholic ana Christ Episc.,-
pal churches. in SusIurhanna. and in
Grace Episcopal church, in Oaklar d.,
this evening.
An infant child of Daniel Connoi 8
died on Wednesday. Tho funeral will
occur on Thursday.
The Delaware and Hudson U ,es four
locomotives for each eight zen cars Of
coal taken over its new steam road
The Avenue Methodist church held q
ing.
The late Lewis R. Petit was a men,
ber of the Royal Arcanum.
The funeral of the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Low'l will occrr
from the residence Of the parents. on
the Oakland side. on Thursday after
iyHo cx4
the Avenue Methodist church, officiat-
ing. The remains will be inferred in
Mckune cemetery.
Doran's Susquehanna orchestra fur.
nished music for reception In Han
cock on Monday evening.
DR.. ]. ]. Boyle and John F. Doran
have returned from New York, where
they were advanced to the fourth de-
gree in the Knights Of Columbus.
The teachers in the Second ward
public school yesterday presented the
former principal Of the school, Haz-
lett James Risk. with d beautiful hat
brush with silver back.
Marshall A. Barney, esq.,, a former
Montrose young lawyer. now of Phil
| adelphia, has been sent by a law firm
in that city to London, England. on
business. He will return in March.
The new Baptist church In Montrose
was dedicated today with appropriate
exercises. Meetings are being held in
the church all Of this week. Among
the visiting clergy are: Rev. ID. w.
Sheppard. of Southampton. Pa: Rev.
H. w. Sherwood, Of Rondout, N. Y;
and Rev. II. Aurial Hughes, of New
| ark. N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Burns and Mrs.
George M. Bostwick and child, OF
MOntrOse, have returned home from a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence +.
Ellsworth. in this place.
The mercury registered sixteen de-
grees below zero in North Jackson on
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Henry Malcolm, an aged resi-
dent of Jackson street. 10 seriously ILL.,
There Is a rumor that .jusquehanna
| county will have a new newspaper In
the not-far-distant future. 1t Is sup
poseo to fill another long-felt-want. II
Is easy to start newspaper. But 1t Is
deuced hard thing to keep one started
BY the will of the late F. Garnet
Boyd, one Of the Montrose hardware
| firm Of Boyd q Cooley, three Montrose
| institutions, the Susquehanna County
historical society, the Montrose Young
Mems Christian association and the
library of the Montrose Chautauqus
circle will receive a neat sum each.
| George Gelatt, of Scranton, has taken
a good position In Scranton.
=. w. Broadhead has been reelected
chief of the Montrose fire department
No new cases OF tuberculosis have
recently been reported among susQue.
hanna county herds.
A number of susquehanna people are
In Deposit today. attending the funeral
of the late Hon. Alvin Devereux. a
prominent and respected resident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vedder, OF
Binghamton are in town. called here
by the death Of their brother-in-law W.