The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-11
TUNKHANNOCK.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, July 1O-A. J. Ross while
acting lincman for the electric light company
in repairing the damage caused by Fridays
storm, had a narrow escape from electrocution
late Saturday night. lie was working on Third
street, where the wires on the ground, and
owing to the insulation being rubbed off one of
the wires, he came in contact with the bare
wire lie was rendered unconscious by the
shock and DR.. Murray was called to attend him.
lie revived after time and was no worse for
the accident except for the burning Of one Of his
hands
+. J. Sampson and John b. Fassctt spent
Sunday at Lake Wnola the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Godfrey, of Scranton.
G. o. Skinner, OF this place, is spending
weeks vacation with TIazleton and rccland
friends.
The death Of !. II. Borden, father of =. r.
Borden and Theodore Borden, both of this place,
occurred this morning from heart failure. Mr.
Borden was up town early this morning, and not
feeling we'll went back to the house of Theodore
Borden, where he is staying, and went upstairs
to lie down. The family downstairs heard a fall
and upon going to his room found him dead
lie had lived here only few months, coming
here from Mount Holly, Pa. to live with his
sons The burial will take place at Mount Holly
and the body is to be removed there tomorrow
The wreckage left by the storm of Friday
evening is pretty well cleared up today, al
though there many limbs Of trees still lying
in the cutters owing to lack Of time to remove
them The electric lights were burning on sat
urday evening, though many Of their wires
were still down. Their line is practically in re-
pair now The long distance telephone and Pos
tai Telegraph wires were replaced early Saturday
morning. The local telephone company, how.
ever. were heavy sufferers by the storm, having
hardly a wire left whole in the town. Supern-
tendent W. r. Arntz, with gang OF men, Is re-
pairing them as rapidly as possible, but 1t Will
be several DAYS before all the wires up and
the system in complete working order. The
storm was very limited in extent, its path
through here being hardly half mile wide, and
very little damage being done outside the town.
Up in Tunpkhannock township, just outside
o, the borough limits, ex-County Treasurer Will
lam l. Avery leases a piece Of land from the
estate of Nathan leighton for the purpose 't
engaging in market gardening. lie has rented
tie same piece for a number of years and never
having had any controversy over the land llad
no occasion to be very familiar with the lease.
The paper contained = clause giving the Leigh
ton people the right to cross the piece OF land
in order to reach the rest Of their farm. The
other d2y Wilbur Lace, employed by the Leigh.
tons had occasion to cross the piece Of land in
question and in doing drove over some ol Mr.
Ayery's crops. For this trrspas', az he sup
posed, Mr.. Avery went after Luce IN falhtT
emphatic manner and as a result SQUIRE Keith
ledge issued warrant at the instance OF Luce
against Mr.. Avery on the charge Of assault and
battery and hearing was had before the squire.
AZ Mr.. Avery could not deny having laid hands
On the boy the squire was compelled to hold him
for the action OF the court at next term and
upon his furnishing bail the was sent up,
DR.. L. f. Dornsfc, Of Centremoreland, was in
town on Morday
Mrs. Catharine Townsend and Mrs. Fred Scihle
are in Wilkes Barre today in attendance at the
funeral Of Mrs William Barley, Of that place,
An order has been received from Judge Dun.
ham to draw an oyer and termncr jury OF forty.
eight for the October term of court. This order
is made on account Of the trial ot James Terry
for the murder of his brother, which will come
up at that time
TunkhannCck has experienced its first strike
in a number Of years this last week. Down at
the canning factory a number Ot boys have been
employed for the purpose of unloading cans IRON
| the cars and the wages paid have been hfty
cents per day. The wooden mill when starts up
next week will pay sixty cents for the same
class of work and the boys in orde' to get al
| that was coming to them notified the manager
Of the factory that their wages must he IN.
creased to sixty cents. The factory people
| could not see it that way and the boys went on
| strike. Their places were quickly filled, how,
| ever, and the cans are still being unloalcd.
| \. X, Adams, OF Scranton, was in Tunkhan,
| mock on Tuesday.
The repairs on the commissioners Office arc
progressing. G.. II. Young has the contract for
| the roturnishing Of The interior and is now en-
gagged in painting the ceiling and woodwork
| The room will be replpcred the paper now on
| the walls having been there 50 Icing that no one
remembers when it was put on.