The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-02
MoNTRosE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Montrose, Oct 1.-The coal famine
from which the people of this place
have been suffering for several weeks.
was temporarily relieved today, when
several carloads of coal received by
our dealers Saturday night was quick
ly distributed among their customers.
Several hundred orders yet remain to
be filled, but 1t is believed that little
trouble will be experienced hereafter
in obtaining a supply.
George Mack and Maurice O'Brien
visited friends at Forest Lake and ST..
Joseph on Sunday.
Chestnuts are a scare article here
about this year. They usually bring
about $15O a bushel in this market,
but our dealers are glad to get them
| now at S..
Representatives of the Rex Acety-
| lene Generator company, of Bingham
| ton, were in town on Saturday COM
pleting arrangements for the erection
of acetylene gas plant in this borough
for the purpose Of lighting streets, bus
mess houses and private residences.
| We understand that an option was Sc
cured on Il suitable site for the build
ing and it is probable that the con-
struction Of the works will be COM
menced in few weeks.
| On Saturday evening stranger
rolled into town on the Lackawanna
and Montrose train and proceeded to
the MontrOse House, where he regis
tered as 'Mr. Veeder, Newark, N. j., +"
and was assigned room for the night.
The man was Of good address and ap-
peared to be full of business. He in
formed Mr.. Guy, the landlord, that he
wished to drive to a neighboring town
on the morrow and asked to have a
| livery rig ordered for his use in the
morning. This was agreed to and MIR.
| Veeder retired to his room, after leav-
ing instructions that he should be
called at certain hour. Sunday
morning Mr.. Veeder was called as he
had requested, but made no response;
the call was repeated several times
but the only answer was ominous si-
lence. At last the livery rig that had
been ordered arrived and a final effort
to rouse Mr. Veeder was decided on.
Lusty shouts and vigorous pounding on
the door proved fruitless and with the
awful suspicion that the man had taken
suddenly i'll and expired in the night,
the door was forced open. Sure enough,
Mr.. Veeder had peacefully passed away
out of his room, out of the hotel and
out of town; leaving nothing behind
save the we'll chewed stump of cigar
and half eaten peach, and these Mr..
Guy is preserving as souvenirs of Mr..
Veeder's brief sojourn at his hostelry.
Not only did the landlord receive moth
ing for the accommodations furnished
the man, but he also had to settle for
the livery rig, which was held in readi-
ness all day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence F. Tits
worth, of Susquehanna, are the guests
of relatives in this place.
| A number of Montrose people took in
the excursion to Shawanese Lake yes
terday.
Fred S. Amsbry, of Port Dickinson,
N. Y, is the guest of relatives in town.
The death of Mrs. Orville Hancock,
an old and respected resident, occurred
at her home in the township on Fri
day, September %, after a long and
painful illness of cancer. Her hus-
band and daughter, Mrs. Aaron Ar
nolds, of this place, survive her. The
funeral was attended yesterday after
noon.
Charles H. Ainey, esq.,, census super
visor of this district left on business
trip to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre to-
day.
Chairman Ralph b. Little, Of the
county Republican committee, ad-
dressed political meeting at Stevens
Point on Saturday night
Arthur LIE Couver, of Oxford, N. Y.
is visiting at the home of his mother
in this Place.