The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-26
EUSQUEHANN N A.


Susquehanna, June 25.-The first ex-
cursion of the season ran from Bing-
hamton to Riverside park in Lanes
boro, on Sunday. The attendance was
quite large and the big barge, safety"
carried the excursionis.s up and down
the river.
Fresh turtle soup Is daily furnished
patrons of the dining cars on the
| Lackawanna road. The engineer on
the Lackawanna and Montrose road
catches the turtles near Afford, by
reaching out of the cab window.
There is a beautiful soldiers monu-
ment in Monument Square in Montrose,
but the imemdiate surroundings of the
shaft are not creditabe to the veterans
of the town. A sickle could be used
to advantage for an hour or so.
! y. Tracy Sweet, one of the able and
! popular editors Of the Scranton Tri-
bune, spent Sunday at Tiffany, this
county.
The thirtieth annual banquet and re-
union of the Susquehanna High School
Alumni association took place and was
| largely attended this evening at the
Starrucca House. At the banquet,
David Mason officiated as toastmas-
ter. Dorans orchestra furnished the
music for dancing. 1t was a very
| pleasant event.
The Susquehanna band on Saturday
| evening gave a concert from the Main
street pagoda.
The Archibald and the Susquehanna
teams will play ball in Beebe park, in
| Susq,I ehanna, July 13.
Sheriff Maxey, of Forest City, was
| officially engaged in town on Saturday.
Rev. Robert j. Fitzgerald, Of st.
! Paul, Mimi, native of Susquehanna,
| is visiting relatives here.
| Mrs. Mary NJ. Keeney, great Poca-
hontas of the state, this evening OFF,
cially visited WasCca council, Daugh-
| ters of Pocahontas.
Mrs. A. Il. Barnes, of Montrose, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. b.
| Burns. in Susquehanna.
DIR. d. ]. Peck, f. r. w. Searle. ESQ.,,
A. NJ. Bronson and DIR. w. S. Mitchell
and families have gone to their sum-
mer cottages at Columbian Grove.
The funeral of Mrs. Oliver T. Rus
SELL of Windsor, took place on Friday.
Thomas Finnerty, an aged resi-
dent of West Susquehanna, who was
struck by the engine of a passenger
train at that place on Friday, Is re-
covering from his severe injuries. He
was hurled about twenty feet.
AS result of the special meetings
held IN Sherman by Rev. Mr.. Sheldon,
the evangelist. number Of persons
We're received into membership in the
Presbyterian church in that place on
Sunday Rev. DAVID !. Sutherland,
pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Susquehanna, preached the prepara-
tory sermon and assisted in the bap-
tism.
Principal Earlman Fenner. of Bing-
hamton, is visiting his brother, j. b.
Fenner, in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence +. Ellsworth
on Friday evening entertained a pedro
party.
The Susquehanna County Christian
Endeavor union has given $50 for a
scholarship in Fisk university, in
Nashville, Tenn, and the colored boy
who is aided thereby is Frederick
Work, a brother of the leader Of the
Fisk university singers.
The Montrose base ball team ap-
pears to be afraid to tackle the Sus-
quehanna nine for a second time.
Mrs. c. r. Bartram is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Tobey
in Binghamton.
W. w. Carrington of Brushvile,
student at the Pennsylvania Oral
school, in Scranton, is visiting his
parents.
Mrs. d. A. Ellsworth and daughter,
Lillian, of Montrose, and Miss Kate
Coons, of Deckertown, N. j., are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth, of
Washington street.
The annual banquet and reception of
the Laurel Hill Alumni association will
be held on Monday evening, July 3.
The reception will be held in knights
of Pythias hall and the banquet at the
Starrucca House.
Rev. Mr.. Watkins, of Hallstead on
Sunday occupied the pulpit of the Bap-
tist church.
The Erie is doing a good excursion
business.
Captain Oscar Smith and C. F. Dear
styne, of the Albany reformatory, are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Pope, in
Harmony.
Moody Relief corps, Grand Army Of
the Republic, on Sunday afternoon dec
Grated the graves of its deceased men,
bers with appropriate exercises.
Rev. Charles Henry Newing, pastor
of the Methodist church. on Sunday
evening spoke from the subject, "a
Great Lesson from the Republican Ma
tional Convention"
Rev. Charles Henry Boot, of Christ
Episcopal church, last evening spoke
upon the subject, Mine Months in
Charge of Christ Episcopal church;
Experiences and Reflections"
The Erie paymaster will probably
pay the shopmen- on Wednesday for
services in the month of May.
Congressman and Mrs. Amos ]. Cum
mings, of New York, are at Columbia
Grove to spend the summer