The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-05
SOME NAMES OF FIRST SET
TIERS.

1S29-Mr. Mills and sons, Samuel
Mills, Dwight and two other brothers;
Jessie Bagley, now living here; Mr..
Trate, of Trates mine, the first man
who opened coal mine in Fallbrook
creek. near Delaware and Hudson
openings. A son of the above born
here in August, 1890. was in town three
times in 1898 and 1899. as sales agent
for a Rochester nursery firm, and is
now living there.
Jake Snyder, now court Cricr at
Scranton, born in Greenfield township
in 1927 or 1925 lived here for several
years, went to school with informant
to John Walsh, teacher in building
in rear of the present Thomas Bren-
mans store. Elias Thomas, for years
night watChman for Delaware and
Hudson Canal company. John Gilli-
gan, in June. 1929. Thomas Mullen, old
Michael Murphy, James Timmns, a
Mr.. Curran, Michael Cannon, Barney
Higgins and Patrick Nealon. John NJ.
POore, who came November 1879
Dwight Lathrop, DR. Sweet, Henry
johnson, stephen Rogers, Dilton Var
ri"Gton, Amzi Wilson, r. +. Marvine,
Daniel Taylor Angus Cameron. Cap
tain Williams, first clerk of Carbon
dale city court.
1S30-Richard keating, weiGhmaster
James Reilly, Mr., Boyle, John Kirk
wood Patrick Farrell alderman in
1851; Michael Hussey, grandfather of
present Father Hussey, now Of Halle
ton; John Finn, with two some, James
and John, one a blacksmith and the
other a shoemaker; Michael Stokes,
Thomas Boland John Lynch and Mr..
MCGlynn and son Edward Gold Nc
Glynn was killed stabbed in a riot on
Pike street, in lS3D; John Kearney and
wife Bridget, who afterwards married
John KilCannOn, Michael Gallagher,
Hugh Gallagher, Patrick Moffitt, Dan
Bradley, Thomas Burke and son.
Michael carpenters, now living on
Welsh hill; Mark Melvin, Michael Caw-
ley and sons, Dominick, John, Michael
and Patrick; old Mr. Walsh. on Dun
daft street, and sons Maurice and Jack
| and daughters Ellen and Mary; a Mr.,
Campbell and sons John and William,
on Dundaff street; James Clarkson,
Delaware and Hudson general mine
| superintendent: old John Simpson and
family, John, jr,. Robert, George An
| drew, William, Euphemia and Mar
gGret: William Gilroy.
1S30-John Coylc, Peter Mcdonald.
Michael Reilly, John Lee, Terrence
! Powderly, Thomas Miller. (There were
| Boyles, Walkers. some Morgans. Max
| eys, Hughes, Bowens, Reeses, Phillips,
| Moses, Owens and Prices most of
! those nine names came in 1892. John
! Thomas, weiGhmastor for Delaware
| and Hudson company; Patrick Gillon,
wciEhmastor for Delaware and Hud-
son company; Hugh Gillen, railroad
track and labor boss James Doyle,
mine tracklayer superintendent; Mich
| ael Delmar, who left Shanty hill to
| near Waymart to farm in 1896; a son
! of hia. now living "A Jermyn, born here (:
! James Cawley, father of Winifred, wife
of Michael Kearney, living; Ann. widow
| of Edward Clark. and James. jru now
at Luzerne borough.
| j. r. Van Bergen lived here about
| this time, left to return to spend the
remainder Of his life with the highest
| respect of all Carbondale, a short time
| ago. Thomas Haig, William and
| George Haig, old Mr., Lindsay and sons
! George, William and Andrew, John
| Geary. Joseph Peck, Richard and Will
| lam Pcttigrew, Ira and ELI Giggee,
| Thomas Mclaughlin, Michael Mahon.
| OF Greenfield
| lNS0-lS3l,-P. :, Joslin, q, L. Morss
| Uaunery), Sam HolComb, engineer;
| David Henry and son James, on Pike
| street
l>32-Samuel Baker and son William,
now alderman First ward, Mr., Bowen.
| Welsh Baptist ministers Mr.. Jones and
son solomon, David Harris, Larry Gil
! Ten, Charle9 z. Pierson, Of Benjamin a.
Co. three brothers Coyne, who kept
! store next to the Arcade store In 1889;