The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-11
FACTORYVILLE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Factoryvillc. Sept. 1o.-The twelfth
annual convention Of the Women's
Christian Temperance union of Wyo-
ming county will he held in the Pres
hyterian church at Tunkhannock Sep
tembcr IL and T.. a very good pro-
sramme has been arranged and Mrs.
r.. Norine Law, of Detroit, Mich, will
be the locturer.
Mr. and Mrs. &. A. SiSk and son
Harry and Mr.. and Mrs. j. :. Read
left here Saturday morning for the
Pan-AmerCan.
Fred Manchester, of Wilkes Barre,
spent Sunday here with his parents.
James Pike, Of Washington, ID. c.,
has been here spending several days
with his father and mother,
Next Sunday will be regular quar-
terly meeting a the NJ. T.. church.
on Friday evening, September 20,
there will be a concert at the NJ. +.
church for the benefit of the organ
fund The programme will be an
nounced later.
The summer season here is about
closed again. The city visitors have
returned to their respective city homes.
The lake traffic is ended and people
VIII again settle down to the hum
drum oC business for another eight
months.
The case of HuffSnith VS.. Eilenber-
ger is down for jury trial before Squire
j. $. Read on Wednesday, September
is, at 10 o'clock.
1t is stated from pretty good au-
thority that the Gilmore property on
Main street will he converted into a
first class hotel The new owners will
take possession about the 10th Of this
month.
An Elmra paper of recent date has
the following to say about Albert l..
Doolittle, we'll known and former
resident Of this' place ALBERT L..
Doolittlo, well known engineer on
the LackaWanna road, had u narrow
escape from serious injury this after
noon about l2.35 o'clock. Mr.. Doolttle
was on the passenger station platform
with several other railroad men, as
passenger train No. 20 was pulling out
for the east. He was intending To
take the train out of the city. but
waited until the front platform of one
of the rear coaches approached. when
he GraSped the handles and swung on
the steps. In some manner his feet
slipped from the step and his body
shot directly under the end of the car,
his legs across the knees resting on
the rail- Michael Whalcn, "A brother
engineer, stood near by and running
forward, graspCd DOolittlc by the arms
and by main strength pulled him out
from under the trucks. but not before
the wheels had passed over the toes
of poolittlo's left foot, crushing them
in a serious manner. The prompt and
heroic action OF Engineer Whalen prob
ably saved Mr.. Doolittle's life as the
wheels would have crushed the legs
about the knees and would have caused
dangerous injury. sEngineer Doo-
little was removed to his home, No 36s
Norton street, whore part of the toes
was amputatod and the injury dressed
by Dr., Henry Flood, the company sur
geon.'
Several odd Fellows and their fam
lies from this end of the county at
tended the county picnic of odd Eel
lows at Renshaw park, at Tunkhan-
mock, last THURSDAY
FaCtOryVille enCampmcnt, No. 246. |
Q, o. f., will meet in regular session
this Wednesday night.
The Maitland fair opened yesterday
and viii close Friday. the 18th. Mann
good attractions are offered this year
especially the foot ball games and the
races. which viii be exceptionally good
DIR. a. B. Fitch expects to go to Buf.
falo some day this week and spend a
Kew days at the American.