The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-03

of Philadelphia: lived in Carbondale
for twenty years. prior to 1868. work
ing as sign and ornamental painter;
went out with the first company or
ganzed in Carbondale. MIR. Cham
bers is now 20 years of age. Seven
years ago he celebrated his golden
wedding at Deposit. y. Y. His grooms-
man. w. j. Condit late of Scranton,
and his wifc's bridesmaid, Mrs. q. p.
Clark. still resident i'm scranton. were
both at the golden wedding annivers-
airy.
CAPTAIN =. DE Lacy, alderman
of Scranton, born in Carhondale in
1885, lived here seven or eight years
and then moved to Slocum Hollow; son
of William De Lacy, ona of Carbon
dale's first Cobblcrs.
THOMAS =. BROWN, of Scranton,
came to Carbondale from Honesdale
at the age of II; son of James Brown,
one of the miners entoOmbed by the
cave-in at NO 1 in 1876
LIZ GRANDE WRIGHT. of Scran-
ton, born in Carbondale in lS43; son
of Abel Wright, blacksmith; worked
as an engineer on the gravity and
| helped put up a number of the en-
| gines at the head houses.
j. l.. ATIERTON, of Scranton, for
forty years connected with the Della
ware and Hudson; worked in Carbon
dale as a coal inspector.
CAPTAIN u. Il. ATHERTON. sec
retary of the Scranton Board of Trade.
son of the above; spent part of his
| hf1l H1VG f,p . =,
Delaware and Hudson in and about
! Carbondalc.
l., +, MITCHELL, manager for T.
| +, Leonard, hardware dealer, Scran-
ton; son of James Mitchell, who was
for some years a resident of Carbon
| dale
FRANK q. DURFEE. of Owcgo. y.
Y, son of John Il. Durfcc. of Durfee
Bros. carly livorymcn of Carbondale:
learned the tailoring trade with Lewis
PughC, forty years ago, brother Of
Thomas \. Durfee. now of Carbondalc
\. :. BAKER. chief accountant Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western min
ing department, scranton; born in car
bondale; son of Samuel ID. Baker. lum-
herman, and one of the Oldest settlers
r. J. KELLY, of y. j. Kelly Il CO..
al
bondala, married Anna, daughter of
Hugh O'Neill. one of the most promin-
ent of the oid-time merchants of Car.
bOndale.
CORNELIUS COMEGYS, attorney oi
Scranton, cousin of the JadwinS, one
of Carbondale's first families.
JAMES y. WILLIAMS. Salamanca
y. Y; engineer on main line Eric
born in Carbonate 1885, worked on ole
Gravity road; drove tandem. draWinl
coal ears from Fallhrook mine over ole
trcstlc works to foot Of No. / plane
left Carbonate 1896.
JOHN NJ. GALLAGHER, Pcckvillc
driver boss for Ontario and Western
company; born in Carhondale 1871
: miner in the old level on Fallbrook side
HENRY PECK. Salamanca, y. Y
: Eric railroad engineers born i'm car
hondalo 1898, worked i'm old Gravit!
system; caught in collapse of trcstle
fell forty-eight feet and buried unde
seven cars of gravel; had miraculous
escape from death; this almost tragi,
incident was a topic of conversation
for years among Carbondale residents
&. u. JADWIN, real estate broker
Scranton; native of Carbundalc AM
member of Jadwn family, which ha
5 been so conspicuous in life Of Carhon
2 dale.
: GEORGE NJ ROGERS, Dundaff
4, came To Carbondale in lS2S: moved T.
; Durdaff soon after thourh he has hoe,
r a freauent visitor ia This civ owe
- since
I GEORGE II LOVE or RrooI<Ivn \
; Y. born i'm Carbondalo in 1870. oIdcs
. man among former residents Of car
/ bondale; merchant in this city. opuo
site Bronsons railway hotel until IS3S
f moved to BrookIvn, which has sine
2 been his home.
e w. NJ. WILSON. commercial traveller
t Scranton; bonn i'm Carbondale in lS4o
= first telegraph operator I'm CarbondaIa
A first ncwsdealcr in city.
,, q. r. NEWTON, Pcckville: came f.
D Carhondale from Dundaff i'm 1S44
e clerked in grocery store and attcnde
school taught by John r.. Fordhan
>, who welded daughter of IN, Iat
= Thomas Dickson.
: FRANK WATTS. resident agent 70
4 =, Iouis Milling comnanv, borr :
n Carbondalc 1850: son of Air. and Mr.,
Henry Watts. worked for Wilson IN
=, pioneer newsdealer: delivered first car
bondale Leaders ever priptcd deliver
10 ing the whole outfit in abnut an hon
= and "A half one day 4 week; left car
q bondplo 1874
j. THOMAS II WATTS Scranton
\, hrntbo,. of Frank Natts. horn In "a,