The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-09
MONTROSE.


M~ontrose. Oct. S.--The County Agri-
cultural society have already fixed
upon the dates for the county fair
next year. 1t will take place at Mont
rose on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sept. 16 and Il, 1902.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ives, of Falls
church, Virginia. are visiting at the
home of a. l.. Ives in this place.
The following are among Montrose
people at the Buffalo exposition this
week: NJ. s. Dessauer. n. l.. Bissell
and Wife. \. W. Lyons II wife. w.
y. Ellsworth and wife, e. 5. Gardner
and wife and Frederick and Truman
Brewster, jr.
$. j. Halsey. of L.estershire, y. v,
is visiting at w. Fl. Dennis.
Bert Billings, of the firm of Bill
lings & Ryan. hardware dealers. vi
taken ill at his place of business yes
terdaE and was removed to his home
OH South Cherry street. where he is
now in a critical condition with pneu-
monia.
District Attorney Il. b. Little was
at Scranton and Wilkes Barre on
business yesterday.
Miss Lillian Backus is the guest
Of friends in B~inghamton.
The famous Englc clock. the hundi-
work of Il Hazleton man. is on exhibi-
ton in the Tarbell block, and is at
tracing much attention.
The newly-elected officers of Rescue
Hook and Ladder Co, No. |. are as
follows: G. b. Fclker, president: q.
II. Frazier, vice president; T.. j. Fuge.
,,,. ,,,-. 4 II Va. - --
urer; b.. r. Buffum. foreman: James
Colby, first assistant foreman: John
Itutan. second assistant foreman;
Captain II. i. ~Bcardsley. w. Fl. Dem
mis-, 81, o. II. Gilbert and W. j. Max
ey. Warders.
DR.. T.. Il. Gardner leaves this week
for Il two weeks absence, during
which he will visit Philadelphia, New
York and Washington.
$. l.. Brodhead is seriously i'll of
fever at his home on South Cherry
street.
Mrs. T.. r. Cook, of Lancsboro, was
the guest over Sunday of her son, o.
Il. Cook, in this place.
The store fronts of NJ. S. Dcssauer
and II. p. Read are being ~attractively
rcpainted.
ID. L. Brewster. esq, is organizing a
stock company to control the fishing,
bath and boating privileges at Brew
ster's pond, a body famed for it's
abundance of fine fish. Certificates
will be ISSUED at ten dollars each, en-
titlins The holder to all rights and
privileges of the pond and grounds.
for a term of ten years. The project
n1pnfS with grant faIn, nnonnO 1,i,,
local sportsmen.
1t is rumored that Searle McCollum,
esq. only son of Chief Justice j.. s..
McCollum, will allow his name Ia go
on the county Democratic ticket as
candidate for district attorney. to fiji
the vacancy caused by the withdraw wal
Of John ID. Miller, of Thompson.
DR.. j. Il. Wilson and wife We're
called to Factoryville on Saturday by
the death of Mrs, Corinna Wilson, the
doctors grandmother.
The marriage of Miss Anne Post
Little, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
George p. Little, to Mr., Windsor def
fers, win be solemnized at the Bap-
list church in this place tomorrow AZ
Il O'Clock p. IN. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev, n. Auriol Hughes,
of Bath, y. V, Il former pastor, as
sisted by the present pastor of the
church, Rev, l.. *. Thomas,
The county commissioners We're at
Windsor, n. Y, looking owe Il bridge
that is for sale and which it is
thought may be purchased by this
county and utilized in one of the many
places where new bridges are TO be
erected in consequence of the late
Hoods.