The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
MONTROSE.

Special 10 the Scranton Iribuhe
Montrose, Jan. 1O.-Mrs ID. $. Wat
rous is critically Ill.
Montrose has been visited today
with the worst Ice storm OF the sea-
son and pedestrians find walking our
street a very hazardous undertaking.
The annual meeting of the County
Historical society will take place In
Montrose on Saturday, Jan. 90, 1901.
An entertaining programme for the
occasion is being arranged by Prof.
b. L. James.
Miss Et'ie Reynolds, an Instructor IN
the high school, spent last week AT
the home of her parents in Tunkhah-
mock. and attended the Wyoming coun-
ty teachers institute.
The Republicans of this borough
will hold their regular caucus for the
nomination of candidates for town anu
ward Offices on Tuesday evening next.
Miss Rose Judge, one of our popu-
lar school teachers. was entertained
during the holidays at the home OF
Mrs. Ella Williams in Nicholson.
Miss Lillian Palmer left today for
Scranton, where she will spend sew
eral weeks with her aunts, the Misses
Tillie, Josephine and Mary Hawley.
our former townsman, Harry IL.
Taylor now of Lanesboro. was greet
ing many of his friends in town this
week
A very pleasant event was re-
union of the Turrell family, at the
residence of Mrs. Abel Turrell on Ma
pie street. in this place, on Monday
Twcnty-eight of the relatives gathered
to honor the eighty-third anniversary
of the birth of Mrs. Turrell. Mr.. II.
f. Turrell. Of this place, was the only
one of the guests present who had
been a guest at the wedding OF Mrs.
Turrell more than fifty years before.
Four generations OF the Turrell FAM
lily were represented at Mondays
gathering
Our local ice dealers are harvesting
fine quality of ?-inch ice nom Jones
lake. At Heart lake a force of siXtv
men are busy cutting Ice for the man.
moth ice houses at that place.
Mrs. Q. w. oakley and daughter,
Miss Ella, entertained n number or
their lady friends at thimble party
yesterday afternoon.
Captain II. l.. BoardsleY camp, No.
16S, Sons of Veterans, held their regu-
lar meeting on "wednesday evening.
The officers for the ensuing year were
installed by Past Captain w. W. Nash,
as follows: Captain, G.. d. Ayres;
first lieutenant, :. T.. Brodhcad; Sec
ond lieutenant, w. II. Dennis, jr.;
camp council. w. II, Dennis, sr, E
Il. Thompson and c. w. Brodhead
Following the Installation, Captain
Ayers announced and installed his
staff as follows: chaplain, Y. F. AID
en-; first sergeant w. w. Nash: quar-
termaster sergeant. w. II. Warner;
sergeant of guard, G. w. Brodhead
color sergeant, F.. y. Thompson; prin-
cipal musician, II. l.. Mack; corporal
of the guard, Charles Van Scoten;
camp guard. G.. ID. Hickok; picket
guard. Fred 4. Mack. After the eXer-
cises, which We're very enjoyable, Mess
was served. Past Captain Harry
Vance and Comrade Ernest Palmer
were present from the Franklin Forks
camp.
The following are the newly-elected
officers of Montrose Fire company, No
.: President, r. -. Payne; vice presi-
dent. y. s. Kinds; foreman. j. v
Clarey; first assistant foreman, Il. y
Watrous second assistant, :. w
Oakley: secretary. y. Il. Lyons; treas
urer, w. II. Warner; first pipeman. III
T. Carey; second pipelnan, Elbert G
Hollister: first assistant pipeman
Olin Cooper: second assistant. Robert
Wood; standing committee, O. Il. Ting
ley, j. j. Birney; trustees, NJ. ID. Des-
sauer, w w. Smith; historian, W
II. Warner.