The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.


Towanda, Jan. 1s.-Again Manager
Kirby has booked the ever popular
Joshua Simpkins' superb comedy
company. which will appear at Hale's
Opera House next Monday evening.
Their cast is composed of the best
artists that ever visit this section. The
speciaties are of high class and. in
fact. the programme is perfect in each
act and scene. The mechanical seem
cry is of the best, including very
! thrilling saw-mill scene. The COM
pany consists of about twenty-five
male and female artists.
o. d. Kinney. of Duluth, has been
visiting among Bradford county
| friends.
Judge Tanning has entered upon his
term of ten years in the judicial du-
| ties.
4 Wavorly furniture company has
sent a carload of manufactured goods
| for exhibition of the furniture manu-
| facturers OF this country in New
York.
Miss Arminda ElliottN of Wyalusing
| township. starts soon for Canton,
| China, where she will act as mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian board Of
| foreign missions.
| Trexler & TuTell have purchased
5000 acres of timber land near La
| porte. where they will erect a saw
mill and barrel-stave factory.
Philip Hoffman. OF Terry township,
died from the effect of being asphyx-
| lated by coal gas.
\
South Towanda, on Wednesday. He is
survived by a large family of grown-
up children.
y charter has been granted for a
public library at Wyalusing.
\ new overhead bridge will soon be
constructed over the Lehigh and Erie
tracks at Waverly
Snow is the name of a nev'r post
| Office established in Eastern Bradford.
Mrs. Ruth Myers. OF Tunkhannock,
died of apOpleXy at Athens. while Wis.,
iting her daughter. Mrs. f. Swang.
Josiah Payne. of Overton. has been
arrested and held under 5000 bail for
appearance at court, charged with ille-
gal voting and perjury. At a late elec-
ton it is alleged Payne swore in his
vote on the grounds that he had paid
his 1898 tax, and investigation proved
that he had not been assessed, nor had
he paid any taxes since 1895.
c. w. Green and wife. Of South Da-
kota, after an absence of eighteen
years, are visiting in Eastern Brad
ford.
w. Westfall, OF Sayre, has an ex-
hibit Of fancy fowls at Boston poul-
try show
The infant son OF Court Stenog-
rapher Head died this week of bron.
chial pneumonia.
DR.. John d. Mercur has gone to Los
Angeles, Cal, where he will spend sew
eral weeks.
Herbert Craumer of Monroeton, has
entered an art school in New York
city.
The report for the past week showed
that Towanda had 400 cases of the
grip.
A charter has been granted the
| American Basket and Manufacturing
| company, of New York state with a
capital stock of 100000. which. it Is
stated, means the consolidation of the
Van Duzer Manufacturing company, OF
Sayre. and other similar concerns in
| New York state. 1t Is announced also
that the main Office will be at Waverly
and facilities for a larger output will
be added to the plant at Sayre.
The grand jury meets next Monday
also licenses will be granted.
John O'Connor, q Towanda young
man, died at Philadelphia hospital
this week.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Pittsburg. Binghamtor
and Eastern railroad, held in theiI
office at Towanda, the officers and di.
rectors were reelected.
BY the statement of the assessments
made throughout the county for this
year, the following is given: Number
OF horses and mules, 1884; value oi
real estate and improvements, $19,772.'
$50; cows and oxen, 20,811; offices, pro-
fessions. occupations, ETC., valuation al
s430,775; mortgages, judgments and
money at interest, $3,000,23l; stages
hacks, ETC.. 1,470; male and female
dogs 43O2; aggregate tax of dogs, So
609; aggregate valuation of real estate
horses, cows and occupations, $2O,941,'
9l0 aggregate tax of county, state
poor and court house, sl4S,
Colonel Richard Loder Is instructinG
class in military tactics at the Sus'
quehannn Collegiate institute.
Mrs. w. DeForrest { Detroit is a