The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-21
MONTROSH.


Montrose, Sept. 20-E. A. Main has
accepted a position at Lestershire
Seats are selling rapidly for Stetson's s
Uncle Toms Cabin" company, which
appears at Village hall on Monday
night.
Rev. l.. A. Warriner, rector of ST.
Paul's Episcopal church, will take the
assassination of our late president as
the theme of his discourse on Sunday
morning.
While draping his place of business
yesterday 'Orson r. Beebe was acci-
dentally struck in one of his eyes by a
falling hammer from a window, above
where Mr.. Beebe was at work. The
blow was sufficient to severely iniure
the eye, but it is believed that the sight
can be saved.
On Tuesday evening a number of our
young athletes met and organized a
foot ball team to stand for Montrose
during the coming season. We under
stand that the Montrose eleven has al
ready received challenges from Susque-
hanna, Tunkhannock and the Bing-
hamton High school.
At the annual reunion of the survive
ing members of the Fiftieth regiment
Pennsylvania Veteran volunteers, held
at New Albany, Bradford county, this
week, our townsman, William IL. Dem
mis-. 81, was chosen president of the
association for the ensuing year.
Miss Mary Jaeger, of this place, is at
Susquehanna, helping care for her sis
ter Mrs. Henry 7. BrChard, who is
very seriously i'll.
Banker o. A. Gilbert received, this
morning, the sad news of the death of
his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Turrel, OF
heart failure, al her home in Wyalus-
ing. She was 20 years of age.
Miss Madeline I.oomis successfully
underwent a surgical operation this
week. \ growth on her neck, caused
by being struck with a base ball, was
removed. Miss Loomis is doing nicely.
Mrs. NJ. LAGRANGE Grihis is visiting
the Buffalo exposition.
Deputy Postmaster Fred A. Mack is
taking brief vacation. He is at pres
i'm Binghamton.
w. u. B. Ainey was professionally
engaged at Scranton on Wednesday.
Charles Read, of the census bureau,
Washington, d. c., is visiting relatives
in this place.
Word reached here this morning that
Louis Loomis, son of i. p. Loomis, of
this place, who had gone to Tunkhan-
mock to attend the Wyoming county
fair, had been accidentally shot
through the leg, and that the wound
was very serious. Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis
left Immediately for Tunkhannock. The
full particulars of the accident have
not yet been learned.
Yesterday the citizens of Montrose
devoted almost entirely to honoring
the memory of the late president. The
morning hours were spent in complet-
ing the decorations upon business
places and private residences. At
noon all business was suspended. At
2 o'clock the citizens assembled in the
Methodist Episcopal church, where the
following service took place: Organ
voluntary, Mrs. James Van Campin;
hymn, Nearer My God TO Thee"
President Roosevelts proclamation,
Rev. FIR. A, r. Broderick; the COVER
nor's proclamation, Judge DIV. Searle;
Introductory lesson. Rev. +. A. War
riner; prayer, Rev. ID. G. Barnes;
Scripture lesson, Eccl, xii, Rev. II. b.
Benedict; hymn, Lead Kindly Light"
remarks bv Father Broderick, in an
nouncing hymn; sermon, text, ii Sam,
i:l9; hymn, "rhy VIII Be Done" Rev.
I. n. walters; benediction, Rev. l.. a.
Warriner. The church had been elab-
orately draped, especially about the
altar and pulpit, The large auditorium
was literally packed with humanity,
and every seat in the edifce was oc-
cupied The sermon, or funeral ora
tion. by Rev. IL. r. Benedict, was an
eloquent and powerful deliverance, and
by unanimous request of the assem-
bage, the speaker will furnish the
manuscript of his remarks TO the
Montrose papers for publication.
Mrs. Mary Brewster Booth, youngest
daughter of A. j., Brewster, of tiis
place, died in New York city on Mon
day, Sent, 16 1901. The remains, ac-
companled by the bereaved husband,
reached here on Wednesday afternoon.
and the funeral was attended from the