The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-04
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Towanda, Feb. 3.-Sevcral members from this
county were conferred the thirty.mcond Masonic
degree at Williamsport last week. On Satur.
day afternoon an informal reception ten
dcrcd James |. buchanan, deputy for this state,
at the Masonic hall in rowanda.
G.. l., Cass, of Rome township, has received 4
paralytic shock from which he has been de-
privcd OF his speech.
The project OF cndeavorng to get the Young
Mems Christian association in hourishing con.
dtion has been abandoned, owing to lack Of
support. 1t was decided to dispose OF all the
furnishings and establish a reading room il sui
fcient aid is secured.
large barn belonging to John Gahan, IN
Towanda township, wds destroyed by fire lat
week, together with hay, grain, farming tools,
three horses, fifteen head OF cattle and hogs
The origin is unknown The property was in
sured.
The county commissioners have fixed the tax
rate for 1902 at six and onehalf mills, the same
as last year
L. A. Williams, of Canton, has designed and
put in operation a novel and practical method
Tor blowing The fire whistle at the electric plant
OF which he is engineer. BY simply pushing a
button, the electric current is made to operate
a powerful elcctro-msgnet which opens into
vertical cylinder directly under the valve OF the
main whistle, movable piston in the cylinder
Is connected by q rod TO the whistle valve, and
the steam pressure forcing the piston up opens
the whistle valve and blows the whistle. A
push button will be used at the fire department
building, 80 the alarm can be given by any
person.
New changes have been made at Athens by
the american Bridge company, to take effect to-
day VI. T. Lewis, the former manager has
been transferred TO similar position at Elmwa
plant, to succeed L. L. Buchanan +. j. Che
ney formerly assistant division auditor, succeeds
Mr.. Lewis.
railroad correspondent says that 'the Black
Diamond express now runs from New York 10
Buffalo daily at an average OF 40.S miles per
hour, excluding stops. The run from Mauch
Chunk to Wilkes-Barre, a distance OF 53.S miles,
Is made at the rate of 30 miles an hour; Wilkes
Barre TO Tunkhannock, 81 miles, at - miles IN
hour Tunkhannock 10 Slyrc, "a miles, at j2
miles an hour"
The following will give The Tribune's readers
an idea OF the cost OF Bradford county's public
expenses, as shown by the auditors report which
will appear in full in three papers published
in this county during the month of February:
Attendance and mileage for jurors SS,52O7l;
constableS' returns and attending elections
Sl,22sO2; district attorneys fees in common.
wealth Eases Sl.O77; court reporters court cri.
ers and tipstayes, S3,S6i 40; insurance on wood.
en- bridges in Athens and Towanda, $3.50 SO;
public printing, $685. court house lanitor,
$40; county detective, 500; appropriated TO
teachers institute, $500; Agricultural society's
appropriations 5000; fire detectives 5000; for
bridge construction, SLG02,77 bridge repairs,
sl5sll3j; miscellaneous items including COM
missioners' counsel, Jury commissioners, physi.
clan, Sheril's account Of S2,S2052, and other
expenses pertaining 10 the officials and com.
monwcath costs. S0,l2i.0s: costs Of prisoners at
penitentiary, industrial school, house Of refuge
expense Of sheriff, including other items, si,9i2-