The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06
MONTROSE.
special to the Scranton Tribune.


Montrose, Oct. 5.-Mrs. John j. Ryan
and daughter attended the Billings
George wedding at Tunkhannock on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Beach left Thurs
day noon for New York city to spend
few days.
The express office has been removed
from it's former location on Public ave-
nue. to the storeroom formerly occupied
by j. W. Oakley, and Il. p. Pope, OF
the firm of Pope & Stroud, coal dealers.
will receive orders for coal and con-
duct his usual business in connection
with the firm. at this place.
A, L. Hawley, of Tacoma, Wash. VINO
has been visiting in this place the past
week, started on Saturday on the re-
turn trip home.
Miss Elizabeth Palmer was guest OF
Mrs. II. c. Provost, Of Tunkhannock,
last week.
Mrs. Estela Jefferies is visiting
friends in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
Miss Marion Frazier and niece. Miss
Marion Fowler, are visiting Susque-
hanna relatives.
w. j. Horton has accepted very
good position in the Macy store, New
York city.
Mrs. w. s. Edgar and children. who
have occupied the Sayre house on Lake
avenue this summer, returned on We'd
nesday to their home in New York.
Miss Grace Warner, of Scranton, was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. c. Warner, on Cherry street. last
week.
Harry Carey left Thursday evening
for Olyphant. where he has enlisted
with Company G., Thirteenth regiment.
Mrs. w. II. Sampson and family on
Thursday returned to Washington. D.
c.. after spending the summer in this
place. They express themselves as
greatly pleased with Montrose and it is
probable that they will return here
next summer. The young men, Ralph
and Harold, have formed many ac-
quaintances here who regret their de-
parture.
+. X. Keousl has purchased the bar
ber shop formerly run by Henry Smith
and is now conducting the business
himself. Joseph McHae, of Scranton,
has accepted position with Mr..
Keough.
Frank W. Strouse was in New York
city last week.
Charles D. Beck of Scranton, is in
of sickness.
T.. H. Rogers. one of our towns oldest
residents, is recuperating from a short
illness.
Mrs. NJ. j. Harrington and family
have removed from the Babcock house.
on Depot street. to the Jewett house.
formerly occupied by A. f. Kinney and
family
Corpora! ID. Oscar Baxter and Private
Alonzo E. Cady, who are members Of
Company G.. stationed at Olyphant
were in this place the latter part of the
week.
Stanley Tague, of West Nicholson,
has accepted position at the electric
light plant -
Bruce rTyrrell leaves for Toppenish
Yakima county. Washington. in Il few
days to join his father, l.. NJ. Tyrrell
who has charge of a store on an Indian
reservation.
Mrs. 3. +. James has purchased the
millinery business which has been con-
Quoted by Miss S. Rose Stebbins, and
her daughter. Miss Anna. will take per-
sonal charge. Miss StebbIns will re-
main this winter with the new owner
Many in this place noticed a bright
glare of light on the western horizon
Thursday evening at about o'clock,
and inquiry the following morning elc-
tied the information that it was caused
by the burning of Lewis Downer's
house, about Il mile the other side of
Fairdale. Mr.. Downer resides in Bing-
hamton and his son, Claude, has charge
OF the farm. The conflagration origin
ated from the explosion of a lamp.