Lackawanna County News

• The number of people on the street Saturday evening was astonishing.
• "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" will be presented at Ewen’s Hall, Dunmore, next Wednesday evening.
• The employees at the car shops and at the Cayuga, Storrs and Brisbin mines will be paid to-day.
• The School Board will hold a regular meeting to-night. The uniform tax levy will be discussed and the tangled condition of affairs will receive attention.
• Clement Devens, of Providence, went home from work on Friday last complaining of a would in his heart. He had sustained a fall and when Dr. Sullivan was summoned he said a broken rib had punctured the man’s heart. Devens died that day and a post mortem proved Dr. Sullivan’s statement correct.
• City Solicitor Burn’s is not going to lose any sleep over the threat of a resident of the Sixth ward to have the Street Commissioner, the City Engineer and the Councils arrested for maintaining a nuisance because they do not have replaced at once a culvert on the West Side. He remarks that the Court is not a Street Commissioner.
• The funeral of John Hogan, who died from injuries received from the explosion a the Central mine, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence on Fourth-street. The funeral of Thomas Gavigan, who was killed at Carbondale on Friday, will take place from the residence of the uncle of the deceased on Albright-avenue this afternoon at two o’clock.
• The work of sinking the artesian well at the Hillside Farm goes on rapidly and there is every indication that the venture will meet with success. The workmen are now down about eighty feet and have found considerable water, striking a vein fifty feet below the surface. It is thought that it will be necessary to go down at least two hundred feet before enough water can be found to satisfy all needs.
• A seven month old son of Edward Ridgeway of 306 Lackawanna-avenue died at 7:45 yesterday morning. The child several days ago was attacked with fits having forty inside of thirty-six hours, but grew better until Saturday when it was again attacked with fits which resulted in death. This is the second time the young parents have lost a child they are bowed in grief. The funeral will take place to-morrow forenoon. Interment in Forest Hill cemetery.
• Despite the unpleasant weather the veterans of the One Hundred and Forty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers had a very enjoyable time at old Camp Luzerne on Saturday, and elected officers, as follows: P. PeLacy, President for the fifteenth consecutive term; Vice-Presidents, Adjutant Charles H. Campbell and Major Blair; Recording Secretary, Colonel George Reichart; Corresponding Secretary, J. T. Curtis; Treasurer, Lieutenant Wm. H. Bennett. The old committee on the erection of the tablet was continued.

Yesterday forenoon the body of Michael O’Horo, commonly known as "Big Mike," of Dunmore, was found underneath the trestling of the Spencer shaft at Dunmore. There were no indications of violence, and it is believed that the man either fell from the trestling or else lay down and died. The Coroner was notified, who directed that if no marks of violence be found on the body that the remains be taken to the late home of deceased. Nor marks were found, and the direction of the Coroner was observed.

O’Horo was about sixty years of age, and leaves a wife and six or seven children.

• Lackawanna township—One lot, Wm. D. Davies to John W. Evans, Sept. 15. 1885.
• Throop—Lots four and five in block two, Joseph B. Townsend et al. to William K. Jones, Oct. 1, 1885…..$400
• Scranton, Hyde Park-avenue—One lot, O. P. Clark to J. W. Gibbs, Oct. 24, 1885…..$150
• North Abington—Eighty acres, John G. Fell to John Bailey, Jan. 7, 1879…..$1,158.93
• North Abington—Eighty acres, John G. Fell to Chas. Hunter, Jan. 7, 1879…..$1,158.33
• North Abington—Eighty acres, John G. Fell, Charles A. Hunter and John Bailey to Lester Stone, March 31, 1885…..$3,800
• Carbondale—Lot 75 and part of lot 77 on Dundaff-street, D. & H. C. Co., to Patrick F. McDonnell, March 9, 1885…..$155
• Scranton, Market-street—One-half acre, Catherine Osterhout and Nora M. Osterhout to Randolph Crippen, Oct. 21, 1885…..$2,300
• Scranton, Cedar-avenue—Part of lot 35 in block 9, George Brown to L. D. Powers, September 26, 1884…..$3,510
• Benton—Forty-six acres, Wm. H. Lewis to James A. Lewis, April 19, 1885…..$300
• Jefferson township—100 acres, John D. Kizer to R. M. House, Oct. 26, 1885…..$350
• Roaring Brook township—4 acres, Theo. Schultz to John G. Finch, Dec. 28, 1882…..
• Carbondale, on Twenty-first street—18,000 square feet, Andrew Watt to A. A. Hall, Oct. 20, 1885…..$950
• Scranton, Sumner-avenue—Lots 13 and 14 in block 13, Payne Pettebone it al. to Mary Reese, July 21, 1884…..$450
• Dunmore, Oak-street—Lot 13, Mary Conlin to Patrick McHugh and John McKinney, Jan. 19, 1885…..$1
• Scranton, Washburn-avenue—Lt 19 in block 310, Scranton Savings Bank to John E. Roche and T. P. O’Malley, Oct. 22, 1885…..$250

Same lot as above—John E. Roche and T. P. O’Malley to Daniel O’Horo, Oct. 23, 1885…..$500

• The trial of Thos. Munley, for the killing of John Morrow, has been continued until the January term.
• Dr. L. H. Gibbs yesterday removed a large tumor from the base of the neck of Bridget Moran, of Meridian-street.
• The grocery store of Bennie Ralph on West Lackawanna-avenue, was broken into Saturday night and $50 worth of goods taken.
• The Equitable Loan and Building Association will meet at Charles Tropp’s this evening at 7:30 to adopt by-laws and to accommodate those wishing to purchase stock.
• Deaths as follows were reported yesterday: A. McDonald, of the Twelfth ward; Thomas Gavigan, of Carbondale; Bertha Westfall, of Willow-street; Mary Cox, of Providence, and James McGowan, of the Second ward.
• The funeral of the late Peter Wendline, of Petersburg, who died Saturday, took place yesterday morning and was largely attended. The remains were taken to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where a requiem mass was celebrated. Deceased was a well known and much respected citizen.
• Miss Kate Godwin, sister of John J. Godwin, of South Washington-avenue, and of Peter Godwin of the City Hotel, died at the residence of her brother John yesterday morning at 5:30 o’clock. The funeral will take place from the residence of her brother John to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock. There will be a requiem mass at the Cathedral prior to burial in the Catholic cemetery in Hyde Park.

• Mrs. H. H. Coston is visiting friends in New York.
• Mrs. M. C. Borst and daughter, of Sumner-avenue, have left for Jersey City for a three weeks’ visit.
• Captain John D. Fish has been re-elected captain of Company H, Thirteenth Regiment, located at Providence.
• Mr. G. R. Rigdon, lately of Chicago, has arrived in this city to manage the affairs of the Postal Telegraph Company here.
• Prof. Phillips returned yesterday morning from Mr. Pleasant, Wayne county, where he had spent Sunday with his wife at the home of her parents.
• Miss Virginia Brooks, who bears a leading part in "A Night Off," which will be presented in this city next Saturday evening, is a niece of Dr. Throop, and was visiting in this city last summer.

Frank Welsh, a resident of Providence, has been missing since last Tuesday. He had been working at Von Storch’s slope, and drew his pay on Tuesday. During that day he was about town taking an active part in the election, disappeared in the latter part of the day and none of his friends have heard of him since. He has left a wife and three children. Welsh is about thirty-three years of age.

There were three sentences in court yesterday. O. Ed. Carey, who was convicted of libeling John Watson, was called up. Judge Hand spoke to him kindly, advising him to be more careful in future, etc. Carey was then sentenced to pay costs and a fine of $25.

Thomas Judge and Michael Gibbons, who were convicted of assaulting Police Officer Gurrell, were sentenced to pay costs, $50 fine and to undergo a three months’ imprisonment in the county jail.

Mrs. Patrick Hughes, a peddler of small wares whose home was at White Oak Tunnel near Parsons, while journeying toward Mill Creek along the L. & S. track yesterday morning was overtaken by cars when near the Mill Creek depot and was instantly killed, her body being frightfully mutilated. Mrs. Hughes was fifty-five years of age, formerly resided in Archbald and leaves a husband and widowed daughter, the husband of the latter having been killed in the Mill Creek slope about two weeks ago.

A few weeks ago an item appeared in our Bald Mount correspondence stating that Dr. Hand had removed to Pittston. This had no reference to Dr. Hand, of this city, and should have read Dr. Hann. Dr. Hand, who has been questioned by many in regard to this error of the types, purposes remaining in this city, his large practice and new industry he has started being sufficient inducement to cause him to turn a deaf ear to alluring invitations he receives to locate elsewhere. He has advanced steadily to the front ranks of his profession and to-day is one of the leading physicians of this city and one of our most honored and useful citizens.

It is not generally known that Dr. Hand recently started a new industry in this city, yet such is the fact. A representative of THE REPUBLICAN was shown through his laboratory in the rear of his residence on Penn-avenue yesterday afternoon and found there a half score of employees engaged in manufacturing and bottling Hand’s infant remedies, the only full line of children’s remedies now in the market. Mr. H. E. Smith, for four years with Mr. Philps, does the manufacturing, while nine boys and girls are kept busy bottling the medicine. A list of the remedies which Dr. Hand has prepared is as follows: Teething lotion, diarrhea mixture, cough and croup remedy, pleasant physic, general tonic, worm elixir and chafing powder. These remedies he is prepared to recommend on all occasions, he having devoted twelve years out of twenty to children’s diseases.

In reply to a question Mr. Smith said that the medicines are meeting with a ready sale and Dr. Hand has thirteen men on the road distributing them throughout the country. As the demand increases the number of men employed will be enlarged and it is expected that in time the industry will be come quite an important one in this city.

"Does Dr. Hand personally supervise this business?" was asked.

"He has everything systematized," replied Mr. Smith, "and devotes not more than one hour a week to the manufacturing. Mr. C. C. Churchill looks after the outside work while yours truly attends to that within. Our quarters are not very commodious at present, but we will soon erect a new building for our manufactory. I have been in the drug business a number of years and never saw a patent medicine become so quickly popular. We have been manufacturing but six weeks."

• Mrs. W. W. Depue has recently returned from New York with the largest stock of millinery and fancy goods ever brought into the town.
• B. Davidson and family are about to vacate the old homestead farm now owned by Cram Reynolds, and move on to their son’s farm recently purchased of S. G. Manchester.
• Mrs. L. B. Green, of Wilkes-Barre, who has been taking care of her aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Celinda Green, at Factoryville, is at present visiting her son C. W. and family.
• Constable Fred Davidson and Ned Weidman had a runaway behind a double team on the day of ex-Landlord Smith’s auction, but fortunately no serious damage was done.
• Mrs. Joseph Chase who has been in feeble health for a long time past is still in a condition to give her relatives and numerous friends much anxiety.

• La Plume, Nov. 9.—School opens to-day with Ed. Hall, of Glenburn, as teacher. Mr. Hall is a young man of ability, and comes among us highly recommended.
• Miss Mattie Coldwell, who has been visiting at I. T. Tillinghast’s for some time past, has returned to her home at Brooklyn.
• Mrs. Quick who was taken sick while working for Charley Chase is improving.
• Isaac T. Tillinghast hast just received a supply of carp, from Wm. Parry, N. J.

• Quarter Sessions—Com. vs. Michael Gibbons: Sentenced by court to pay a fine of $50, to pay costs and to undergo an imprisonment for three months.
• Com. vs. Thos. Judge: Ut supra.
• Com. vs. O. Ed. Carey: Rule for trial discharged and defendant sentenced to pay costs and $25 fine.
• Com. vs. James Brink, nuisance, W. M. Finn, prosecutor: Nolle prosequi entered, county to pay costs.
• Com. vs. Chester E. Dale, assault and battery: Jury out.
• Com. vs. John Ritter: Rule granted to show cause why costs shall not be taken off prosecutrix and placed upon the county.
• Com. vs. Chester E. Dale, larceny: Not guilty.
• Com. vs. John Solwagher, assault and battery with intent to rape: Not guilty; prosecutor, Michael Sherrick, to pay costs.
• Common Pleas—Paxton, Comfort & Co. vs. Wm. Price: rule for Sheriff’s interpleader continued till argument court, January, 1886.
• Elizabeth Scanlan by her next friend, P. M. Walsh, vs. Thomas F. Scanlan: Alias subpoena in divorce to issue.
• Lizzie Gilgenast by her next friend, M. Schwartzkoff, vs. Benjamin Gilgenast: Subpoena in divorce to issue.
• Orphans’ Court—In re appointment of Mary Theresa Keller: Charles P. Mayer appointed.

There is a quarrel among the members of the Polish Hebrew Church, of this city. Some years ago the church received a charter and secured a deed for church property near the home of Ira Tripp, at Providence. The charter and deed were given into the keeping of Wolf Johnson. Since that time the church has divided into two factions and both demand of Johnson the charter and deed, which he refuses to relinquish until an understanding is arrived at and an amicable agreement effected. As a result both factions have made a move for a new charter and deed, and the case is now before the courts.

The great Eisteddfod, which has been a matter of much local interest for many months, will commence at the Lackawanna rink to-morrow morning and will continue two days. Handsome cash prizes have been offered for the most excellent competition in music, oratory and literature. Well known gentlemen have been selected as chairman, the names of the conductors will be sufficient to recommend them at once to favor, while the music, which will be rendered, will be equal to anything ever heard before in Pennsylvania.

For The REPUBLICAN.

Having seen frequent notices in the city press to the effect that G. C. Courtright had presented me a pair of Moon boots, as per previous advertisement, I wish to say that I have not received either that kind or any other from Mr. Courtright. Having in the recent walking match fulfilled the condition in which the aforesaid boots were voluntarily offered, I called upon Mr. Courtright, and was informed by him that he expected me or the man who won them to make a walking bill-board of himself during the remainder of the race. I do not pose in that way for any man, and would not do so for all the boots and shoes Mr. Courtright has in his store.

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