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NEWSPAPER EXTRACTIONS Meshoppen Enterprise, Wyoming County, PA 1 October 1897 – 30 May 1901
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some of my extractions from a microfilm.
Thomas
KENNEDY, an employee of the creamery at Wysox m/Miss Mattie DETRICK
of Henry
W. MEEKER, a well known Northern Central engineer of Elmira, died
on Tuesday at the Friday, 8 Oct 1897 William
J. HAWKE of Nicholson spent Friday and Saturday with his bro,
Samuel HAWKE, who A daughter was born to Mr & Mrs Dell BURGESS in Forkston. Michael
BURKE, 65, of Long Valley committed suicide Monday, by shooting
himself thru the William
UPSON, between 45 and 50, committed suicide on Wed by first shooting
himself and Fred
PNEUMAN and wife left Monday for Silver Plume, CO where they will
make their future Miss
Lulu OVERFIELD of Brooklyn, NY died at her home in that city on
Friday. She was 21 and Friday, 15 Oct 1897 Rev.
William B. WESTLAKE, one of the best known ministers of the Wyoming
Conference, D. C. VOSBURG has been appointed postmaster at Mill City. James
MC ALLISTER, Lehigh ticket receiver at Sayre, died at his home
Friday, in Waverly. Hon.
Lemuel AMERMAN of Scranton, ex-congressman and one of the owners
of the Mansfield Frank
E. ALLEN went to Jenningsville Tuesday to attend the funeral of
his grandfather, Luther Friday, 22 Oct 1897 (nothing of interest) Friday, 29 Oct 1897 Mrs
Samuel GREEN left her two young children in a carriage while shopping
in Knapp's store. N. P. BALDWIN will start out Monday as an agent for a NY portrait house. Utley
TEED and Miss Maud CAMP, of Sayre, were married Thurs, 21 Oct
at the home of the S.
H. JENKINS has moved to Tunkhannock, to live in the house with
his mother. Mrs Lydia Miss
Lou NYE married A. C. BULLARD of Sayre, last evening at the home
of the bride's father, Friday, 5 Nov 1897 Charles
H. SPALDING, a prominent beer bottler of Athens, was found dead
in his room at the Friday, 12 Nov 1897 Attorney
KINNER presented a petition to the court in behalf of R. R. BLAKESLEE
to adopt as In
the case of Isabelle DECKER vs Judson DECKER for divorce, the
court appoints Joseph The proceedings for a divorce were filed by Effie J. ALLEN vs Alfred H. ALLEN. William CUNNINGHAM, a veteran of the late war, died at his home in Meshoppen Tuesday. Western
BURGESS, 76, was found dead in his bed in Forkston Twp on Wed.
His son Joseph The
funeral of Frederick H. JONES, who died of a heart attack in Wilkes
Barre last Thursday, Friday, 26 Nov 1897 Edward
STERLING of Meshoppen Twp, died at his home Thursday, he was 56,
and a veteran James
KANE of Rummerfield and Miss Annie CARR were married in the Catholic
church on A.
C. ROBERTSON of Athens, who was injured by a lamp explosion on
Tuesday, at the Forest The
body of Samuel TERWILLIGER, who disappeared from Watkins over
a month ago, was Cards
are out announcing the wedding of Miss Euphrasia GAY of South
Auburn and Otis Friday, 3 Dec 1897 Mr
& Mrs Grant VAN GORDER, of Oak Hill, are rejoicing over the
arrival of a 14 lb daughter Aivahl
ALE, the 8 year old son of Nevin ALE, was shot and killed by his
brother Urban, 10 Chas.
B. KINTNER of Buffalo, NY and Miss Sarah CAMERON of the same place,
were married E.
J. ROSENGRANT and family of Mansfield, spent several days last
week with his father who is Born on Monday, 28 Nov, a daughter to Mr & Mrs F. W. PNEUMAN. Invitations
are out for the marriage of Miss Mary DAVIS of this place and
William W. Alton
DEPEW, 26 years of age, met with a fatal accident on Tuesday.
While standing on the Mr & Mrs Otis LA FRANCE had a daughter on 28 Nov. Friday, 24 Dec 1897 Mrs George BURCH who was badly burned at her home in Vose two weeks ago, died. Mrs
Flora VAGER, whose insane actions alarmed residents of Susquehanna
where she lives, shot The
Daughters of the Confederacy stated that about 4,000 Confederate
prisoners were buried in Friday, 31 Dec 1897 Mrs Clark WINANS, 24 years of age, died in Meshoppen on Friday. John
AGNEW and Thomas KENNEDY met a horrible death yesterday in the
Allen shaft, when a Friday, 7 Jan 1898 A daughter born to Mr & Mrs Frank HETSEL on Bunnell Hill. George
B. DE WITT fell in front of the Warren Street Hotel on Saturday,
breaking his right leg in The
3 year old son of William DOUGHERTY died in Auburn Twp Wed, when
he swallowed a Stephen WRIGHT, an aged resident of Springfield was found dead in bed on Wed. A daughter was born to Mr & Mrs Walter CARTER on 28 Dec. Mrs
Royal KISHPAUGH, 45 years of age, was burned to death in her house
Monday, in John LYON, the man who's heart was on the right side of his body, died at a Scranton hospital. Howard
N. STERLING and Miss Ida HECK of Wilkes Barre were married in
Tunkhannock last Will
DAVIS of Mehoopany, married Miss Phoebe BROWN of Tuscarora, on
10 Jan at the Friday, 21 Jan 1898 Mrs John W. SMITH, of Auburn Four Corners, died at her home on Monday. A son was born to Mr & Mrs Will MC PHETERS on 10 Jan. Mr & Mrs Henry KINTNER announced the arrival of a daughter. Friday, 28 Jan 1898 Daniel
SHANER, an old resident of Wyoming Co, moved to Auburn Four Corners,
where he died Miss
Grace HUBBLE, who made her home with Dr H. K. LEONARD and family
at Montrose, Friday, 11 Feb 1898 Lewis
K. WADSWORTH was killed in an accident at Vosburg on Monday, when
he was stuck Edward DOUGHERTY, 37, died in Wilkes Barre last Saturday. Libbie
Iona BACON, 16 years, 1 month and 9 days, daughter of Mr &
Mrs Henry BACON died Friday, 15 Feb 1898 Isaac WARD, 65, died at his home in Laceyville on Monday. Mrs Jonas GOODEN died at her home on Round Top last Saturday. Rev. Benj. LUCE, a Methodist Protestant clergyman died at Sugar Run on Saturday. Friday, 18 March 1898 Mrs
Geo. WHITE, 64, died at the home of a friend, Mrs Rose Ann BAKER
last Tuesday and was The four year old daughter of Mr & Mrs Carlisle FELKER died at Brookvale on Tuesday. Charles
O. SKEER, the millionaire coal operator, is dead at his home in
Mauch Chunk He was Friday, 25 March 1898 Maud
FULLER, 25 years of age, daughter of Mr & Mrs Hiram FULLER
died at their home Friday, 1 Apr 1898 Mrs Eliza KINNEY, died in NY on Wednesday, she was the sister of M. W. CORTRIGHT. Rev. Francis HAWKE of Fullerton, spent Wed with his brothers at this place. Charles
E. JUDSON, of South Auburn married Miss Adelia C. BAKER of Montrose
on Friday, 8 Apr 1898 John VAN GORDER was buried in the Overfield Cemetery on Tuesday. Born to Mr & Mrs A. J. WINANS, a son. Mrs
F. J. ALLEN, died last Friday at Lenoir, NC and was buried there,
she was a member of the Mrs
Crumaline BAKER, died at her home in Scottsville last Saturday
with consumption, she was James CARNEY of Harvey's Lake, died recently, his funeral was held in the Catholic Church. Jonathan
VAN GORDER, 74 years of age, died last Sunday, interment was in
the Overfield Friday, 15 Apr 1898 Mrs
E. BREWER, served an elegant dinner to her children and grandchildren
last Sat, it being her B. L. AVERY died at his home at Avery today. Mrs
Dorothy PRATT, 84, died 9 Apr in Meshoppen. Funeral was held at
home of her son, L. H. KELLOGG of Springfield married Miss Katie DOUGHERTY of Auburn on Tuesday. Tuesday, 31 May 1898 Mrs Peter BRINK, of Skinner's Eddy, visited friends in town Monday. Friday, 10 June 1898 Mrs
Clara HINES of Elmira, died on Monday, while she was washing,
a oil can fell on the floor Tuesday, 14 June 1898 Arthur
VAN WOOTER, 23, of West Auburn drowned in Kinney's Pond on Sunday
while Friday, 17 June 1898 James
GILMARTIN of Tunkhannock was struck and killed by train No 1 at
Tague's Eddy on Catharine
Lucile OVERFIELD married Eli Robert GAY on Wed, at the home of
the bride's father Addison
E. MOWRY married Miss Lydia BUNNELL on 15 June 1898 in the home
of the bride's Tues, 21 June 1898 Joseph
MC CARTY, foreman of the car inspectors was fatally crushed beneath
the wheels of a Friday, 24 June 1898 Miss Georgia DECKER and Benjamin PLACE were married at Russell Hill yesterday. Manning R. SUTTON was gored to death by a bull on Tuesday. Dr CLIFFORD, the Tunkhannock dentist, makes the best set of teeth for $5.00... Friday, 8 July 1898 Caroline
Harding GAY, 73, wife of the late ex-Sheriff Ahira GAY, died at
the home of F. H. Geo. CARLIN was struck and killed by the Black Diamond at Skinner's Eddy last Saturday. Friday, 29 July 1898 Miles TALLADA married Mrs Nancy TRUESDELL last Friday. Twin
boys were born to Mr & Mrs Byron BUNNELL Wed, but a short
time later one of the Friday, 5 Aug 1898 The GAY family reunion will be held at the Falls on 11 Aug. Mrs
Chas. H. JOHNSON of Laceyville died at the Syre Hospital last
Sat, 56 years of age. She John
CORTRIGHT married Miss Sadie DADY of Meshoppen at the Methodist
parsonage in Friday, 12 Aug 1898 Thomas PINNOCK married Amedia HARVEY of Vose on Tuesday. Dr
BILES is attending the funeral of the QUICK boys, who were drowned
in the river near Sugar E.
C. PRATT and wife, Mrs Wm PNEUMAN, Miss Alice CANFIELD, Geo. AVERY
and Albert Leonard
DEEGAN, son of Jeremiah DEEGAN of Dushore, a member of the Co
D, 9th Regt The
MOTT family reunion will be held on 24 Aug, president, Z. MOTT,
and C. S. HOLCOMBE, Edward
LUCE of Tunkhannock was struck and killed by an express train
some time late Monday Mr & Mrs John MOWRY had a son Friday morning. Mr & Mrs Louis STANG had a son born to them in Lemon, yesterday. Mr & Mrs Alonzo LOVE, of Wilkes Barre are excited over the birth of their daughter. The
BRONSON family reunion was held at the home of Joseph HAYDEN on
Friday. The Jacob
DECKER, an aged citizen died Monday after a long illness. He leaves
a wife and four Friday, 26 August 1898 The ROBINSON family reunion will be held Lott's Grove, Forkston on Sat, 17 Sept. James DAY married Miss Mame SICKLER of Tunkhannock on the 15th of Aug in Allentown. Friday, 2 Sept 1898 L.
E. HEWITT and his wife attended the 60th wedding anniversary of
his parents at Candor, NY J. G. PIERSON and his wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter born Wed. Mrs
Mary Harding BUNNELL, mother of ex-congressman, F. C. BUNNELL
died at her home in Three
men killed near Towanda by a cyclone, 8 Sept 1898. William BRACE,
24, was in his barn Friday, 16 Sept 1898 Hon.
F. B. POMEROY, ex-associate judge of Sullivan Co and president
of the First National Friday, 30 Sept 1898 Andrew
NEED of Falls, was struck and killed by a passenger train near
Mt Lookout colliery, Pauline
ASKENT, 6 year old daughter of Mr & Mrs William ASKENT, was
killed when she lost Friday, 14 Oct 1898 Samuel
GASSAWAY enlisted from Bloomsburg, Co H, 42nd P. V. of the Civil
War. For a long Friday, 21 Oct 1898 O.
Smith KINNER, Esq, the Republican Nominee for the District Attorney
of Wyoming Co, was Matthias
W. KINTNER died at his home in Wilkes Barre on Sunday, of hemorrhage
of the Ex-sheriff, Wm. WHITE of Auburn Twp died Friday. Mrs
Maggie BACON died at her home in Mehoopany on Monday, 41 years
of age. Interment was A
marriage license has been granted to Frank ARNTS of Mehoopany
and Cora E. Friday, 28 Oct 1898 John
W. DENISON is the Republican candidate for county treasurer. His
father was Dr F. C. Henry
KINSLEY, 45, was found dead in his cab of the train engine Monday
shortly before it Charles JENNINGS of Vose and Anna FISH of Lynn were married last Wed. Friday, 4 Nov 1898 Joseph
P. RUSSELL, Republican Candidate for Associate Judge is a resident
of Mehoopany, was Mrs B. B. VOSBURG is visiting relatives in Scranton. Editor
TAILOR and his wife, of "The New Albany Mirror", are
rejoicing over the arrival of a Judson
L. BANNATYNE of Tunkhannock and Miss Emma LANBACH, of Penn Argyl,
were Isaac
R. BROWN of Meshoppen Twp and Miss Martha A. REPSHER, of Black
Walnut were Friday, 11 Nov 1898 Mrs
TREIBLE, the aged mother of Rev Wileon TREIBLE of Wyoming died
a few days ago at The
bodies of Mr & Mrs Loren M. LUKE, of Kingston, who perished
at sea while returning on Terrible
train wreck 6 miles from Wilkes Barre, when the No 5 and No 6
collided head on at Mrs
Warren E. WILBUR, died in her home on Tues. Before her marriage
she was Sally Friday, 26 Nov 1898 Mrs
Mary DUNLAP, 83, widow of the late Ellis DUNLAP, died at her home
on Saturday in Mrs
Michael DIETRICK, an aged lady, died at her home on Russell Hill
17 Nov after a long Patrick
DUFFY, 85, died Sunday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs A. E.
LUMERY in Auburn James
CULL, a well known freight conductor, was killed at Fairview on
Sat night, after falling in Friday, 2 Dec 1898 Mrs Judson VOSBURG and daughter Edna have been visiting friends in Sayre. Ziba BILLINGS, 76, ex-sheriff of Wyoming Co, died at Tunkhannock Tues. Miss WINTERMUTE died in her home in Mehoopany on Tues, from consumption. Alvah
LOTT, died at the home of his bro Benjamin, in Mehoopany on Wed,
after suffering from Dr
Harry E. DAWSON and Miss Bessie ROSS, both of Scranton, were married
on Tues. Friday, 9 Dec 1898 Born to Mr & Mrs M. N. KNOTT of Sayre, a son. James
BOYLE, 24, was killed in the Sparrowville mine of the PA Coal
Co, at Avoca on Tues, by While
playing with a gun last Fri, Walter MENSCH, 17, accidently shot
Joseph BAKER, 10, at Mr
CORCORAN was murdered in his hotel room at Duryea last Sat, by
4 masked burglars who Friday, 16 Dec 1898 A son was born to Mr & Mrs Clarence JUNE, on 9 Dec 1898 in Mehoopany Mr & Mrs Howard N. STERLING had a son, born 4 Dec 1898, in Hagerstown, MD. Wedding
invitations are out for Miss Lella Veve STERLING and Ellis Dunlap
ELLSWORTH of Friday, 23 Dec 1898 Mame
KENNEDY, 38, was struck and killed on Wed, when she was lying
on the tracks, an A
rear end collision on the Leheigh Valley railroad on Tues, killed
conductor, Joseph MACKIN Isaac
OSTERHOUT of La Grange, died in Scranton on Monday where he was
under going Friday,
30 Dec 1898 Friday, 6 Jan 1899 Wesley
JENNINGS, a respected farmer, who lived near Vose, died on Monday.
He leaves a Mrs
Robert SHALES, mother of Mrs W. S. DAVIS, died at the home of
her daughter, Job
BRIGGS, 60, and old soldier, died in Mehoopany last evening. He
was the brother of chief Friday, 13 Jan 1899 The funeral of Ralph MOWRY was held on Tuesday. Chas.
BROWN, 40, of Jersey City, NJ died at Kansas City, MO, Monday
while on his way to Friday, 20 Jan 1899 Editor WARD and his wife are rejoicing over the birth of a son Monday. Mrs EVANS, 50, sister of the late Job BRIGGS died at her home in Scranton, on Saturday. Married
on the 25th of Jan, Joseph LA FRANCE of Meshoppen and Miss Sadie
BUNNELL Judge
Henry Warren WILLIAMS, born in Hartford, Susquehanna Co, 1830,
one of the 7 judges Mrs
Mabel ALGER, died at her home in Auburn Twp yesterday morning,
she was 83 years of A
woman named "Black Maria" and a man named Dell HUGHES
were poisoned to death near Albert
J. SHAVER and Miss Helen BRIGGS were married at the home of Mr
& Mrs D. A. Friday, 27 Jan 1899 Born to Mr & Mrs George PLACE, a daughter on 24 Jan 1899. Friday, 3 Feb 1899 Mrs
Gardner SHOEMAKER died at her home at Scottsville on Saturday,
she was ill with the Mrs LOOMIS, daughter Ruth and James FITCH were calling on friends in town Thursday. Mrs
Peter HUGHES, an aged lady, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Thomas CROMPTON The
charred remains of detective Joseph MOORE were found Tues when
workmen began John
L. GAYLORD, 76, died at his home in Wyalusing on Tuesday, after
a few weeks of the Friday, 10 Feb 1899 Richard
KILDUFF died Wed, at the home of his daughter, Mrs E. J. MC CROSSEN
and was Friday, 17 Feb 1899 Mrs
Savanna HINKLE, 83, died this morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs David JAYNE. Friday, 24 Feb 1899 The funeral of Mrs Sterling ADAMS was held from her house on Monday. The
funeral of Mrs Mary A. BUNNELL, 73, of Laceyville was held Monday.
She was the widow Mrs
Rachael SPACE, 83, died Monday at the home of her son Andrew.
She leaves 3 sons and 4 Benjamin
J. HAYWOOD, ex-state treasurer, died yesterday at Sharon after
a lingering illness, Friday, 3 Mar 1899 John
CARPENTER and his wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a new
daughter Sunday in Mrs Wm. DECKER died at home Sat, in Mehoopany and was buried Monday. Benj. BARTRAN has moved from Vosburg to Sayre. The
editor and his sister, Miss Lura HOLCOMBE were called to LeRoy,
Bradford Co, Monday Maj.
Charles SEELEY, died Tues, at his hotel at Forksville, from injuries
received from the Friday, 10 March 1998 Born, Thursday, 9 March, a son to Mr & Mrs John CORTRIGHT of Meshoppen area. Mrs
M. A. LA BARR, wife of the late I. J. LA BARR, died at home in
Laceyville, on Thursday, William
G. LOTT, 32, son of Mr H. L. & Mrs Etta A. LOTT, formerly
of this place, died with Miss
Minnie FRANCE, 19 yrs, 4 mo, 6 days, oldest daughter of Mr &
Mrs W. L. FRANCE died A
terrible Squall occurred in Meshoppen this evening, causing considerable
excitement in the The
residence of Frank G. RICE, manager of Jennis Brother's Store
at Lopez, was burned to the Mrs
James TEETSIL and Mrs A. C. STOCKER gave their son and daughter
Willard and Sara a Mrs
Barney WALTERS died at her home on Maynard Hill in Mehoopany,
on 20 March, age 79. Edith
GAREY, 5 years old and the only child of Mr & Mrs GAREY, died
at home near James
BEAUMONT, 76, postmaster at Camptown, died Sunday. His wife died
about a year ago Friday, 31 March 1899 A surprise 21st birthday party was given to Miss Blennie GAY on Monday. Misses Nellie VOSBURG and Leah BRINK of Skinner's Ebby were visiting in town this week. Mrs
David W. TITUS of Nicholson died suddenly on Monday of a heart
attack, after suffering The young son of Mr & Mrs Lew WOODWARD, former residents, died in Waverly last week. Friday, 7 Apr 1899 Ames STORM, 80, died at his home in Meshoppen yesterday. William
J. HENRY, confined in the Towanda jail on charges of murdering
George RUTLEDGE Friday, 14 Apr 1899 Henry F. SMITH, 37, died Tuesday in Wyalusings from consumption. Miss
Etta WINANS daughter of Charles WINANS married at home on Tuesday
to H. O. Mrs Elmer TALLADA, 42, died at her home in Mehoopany Tuesday. Miss
Addah COOK, was married in her home in Tunkhannock to Charles
SPACE, a merchant, C.
C. MYERS, 65, died at his home in Mehoopany this morning. Mrs
Rosa SWEET of Owego, Friday, 21 Apr 1899 John
PRESTON, proprietor of the Greenwood hotel, Bradford Co, committed
suicide Tues Spencer
BURR, young son of P. M. BURR, fell from a second story window
and was badly The following marriage licenses have been issued in the past several days.
Ellis E. NORTHROP Homer, NY Carrie FOX Vernon Friday, 5 May 1899 Cory JAYNE and Miss Myrtie ARNTS married Wed, at the home of the bride's parents. Friday, 19 May 1899 Barney
DOUGHERTY and Miss Lizzie RILEY, were married at the home of the
bride's parents Henry
WILSON, formerly of Tunkhannock, was struck by a locomotive at
Great Bend on Wed John
KENNEDY, 19 yrs, of Towanda, was found dead on the railroad tracks
near Wyalusing James
A. CLEMMER, who was convicted as an accessory in the murder of
Mrs Emma KAISER Sinton
STURDEVANT of Wilkes Barre died this morning, funeral to be held
Sunday. He was Henry
ROLAND, 60 yrs, of Hazelton committed suicide on the train to
Wilkes Barre using a gun. Friday, 26 May 1899 Samuel
HEEMAN of Towanda, struck Jacob CAPWELL of Sugar Run, at the Burt
Hoose Hotel Friday, 2 June 1899 James FITCH of Scranton was in town yesterday (Meshoppen). Born this morning to Mr & Mrs Wm. PUEUMAN, a daughter. Jacob
W. CARRIER and Miss Bertha CRUMPTON, both of Meshoppen were married
on Tues The
memorial exercise at the Overfield Cemetery drew a large attendance.
Three volleys were Walter
BLAINE accidently shot and killed his 8 yr old daughter, while
shooting at birds in a tree, Friday, 9 June 1899 Mrs
Edward VERNON, died at her home on Sunday, 4 June. She is survived
by her husband Mr
George RUSSELL, died at his home on Tues. If he had lived until
Aug he would have been Saturday, 8 July 1899 The
13 year old son of William MILLARD, of Rush, accidently shot and
killed himself on Friday. Benjamin
HARDING, 64, the mayor of Pittston died at the City Hospital in
Wilkes Barre on Saturday, 15 July 1899 Mr & Mrs H. C. MURRAY are rejoicing over the arrival of a 12 pound boy. Mrs
Margaret LACEY, died Monday at the home of M. M. TENNANT. She
was 68 yrs and had Saturday, 22 July 1899 J. E. VOSBURG has accepted a situation in the stone mill at Nicholson. Mrs
Isaac BORILLO of Blossburg, Tioga Co, died Monday as the results
of the fearful burns she Mrs
ELLSWORTH, mother of the Rev H. L. ELLSWORTH of Nichols, NY, died
Tuesday. Saturday, 29 July 1899 A
marriage license was issued yesterday to Edward L. STRICTLAND
of South Auburn and Mrs
Andrew HAPEMAN, of Athens, was badly burned by an explosion of
gasoline last Friday Mrs
Reuben OLIVER of Prospect Hill, who had been an invalid for some
time, died Wed. Burial Mr
& Mrs James FITCH and Mr & Mrs G. W. FRITZ of Scranton,
spent Thurs and Fri with Mrs Daniel HANKINSON, 76, died at her home on Tues. Saturday, 5 August 1899 Mr & Mrs Albert SHAVER are proud parents of a new son, named Ebenezer Jacob, on Tuesday. The 3rd reunion of the GAY family will take place on the 30th at Falls. Saturday, 12 August 1899 Mrs
Edward FASSETT, 53, died at her home near Scotsville on Thursday,
she leaves a Wm.
M. SINE, 79, died this morning at home. He was born in Scranton,
on 15 Oct 1820 and he L.O.
BLIGHT, 69, of Towanda died last Sunday. He was superintendent
of the Barclay Railroad Rev
SCHOFIELD, a Methodist Episcopal minister at Camptown, died Saturday
after a short John
STOUT, 21, of Stull, died in Wilkes Barre after jumping from the
Towanda excursion train Miss
Mary Ethelyn VOSBURG, of Skinner's Eddy who is a student at the
Emerson College of Miss
Alice PIERSON, who was a school teacher in Darby, PA has resided
in one homestead from John LOTT, 74, died at the home of his son, Elmer LOTT in Forkston on Wed. Saturday, 19 Aug 1899 Frederick
J. BRICKLEY of Athens, a brakeman on the Lehigh Valley, was killed
when he was Vernon
ALLEN, 15, was struck and killed by the Black Diamond Express
at Ransom, on David
G. REDMOND, 34 of Scottsville died 14 Aug after suffering for
nearly six years. He Saturday, 2 Sept 1899 C.
B. PORTER, C. S. FITCH and Wm. CHAMBERLAIN of Towanda, spent Thursday
night at Emmett
E. BLANCHARD, a laboring man of about 38, shot and fatally wounded
William Saturday, 9 Sept 1899 Milton
W. WINTERMUTE m/Miss Stella BRACE in Luzerne Boro, by his uncle
Rev I. B. John
LEECH of Scranton, was drowned on Mon while swimming in Lake Winola,
he was subject Harry BUNNELL and Miss Anna GAY of Doolittle were married at Tunkhannock on Tues. Saturday, 16 Sept 1899 Mrs S. M. TOMPKINS is in Chicago caring for her sister, Mrs CAMPBELL. Dana
WILLIAMS, who has been in the employee of D. A. BUNNEL, has gone
to join his cousin Judge B. M. PECK died at his home in Towanda last Saturday. Charles
HARVEY, 13 years and Floyd JACKSON, 10 years met instant death
at Black Walnut Saturday, 23 Sept 1899 Marriage
licenses have been issued for Saturday, 30 Sept 1899 Frank E. ALLEN has moved his family to Mehoopany. Mrs
Alfred VALENTINE of Lake Carey is caring for Mrs Harry BROWN who
has been Sylvester
VALENTINE and son William of Nicholson have rented the Pneuman
blacksmith shop Saturday, 7 Oct 1899 Mr
& Mrs G. W. GAYLORD of Russell Hill, have issued invitations
to the marriage of their Saturday, 14 Oct 1899 Gov. STONE has appointed Harry G. WILSON, coroner of Sullivan Co. On
11 Oct friends and relatives assembled at the home of Mrs Sarah
SIGFRIED, at Vose for the Walter CONRAD, 21, died at the home of his father H. C. CONRAD today. Mrs Samuel DEAN, 78, died at her home in Auburn Twp on Thursday. Mrs
CAMPBELL of Chicago, sister of Mrs Susan TOMPKINS, died last Tuesday,
after Saturday, 21 Oct 1899 Mrs
Harry BROWN, 55, died at her home on Tues. She had been a resident
of Meshoppen for Daniel DORNBLAZER, died at the home of his son in Auburn Twp last night. The following marriage licenses were issued:
Charles N. CRAWFORD Tunkhannock Elsie T. BURCHARD Tunkhannock CRAWFORD
And BURCHARD were married Wed and Clyde LENOX and Minnie Saturday, 28 Oct 1899 George P. TAYLOR, 67, died at his home in Laceyville on Monday. Dr
RINEBOLD, his wife and son attended the golden wedding of Mr &
Mrs J. T. JENNINGS at George
SWEET died at his home Sat night. He leaves a wife, and the following
children, Thos. Thomas
KINTNER, died at his home last night. He was born in Middle Smithfield
18 March Saturday, 4 Nov 1899 A
marriage license has been issued to Abraham Lincoln PUTERBAUGH
of Scottsville and A
marriage license has also been issued to Charles B. THOMSON and
Mrs Angie KEENEY, Mrs
Nellie SHAUT married Judge E. M. DUNHAM of Laporte on Wed 1 Nov
at the home of Eugene
DEEGAN, fireman, of Dushore, and Fred ROBINSON, brakeman, of Towanda,
met Saturday, 11 Nov 1899 Floyd
HOAGLAND, son of Justice C. O. HOAGLAND, of Waverly, married Miss
Cora WHITE Saturday, 18 Nov 1899 Hilton
HOMET, 75, one of the wealthiest farmers of Bradford Co, died
on Tues at Homet's Ferry Saturday, 25 Nov 1899 E. J. HARDING of Tunkhannock has been admitted to practice law at Luzerne County bar. Wm.
HAGGERTY, a farmer at RIENZI, Bradford co, took a large dose of
laudanum Sat evening Mr
& Mrs L. E. HEWITT returned Tues from Candor, NY where they
attending the funeral of Wm.
A. CONNELL, 39, son of congressman Wm. CONNELL of Scranton, died
Tues morning at Mrs
Charity ROSENGRANT, 75, wife of Volney ROSENGRANT of Vose, died
on Monday. Saturday, 2 Dec 1899 Stephen
LYON of Spring Hill and Miss Katharine WILSON were married at
the home of the Saturday, 9 Dec 1899 Dr J. BILES moved his family to Mehoopany Thursday. Hamilson
SMITH of Rochester, NY is soliciting subscriptions to a county
directory. It will be Maude
LOTT, wife of the late Frank J. LOTT, died at her home on Academy
St, Scranton on A
marriage license was issued this week to Adolphie CHAMPLUVIER
and Mrs Eva The funeral of Theron VAUGHN on Sunday was well attended. Dr and Mrs N. A. KINEB, had a son on 13 Dec. George BUNNELL, died at his home on Craig Hill Tuesday. T.
G. WALTERS died at his home in Tunkhannock yesterday. He was a
conductor on the Mrs David COLE, 89, died Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs Wm. MOWRY. Mrs
Samuel TEWKSBURY, 95, died at the home of her son, Smith TEWKSBURY
on Monday Saturday, 23 Dec 1899 O.
S. KINNER, district attorney of Wyoming Co married Miss Jessie
BUCK on Wednesday at Dillis
J. KOONS, 45, of Lemon Twp was fatally stabbed last Tuesday night
at the home of Wm. Saturday, 6 Jan 1900 Butler
ST CLAIR, 65, of Eaton Twp was found dead Thurs at Phinney's cider
mill near Tuesday, 16 Jan 1900 Frank PINNOCK and his wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter. Tuesday, 23 Jan 1900 Chas.
C. CORTRIGHT, a Lehigh fireman residing at Sayre, died Friday
from typhoid fever. Sheriff
GRAY now has four prisoners in his charge, Otis WHIPPLE, James
SMITH, Frank Tuesday, 30 Jan 1900 Mr & Mrs Wm. SHOEMAKER of Elmira had a son on 22 Jan 1900. Wm.
COLE died of heart disease in Meshoppen yesterday. He was 39 and
leaves a wife and two Tuesday, 6 Feb 1900 Mrs Susan EVANS, 53, died at Laceyville this morning. Miss
Minnie BARLOW, formerly of Meshoppen, married Louis P. WEDEMAN,
a Scranton Mrs
Dennis BRADY, 67, died at her home in Skinner's Eddy on Monday.
She was buried in the Tuesday, 13 Feb 1900 D. S. VOSBURG returned from New Mexico last evening and is visiting his parents at this place. Elmer
BAKER, of Meshoppen, married Miss Florence TROWBRIDGE of Jenningsville
at the Mr
& Mrs Wesley ARNTS of Noxen and George ARNTS of Pen Argyl,
Northampton Co, were Tuesday, 20 Feb 1900 Mr & Mrs J. H. KINTNER had a son born to them on Sat, 17 Feb. Mrs
Julia CHAFFEE, 79, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Hiram
FULLER on Sunday. Tuesday, 27 Feb 1900 James
BLAKESLEE of Mauch Chunk, formerly president of the Montrose Railway,
celebrated A number of friends attended the funeral of Mrs D. A. WHITCOMB at Laceyville last Monday. Tuesday, 6 March 1900 Irvine
WRIGHT fell from a quarry to the river bank at Laceyville today
and was killed. He was Henry H. MORGAN, 60, was killed by the Lehigh Valley train 31 at Tunkhannock last Tues. Tuesday, 13 March 1900 Samuel DEAN died at his home on Jersey Hill. Tuesday, 20 March 1900 Mrs Mason BROWN, 85, died at her home in Wyalusing Sunday night. William
VAN AUKEN, postmaster at White's Ferry has sent in his resignation
to the fourth Harry
BROWN went up to Wyalusing to attend the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs Harriet BROWN. Robert
VOSBURG and his wife of Skinner's Eddy spent Sunday with the former's
parents at this Judge
Conrad KRAUS, associate judge of Sullivan Co, died at his home
near Dushore last Tuesday, 27 March 1900 E. R. GAY will move to Mill City. John BRADY is moving his family to Brooklyn, NY. Tuesday, 3 Apr 1900 Mr
& Mrs Fred PNEUMAN have returned to their home in Silver Plume,
CO. Miss Maud Dr R. W. CAMERON moved his family to Clark's Summit on Tuesday. He is a first class dentist. Mrs
Amanda GEORGE, 78, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs J. H.
ROFF in NJ on Sunday. William
GAYMON of Phila recently died in CO where he had gone for his
health. He lived for a Charlie
KITHCART, 7 yrs, son of Mrs Joan ROWE was killed by the eastbound
Black Diamond Tuesday, 10 Apr 1900 Daisy, 3 months old, daughter of Mr & Mrs J. G. HAHN died Thursday. Robert
SHALES, father of Mrs W. S. DAVIS of this place, died at East
Lemon on Sunday. T.
J. MC NAMARA and wife went to Troy, Bradford Co, on Saturday to
attend the funeral of G.
Taylor GRIFFIN, who for some years, has conducted a photograph
establishment in Wilkes Tuesday, 17 Apr 1900 Mrs R. H. ELY, 62, died at her home in Laceyville on Wed. Mrs Jacob DECKER, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Henry MICHAELS, yesterday. Miss
Lucia FASSETT, 80, died at her home of consumption, at Scottsville
on Thursday. She was Mrs
Elmer R. BURGESS, died at her home in Forkston on Monday. She
had been ill for two Tuesday, 1 May 1900 Mr & Mrs W. M. COLT had a daughter 6 May. (Nothing of interest in here or papers missing) Tuesday, 5 June 1900 Mr & Mrs Cory JAYNE had a son on 3 June. Tuesday, 12 June 1900 Daniel HANKINSON, 80, died at his home yesterday. Tuesday, 19 June 1900 Marriage
license issued to Willis Thomas LEE, of Chicago and Miss Mary
INGHAM, of Frank
BANNATYNE and Miss Lulu BOWMAN will be married at the home of
the bride's Tuesday, 26 June 1900 Married
at the home of the bride's mother at Russell Hill on Wed, 20 June,
Wm. H. BOWMAN Tuesday, 3 July 1900 Mrs
Frank Masters, 40, died at her home in Sayre last Saturday. Interment
took place in Jersey Tuesday, 10 July 1900 Mrs
Theresa OSBORNE, 83, died at her home on Sunday. She left a son,
James OSBORNE Mr & Mrs Albert BULLARD, had a daughter born on the 4th of July in Waverly. Tuesday, 17 July 1900 Harry
SICKLER, 9 yrs, was run over by a train at Factoryville on Thursday.
The boy's mother Tuesday, 24 July 1900 George
TURNER, of Ransom, was killed by a train on Friday. He is survived
by a wife and two Nelson
CONRAD, 76, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs R. C. CLAYTON
on Craig Hill. Tuesday, 31 July 1900 Mr & Mrs George SHANNON had a daughter on 26 July. Tuesday, 7 Aug 1900 Miss
Ruth BULLARD has gone to NY to fill the position at the Presbyterian
Home, formerly Geo.
BEST, father-in-law of F. R. KINTNER, formerly of Mehoopany was
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