Scranton Republican, Wednesday, July, 17, 1889 Neighboring counties - Susquehanna County - Harford - Miss Grace REDFIELD, of Illinois, is visiting her grandparents and other friends in town. Wyoming County - Mill City - Miss Grace KING of Dalton is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. DEPEW. Mr. Melvin COMPTON of Orange, NJ, spent Sunday with his mother. A man named Nat DUBLER was drowned near LaGrange on Saturday. He and one or two others were fishing. Miss Helen SHELLY, of Newton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. William COMPTON. City and County - Local Brevities - The will of James SMITH, late of Scranton, was probated at the Register's office yesterday and letters testamentary granted to his daughter, Annie MORGAN. A telegram to Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara last evening announced the death, at Philadelphia, of Rt. Rev. Dr. CORCORAN, who is well known to the people of Scranton and vicinity. The deceased was about seventy-five years old. Announcement was made yesterday that there would be a reduction in the pay of the conductors and motor men on the Suburban line. The reduction amounts to fifteen cents a day. Many of the men would not remain for less than they were receiving, and immediately quit work. Mrs. F. J. COOPER and her mother, Mrs. T. E. CARR, are spending a few days at Waymart with relatives. Mrs. Joseph C. PLATT, of Waterford, NY, is in town for a few days at the Platt homestead on Ridge Row. Miss Kate R. SCRANTON, of Montclair, NJ, is visiting at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Fuller in Glenburn. Street commissioner KIRST and wife left yesterday for their farm in Jefferson Twp. Prof. Milton Evans, formerly instructor at Keystone Academy, Factoryville, who is now instructor at Crozer Theological Seminary, is the guest of his brother in this city. The members of Schiller Lodge, No. 345, Free and Accepted Masons, together with their families, enjoyed a pleasant evening at the Central Park Garden last night. It was an evening picnic, arranged by Charles GELBERT, the secretary of the lodge, who is also proprietor of the garden. Peter MORAN was before Alderman Roesler yesterday morning on a charge of beating his nine-year-old son James. According to the boy's story, two of the sons were quarreling, when the father stepped in and cruelly beat James. Moran was held in $300 bail for his appearance at court. The following places have railroad station names different from the post-office names for the same place: Railroad - P.O. Address Dunnings - Elmhurst Mayville - Skreen Taylorville - Minooka These are all in Lackawanna county, and persons when addressing correspondence should always put in the post-office name to avoid any possible mistake. Another Man's Checks (from the Carbondale Leader) carelessness in addressing letters is often the cause for mistakes and troubles, but not often as serious as the one which occurred in this city yesterday. There are two William SIMPSONs (possibly more) in Carbondale. One is the well-known resident of River street; the other is a denzian of a section of the city known as the "Swamp". Yesterday the Swamp resident went to the post office and received, much to his surprise, a letter addressed to him in which were checks for the payment of some stock dividends. He undoubtably knew that the letter was meant for some other William Simpson, but he didn't take the trouble to inquire and as soon as he got his eyes on the checks made a bee-line to the Miner' and Mechanics' Bank. The bank, however, refused to cash the checks. His manner was suspicious and he did not look like a man who was accustomed to receiving checks of the kind. From there Simpson went to the store of S. SINGER, bought a suit of clothes and offered in payment one of the papers for $60, which was accepted and the change handed over to Simpson. Shortly after the customers exit Mr. Singer found that the checks were drawn for Mr. Simpson of River street. He immediately put Detective MORAN on the trail, who searched the Swamp and watched the principal streets of the city all day without avail, Moran having a wild goose chase after an individual with a guilty conscience, who fled at the sight of the officer. The wrong Simpson still holds another check for $80, and if he is captured it may be recovered. It is doubtful whether any of the amount of the first named check is left by this time. Foreman CLARK, his two assistants, the engineer, and five apprentices were the only men at work yesterday at the boiler shop of the Dickson Manufacturing company on lower Penn-avenue. A week ago, the employees of the shop told President Dickson that unless the reduction of ten percent, which went into effect two months ago was not restored by Monday night, they would quit work, and they kept their word to a man. Yesterday the majority of the men received what was due them at the office and many of them left the city to look for work elsewhere. The blacksmiths have now given notice that they will quit work on Saturday unless the reduction made in their pay is restored by the time. [condensed] The West Side - Mr. T. I. DAVIS, Inter Mus Bach, a resident of this side, formerly of Swansea, has rented a room in the Library Building on Wyoming avenue which he will convert into a music studio and where he will give lessons in the several branches of the piano forte. The funeral of Mrs. Parma J. SMITH, whose death occurred Monday evening at the age of 54 years will be held from her late residence on the corner of Sumner-avenue and Lafayette-street this morning. Interment at Uniondale. Mis Alice IRWIN, formerly of this side, now of Bloomsburg, is visiting friends in town. Green Grove - Miss Annie EVANS, of Dividing Creek, NJ, has finished a successful term of school and returned to her home. Wallace OAKLEY, a worthy young man of this vicinity, had one arm taken off on Monday. He was employed in a breaker at Jermyn. Some ladies discovered last week that the cornerstone of the M. E. church had been disturbed. The sexton and Mr. Vosburg were notified. Upon close examination it was found that it had been robbed of its contents, a small number of coins, copies of several county papers, a deed of the church property, and a bible and a hymn book. Amasa - The post-office at Amasa has been moved to Mr. George TAYLOR's building. Mr. Frank PECK wears a great big smile just now. Cause - a little daughter. Mrs. Emma UMPHRED, of New York, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. D. FRANKLIN. East Benton - Miss Carrie JORDAN, of Providence, is spending a few days with Mrs. John MULLINEX. Miss Lillie ARNOLD is spending a few weeks with her sister at Moscow. Miss Blanche COLE, of Peckville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ned WIEDMAN. At the Regimental Encampment The fifth day of the regiment's encampment at the lake was favored with beautiful weather. The sky was somewhat cloudy, and the breeze on the lake delightfully cool. The spirits of the men were buoyant when they turned out of their tents to answer roll call yesterday morning. At 11 o'clock they had battalion and skirmish drills, and later their daily afternoon drill, which was followed by a dress parade in the evening, showing a remarkable improvement. The boys, together with their visiting friends are furnished many beautiful selections by Bauer's Band. The music can be heard distinctly at a great distance on the lake. After sunset the streets of companies A and C were handsomely illuminated by Japanese lanterns. [condensed] Scranton Elks, numbering over seven hundred and filling twelve passenger cars, and the Germania Band were visitors at the camp, and the Elks were entertained at the cottage of Dr. George S. THROOP, and fireworks were set off by Co. A and C in their honor. A number of Elks are members of the regiment. Other names mentioned: Captain W. B. ROCKWELL, Lt. E. D. FELLOWS (Co. D), Lt. Harry C. Reynolds (Co. G). Visiting Co. A - Mrs. Joseph CHASE, Mrs. KOONS, Mr. and Mrs. NASH. Mr. and Mrs. JAY, Miss Ida SNYDER, Miss CONKLIN, Dr. CONKLIN, Miss GAIGE of Moscow, Miss Louise JOHNSON, Miss SILKMAN, Mrs. (Col.) RIPPLE, Charles HILL and wife, and John WATKINS and wife. Caterers for the Elks picnic were Peter ZIEGLER, Charles MILLER, John J. FLANAGHAN, Patrick JORDAN, Victor KOCK, and William ROBINSON. Miss Nellie OWENS and Miss Lizzie SCHOEN were guests of Co. C. Chaplain DUGGAN, Arthur E. SEAMANS (Co. G), Robert MOIR (Co. D), A. W. HERB, barber, CO. A; Sgt. F. W. THOMAS (Co. C), Joseph DUGGAN (Co. I), and Pvt. Dick DUER (Co. I), Jimmy CALLAHAN, and T. H. CONNELL. Mr. L. HANSELL, the Scranton photographer, was busily engaged in taking photos of the boys yesterday. Sgt. ROEBLING, after a thirteen hours' squirrel hunt, succeded in bagging about twenty-five wood-chucks, weighing fifteen pounds, at which Company A last evening made an elegant mess, the boys saying that they preferred it to tenderloin steak.