My heart just stopped when I opened this message. William Kilcullen is my great-grandfather; his deceased daughter is my grandfather's sister Belinda, whom he often talked about. Until Mr. Reese provided this excerpt from the Scranton Republican, I had no idea when Belinda died. Thank you for your efforts. Maureen Kilcullen ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: "Richard M. Reese" <richreese@fast.net> Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:00:10 -0400 To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PA-LAC] 08 July 1899, Scranton Republican, Pt 2.      At a meeting of the retail liquor dealers of Providence and vicinity yesterday, an organization was formed to protect their interests to the fullest extent of the law, and will this week through their attorney, Hon. John P. KELLY, make application for a charter, so that they may be enabled to prosecute every person who is selling without a license.  It is a well known fact that the law is violated to a great extent in this vicinity, there being no less than one hundred places selling without a license in the First, Second, Third and Thirteenth wards.  The licensed men commence to feel the large license fee ($600 in all) and have determined in the future to close up all places selling in violation of the law. [condensed] DIED -     KILCULLEN - In Scranton, July 7th, 1889, daughter of William Kilcullen, aged 3 months.  Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from residence, 419 South Washington avenue.     CARMIDY - In Clark's Summit, July 3, 1889, Ella Carmidy, aged 24 years, 4 months, and 8 days.     HEBLICH - In Scranton, July 7, 1889, Fred, son of Adam and Mary Heblich, aged 30 years.  Funeral on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from residence of parents, 735 Monroe avenue.  Services at the German Lutheran Church, Mifflin avenue. Luzerne county -     Wilkes-Barre -      "Peg Leg" John FLYNN is enjoying a vacation of twenty days in the county jail for vagrancy.     Dr. Edward GUMPERT has purchased the residence of Mr. William STODDART, North Washington street.     Edwin H. MOORE, the brush manufacturer, died of typhoid fever Friday night.  He had been sick ten days.  He was 35 years of age.     George ATHING and John RAWLINGS killed a rattlesnake in the woods near Miner's Mills Saturday.  It was some three foot long and had seven rattles.     Justice is sometimes the foundation of fate.  Friday night a rattlesnake bit the proprietor of the dime museum and Saturday a fire tried to burn up his everlasting and untiring power organ.     Edwardsville dogs are in hot water, and so are a good many of the owners.  As a thriving and progressive borough, there are canines galore, and the tax authorities are living up to the law in taking them to the pound to await redemption.     Don't feel badly left if you are left alone for a few weeks. A good many husbands are in the same boat.  Then, too, you should feel perfectly happy.  The whole house to yourself, no one to detect foreign odors in your breath, no one to hit you on the head for a burglar when you ascend the stairs at two o'clock a.m., no one to keep you from sleeping all day on Sunday.     'Twould be easier to tell who are at home over Sunday than those who age away.  People fled to the embrace of the rare air of the hills and the salt breezes of the shore in droves Saturday.     Mrs. A. M. MIX, mother of H. G. MERRILL, of this city [W-B], died at her home in Binghamton Saturday morning.  Mrs. Mix was 58 years of age and her death was caused by cancer in the stomach.  Mr. and Mrs. Merrill left last evening to attend the funeral.  Mrs. Mix was a frequent visitor to this city and many will be pained to hear of her demise. Pittston -     The Hughestown School Board elected the following teachers: Principal, A. C. PARK, of Fairmount Springs; grammar department, Ella L. GILLESPIE, Pittston; intermediate, Ida M. SNOWDON, Hughestown; primary, Agnes GILLESPIE, Hughestown.  The officers of the Board for the present year are E. J. HUGHES, president; Gotlieb SCHMALTZ, secretary, Melcheor SIMMEN, treasurer.     Coroner Dr. Mahon has determined to have the bodies of Michael GLYNN and Bridget GLYNN disinterred to determine whether or not the suspicions regarding the demise of these two is chargeable to poisoning, as was the death of Mrs. CRAIGEN. [condensed] Nanticoke -     The Wilkes-Barre Business College expect to resume their night school some time in August.     The improvements of the school buildings are about completed and soon the troubles of the small boy will have begun, as he is obliged to cease his rambles in the woods and the delights of fishing by some shady brook to climb the hill of learning.     The select school taught by Miss May MARSHALL closed on Friday and yesterday the little folks, two large wagon loads of them were taken to Mr. Fairchilds's grove for a picnic. ..... Miss Marshall will spend a fortnight in Tunkhannock with friends before returning to her home in Northumberland.   ..... [condensed]     Miss Madge CAMPBELL of Bloomsburg was the guest of Mrs. A. A. ENKE for several days this week. ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList ---- End Original Message ---- _____________________________________ Get your free E-mail at http://www.ireland.com