The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-18
At THR00P
Der Incorporation as a Borough Was GlOrl.
Ously Celebrated
ALL DAY The EAGLE SCREAMED
Procession Parades Through
Neighhoring Towns and a General
Holiday Is Observed ELEPHANT,
Priceburg and Dickson City Are
visited-Or. 3, n. ThroopsLeads
the Parade Of Citizens,

The eagle screamed, the band PLAYED.
the flag of challenge was Haunted in
the faces Of nsighboring boroughs.
there was q large parade, fireworks
were exploded and q general holiday
observed at Throop Yesterday.
The occasion was in celebration Of y
decree Of the court banded dowu Men,
day, Incorporating Tnroop into a
borough
All the pent up enthuiiasn which
had lain dormant in the erstwaiis
village of Throop, in tue borough
Of Dickson City TO, ssyen
years, was released in one hilar-
ious abandon to the joyful feelings of
the occasion. The Lawrence band from
this city, was present aud played the
slogan Of the Throopites In prooes-
sioual through n-ighboriug boroughS,
headed by DR., r Il Throop and C. NJ.
Saulerson.
The Incorporation of o borough was
first suggestad and q petition issued
June II, 1888. but owing to OBJ 'ctions
and fight on the part OF ciuzsns Of
Dickson City. particularly, an actual
application was not made nutil nearly
five years later, March. 1895. The APP
plicatiOu was approved b. tho grand
Jury, but confirmation was refuse by
the court, owing to u technical error OF
date in presenting the application. a
second application was granted Jan. 4
OF this year, and again the grand jury
approved it, which approval was on
hrlned by the IA Monday
TIE FIRST ELECTION.
The first borough election will BE-
conducted by Patrick Carr. judge. and
John b. Mcdonald and Htury Arm
strong. inspectors. all appointees OF the
court, on Tuesday. May l.
Considering the long delay in secur
ing the incorporation, it is not surpris-
ing that the freshol1ers of the late
village should want 10 celebrate and at
the same time proclaim by the token to
sister towns that they could expend
their taxes in future.
At , 30 o'clock under the supervision
Of c. d. SIndsrson aud Il w. BILL
man. the procession was formed in
front of the B,llman & c. store. Ell.
WARN DdlAclu dssloLCh III luE dl AdlSF-
ments. The cavaleadP, including
about thirty carriages, started at , 10
o'clock along the back road TO the Dun
more road at Andsrsons Corners. Oiy.
unant was entered on Lackawanua
street. The procession continued down
through Priceburg aud Dickson City,
aud. couutermarching at the latter
place, crossed the river AMI entered
ihroop by the Boulevard road.
In the first carriage was Dr.. &. H
Throop, after whom the borough is
named, accompanied By c NJ. Sludsr-
son. Preceding them aud lssding the
procession we're these i cTelists: L B
LAID, y. Ease. G, &. Mead, Tose
nrotzer, GUY Stanton, Charles Saar.
ksy, George Stanton, Frank Fshringer
and William Coleman,
In the carriage ahead of the Law
renee band Of this city were Il. W.
| Bslimau, C D. Sanderson, Master
| Dudley Sanderson, I. R, Ballman,
| and Thomas Monohsu. Next came the
conveyance containing w. j. Apple.
man, J. H. Law, G. H Hsverly and
Mr. Evans. The carriage containing
representatives OF the Scranton news
papers preceded Joseph Birtley aud
| John Indian, superintendents OF the
Pancoast Coal company, Following
came the Tnroop Hose company and u
long line Of citizens. including Mahlon
Kase, John Sykes, John Burnett, Jack
King, John Mcdonald, Charles Will
liams, Mr.. Henderson and Charles
Guild.
CARRIAGES DECORATED.
All the carriages were badecked with
flags and filled with OVERLOOKING enthu.
| siasm. Bits Of repartee and give-and-
take sallies wsrs passed between the
paraders and the citizens of the towns
on the route, butit was all good natur.
\ eddy done.
10 the evening a large bonfire and
a fireworks display terminated the
| DAYS festivities.
The last application for incorpora.
ton was signed by 1893 out Of 116 free
holders. The January census showed
the population Of Throop to be 1899
and other particulars as follows: 266
dwellings, 9 hotels, 8 Stores, 2 store .
houses, 2 churches, 2 scnoolhouses, ]
railroad depot. a post Office and 1865
registered voters. The Pancoast COL
liery employees 700 hands. The geo.
graphical boundaries Of the new
borough are as follows
Beginning at the corner of the center Of
the L~ackawanna river at a point betwsen
the tracts Of land Of Levi and William
Pierce: thence south $50 perches, being the
~southerly boundary line OF Olyphant
borough to corner Of Benjamin Morgan
tract; thence 20 perches to the corner OF
Christianna Braham tract; thence along
said tract 4l2 perches to p point in line of
Roaring Brook township; thence along
said boundary line go perehes to the
northeast corner Of the borough Of Dun
more, and thence along said borough lac
to line of Scranton city; thence vest l47C
perches TO the center Of the Lsckavanna
river, and thence Up the river to the place
Of beginning.