The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
PITTSTON.

controller IS enueaVOrlnR 10 apply 10
the affairs of the county. Further than
this, the bill is for work given the
Gazette before Mr.. Reese came into
office and he really has no business
with it anyway. For the publication
OF the statement $500 has always been
allowed; but Reese wants to cut it
down more than half. to about $40. Ii
is hoped that the controller will feel
the pricking of his conscience when he
comes to draw his salary for the
present month Of May and refuse to
accept pay for the time he tore him
self away from the duties Of his Of
fee TO attend the state convention
at Harrisburg. Right is right. and it
is not right for him to be drawing pay
from The taxpayers Of the county the
larger portion of whom are Democrats,
while hobnobbing with the Republi-
can politicians Mt the state capital.
That isn't what the people employ him
for, and one who is so fearful OF pay
ing somebody else II dollar or two more
than is earned should not be willing
10 accept for himself pay for any time
not absolutely given to his employers.
H5 will therefore be expected to turn
in his lost time and have the commits
sioners deduct 1t when drawing the
order for his salary, or If they omit to
do so, it is confidently anticipated that
ne will not approve the order until it
shall have been corrected.
Among those prominently mentioned
rs a probable candidate on the Demo.
cratic ticket this fall for representative
from the Second district is w. |. Hibbs,
ESQ.,, OF the West Side.
At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the
High School building will give an en-.
tertainment consisting Of exercises ap-
propriate to Memorial Day. Patrons
Of the school are cordially invited to
attend, The following is the pro.
gramme:
Chorus. ............ Memorial Hymn
Memorial, or Decoration Day Isaac Lowell
Memorial Poem. Jordan
Ode to Decoration Day. .Abbie Armstrong
Piano Solo. .........~. Shepherds Greeting
Our Flag Willie Mchalg
The American Boy. 80. Gertrude Thatcher
Quotations.
heroes and Martyrs. ...... Andrew Dryden
The Honored Dead. zee. Bertram Mcdonald
Trio, '"Tin Soldier"
j. Cawley, N. Jones, B. Sumner
Evils Of War. .......... Willie Patterson
A Battle. Thomas Curry
After the Battle. Helen Jones
Chorus. American LYNN
The Picket Guard. ........ Linda Siegfried
Song of Battle Field go. Harry McElrath
Selections.
PART SECOND.
Piano Solo, The Hunter Hildegard Conrad
The Motherless Turkeys. ..... Ruth Smiles
Aunt Melissy, on Boys. ..Queenie Hamlin
Cornet Solo, Skirt Dance,
William Law Bowman
The Church Fair. ...Dena R~osenkrance
Jimmy Browns Prompt Obedience,
Fredland Dakin
Song, Happy Birds. ...... Sarah Lockwood
A School Episode. ........... Ina Council
Brier Rose. Frances Siegfrled
The eighth graduating class, Pitts
ton high school, will hold their COM
mencemeut exercises in Music Hall on
Tuesday evening, June 5. Go if you
are invited. The graduates are as fol-
lows: Erles B. Kresge, Carrie Siegfried,
Della O'Malley, Thomas f. Rcdding,
Mary A. Malonsy, Belle A Moran,
Christina NJ. Ruff, Josephine Gilfeath-
er, George F, O'Brien. Elizabeth A.
Loughney. Mary G. Nswcomb.
Two ladies driving u horse and
buggy had an exciting experience on
North Main street, opposite Touhills
foundry, Saturday afternoon. They
were driving ~leisurelv along in u nostl.
erly direction and had reached the
point designated above when u freight
train came tearing along at u lively
rate. The horse became frightened
and bolted. One OF the occupants
jerked the left rein with the result that
the affrighted animal dashed up to the
train. Several spectators who wit.
messed the spectacle. but were unable to
lend Il hand owing TO the wildness Of the
horse, expected every moment to sac
The occupants beneath the rapidly NOV
ing wheels Of the train and ground to
pieces. The situation finally became
50 perilous AMI exciting that one of the
women jumped out of the carriage
when it was within three feet OF the
train. In alighting she was str uck and
knocked down by the train, but FORUM
ately not injured, When picked up
her clothes were found to be badly
torn. In the meantime the frightened
animal was drought under control by
the plucky man who stuck to the reins.
The LuZerne Fair association is the
name of a new organization organized
in this place last week. 1t will be
known as the "Luzerne Fair Associa-
tion:" President, A. o. Fsrnham; vice.
president, Joseph Langford; treasurer,
A, B. Brown; secretary, Il. j. Level
Ign. The following directors of the
association were elected: M. l.. Per-
rim, G. S. St. John, r. N. Hughes,
George Smythington, j. II. Andrews,
Joseph Laugford. A. O. Farnham, A..
B. Brown and G.. j. Llewellyn. At
torney NJ. l.. Parke was retained to
secure u charter TO. the new organiza-
tion. The capital stock will be lin
tied to So, 900 at $25 per share, aud
just as soon as the above amount IL
secured the subscriptions will close.
The following committee was APP
pointed to raise the stock: Joseph
Joseph Langford, ]. H. Andrews. A.
o. Farnham and G. j. Llewellyn. The
association grounds will b. located on
Wyoming avenu just outside the boro
limits In Exeter boro on land leased
from the Delaware, LscEawanna and
Western Railroad company. AS soon
as the charter is secured tine association
will Immediately fence Ia the grounds,
build u grand stand and other recess
sary buildings. They expect TO have
the finest race track in the Wyoming
Valley. 1t will be fifty feet wide.
Everything Ia expected To be in readi.