The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-29
tales OF Two PITTSTONS
News of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
Steps Taken TO u Reorganization of the
Association-Dcath of Alfred Day.
The Assailants Of Michael
and Peter Judge.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Pa, Jan. 2S.-A meeting OF
business men and citizens was held III
the council chambers this evening TO
promote the reorganization or the
board of trade. Benjamin Harding was
elected chairman; f. H. Banker was
appointed secretary. commuhica-
tion from the Merchants ana Buslhess
Mems association of Chester "a, WAS
read by the secretary desiring tie
board of trade of this place to endorse
the new tax bill now before the leslsla-
ture. 1t is entitled an act constituting
a board of revision of taxes in cities Oh
the third class, providing for the APP
pointment of its members, the classln-
cation Of real estate for purposes Oh
taxation. and Il system for supervising
assessments. and altering and chang
ing the same, by said board, and pro-
ylding for an appeal from its decision.
The secretary was instructed TO an
swer the communication. The next
meeting of the board Will be held on
Friday evening next. The chairman
and secretary Were appointed COM
mittee to wait on the president or the
old board and request him to call
meeting on Friday evening, Feb. /. The
names of those present who desired 10
become members of the new board
were: Benjamin Harding, F. H. Bank
er, A. b. Brown, b. q. Cooper. w. {.
Thomas, DR.. ]. C. Reap, NJ. n. Donally,
B. G. Thompson, Alex. Sloan I. j.
Armstrong, Andrew Weir, y. H. Kelly,
John Corcoran, A. h. Case, K. j. Hal
lock, Wilson Berry, j. II. Foy, NJ. }.
Gilroy, NJ. F. StoUcher and Frank Bo-
han.
E. S. Pratt and f. Hendrickson, of
Elmira, were present. They are here
in the interest of the Eureka Casn
Register system. They desire to e5-
tabllsf a. plant here to manufacture
their machines. They would employ
fifty persons at the start and more
later, when they got established. There
are also representatives of a silk man
ufacturing company of New York who
wish to locate here. They have been
viewing the oldknitting mill plant on
Delaware avenue, West Side, and state
that they viii remove here providing
we furnish the money to pay their
moving EXPENSES.
Alfred Day, died yesterday morning
at the home of Superintendent Thomas
c. Mattress. in Latin. Mr.. Day came
to this country from County Durham,
England, in 1S4S In 1852 he moved to
Yatesvllle where he resided until two
years ago, since then he had made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
c. Mattress, at Latin. Mr.. Day was
well-known and much-respected .citi-
zen. and one of the oldest members of
Thistle lodge, Independent Order of
odd Fellows, of this place. The de-
ceased is survived by five sons and
two daughters, William Day. of Peck
Vile; MIS-. Anna Reed, of Latin; Joseph
Day, Of Yatesville; Mrs. Thomas {.
Mattress. of Latin; Alfred j. Day, OF
Aspen, Col. Thomas n. Day, Of Latin,
and Wesley Day, of Sebastopol The
funeral will take place on Thursday.
Intsrment will be in Pittston cemetery.
Michael and Peter Judge, the victims
of the murderous assault, by Italians
on Sunday night, are considered out or
danger though still weak and suffering
much pain Their assailants have all
been captured.