The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
PITTSToN.

The Mechanics Hose company VIII
hold a May fair on Tuesday, May 2s,
at Armory hall. The han will be elab-
orately decorated with green and
white. Each entrance ticket will be
numbered and the person holding a
ticket with number corresponding with
number drawn from the box will re-
ceive an elegant silver tea set. The
following is the list of officers Of the
ladies' committee, together with mat
rons and aids, who have been appoint
ed by the management Of the fair:
President, Mrs. Frear; vice president.
Mrs. Dando; secretary, Miss Barbara Mil
ler; treasurer, Miss Mary Rouff: advisory
committee, Mrs. Il. NJ. Sinclair, Mrs. II. s.
Brandon, Mrs. Thomas Hoffman, Miss
Ella Touhill, Miss Ella Jacobs.
Flower Booth--Matrons. Mrs. Albert
Smith, Miss Esther Touhill; aids. Mrs.
Beckendorf Misses Agnes Sharpe,
Bertha ElterIch, Minnie Ash, Nellie Wal
lace, Carrie Miller.
Fancy Booth-Matrons, Miss Ella Jacobs,
Mrs. A. l.. Towner; aids, Misses Ida Apt,
Frances Gruver, Alice Quinn, Anna
Sharpe, Mary Rouff. Matte Rinker, Mag
gle Dryden.
Candy Booth--Matrons, Misses ella Tou-
HILL Nettie Clelland aids, Misses Eva SUIT
ter, Rowena Powell, Name Cody, b. Gal
lagher, Lizzie Smith, Katie Naugle.
Grab Bag-Matron Mrs. Dando; aids,
Misses Joe Connors, Maggie Lunny, Min
ME Quinn, Lizzie McDermott.
Table No. 1-Matrons. Mrs. Brandon and
Mrs. Williams; aids. Misses Lizzie Best,
Ida Heron, Nellie Kelly. Maggie Clark,
| Hannah Arnott, Lizzie Lampman
| Table No. 2-Matrons, Misses Blanche
Mathewson and Gertie Mathewson: aids,
Misses Ida Major, Emma Ash Gertie Ash,
Rosa Houser, Mary Gossard, Kate ALI
bright, Maggie Herbert.
Table no. 3-Matron. Mrs. Griffith; aids,
Misses Tillie Mccain, Bertha Chapman,
Kittie Griffith, Miss Chapman, Misses
Rogers. Frances McDermott.
Table No. 4-Matron, - -; aids,
Misses Minnie Apt, Ida Elley, Nettie Gin
gell. Isabelle Mitchell. Phoebe Hughes,
Lottie Huber, Kate and Mary Barth.
Combination Booth-Robert Haston,
Thomas Major, jr., NJ. j. Brennan, George
Hatfield, Frank Miller. VIII Touhill, John
Touhill. Jacob Miller. Frank Miller, Frank
Touhill, Name Davis, Lizzie Polly, Ada
Martin. Anna Stuckey, Miss Hoffa, Maize
George.
That Basket Ball Game.
There has been considerable misun-
derstanding regarding the basket ball
game which is to be played by the
Young Mems Christian Association
team at Armory hall, Thursday, May
%, and the game that is to be played
by Company c, Thirteenth regiment,
team of Scranton and Company c,
Ninth regiment, team of this city, on
Thursday, May 80. The Young Mems
Christian Association team will play
| n 9 tha lot 10, 4ao nf
Barre to decide the game which was
contested and determine to whom the
league banner should be presented 1t
will be the last game Of the season for
the Pittston team.
| Poor Board Officers.
The officers elected for 1895 by the
poor board, which met at the Ransom
Home, Monday, are as follows: Presi-
dent. DR.. G.. B. Seamans, of Avoca;
treasurer, Louis Seibel, of Pittston;
secretary, James Jones, of Yatesville;
attorney, c. F. Bohan, of Pittston; ply
sicians, DR.. G. Underwood, of Pittston,
and DR.. ]. S. Porteous, of Taylor; un-
dertaker, X. Ruoff of Pittston; farm
committee, I. c. Atherton and Paul
Bohan. Mr.. and Mrs. Place retained
their positions as superintendent and
matron of the home.
Other Items Of Interest.
A game was played yesterday after
noon between a base ball team Of Moo
sic and the Alpine Base Ball team Of
this city at Riverside park The home
team proved to be an easy victim. A
number of the crack players were alb
sent, and 1t was necessary to select
from the bystanders in order to COM
plete the nine.
Z. r. Shepherd. the pioneer Wheel
man of Pittston, has opened shop in
the rear of Armory hall. where he Is
prepared to do all kinds of bicycle, gun,
clock and light machinery repairing.
Your patronage solicited.
The officers of the Bicycle club,
which was organized at the Young
Mems Christian association rooms, will
be elected on Friday evening of this
week.
The ice cream and strawberry festival
which was to have been given by the
Ladies' Guild of st. James church this
evening, has been postponed until fur
ther notice.
II. B. Cutler, Robert Brown and P.
II. Kelley, Of this city; Thomas Jordan.
of Pittston township, and Thomas j.
Fitzsimmons, of Avoca, are doing jury
duty this week.
Captain J. T. Flannery attended the
inspection Of Company E., Ninth regi-
ment, at Parsons, Monday evening.
A petition has been circulated by citi-
zens of William, Fulton and Broad
streets, requesting the city authorities
to compel the Scranton and Pittston
Electric company to place the girder
rail on before mentioned streets. The
company has signified its intention Of
placing the T rail, by distributing them
along the line.
Wall paper from cents roll up, at
w. +. Meyer q Bros, 90 South Main
street.
All regular subscriptions to the Scran-
ton Tribune will be received at our
local office, No. 3 William street.
Superintendent Thomas, Of the Ex-
eter Machine company, was in Scran-
ton yesterday.
b. whiteman, Of Wilkes-Barre, was a
visitor in this city yesterday. 'is
George Dunn, of Binghamton, N. Y,
who Is visiting at Wilkes Barre, yes
terday called. on Pittston friends.
Charles Brock, of Scranton, was in
town yesterday on business.
The new delivery wagon Of L. p.
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