The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
SCRANTON TRBUNE-sATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ee 1895

represents. Before he indulges in any
more uneeemly criticism he should put
his own shoulder to the wheel of enter
| prising effort.
The Epworth league has elected the
| following officers: Miss Name J..
Brown, president; Mrs. G. f. Wede-
man. secretary; Ira Dunn, treasurer;
Mrs. Il. l.. Reed, organi,st. The league
meets again Tuesday evening. July 8.
| At the council meeting held last
| Wednesday evening the president and
| secretary of the board of trade present.
ed petition signed by large number
of business men and 0bher prominent
citizens, asking that body to allow the
Forest City and Carbondale Electric
railway to enter the borough and lay
its Cracks on Main street. Mr.. Duncan,
superintendent of the electric railway
company, was also present and an
swered a number of questions asked
him by the councilmen. No action was
taken then, but a special session to con-
slider the matter will be held next Mon
day evening. 1t is thought the fran
chise will be granted, with proper re-
strictions, as the people are generally
in favor of the road being allowed to
come In here.
The school board meets next Tuesday
evening. At the last meeting 1t was
decided to elect an additional teacher
this year, making nine i'm ALL besides
the principal. This left two vacancies
and Miss Anna Thomas, of Herricl
Center, and Lizzie Davis, of Susque-
hanna, We're chosen. The full quota
have now been elected They are: :
Principal, c. II Thorpe, Gretta NJ.
Dunning, Clara Davies, Margaret Me-
Donald, Cora Laymon. Minnie Riley,
Mary Il. Reynolds, Nettie Chamber
lain, Lizzie Davis and Anna Thomas.
st. Agnes Catholic church will hold
picnic in the grove rear the Ontario
and Western depot, in Clinton town
ship, Wayne county, on the Fourth of
July.
The citizens of Vandling have pur-
chased a new flag for their schoolhouse,
ard will have a flag raising on the even
ing of July 3.
BY q borough ordinance dogs must
be muzzled from July to Aug. l. 1t is
time for dog owners to buy muzzles or
hunt uD 'the old ones.
At the last regular meeting of Forest
City council, No. $50, Junior Order of
United Americans Mechanics, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Councillor,
Judson Heath: vice-councior, Joel
Haynes; recording secretary, r. Il.
Randall; assistant recording secretary,
Fred. Reynolds; financial secretary,
Ed. Horton; treasurer, l.. j. Wells; con-
ductor. Thomas Brown, jr.; warden,
Warner Budd; inside sentinel. James
Hoar; outside sentinel Friend Wheeler;
chaplain, George Matteson; trustee, C.
j. Young.
The funeral of Patrick German, the
young man who was killed by fall of
rock in the Delaware and Hudson
mines at Vandling, Thursday, will be
held today in st. Agnes church, this
place. Interment will be in Carbon
dale.
Detectives from the Central Railroad
of New Jersey We're i'm town recently
clearing information concerning the
circumstances leading up to the death
of Robert Hughes, who was killed Sat
urday last.
C. Hartung, of Seeleyville, Wayne
county, has been visiting borough
friends this week.
The following is the Fourth of July
programme prepared by Forest City
council, No. $50, Junior Order of United
American Mechanics and Washington
camp, No. 66l, Patriotic Order Sons of
America: A grand parade. including
the several societies of Forest City and
adjoining towns, will form at $50 a. m.
on the corner of Main and Center
streets. The procession will be headed
by the Farnp Cornet band, followed by
the Grand Army of the Republic post
as color bearers, the clergy, borough Of
ficers, school board, fire companies,
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics, Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri
ca, Loyal knights of America, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Sons of
st. George and the Sunday schools of
the several denominations. A feature
of the parade will be wagon contain
ing fourteen young ladies. representing
the goddess of liberty and the thirteen
original states. The line of march will
be down Main street to the borough
hrla; thence countermarch to the Cliff
ford breaker, then back to Dundaff
street, and up that street to the school
house, where the flag will be presented.