The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
JER MYN,

The :,.tmbers of the Grand Army of
the .seDublic and Sons of Veterans of
las place. have prepared the following
programme which will be presented at
their entertainment on Saturday even
Ing: OpeIine address. chairman: piano
solo. Alfred w. Walkey; vocal solo,
Miss Kate McGovern; grafton. r. F..
MaXey: whistling solo, William H.
Di:nock: recitation. Miss Sadie Pierce:
instrumental music. banjo and guitar
club: duet, Misses Bengough and Jay:
recitation. Miss Nerda Cramer: violin
solo. Miss Hannah Murphy; recitation
Miss Mable F'orSchner: Instrumental
duet, Messrs. Champion and Buckirg-
! ham; quartette, Temperance Band Glee
club. Sale of baskets to audience
| Ladies bringing baskets will receive a
ticket at the door.
Surveyors in the employ of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company are
making n survey for the new branch
which the company contemplate put
ting into their breaker in this place.
When this Is done II will enable ship
mcnt Of coal in the large cars and thus
facilitate the business. i third rail
will also be added to the track so as to
us' the gravity cars also.
The Brownson Literary Institute has
chosen as the subject of their next de-
w u,
That the drama is a better educator
than the opera" The affirmative has
been assigned to Michael Cunningham.
Mary T.. Merrick ana Mary Kennedy;
the negative to Francis McCarty. Katie
McGovern and Lizzie McCloskey.
IT is rumored that the Traction COM
pany contemplate macademiz!ng their
road bed through the Main street of
this place The constant replacing of
planks makes the company think the
former method the cheapest in the end
George Pendrea. in his report of as
sessments to court. Friday showed
that in the Third ward there were 16S
voters and 50 children between the ages
of and IL.
The citizens of the Third ward who
are Interested in the COW movement,
met Friday evening and organized per-
manently IT was decided that each
member should pay $1.00 as an entrance
fee and should receive $50 in case of the
loss Of a COW.
4 baseball team from the Jermyn
High school and one from Carbondale
played a very interesting game Satur-
day The Hich school team Won with
a score of l7-lS.
The funeral of Raymond. the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bergman, of
Cemetery street. was held Saturday at
ternoon at 3 O'Clock. A large number
attended the services at the grave.
Word has been received from the Hill
side Coal and Iron company to the
effect that their colleries will work on
much better time from now on. pos
sihly fun time in June.
Thomas Burke. of the Fast Side. will
remove his family to Forty Fort June |.
The Sons OF Veterans and Grand
Army Veterans attended divine service
in the Primitive Methodist church Sun
, day In body. The pastor. Rev. W.
| r.. Williams. preached.
Miss Haverstrife, of North Main
street. is i'll it'll tliphtheria.
The Jermyn Citizens bard will form
q part Of the big knight Templar pa
i radc at Scranton today. They have
been engaged by the Palestine com
mandery.
The concert given by the Choral
union Friday evening. was 50 success
full that it has been decided to present
1t again. Thursday evening the men,
bers of the union Will meet for re-
hearsal
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
| odist Episcopal church will hold bust
| ness meeting this evening at the par
| sonage.
Gritiiths Ellis. who has been very Sc
IlouSiy III IOf the past tnfep months.
does not improve and his condition is
causing his friends much anxiety
The Women's Home Missionary so
ciety will meet at the home of w. S.
| Badger OH Cemetery street, tomorrow
| evening.
Rev. w. +. B. Brown, of Upland,
Della ware county, Pa, has accepted the
cali Of the First Baptist church Of this
| place. and will move his family and
| take charge of the church on June /.
Rev. Brown is a graduate of Crozier
Theological seminary, and an able talk
er. During his stay In Upland he was
| generally liked and will no doubt find
his way into the hearts Of Jermyn
| people.
John Kinback. of Peckville. srent
| Sunday ith friends IN this place.
Miss Mabel >Hutchings. of Mooslc. Is
spending several days with former Jer-
inyn ecquaintances