The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-16

Mesdames l.. +. Wells and E. c. Dun
nier. of Delaware street, will open their
house on Tuesday evening next for a
dime social for the benefit of the
Daughters of America. A programme
of merit has been prepared by the ladies
and will be rendered on the OCCASION
Heroes of &c" an opera of merit,
will be presented by local talent at Da-
Wis opera house sometime in April. Re
hearsals are being held twice week
now on Tuesdays and Fridays. The
Philharmonic society has charge of the
| matter. and have secured good local
talent to assist them in it's production.
Elaborate costumes will be procured in
order to make the hest presentation
| possible. The members of the Philhar-
| monte society are: Leader, John Ia.
Morgan; Thomas o. Jones, William
Jones, d. j. Jones. Mrs. Samuel May,
| lah Hines. The manager is NJ. ID. Ev-
ans. a gentleman of good judgment and
much business ability.
Conner Roberts, who was brought TO
| trial this week ut Montrose for assault
| ing w. II. Leek. received very lenient
treatment. He was fined 50 and costs.
| He returned to his home in Forest Clty
yesterday morning.
John MaXey Is storing ice. It. is ten
| inches thick and q force of men are at
work cutting it from Spring Brook
| pond, west of this borough. Mr.. MaXey's s
| ice house is near the pond and has ca
| pacity of 1900 tons
H. l.. ManZer. of SuSquehanna. a
| cousin of n G. Manner. Of this borough.
is IA candidate for the Republican nomi-
| nation for county treasurer. He Is
very genial and popular gentleman. and
| the Republicans would have difficulty
| I'm finding n man more qualified to MI
the office well. OF one who is more popu-
lar with people throughout the county.
James F. McAndrew Is candidate
for the Democratic nomination for con-
stable in the First ward. He would
make a good constable.
The qualified Republican voters of the
| First ward of Forest City borough will
hold n caucus at the Office of w. j.
| Maxey on Tuesday. Jan. II, from I to
| & o'clock y. m. for the purpose of plac'
| ing in nomination candidates for the
various borough offices, to be voted for
at the February election. The Second
ward Republicans will hold their caucus
| on the same evening at the same hour
| in Davies hall. Afterwards, from to
. o'clock a joint caucus VIII be held IL
| nominate candidates for the offices that
are to be filed by a concurrent vote
| &. T. Taylor. II, T.. Ames and Fred
| Cray are the members of the vigilance
committee in the First ward, and w. III
| Wildenbeigcr. Alfred Davis and &. r
Knapp compose the Second ward com
W. J. Maxey. Truman G. Manner. w. II
| mittee.,
NJ. w. Woodmansea, NJ. ID. Evans
I.eek and Constable John W. Jones
| were at Montrose the frs. of the week
on court business.
s II. Seeley. of Elmira, the accommo-
dating and genial division passenger
agent of the Erie railroad, was visitor
in Forest City Monday.
William Burdick is very i'll with tn.
munns
w. j. Pentecost has moved from the
site of the old Delaware and Hudson
! mill, in Wayne county, to his handsom,
new house on Delaware street.
| u. j. Jones Is a candidate for council
man i'm the Second ward subject to the
decision of the Republican caucus, and
NJ. W. Woodmansee is candidate fol
the Republican nomination for council
man in the First ward. Two council
men are to be elected this year, one In
| each ward.