The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
FOREST CITY.

A new tWenty-ton motor. to be used
To generate electricity at No. shaft Of
the Hillside Coal and Iron company.
has just been put in place.
Next Friday evening the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian EndeavUr Of
the Welsh Congregational church will
hold Il social in the basement of the
church building on Delaware street.
Rev. +. II. Kennedy, the popular pas
tor of the Presbyterian church. has
, completed a ostsraduate course at
Princeton college. and he returned To
| Forest City Thursday. 4 reception
was rendered To him on Thursday even
ing by the members of the consrega-
ton. lie viii conduct services morniuy :
ANA evening tomorrow.
Asses Jrs Frank J. Iiooc ard !. L..
Morgan made Il rcs lstratior of the vot-
ers in the borough this week.
Following is the cast OF characters
in the opera. Heroes of '76," which will
De presented here Decoration Day by
the Philharmonic society: Farmer Gil
bert. -. j, Jones; Allen, Roger. sons
OF Gilbert, William Jones and Henry
Carr; Uncle Eph, Bernard Fallen;
Glover (colored), Aliens servant. Ham
let Corrigan; Sergeant, Frank Bren-
nan; Ruth, daughter of Farmer Gilbert.
Mrs. S. May: Anna. betrotked to Roger,
May watkins: Farmers wife. Beulan
Hines; chorus of soldiers. servants, etc.
In the choruses there win be thirty
singers. The costumes will be procured
| from New York and will he in the style
of the days of the Revolution. Charles
( Il, Bartram, of Susquehanna, who has
had long Experience as a stage man
ager will act in that capacity for the
| Philharmonic society, under whose aus
/ plces the opera Is to be produced.
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! Young Mems Christian association will
hold a trawberiy and ice cream social
in the basement of the Prcsbytcrian \
| church ON next Friday evening. The
money realized will be- used in further
ing the work of the department A free
! entertainment will be given in connec-
tion herewith. the programme to be
presented being as follows: Address,
! Rev. c. B. stone; solo. Henry Carr;
, recitation, Miss Martha GriHiths: 500.
/ Jaci; Alexander; recitation, Miss Lavi-
1 m Reynolds; s1io. D. J. Jones: recita-
| tior. Richard Hughes: address, Young
Mems Christian Association Work, "
| Rev. J. G. Evans.
/ The athletic department Cf the Young
Mems Christian association will organ
| ize a baseball club.
! Frank Entrot. of Burnwood, was u
visitor in Forest City yesterday.
| Mrs. D. II. Braman and daughter are
visiting friends In New Milford.
| Fire was discovered in the dwelling
of d. II. Braman, at the cCincr of Rail-
| road street and Grand avenue. yester-
! day morning about 3 O'clNc'' When
first seen the fire had progressed Gu
| that the interior was one rcGss Of nayAc.
| Mr. Bramafl's wife and daughter were
! not at home and he was the C1ly one
| In the house. lie barely escaped with
his lie by jumping down the stairs and
rushing through the flames to the door.
| T:e was badly burned about the hands,
Neck and face and his clothing was also
burned. hillside Fire company and
! Enterprise Hose company soon had
| streams on the building hut the fire
was not eNtingushed until i. had al
most consumed the structure. None of
| the goods We're saved. Mr.. Eraman
| owned the house and carried an insur-
ance on II and also on the goods, but
not enough to anywhere near cover his
| loss. The fire is supposed to have or
| iginated from the explosion of lamp.
which had been left burning. DR..
Grander attended to Mr.. Bramans in
| jurics, which were very painful
The borough iinancisl statement for
the year ending March 2. 1885, has just
been published and shows that the bor-
Ough assets exceed it's liabilities by ST.
/ 92S.3l. This speaks well for the coun-
| cil:nen.
The cxaninatiOn Of APPLICANTS for per-
manent certificates in Susuuohanra
county will he held at New Milford, on
/ May 2S. c. II. Thorpe, of the Forest
. city graded school, is II member of the
! examination COMMITTEES.
The one hundred oud ninth session of
! the Honestiale District Ministerial i,s-
/ ,i Il Ia L,I 10
church ct Lake Como, Wayne county.
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