The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-30
DUNMORE DOINOs.
didates for Ward and Borough
Officers We're Nominated.

Tuesday night the Democrats of the
borough held convention in Temper
| ancc hall, which was called to order
by John Finnerty, chairman Of the
borough committee. A. Il. McDonOugh
and NJ. J. Mcdonnell We're candidates
| for chairman of the convention and Mr..
Mcdonnell was selected. ]. ID. Gilman
tin and Peter Ward were secretaries
p. ID. Manley was unanimously re-
nominated for borough treasurer and
James O'HOrO was nominated for au-
ditor. His opponent was Thomas
O'DOnnell. whom O'HOro defeated by
| one vote. w. McHale. j. Finnerty,
| Thomas Payton. and M l.. Langan,
Were nominated for council. Twocan-
didates were to be selected and the
vote resulted az follows: McHale. 49,;
F'innerty. II; Payton. Is; I.angan, IL.
McHale and PaytOn were declared nom
| mated. For school directors the fol-
lowing votes We're cast: +. II. Lyden,
80: p. j. Grady. 1: NJ. Mcdonnell, IA;
| Thomas Golden. 20. Lyden and Golden
were declared the nominees.
James Cullen. Michael Golden and
Miles Mcdonnell We're named for street
commissioner. Mcdonnell was declared
| the nominee of the convention. The
| following delegates attended the CON-
vention:
First ward. First DISTRICT. j. Muir
ray. W. l.. Purcell and James Mitchell;
Second district. Patrick Berry and John
Walsh.
Second ward. First district-Edward NJ
Keeney, Robert McHugh, Richard Dunni-
gan, Michael Kennedy, william Reilly,
Martin Fannen, Patrick Reilly; Second
district, James Mcdonnell John Doud, NJ
Manley. Patrick Murphy and NJ. Walsh.
Third ward, First district-Patrick
Fiannery. Thomas Fitzpatrick. John Cuff.
NJ Ruane and John LOTUS: Second dis
| trict, Patrick Timblin and John Barrett
Fourth ward-Thomas McGraw and John
Tigue.
Sixth ward. First district-A. =. He
Donough. o. j. Miller; Second district NJ.
Quinn, NJ Judge and Michael Gaughan.
Party for Miss barnard.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barnard, on Third street. was the
scene of a pleasant gathering on Tues
day evening. when their daughter. Ad-
die. was rendered a surprise party by
a large number of her young friends.
Various games were indulged in until
q seasonable hour, when refreshments
We're served. Those present We're: Mae
Pinnell, Annie Powell. Edith Schoon-
over, Myrtle Burns. Hattie King, Anna
oYung, Phoebe Englert, Blanche Har-
per, Grace Putney, Genevieve Bieseck-
er. Florence Spencer and Walter Jones,
Clarence De Bow. Edward Harper, Err
ward Bishop, William Haycook. Benja-
min Jeffrey. Fred Fletcher. Thomas
Hughes. Will Pearson, Harry Harper
and Victor Pinkney.
News Briefly Told.
H. A. Mace. of Dudley street. who
has been dangerously i'll for some time,
is slowly improving.
Miss Lizzie Butterman, who has been
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever at
her home on Ash street for the past
few months. is convalescent.
The Loyal Legion Is preparing an in
teresting programme for their next
meeting which will be held on Saturday
evening and to which all are most cor
daily invited.
The funeral of AL Compton. who died
a the Lackawanna hospital. took place
from his late home at Nay Aug. yes
terday afternoon and was quite largely
attended, interment being made in
Dunmore cemetery.
The funeral of Peter Frank, ST.. will
take place from the residence of his
son on Mill street this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.