The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-19
TAYLOR.

The school board held their regular
monthly meeting on Friday evening OF
last week. where much business of i'm
portance was transacted. The selection
of teachers took place at this meeting.
AiI of last years corps was reelected
with the exception of Polly A. Davis
Miss Bessie James will succeed her. The
teachers are as follows: At the High
school, OH Grove street, Professor James
f. Foley, principal; assistants, Misses
Hattie Mckenzie, Edith Atherton, Jen-
ME Nichols. Mary Van Buskirk, Sarah
Price. Polly Davis and Mrs. Libby Jones.
At No. 2 school, North Main street, Miss
Janet 1nglis principal; assistant, Miss
Bessie James. At No, school, Feltsville,
Mr.. Samuel ]. Phillips, principal; assist
ant, Miss Lizzie Daniels. At No. school,
In the Fifth ward, Miss Maggie White
ford. principal.
Mnooka Tribe, No. 247, Improved order
of Red Men, will meet this evening on
Main street.
Emblem Division, No. 81, Sons of Tenn
perance, will meet this evening in Van
Horns hall.
The employees Of the Jermyn and Green
wood collieries received their monthly
distributions for June on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas, of
Wilkes-Barre, were the guests of friends
here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Price and son Bert,
Mrs E. j. Davis, of Main street, yester-
day.
This (Monday) evening at the welsh
Congregational church, a farewell recep-
| ton will be rendered to Mr.. James Thom-
as who was an active member of the
| church, and formerly inside foreman in
| the Pyne mines, who until recently ac-
cepted the position as superintendent of
| the Storrs shaft. If any one is worthy of
recognition Mr.. Thomas is. Several
| prominent speakers will be present, as
we'll as vocalists The Anthracite Glee
club, that was under the direction of Pro-
| fessor Thomas, the Orpheus quartette
and others will take part and which will
| undoubtedly make the meeting very in
| teresting.
| Mrs. David NJ. Davis, of Feltsvile,
wishes, through the columns of this pa
| per, to return her sincere thanks to Clel-
| land, Simpson e. Taylor, the proprietors
| of the Globe Warehouse of Scranton for
| the handsome black satin dress they so
| kindly presented her. 1t was the first
| prize given in honor of the queens jubi-
| lee at Farview last month.
The funeral services of the late Bert
| Stone occurred from the home of his
| uncle in Priceburg on Saturday after
noon and was largely attended. Services
were conducted at the house by the Rev.
| Mr.. Holden. Burial was made in the
| Presbyterian cemetery of this town.
| Messrs William Watkins, Daniel Tubbs,
| David Harris, Leslie Frutchie, Lewis
| Reese and David Davis have returned
home from Mt. Gretna.
| People who are owners of dogs will do
| well to see that they are properly muz-
| 2led and save the cost of getting them
| out of the pound or running the risk OF
| having them shot by the authorities.
| The Archibald colliery was idle on the
| latter part of last week, owing to re-
| pairs about the trestling.
This evening a social will be held at
| Fallon's rink, Old Forge. AS 1t is the
| opening of the rink the social will be
| given at free admission.
Rev. Ivor Thomas, or the Welsh Con-
| gregational church, officiated at Wilkes.
| Barre yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Fletcher. of Winton, Wis.
| tied her parents in this place yesterday
Mr.. John Lloyd, of Hyde Park, was a
| Taylor visitor yesterday.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
died yesterday morning after a brief Ill.
| ness.