The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-03
PECKVILLE.

Miss Mary Chapman left yesterday
to visit friends at Ashley.
Presiding Elder Thorpe, of Homes
dale, is visiting at the Methodist Epis-
copal parsonage.
A regular meeting of the Blakely
board of health will be held at the
council rooms this evening.
Blakely Council, Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term
last Wednesday evening: Junior past
councillor, ]. w. Mitchell councillor,
A. w. jenkins; vice councillor, Roy
Wademan; financial secretary, Arthur
Warne; recording secretary, Ed. Lind
sley; assistant, Thomas Warne; treas
urer, Miles Wademan; conductor, Wal
ter Walker: inside sentinel Bert Dixie
man; outside sentenal A. II. Jenkins.
All police officers, if duties permit
ting, will assemble July 5, 1897, sharp
at 0. 80 a. M, at the Wilson Hose COM
pany building, and participate in the
parade. c.. j. Gangemuller, chief of
police.
Another meeting was called in re-
gard to Independence Day at the hose
rooms last evening by Burgess S. B.
williams. w. j. Broad acted as sec
retary. A communication was read
from the Rev. H. H. Harris, of Tay-
lor, stating that he would be present
on July 5, to act as one of the speak
ers. A letter was also received from
District Attorney John r. Jones, esq.,,
stating that he would be present on
that day as one of the orators. Com
mittee to entertain and receive the
L i
Lathrup, Kenneth Murdoch and Will
liam Calendar, On motion 1t was or
dered that the president of the Wilson
Hose company be the custodian OF the
| flag.
independence Day exercises for the
morning as following: Societies and
| bands will assemble on the wilson
hose company grounds, children ana
citizens on the grounds by the Presby-
| terian church, mounted men and trades
| display on Main avenue between nose
| company house and Ketchum corners,
Rag Mullins" will fall in at the rear,
| The parade will start at the sound OF
the bugle and one long blast from the
| fire gongs at $50 a. M, sharp. The
| narade will traverse the route from
Main avenue up Maple street, down
| Academy to Main avenue, thence to
| Kenyons corners. countermarch, up
| Main avenue to Union street, down
Hickory to cemetery street, return to
Main avenue and grounds of the Will
son hose company, where at high noon
the new flag will be raised on tempo
rary pole, Notwithstanding the report
that no pole can be had, we wish to as
sure the citizens that in due course of
time a fitting representative of our
forests will be put in place. For the
lnf""mation OF those not acquain Il
with the facts, the committee advises,
that the parties through whom the
POLE was ordered failed to produce the
required stick, hence the position of
affairs at the present time. The after
noon exercises will be announced at
assembly call ON the grounds.
| Programme exercises at Peckville,
Independence Day, July 5, 1897:
$50 Procession Societies, Trades Dis
play and citizens.
II o'clock, flag raising.
| . O'Clock assembly of citizens at VIII
son hose company's grounds.
| Opening Prayer Rev. S. C. Simpkins
| Reading OF Declaration of Indepen-
| dence,. =. Halsey Lathrop. ESQ.
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