The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-04
JER1YN "
AND
MAYFIELD

The school board met Tuesday even
ing. President Nicholson being absent.
Director Carter presided. The folloW-
ing bills We're ordered paid: Henry
Soby, coal, S4S49: Jermyn Electric
Light company $500; f. f. Butler es
Co., of Philadelphia, supplies, $lS,24;
C. ID. Winter insurance, $3.50; >. ID.
Davis, insurance, $3.50 The total
amount of insurance on the old build
ing is S11 900. c. d. Winters and ). u.
Davis each represent two companies.
The amount of insurance in each COM
pany is $3.50. Mr.. Silas b. Hills was
present and requested the board to
reduce the studies Of his daughter, Bes-
sic. He gave sufficient reason FOR the
request and it was granted. Professor
Davis of Archibald, was present ana
showed the members some photographs
taken with the aid of the y rays. IheY
represented a hand, foot, pocketbook
and several other Things. He asked
permission of the board for the use of
one room in the building for the pur-
pose of exhibiting the y rays. He sald
it was for the benefit of the Archibald
school library tnat he asked permis-
sion. His request was granted for the
exhibition to take place last night. An
two-thirds of which goes to the Arch
bald library, and one-third to the Jer-
myn library. The report of Professor
Bovard and Miss Birs. who have been
teaching night school during the winter,
showing the condition of the night
school, was commented on favorably.
Tax Collector j j. Hitler presented a
list of people who desired to be eX-
Onerated from the school tax The to-
tai amount was $1,000. The following
were eXonerated: Mrs. Thomas Par
kyns. Mrs. Anthony Rowland. Mrs.
REYNOLDS and Miss Ethel NisiCk, Il
young girl about sixteen years of age,
who has property on Second street. The
rest of the list was laid over until the
next meeting The visiting committee
for the past month made very faN-
orable report, aud the following gentle
men will act in that capacity during
the month of March: Mcssrs. William
+. sullivan, Thomas Gilhool and An
drew Garter. Adjourned.
The children Of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Murphy. Of the East Side, are III.
Miss Celia McCioff, who has been Wis
iting South Scranton friends, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Baker, OF
Second street, have a child i'll with
| measles.
Miss Tcssie McHale. of Dunmore is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Nc
| Hale.
Mr.. Richard Lewis, who for the past
six months has been employed in Bing-
hanton, is spending a few days with
relatives in Mayfeld.
| Mrs. James Timlin is confined to her
! home on Main street. with la grippe.
The little son OF MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
| Little, of Third street, who has been
sick but a short time, died yesterday
morning. Funeral at o'clock this af-
| ternCOn.
Mrs Lewis McF'etridge, of Scranton
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jay
sr., corner il and Third streets.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Avery
on March 3, a SON
A little child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hendricks, is suffering With measles
also a child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay.
Mrs. John w. Grant and Matthew
Grant left yesterday for Philadelphia
to attend the funeral of a relative al
that place.
The Delaware and Hudson coliiery
will be idle today.
Mr.. Robert Marsh has accepted tht
agency OF LackaWanna county for the
Fowler bicycle.