The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-03
FOREST CITY.

The borough council has recently passed
two new ordinances. one provides that
constables and borough policemen may
arrest upon sight, without warrant, any
person guilty of breach of the peace, va
grancy, riotous conduct, drunkenness, or
other unlawful act. 1t also provides for
arrest by warrant in case OF violation
of borough ordinances, specifying that IN
case of judgment against any person by
summary conviction, and in detault OIL
payment of fine or penalty Imposed the
defendant may be sentenced to the oor-
ough lookup for a period not exceeding
five days or to the county Jail for period
not exceeding thirty days. No hne or
penalty must exceed 800 for any single
violation of an ordinance. The second
ordinance passed provides that no person
shall ride a bicycle on any sidewalk or
foot path intended for pedestrians, that
no one shall ride on the borough streets
faster than ten miles an hour, that a
lighted lamp shall be carried between
sunset and sunrise and that bell shail
be attached to the bicycle and shall De
rung to warn pedestrians at all street
crossings. Any person violating this or
dinance shall be liable to arrest and a
fine not exceeding $40 and not less than 81.
School will begin at Vandling ON Sep
tember Il.
The Vandling foot ball team will go to
Throop tomorrow to play the team at
that place. Some time ago the Throop
team came to Vandling and lined up
against the local players, DuI lhe game
resulted in a draw.
Frank Hood attended the state Conven'
tion of the Catholic Mutual Benefit as
sociation at Erie, Pa. this week. as a
delegate from the Forest City branch OF
the organization.
Mrs. Frank Hine and Mrs. William
Watkins are the guests of friends at
Shawanese lake.
John Reese, of Forest City, will be one
of the contestants in the One-half mile
foot race at Anthracite park, Carbondale,
on Labor Day.
Suit has been commenced against Mrs.
Mary Farrell by the Fell township school
board to recover $l99.75, which amount
the board paid for the treatment of her
son at the Warren State hospital. Mrs.
Farrell says her son was over 81 years
of age at the time and that she is not re-
sponsble for his expenses.
The following honorary members have
been taken into Enterprise Hose COM
pany: 4. c. Manner. James r. Fleming,
II. +. Aldrich, Michael Krantz, ]. H. Cum
ningham, Benjamin MaXey, DIR. William
r. Blakeslec, William T. Morgan, w. II
Leek, John Mclaughlin, Alfred Davis
John w. Larrdbee, r. w. Taylor and Will
lam j. MaXey. The burgess, borough
council and the honorary members will
be invited to go TO Wikes-Barre with the
company on october to witness the an
nual parade of the State Firemen's asso-
citation.
On Sunday Rev. S. c. Logan, D. D., OF
Scranton, will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church, both morning and
evening.
John McNIahon, of Susquehanna, a
prominent Democratic politician of the
that county, was visitor in Forest city
yesterday.
Nineteen people left here yesterday
morning to ivsit Niagara Falls and To.
ronto fair They will be absent unit
Saturday. Among those who took the
trip were the following: Mrs. H. f. AL
drich, Mrs. T. c. Manner, Mrs. o. F
Coyle, Mrs. w. j. MaXey, Misss Nam,
Budd Miss V. A. Ryatt, Mrs. G. f
ner Budd and Charles Damn.
Joseph White has resigned his position
with the Hillside Coal and Iron company
He will enter college at Allegheny, y
", about September TO-
A division of the American board, An
cient order of Hibernians, will be organ
lied here.
+. e. Reed has moved his restaurant
and store from the opera house buildne
into r. c. Manners store room, north o.
the Davies House.
Il. p. Mccormick is attending the con
vention of the Young Mems Institute a
Philadelphia.
II. w. Taylor, DR.. C. Z. Taylor ant
George f.. Taylor attended the funeral o.
Mrs. Louisa Taylor at Clark's Summit.
The colleries of the Hillside Coal anC
Iron company are now being worked OF
full time.
Mrs. S. l.. Vaughn, of Parsons, whC
has been visiting her son, II. X, Vaughn
for several weeks has returned home.