The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-21
TAYLOR.


The board of trade held their month
ly meeting on Friday evening. At this
meeting it was mentioned that rep
resentative from "A Paterson, New Jer-
sey manufacture would be present,
but Il was not possible for him to be
present A letter was received from
the above company stating that they
would like to locate a silk factory in
this town. requiring a three-story brick
building so by 200 feet, and would en-
ploy about 400 hands, including males
and females, which would mean dis
tribution of about $4,000 annually in
wages. At the last meeting Of the
beard there remained $4,000 worth of
bonds yet to be subscribed. The bonds
| have all been taken, making the total
| amount $4,000 at per cent interest.
This shows that the solicitors who
have charge of this matter are leav-
| ing nothing undone to bring the fac
tory to this town. A motion was made
at Friday nights meeting by Mr.. Tay-
lor that the meeting should be changed
from Friday evening to the third Tues
day evening of each month, for the
purpose of giving the borough officials
| q better chance to attend. The board
then adjourned until Tuesday evening,
| June 20.
| In many of the churches of this
place yesterday special children's day
services were held. The exercises in
the Calvary Baptist church were of
| high order and the decorations were
very beautiful. All day Saturday the
! Sabbath school classes of young ladies
| were engaged in arranging the music
and was ably assisted by Miss Annie
Rose, who presided at the organ, and
the church quartette. The exercises
consisted Of the singing of a number
of beautiful songs by the school of the
primary department, showed careful
preparation. The observance of chill
dren's day at the Methodist Episcopa
church was on an elaborate scale The
morning preaching services were omit
ted and a three-part programme was
carried out. The decorations of the
church were beautiful; those about the
altar being particularly effective
Children's day exercises held at thu
Welsh Congregational church were
something entirely new in the observ
ance of childrens day. The decora
tions were beautiful, consisting of pot
ted plants and other flowers.
with an accident on Saturday evenin!
while returning from Scranton, nea
TIE Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern crossing over on North Main street
He was driving a horse attached t.
a cart when an electric car came alonj
at the same time. The horse. at tn
approach of the car, took fright an
became unmanageable and dashed int
the barbed wire fence. which was neal
damaging the horse considerably.
Minooka Tribe, No. 247, Improve
Order of Red Men, will meet this eve
ming.
, Mr.. Archie Jones, of Priceburg, wa
,, a Taylor visitor yesterday.
Emblem Division, No. 81, Sons Q
/. Temperance, will meet this evening a
their hall on Main street.
: In the absence of Willard s. Decker
who has gone to California, and Joh
I. Conley, who has also moved to LAT
lin, makes a vacancy in both cour
, Gil and school board, the former ip tn
! Fourth ward, and the latter in tn
Fifth ward.
: Mrs. David Edwards, of Main stree
who has been confined to her HON
with sickness, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Inglis have n
: turned home from their wedding tou
1 which included New York and othe
j places of interest. They will probabl
: reside in Yatesville, where Mr.. Ingl
L is located.
: Miss Sadie Gordon, of Petersburg
e visited relatives in this place yestel
t day.
= Mr.. and Mrs. William Price. of Hyt
:. Park, visited friends in this town yes
K terday.
t Tomorrow evening the lawn social ;
d the Presbyterian church takes plac
|, All are cordially invited. 1t will col
tinued on Wednesday evening also.