The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-17
JERMYN.

The council held a special meeting
on Monday evening. The main point
of business was the Scutt case. 1t was
finally agreed to send a committee to
wait on the Mayfield council and ascer-
tain if they would agree to have a COM
mission appointed to establish line
between the two boroughs and thus do
away with the costs of going to court.
Councilmen Soby Kurdish and Ed
munds were the committee appointed.
The Brownson Literary society met
last evening. The programme pre-
pared at the last meeting was carried
out. Among the numbers We're a piano
solo by Miss Josie Gilligan and a reci-
tation by Miss Marian McAndrew. The
subject "Resolved. That Daniel
O'Connell has done more for the Irish
race than Father Mathew" will be
debated at the next meeting.
Bella, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Smith, is dangerously i'll
of inflammation Of the lungs. DIR.
Shields, of this place, and DR.. Niles, of
Carbondale, are attending her.
Miss Delaney, of Scranton, is visit =
ing the Misses Timlin. of Main street.
High mass will be celebrated in the
Sacred Heart church this morning at
O'Clock. Division No 10, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians and the st. Aloysius
Total Abstinence and Benevolent so
ciety. will receive holy communion in
body. The members of those sucie-
ties are requested to meet in the upper
part Of the church at 40 a. m.
The teachers comprising the dis
tiicts of Scott, Mayfeld, Jermyn and
Archibald will hold local institute in
the high school building of Jermyn
Saturday, March 20 at 1 p. IN. The
following programme has been ar
ranged by the committee: Music. Miss
a. Birs; reading, Miss Louisa Walsh;
discussed by Misses Kate Mullen. NJ.
j. Nealon; "Herbert's Spencers Prin-
ciples of Education" Miss Emma Rob
erts; talk on education. Professor Tag
Sart; paper on composition, Grace Vail:
discussion by Misses Katie Walsh and
members of institute; writing, Profess
sor NJ. j. Lloyd and Professor X. n.
Davis.
Mrs. Joseph Jay. sr., of corner Third
and II streets is suffering from la grippe
Mrs. ID. p. Evans, of second street.
who has been suffering with bronchitis
for some time, is slightly improved.
Mr.. Armin Rattenberg made a bust
ness trip to Scranton yesterday.
Miss Clara Williams, of North Main
street. leaves today for a two weeks
stay in New York city.
Miss Katie ReesA The North Main
street milliner, returned yesterday from
Olyphant, where she had been visiting
her parents.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Brown is suffering with measles.
The first case of dipntheria for some
time was reported to the board OF
health yesterday from the home of Mr.
and Mrs. EbeneZer Rennie.
Mr.. John Norris, of Beaup1au, Pa, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Charles lSlakeslee of Main street.
The marriage of Mr. Stephen Morcom
and Miss Annie Whitney will take place
this evening.
Mrs. Patrick Bergan, who has been
seriously i'll for the past week, is much
better.
The armature, which was burned out
at the light plant in Mayfield some time
ago, has been repaired and the lights
were turned on the new line on Satur-
day night for the first time. While
there are hardly enough lamps to light
the town as it should be, the number
Bile advantage and with the exception
OF the hill people, everybody seems tC
be we'll satisfied.