The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-06
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ly was employed as butcher Tor j. -.
Stocker & Co.. will in the near future
start in business in Mayfield.
Mr.. Patrick Muldoon, of Bridge
street, is suffering from severe at
tack of quinsy.
Mrs. Y. A. Reese and daughter, Bes-
sic, of Second street, spent yesterday
with friends in Oyphant.
The Brownson Literary society held
a meeting Wednesday evening Among
other things it was decided to produce
a play after Lent The work of select
ing a suitable piece was left in the
hands of the committee.
Mr.. Henry Collins, of South Main
street, has accepted position in }. ID.
Stockers meat market.
Carpenters and plumbers are now
engaged in repairing the old Jermyn
house, and will be fixed for three fam
lilies.
Mr.. C. l.. Bell and family moved from
| the Main street residence to a house
| on Third street owned by George Clark
on Thursday. Mr. C. d. Winter recent
| ly purchased the property Mr.. Bell has
| vacated.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral of
| the late Samuel Netherton, sr., was
held. Services We're held at the Meth
odist Episcopal church at o'clock. the
officiating minister being Rev. Francis
! Gendall. The Independent Order of
odd Fellows, of which the deceased
was a member, attended in body. The
pail bearers being from the same or
der were Messrs. Frank X. GILL; John
Mason, Thomas Jay, Joseph 7. Rob-
erts, Johnson Bennett ST., and Edwin
Woodworth. 1nterment was made in
| the JermYn cemetery.
The euchre party composed of the FOL
| lowing young people, Misses Walker
and Timlin, and Messrs. Mclaughlin
and Kennedy, had a very interesting
game at Miss Tmlin's home on Main
street Wednesday evening. The game
resulted in a score of 26 to 6 in favor of
Miss A. Walker and II. T. Kennedy.
Mr. George Harris spent yesterday
in Scranton.
Mrs. William Mains, of Becon street.
spent Friday in Scranton.
Mrs. r. b. Crawford, of Second
street who has been visiting her pa
rents in Pittston, returned home yes
terday.
Zickrick & Sayers' combination will
be the attraction at the Jermyn opera
house the first three nights of next
week, showing Zickrick's latest inven-
| tlOn, tnt anu l iolN'''i
A. L. Sayers and Mile. Marie Sayres
the celebrated hypnotlsts. While fill
ing their engagement here a man will
be put into hypnotic sleep and placed
in a store window for a number of
consecutive hours and awakened on
the stage in the opera house in full
view of the audience.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Emily Rich
was the recipient of a box of beautiful
Ienten lilies from friends in North
Carolina
The adjourned meeting of council
was held last evening, with the same
eight members present as was at the
previous meeting. Seeing the dilem-
ma there would be, motion was made
to adjourn until Monday night. This
was objected to, and vote was taken
three We're in favor of adjournment
and five We're opposed. The balloting
came next, but H, d. SWick objected
on the ground that a person can not be
nominated who is not present to take
the chair. NJ. +. McDermott made a
motion to reconsider the former nomi-
nations of candidates and open for
new nominations. 1t was carried
, Those nominated We're II. d. SWick
p Joseph Soby and NJ. T.. McDermott
$ When the ballot box was opened, II
ID. Swict again made objections. Mr.
p SWick nominated Patrick Bloomer fol
= chairman, and the other three Candi-
e dates withdrew their names. Next ir
e order was the election of borough
:. clerk. The applicants We're John w
Grant and John r. Jones. Grant re-
Ceived six votes, Jones receiving two
e Jesse Avery, iohn d. Pritchard, James