The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-23

served the day last Sunday, but post
ponement was necessary and they also
will present a programme Sunday, June
27
Wednesday next a Sunday school in
stitute for the second district of Sus-
quehanna county will be held at the
Presbyterian church at Ararat At the
afternoon session Miss Flo Shapley, of
this place, will discuss missions in
Sunday School," and Rev. G.. B. Stone,
Of the Forest City Methodist church,
will speak on the subject when to
Study the Sunday School Lesson"
A council committee is studying the
sewerage question and figuring on the
probable cost of system for the bor-
ough.
The borough council will meet to-
morrow night to make whatever exon
erations in the tax duplicate they may
think necessary.
A map of Forest City borough is to
be framed and hung in the council
room.
A regular session of Enterprise Hose
company will be held Friday evening.
A hotelkeeper in this place is also the
proprietor of an undertaking establish
ment. A Prohibtionist could consider
this very suggestive fact.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton will celebrate on July 4 and are
busy making preparations. There will
be fireworks. parades, races and good
things galore both for the eye and
stomach
Monday evening the school board met
and considered the bids received for
| ceiling the school building Following
were the bids handed in: w. II. Hig-
| gins, $S75; E. A. Bloxham, $3.50; Henry
| Box, $579.75; II. L. Horton, $522.02; F
Burdick, $5O2; w. w Woodman, $495
O'Nell & Madigan, $475 II. b. Davis
| & Co., 5000. The contract was award.
ed to the latter firm and they entered
! into bond in the sum of $500 to dc
| the work in a satisfactory manner ant
to have it completed by Aug. /, 1897
Thomas Jones, who resides with hi:
| parents on Main street received very
| painful injuries while at work in the
| Delaware and Hudson mines at Van
| ding, yesterday about noon. There
was fall of rock and the young man.
| shoulder was grazed by the edge of it
| causing a slight abrasion, but no Sc
we're injury Apparently he was pushed
away from the main part of the mass
| which fell on his left foot and tn,
bones were almost severed from it. II,
| was brought in the ambulance to hi
home in this borough and Dr. G. r
Knapp and DR.. Grander amputated tn
four smaller toes and the great to-
at the first joint. Jones head was ais,
slightly cut and his face scratched
presumably by striking the coal whei
he fell.
a Carbondale young couple on thei
wedding tour passed through here in
| barouChe yesterday afternoon, and b,
| all appearance We're having the bes
kind of a time. They also attracte,
considerable attention, not by any pc
culiarity in looks or dress, but by tn
fact that from the rear axle of thei
vehicle dangled from a string a baby
shoe. placed there, no doubt, by som
joke-loving friend. to whom it CAV
| great satisfaction to think of their sub
sequent embarrassment. But thus ia
the young people were totally Oblivion
of everything save their own happines
and rode on in ecstatic bliss, while tn
passers by seemed to enjoy themselve
hugely as they gazed at the smaI
piece of footwear.
James Schooley is building a $500
cottage at Harvey's Lake.