The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22
NORTHEASTERN
Pennsylvania
FOREST CITY.

Following are the recently elected
officers of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school: Superintendent, l.. IL.
May; assistant r. T.. Alexander; Sec
retary. Miss Rena Pentecost; assistant,
Miss Name j. Brown; librarian, Oliver
F. Pearsnall; assistant, ID. Stanley
Evans treasurer. Miss Rcbecca Buck
ingham; assistant, Mrs. .. f. Coyle;
organist, Mrs. G. L. MaXey; assistant,
Miss Beulah EIine.
The Catholic Mutual Benefit asso-
citation has elected II following otli-
GERS: President. PatI O'Hara; first
vice-president, John +. Murray; sec
ond vice-president. Michael Stein
brecher: financial secretary,F. J. Hood;
recording secretary, John Mcdonald;
assistant recording secretary. NJ. j. Fal-
lon; treasurer Peter Glle' pie; mar
shal, Patrick Malta; guard Michael
Cray.
Division No. l. Ancient Order Of
Hibernians, elected the following Off
GERS at it's last meeting: President,
Bernard FallOn; president. Joseph
Connolly: recording secretary. John
Mcdonald; financial secretary, Patrick
Roach; treasurer. Thomas Murphy;
guard, Edward Roach. The society
donated $40 to Rev. Father Phillips. of
Plains, who is contesting with Father
O'Malley, of Kingston, for a gold chal-
ice, the money raised to go towards
'"ipng out a debt against the Plains
parish
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
and Benevolent society recently elect
ed these officers: President, Patrick
Cleary; vice-presdent, John u. Muir
ray; rcording secretary. John MCDon-
aid; financial secretary, William
White: treasurer, NJ. J. Haley; SER
Eeant-at-armS, John J. Connolly: in
vestigating committee, James Mskcll
Tohmas Murphy, William Connolly;
sick committee, Francis McCloskCy
George McKernon. William CaTrey.
At ST. Agnes Catholic church, on
Christmas morning, high mass will he
celebrated at $50 and 1890 and mass
at $50. There will be special music
for the occasion, the choir. under the
leadership of Prof. Morgan, having
prepared for rendition Rossi's Mass in
b, arranged by HANNA. In the even.
ing at o'clock there will be Vespers
and benediction.
petition is being circulated and is
receiving numerous signatures, asking
the borough council to refuse the right
of way to the CarbOndale and Fores'
City Traction company unless ii agrees
to lay its tracks as far north on Mair
street as the Clifford breaker The
company wants a franchise granted
which will not compel it to go farther
than Center street. This would make
the terminus in the heart of the GOVT
and at a place where there is scan
room now. 1t would be unsightly, in
convenient to pedestrians and driver!
and a discrimination against peopl,
living in the northern part of the Dor
Ough. The company claims it has no
power enough to run cars past Cente
street, yet q year or two ago, Wher
working for right of way, the ofiic
ials were ready and anxious to prom
Use to go to the northern end of tn
borough. Why they can not do it nov
is among the things that have not beer
explained. Anyway, there is large
sled kick against a franchise bein:
given on any other condition than tha
the road shall be extended to the Cliff
ford breaker. The council will NEE
in special session in a few days t
dispose of the matter.