The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14
AVOCA.


The marriage Of Miss y. O'Brien, of
this place, to James Hartnett, of
Scranton, will be solemnized with
nuptial mass in ST. Mary's church to-
morrow morning at 7.30 o'clock.
The school board organized on Satur-
day evening. The following are the Of
ficers: President, d. d. Davis; secre-
tary, A. j. O'Malley; treasurer. Solo
mon Decide. The other members are
Hon. J. ]. Morahan, Edward Gibbons,
and Philip Clifford. A vote of thanks
was rendered w. ]. O'Malley and Jacob
Webster for the efficient services dur
ing the past few years. Both gentle
men responded in few words of graft
tude.
The Sons of st. George met on Sat-
urday evening and installed the fol-
lowing officers: Past president, Herbert
Boase; president, Richard Pollard; vice
president, William Bennett; recording
secretary, Thomas Rodgers; financial
secretary, Robert Bosley; messenger,
John Langby; assistant messenger,
William Alger; chaplain, James Boase;
inside sentinel, John Boase; outside
sentinel, Edwin Pierce; trustee, M. j.
Bosley.
Thomas Burns was elected delegate
to the grand lodge convention to be
held at Shamokin in August Walter
Adgers performed the duties of INSTALL
ing officer
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Turner and fam
lily have removed to Pottsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Deeble were
visitors in Wilkes Barre on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sandon spent
Sunday at the Dale residence in Scran-
ton.
The following bill introduced by Hon.
]. ]. Morahan, of the Fifth legislative
ditrict, in the house of representatives
at Harrisburg several weeks ago was
signed by the governor and is now a
law: An act for the better protection
of employees in and about the coal
mines by preventing mine superinten-
dents, mine foremen and assistants
from receiving and soliciting any sums
of money or other valuable considera-
tion from men while in their employ,
and providing penalty for violation Of
the same.
Secion /. Be it enacted by the senate
and house of representatives of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in gen.
eral assembly met and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the same
that any mine superintendent, mine
foreman or assistant foreman, or any
other person or persons who shall re-
ceive or solicit any sum of money or
other valuable consideration from any
or his or their employees for the purpose
of procuring employment, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
victim shall be subjected to a fine
not les than $50 nor more than $500,
and undergo Imprisonment of not less
than six months. or both at the dis
cretion of the court.
Section 2. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
On Saturday afternoon while the Lin
coin base ball team was playing the
Wyoming team on the latter's grounds,
Newlin was run into by the short stop
of the Wyoming team. Both boys fell
heavily to the ground and when picked
up it was found that Newlin had sus-
tanned fracture of one of the bones of
the leg. He was removed to the home
of his mother, where DIR. Seamen set
the limb.
At recent meeting of the Daughters
of st. George the following officers were
installed by Grand District Deputy
Mrs. Golightly; Past president, Mrs.
Abigail Atweli, president, Mrs. e.
Richens; vice-president, Mrs. Annie
Mitchell; financial secretary. Mrs.
Emily Bray; recording secretary, Mrs
Elsie Warren; chaplain, Mrs. Amelia
Hooper; first conductor, Mrs. Maria
Alger; second conductor, Mrs. Nellie
Widdle; inside guard, Mrs. Martha
Bradbury; outside guard, Mrs. M. j.
Bosley. After the installation cere-
mony, refreshments were served.
An interesting game of ball was
played on Saturday evening between
the Moosic Populars and the Pittston
business college team. Score, 1916 in
favor of the Populars.
Miss Kate Gogan, of Scranton, is Wis
iting friends in town.
A valuable cow owned by Thomas
Maloney of the West Side was killed
few days ago on the Valley cutoff.
The Marcy township schools closed
| on Friday.
The St. Aloysius society attended
mass in body at st. Marys church