The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-20
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REV. w. ID, bTOWIl, WHO mas DeGn
away recruiting his health in Pittsburg
for the past three weeks, returned home
Tuesday evening greatly improved by
the change.
The Walker Hose company will meet
this evening. All members are re-
quested to be present.
On Monday evening the officers of
Mayflower lodge, No. 3, Sons of st.
George, We're elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Henry Smallcombe; vice presi-
dent, Harry Hughes; treasurer Geo.
Blake; secretary, Edwin Waters: trus-
tee. William Broughall. VIM. Broub-
hall was elected representative to the
grand lodge. d. D. James Smith, of
Hyde Park, will install the officers
on Monday evening, June T.
A representative of the Carbondale
Fruit company, or a man driving a
wagon with that description on it, cart
ed load of decayed fruit and dumped
1t along the old plank road in Mayfield
one day last week. The sanitary off,
Ger Of the board 70 health has been in
structed to get the fellows name and
then prosecute him for violating the
health laws of the borough.
The Hillside Coal and Iron company
have plotted off a large plot Of ground,
between Cottage street and Brookside
cemetery, which they will place shortly
on the market. They have a number of
men employed during the idle time
making and grading a street in which
the lots will front that are to be sold.
Superintendent Walker is having the
employees of the different collieries do
the work when the mines are idle, and
the men are glad of the opportunity to
make the extra time.
The money which was stolen from
Harvey Van Kleeck's vest on Monday
afternoon has been returned and Mr..
Van Kleeck will not now prosecute.
Mr.. Armstrong, of Dickson, and Will
lam Mason, of Olyphant, were callers
in town yesterday.
Mr.. James L. Curtis, of Providence,
called upon friends in town yesterday.
Patrick Kilker and Frank McCaffer-
ty left yesterday for Nanticoke. They
will represent the st. Aloysius society
at the annual convention OF the Scran-
ton Diocesan Total Abstinence union.
Mr.. McCafferty is aspiring to the Of
flee OF president of the union.
on Saturday the employees at the Ed
gerton colliery will be paid.
Tho Hickories, Jr, of Jermyn, and
the Mayfield base ball club played the
opening game of the season at Alumni
park yesterday afternoon for $40 side.
The Hickories, jr., were defeated by
a score of 26 to 8.
The lightning rod swindle has been
worked on several residents of West
Mayfield and this borough. About two
weeks ago a man came around and
induced Mr. Charles Lee, of the East
Side, to allow him to rod his house
stating, according to Mr.. Lees version
of the affair, that the work would cost
| about SO or $12 and that his employer
would call on him in about two weeks
to measure the rods and give him a
bill for the exact amount. In due time
the employer made his appearance and
after measuring the rod rendered a
bill for $50. Mr.. Lee could not come tC
any satisfactory arrangement with the
man and feeling sure he had beer
swindled he refused to pay, and has
consulted an attorney in regard to the
affair. Mr.. Gudlip Abram and David
Elkins are also patrons Of the same
| firm.
Mr.. c. D. Winter left last evening foi
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| days.
Mr.. Charles r. Baker, of c. d. Winter
& Co., has purchased a new bicycle.
Noah Pugh, of Mayfield, has declared
his intention of running for delegate
| to the Republican convention.
Miss Katie Yarns and Joseph Timby
were Joined in holy wedlock yesterday
| by the Rev. Mr.. Horns, of Scranton
For the present they viii reside with
| the groom's uncle, Mr.. Josiah Merritt
on Third street.
Mrs. John Hook, of Second street
who for the past two years has been q
| great sufferer from cancers in the face
is now pronounced cured by the attend
ing physician, DR.. Heenan, of Dunmore
Harry Bovard has accepted position
with w. d. Frank, the printer, at Car
bondale.
Professor e. S. Bovard has beer
chosen as one Of the judges of the de
bate, (Which is the more desirable
state to live in, New York or Pennsyl
vania," which will be held in Carbon
dale on Friday between the Carbon
dale and Binghamton high schools.
| The marriage of Miss Elizabeth ElleI
Martin TO Walter De Pugh was solemn
lied last evening at the home of tn,
brides parents at West Mayfield. Th
Rev. Francis Gendall performed tn
ceremony at $50 o'clock before a larg,
] number Of friends, The bride an(