The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-26
JER1YN !.
MAYFIELD

Miss Myra Hoffecker,, Of Peclville
spent Sunday at the home of Lyman
Homecker on Cemetery street.
Mr. John Davis, of Scott, spent yes
terday in Scranton
Mr.. Charles Solomon is visiting rela-
tives at Honesdale
DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Baker. of Duryea.
spent Sunday with the formers pa
rents on Main street.
Mr.. William Braughal is quite sick at
his home on Cemetery street
For the further comfort of the travel
ing public the Delaware and Hudson
have put in new heater in their depot
at this place.
The belongings of the Jermyn steam
laundry, which was sold to w. II. Leek,
of Forest City, were moved to that
place yesterday, at which place Mr..
Leek will engage in the laundry busi-
ness 1t is hoped that Forest City
will be more furtunate in keeping a
laundry than Jermyn has been.
The st. Agnes guild of st. James
church has been reorganized and have
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mabel Davis; vice president,
Genie Burritt: treasurer, Martha Solo
mon; secretary, Gertrude Vail.
Communion was celebrated yesterday
morning at o'clock in St. James
church
Mrs. Calvin Vail and daughter spent
Saturday in Scranton.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Stubbs is still in a precarious con-
dition
Graham Warning is spoken of as a
candidate for the office of burgess on
the Democratic ticket. The caucus i'll
be held tonight at Windsor hall
Miss Celia Nalln, of Mnooka, is vis-
iting Mrs NJ. j. Eagan, of Main street.
Mr.. E. A. Mcdonnell spent Sunday with
Scranton friends.
on Sunday evening Mr. Antonio Roth,
of Throop, formerly of Maytield, as
visitor in the latter place While about
to cross the bridge a crowd of young men
struck Roth on the head, Telling him to
the ground, causing insensibility from
which he did not recover for some time.
He was not robbed. hence the cause of
their attack upon him is unknown.
After committing the deed they fled at
once, leaving him to suffer. He was
afterward removed to a friends house
on Hill street, where his injuries were
attended to by DR.. Manley. Yesterday
he was moved to his home at Throop.
People cannot refrain from wondering
how such an attack could be made
early in the evening. quite near an cleo
trio light, and when pedestrians Were
constantly passing over the bidrge.
Everybody Interested in THE Myer
Gun and Rod club is invited to attend
a special meeting to be held in Enter
prise hall tonight tTuesday), for the
purpose of adopting bylaws and elect
ing officers for the ensuing year.
The quartette at the Episcopal church
are earning quite a name for them
selves in the rendition of choice music
| at the Sunday services.
Considerable excitement was felt in
| town on Sunday when a rumor became
| current that a mad dog was running
| around. Upon investigation it was
| found the rumor was well founded. The
| dog in question was a large one and
| after biting two other dogs, then at
| tempted to bite several people, but
| failed, although he tore the dresses of
several small girls. Andrew Whtlock
secured a gun and put an end to the
| poor brute before he succeeded in in
| juring any one.
This valley seems to he having an
| over supply of tramps. Not only is
Jermyn pestered by these tramps, but
| all the surrounding towns as we'll. Car
| bondale is having an exceptional num-
| Der of them. The authorities of each
| town should take action and drive them
| from this locality. AS yet they have
made no trouble to amount to any
| thing, but they are becoming bolder
daily. and if they are allowed to re-
! main here it will not be long before
| they will make Soma Sprin1lS trnuhla
Mr., Frank Gendall, with his guests,
| Messrs. Porter, from Wyoming semi
| nary, and Alex Smith, of Bald Mount,
| went through the Erie mines yester-
| day.
The Oscar G. Smith camp, No. 294
| Sons of Veterans, will on February 5
| hold public meeting at Brown Hollow
| tor the purpose of interesting those
| eligible to membership to this society.
The Republicans of Mayfield will hold
| a caucus at Grady's store form arly
| Maytield drug store at o'clock on
| "Wednesday evening. The following are
| aspirants for the different offices:
Burgess, George Hutchings: council,
Noah Pugh, Charles Potter; poor direc-
| tor H. Reeves; school director, NJ. G.
| Neary, l.. Matthews; high constable,
John McCarty; tax collector, w. d.
Hill, Patrick Grady. William Seymour,
| Peter Mullen; auditor, Isaac Mendle-
sohn and John Mclean.
Cases reported to the board of health:
| Measles--at the home Of Gustave Burke
and Michael Kiffel, of Hill street, May
| field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. GrifTiths
| spent Sunday in Forest City.
Rev. William Surdival preached at
| Eeach Woods church on Sunday last.