The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-13

toned. He is known from one end of the
town to the other, and is fully entitled to
the office he is now seeking. He has
been a straight-out Republican all his life
and in him the people of Dunmore will
have an auditor of whom they may well
feel proud. He is connected with several
fraternal organizations and is vice-presi-
dent of the Dunmore Electric Light, Heat
and Power company.
Thieves entered the chicken coop of
William Jeffrey, of Clay avenue, Thurs
day night, and stole several of its in
mates. 1t would have been wiser had
these nocturnal marauders chosen bet
ter evening, for the imprnts, which they
were kind enough to leave behind, have
led to their detection.
Miss Margaret Heller, of Carbondale,
who has been the guest of Miss Biana
Weber of Blakely street, for the past few
days, has returned home.
Miss Jane Henderson has returned to
Baltimore, hid., after a short visit with
Rev. and Mrs. +. j. Haughton, of st.
Marks church.
An alarm from box q brought out the
fire companies to a slight blaze which oc-
Cured in the tinshop occupied by William
Wheatcroft, of Blakely street, yesterday
morning. Their services We're not nee
cessary as the fire had been eXtinguished
previous to their arrival
The Loyal Temperance Legion gave a
creditable entertainment in Boyle's han
last evening which was thoroughly en-
joyed by all present. The following pro-
gramme was rendered: Piano duet, Misses
Mae Simpson and Alice Correll: recitation,
Miss Jennie Eden; solo, Miss Ether Col
ter; recitation, Garfield Angwn; selec-
ton, Dunmore Ladies' quartette; recita-
tion, Miss Name Kellar; comic dialect re-
citation, Edward Mitteer; solo, Edward
St,yD Drtu a,it fat lice Gn-
lection, male quartette solo, Annie
Hammers vocal duet, Misses Edith and
Annie Cronk; solo, Ida May Eden; vocal
duet, Misses Phoebe Englert and Theresa
Cook; recitation, Miss Annie Young; reci-
tation, b. j. Kelly; recitation Miss Mida
| Englert.
The council held an adjourned meeting
| in the borough building last night. Mr.
Midway acted as chairman, pro TEN. All
| members, with the exception of Haggerty
| were present. An ordinance granting the
| Central Pennsylvania Telephone company
| permission to place poles and string wires
| throughout the streets and alleys of the
| borough, passed third and final reading.
An ordinance allowing the Peoples Street
| Railway company of Lackawanna county
| the privilege of extending their line
| through certain streets of the borough
! passed third and final reading. The bor-
! ough engineer reported the completion of
| the plans Tor the proposed sewer ana SUD-
mtted same to the examination of the
| council. No action was taken on this
matter, which is to be left over until the
next regular meeting night.
Benjamin Jeffrey was rendered a most
| enjoyable party last night at his home,
on Clay avenue, by a large number CT
| his friends. The event was to celebrate
his nineteenth birthday and thoroughly
enjoyable evening was spent.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the Dudley
| Street Baptist church will serve a sup
per in the church parlors Tuesday even
| ing.
Mrs. Louise Rounds, state president of
the Women's Christian Temperance union
of Illinois, will deliver an address in the
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow
morning
An address will be given to the members
of the Loyal Temperance Legion on Sat
| urday evening, Feb. l3, at their usual
place of meeting by Mrs. Olive Pond
Amies, state recording secretary of the
| Women's Christian Temperance union. An
| invitation is extended to all who are in
terested in temperance work to be pres
| ent.
The newly organized Women's Christian
| Temperance union meet in the Sabbath
school room of the Dunmore Methodist
Episcopal church. Although it has beer
in existence less than two months, II
| numbers about thirty members and holds
a meeting every Friday afternoon, which
are both interesting and profitable.