The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-11
AVOCA.

At a regular meeting of the borough
council, held on Friday evening, the
following bills were ordered paid:
Street Commissioner Kane. $SS: James
Baker $3.50; John Loughrey, S5; Pat
rick McGowan, S1i; Timothy Null
rooney, S1.20; James Lyons. SO: James
BELL 50; Patrick Cannon, S120; Frank
Heston, $3.50; Micnael Burns, S1.20;
Martin Regan, Sc; James Bolard, $3.50;
Matthew Farrell, $3.50; Patrick Hughes.
$l50; James Mmuley, $3.50; Michael
l'lannery, SO; Patrick Nealon, $3.50;
James Dougherty, SO; Francis Kane, jr.,
sl0.50; John Mexican, SO; Peter Farrell,
$780, John Kelly, SO; Charles Saun-
ders, $3.50; Michael Barrett, So; Michael
Dempsey, $l.50; Avoca Argus, 1915. The
bill of the Standard lcctric Light COM
pany for $212.20 for the month of June
vas referred TO the investigating COM
mittee as regarding change of lights
and whether the power called for in
the contract is being furnished. At
torneY NJ, j. Dixon presented a bill
for $50 for services rendered the bor-
ough during the ward division, which
after some debate was ordered paid. A
| petition was presented by the citizens
of South Main street asking that an
arc light be erected in that locality. The
request was granted. O'BrieR Graham
and McKcnna were appointed TO wait
on the Traction company and have
| them grade their tracks as per con-
tract. Council ADJOURNED to meet the
first Monday in August.
The Lackawanna Vaudeville club.
| headed by the famous Lally children,
late of Palmer CoX's Brownies, will
entertain the public in arsfield hall on
July 10.
The Improved Order of Heptasophs
will meet in regular session this even
| ing.
The Maine assembly No. 80, Degree
of Naomi. A. o. X. of NJ. c., will meet
this evening.
Misses Curl and Lunger of Hacketts-
town, have returned home after a
weeks visit at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Fowler Curl.
T. A. Hendrick and family of Jer-
myn, are visiting friend in town
Miss Nettie Druffner entertained a
party of friends on Friday evening in
| honor of her guest, Frank Smith, of
Wnliamsport The evening was pleas
|
Music was served by Richard j.
O'Malley and p. T. Walsh. Among
those from out of town We're: Thomas
Jones, of Binghamton, Andrew Month
bella, of Sayre, Howard Luckey. of
Mauch Chunk, Sam Foster and William
Douglas, of Carbondale. and Misses
Gibbons Cannon, Graham and Newlin,
from Towanda.
A flag raising at No. 1 Heidelberg
colliery was effected on Saturday after
noon Among the speakers were Rev.
d. T. Scuythe, f. ID. Nichols, of Wilkes
Barre: Rev. w. r. Harshaw. of Wes.
Pittston. and Rev. II. f. Williams, OF
this place Rev. l.. +. Van Housen was
president of the meeting. The Avoca
Glee club rendered several patriotic
selections,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccarthy and
family of Connellton, spent Sunday at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ],
Mccarthy
Miss Nellie Curran, of Scranton, has
returned home after few days visit
at the Curran residence,
Mrs. II. +. McGreil and family and
Miss Margaret Shaughnessy have re-
turned home after pleasant visit with
friends in Williamsport.
On Friday evening shortly after II
o'clock, Mrs. Saunders, of Lincoln hill
was aroused from her slumbers by
hearing a slight step on the downstairs
porch. Fastening to the window she
was somewhat alarmed to find a face
confronting her and about in the act
of opening the screen in order TO pro
cure an entrance. Not daunted. how.
ever, she spoke rudely to the intruder
and in an instant ne was down off the
porch and he with his companion made
away to the woods. The neighbors haG
not yet retired and, she shouted tC
them to stop the thieves, but they
were too fleet-footed and could moi
be captured. Mrs. Sanders, with hel
four daughters, reside on Lincoln hill
Her husband and son are in Colorado
and on Friday evening her two eldcs
daughters were attending a party II
the neighborhood. A few days ag
Mrs. Sanders received an express ordel
and it supposed that they knew some
thing about II. Size realizes the situa
ton, and hereafter will be prepared L
meet such marauders.
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