The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-10
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

A. NJ. Place and David Mendleson have
a car of nice York state potatoes on the
Delaware and Hudson switch at May
field.
1t Is reported that Editor Thomas
Boundy Il. &C. Wheeler and Frank Bel
cher are on their way home from Klon-
dixie. MIR. Belcher has been in that coun-
try for several years and 1t is said that
he Is now worth over 100000. The other
men left with a party from here last
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Layman and
family have moved into one of j. ID.
Stockors houses on Bacon street.
Mrs. w. G. Nicholson represented the
Womens Home Mission society of this
place at the convention held last week in
Hawlcy.
Mrs. Theodore Townsend is visiting
friends at Elk Lake.
The officers of Rushbrook lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of odd Fellows. installed
by District Deputy Wyland were Joseph
Il. Roberts, noble grand; Thomas Solo
man, vice grand; Il. B. Nicholson. nnan-
clal secretary; John Mason, treasurer
Two candidates were initiated. After the
regular business had been transacted
refreshments were served. There were
visitors present from all parts of the
county and a pleasant social time was en-
joyed by ALL
Mesdames II. A. whitman, Thomas
Bray, John Mellow, c. y. Winter. w. s.
Badger, G. +. Baker, II. d. Swick. Bur
ton Parkes S. D. Davis, of the Magazine
club, and Miss Maudane Rymer spent last
| Friday at Lake Chapman.
Frank Stocker returned Friday night
| from New York, where he had been pur-
chasing goods for J. d. Stocker & Son.
The borough council held their regu-
| lar monthly meeting last Friday night. A
| committee from Artesan Hose company
| Gl n1 n
| retain the fire hydrant at the upper end
| of street. East Side. because there were
| eighteen buildings which they could not
| reach with their hose from any other hy-
drant They also stated that at their last
| meeting the matter of Il chief of the fire
| department; was acted upon and they
wanted the council to appoint "A chief.
! The water committee reported that they
! had seen Mr.. j. ID. Stockcr, president of
/ the water company, and they had agreed
| to make the price of hydrants sl5 per
/ year each, and a letter from Mr. Stockor
/ was read to that effect. The hydrant at
: the corner of Third and Bacon street WAS
! ordered to be taken out because it is no
good. The other hydrants will be re-
tancd. The Traction company was Sc
vercly scored for not having planked their
road as their franchise requires, and a
motion was passed giving them five days
| in which to begin the work of planking
NHtll ipCtu' III l'dNlS WIS IItSNIl Ill Dt-
/ half of the board of health in regard 10
some parties using the little stream that
runs through the cellar of David Phil
! lips for a sewer. The board of health was
| instructed TO act promptly in this matter
| and remove the cause of the nuisance
| The fire alarm was ordered to be put in
repair at once by the committee on fire
| alarm from Crystal Fire company. The
| following bills were ordered paid: Chief
! mckinley, SAG; l.. IIoffccker S234; Jermyn
| Light company, $40: G S. Dunn so cents
| II. a. Wilman. $3.50; +. r. Gill, 81: Mar
! tin MCAndrew, S}2lS; John Soloman,
$l515; Thomas Davis, Sl5O; Joseph Nor
| come, Sl925; James Edmonds, $3.50; Lewis
| Pier, s5.2j.
Mrs. Frank Welch and Miss Cora Da-
Wis were shopping in Scranton on Satur-
| day.
Miss Eliza Ocborne spent Sunday in
Carbondalc with her friend, Miss May
| Kilpa trick.
There will be special evangeistic ser.
vices in the Methodist Episcopal church
tonight and every night this week except
Saturday.