The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-14
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
New Runror Concerning the ID. and ii.
Coal Enterprises - The Coming
Elections.

Elections.
The Carbondale Herald had the fol-
lowing article in last saturdays issue'
1T is rumored that negotiations are
under way for the purchasing by the
Delaware and Hudson of all the coll
lieries situated in Mayfield and owned
bv the Hillside Coal and Iron company
THE rumor is not without foundation'
Such n purchose would he beneht 10
the Delaware and Hudson company IN
many ways. The coal land oWned ny
that company. and bordering on the
Hillside Coal tracts near the Brooksiuc
cemetery. could be worked to much bet"
ter advantage with less expense thah
IL is at present. Should the deal not
he consummated II viii neCessitate ne
building of a breaker on or near that
point, This would of course require an
outlay of considerable money and at
the same time would not be as satisfac-
tory as the plan in view at present.
Persons who are interested in the MN
ing operations of this vicinity state
that the Hillside company have worked
ont nearly all the coal from their tracts
and the only mining to be done Is
the robbng of the pillars. However,
should the company undertake TO ue-
velop the lower veins the aspect Would
he considerab bly, changed. Old miners
question the advisability of trying 10
work lower veins. claiming that II
would not be a paying investment
In the third ward tomorrow VIII be
the hardest fight in town for the dlI-
ferent offices, owing to the fact thaI
great prejudice exists between the cltl-
Zens party and the fair play party
| This was caused by the defeated candl-
dates of the citizens caucus who lett
on an early train next morning ahc
filed their nomination papers. Thls lett
! the prcrer nominees out. Then the
! fair play fled their papers and are now
! ready for business. Citizens ucKet'
| Schrol director, Patrick LouShney;
! council. Elihu Nicholson; assessor
| John Kennedy; Judge of election, NJ. j..
| Sullivan; inspector. Thomas Barker
! Pcople's ticket: School directors. MIC
! hael Mulherin: council. John stanton,
| ir.; assessor, Mathew Leslie; judge Oh
election John Gilhooly; inspector, John
| Ccughney. Fair Play ticket: School
| director, James Callahan; assessor
Mathew Leslie: judge of election, Rich-
! ard Stevens; inspector, Thomas Baker'
| The teachers institute was held at the
| high school on Saturday AFTERNOON
when the room was filled to its utmost
| capacity with teachers from the sur
rounding towns, and friends. The pro-
rramme was carried out in a magnitl-
| cent way. Prof Leacher, of Carbon
dac. took the place of Prof. Lloyd. IN
| penmanship. Nh Leacher gave some
| specimens of the different kinds OF
writing at the public schools OF today
| Professor said it was necessary 1of
| the mind to be concentrated on the
| work TO make Il good penman. Each
teacher handled their subjects in a
prniseworthy way.
At n regular meeting of the Epworth
| League held Thursday evening the 1ol-
| lo,ying were elected to serve as dele
gates to the district convention of the
| Epwarth League, to be held at Carbon
| dale next Tuesday in the Methodist
Episcopal church: Misses Kate Samp-
| son. Mary Swick, Minnie Reynolds
Sarah Boundy and the Rev Francis
Gendall.
| Among the essays on the programme
to be given is one by William Sey-
mour on the present statue of the Ep'
worth League.
| Mrs. Richard Mellow, of Third street
is visiting friends in Luzerne.
| Rehekah, the daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Martin Chesterfield, of Mayfield
was united in marriage to Mr. James
rrotter on Saturday last Rev. Mr.
Hall, of the Primitive Methodist church
ojliriated. A large number of their rel
atives and friends We're present. TIT
tride and groom were the recipients
of many beautiful presents.