The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-25

his part to satisfaction and won much
applause from the audience. T. Nj.
Gibbons portrayal Of "Scud," the col
ored servant was perfect. He kept the
audience in a continues roar of laugh
ter by his funny antics. James J. Lof-
tus as Hon. Bruce Homter" and NJ. j..
McNulty as clarence Homter' both
did excellent. Frank Mclaughlin in
the role of Peter Paragraph rendered
his part in a very Creditable manner
and was not at all backward in MAX
ing love. Miss Lucy Gardenr, Miss
Jennie Mccain and Miss Lizzie Demp-
sey looked charming an acted well.
Miss Alice Gillespie was Mother Cary
and is deserving of much praise Tor
the meritorious manner in which she
assumed the part. During the action
of the play solos were rendered by Miss
Mollie Mcdowell, Lucy Mooney, Eu-
gene O'Boyle James A. O'Malley, Rob-
ert and James NcCormac. After the
performance a social was held in the
club of '95 hall which was enjoyed
by a large number of young people
until the early morning hours.
Mrs. Henry Prytherick and daughter,
Miss Ida Prytherick, visited Misss En-
lily Davis, of Lackawanna street, yes
terday.
Roy Kelly, of Stroudsburg state Nor
NAL school, spent Sunday with his par
ents here.
Miss Laura Nealon is entertaining
Miss Name Roche, of Scranton.
Mrs. George Southard, of Green
Ridge, is visiting relatives at this
place.
Miss Name MCGOWAN, of West
Scranton, was the guest of Mrs. Doug
lass Cowles yesterday.
Peter Kelly and Gus Winters, of New
York, are visiting the formers aunt
Mrs. j. 'O'Boyle.
Miss Mary f.. Berkheiser and Johr
f.. Meters were united in marriage al
the home of the brides parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Berkheser, in Blakely
Saturday evening at o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
Moses Harvey, pastor of the Primitive
Methodist church. Only the immedl'
ate relatives of the young couple were
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Meters will re-
side in Blakely.
Miss Agnes Martin, of Carbondale
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs
| Ellen Martin, of Delaware street.
An adjourned session of the counci
| was held last night. The bills passed
| for payment were the following: james
| Murphy, 81: Priccburg Electric Ligh
| company. S5S; Charles u. Kenyon, $l44
Jesse Morris, $2l. AS no report ha!
| been received from the eX-treasurer o.
| tax collector, the president instructed
| the finance committee to await on then
| and have them report at the next meet
| ing. An ordinance providing for th
| laying of a sewer on Delaware Lacka
| wanna and Hudson streets was read
| II specifies that the work will be dom
| under the supervision of Civil Enginee
| A, l.. Dunning and be accepted by TIL
| borough on his approval. Councilman
| Howard objected to this point, an,
| thought a correction should be mad
| to make it read that it be accepted b,
the civil engineers approval and tina
| Of the council Mr.. Patten also raise
| objections, stating that he believed tn
| SuSquehanna street should he include
| in the sewer district. 1t was eXplaine
that the reason that street was omitte
| was that no petition was received fror
the residents along that thoroughfart
! No action was taken on the ordinance
| and in the meantime an effort will b
made to have Susquehanna street in
| cluded in the district. The rules an
regulations governing the board c
health were passed on first reading
The council win appropriate 5000 to de
fray the expenses of the new boarC
a report was read from eX-Secretar
SChubmehl, showing that he had mad
collections for the year to the amoun
of S2.294. The meeting then adjOurne
to meet next Tuesday evening.