The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-19
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting Last
Evening-Roy snyder Severely In
jured in the Mines Yesterday.

jured in the Mines Yesterday.
other News OF Interest.
The meeting Of citizens held in En-
terprise hall last evening for the
purpose of taking action to secure the
location of a silk weaving plant with
whom the industrial committee has
been negotiating for some time, was
largely attended and the proceedings
throughout were of a most enthusias-
tic order. Among the audience were
several of the leading business men Of
Jermyn and Mayfeld and the latter,
both by voice and subscription mani
tested as much interest in the welfare
of the object as the Jermyn residents.
The meeting was presided over by At
torney Carey and II. A. Willman act
ed as secretary. The chairman stated
the firm was reliable one and their
representative and architect had been
here and viewed the land. The com
mittee had thought desirable and had
furnished him with the plans of the
proposed plant, which were placed upon
the table for inspection. The only in
ducements the firm desired was that
the borough should give them the land
desired for the plant free and exoner-
ate from taxation for fifteen years.
Speeches were afterwards made by j.
d. Stocker, w. j. Grant, w. b. Swick,
II. A. whitman, William Walker, Rev.
NJ. f. Lynott and others, all of whom
expressed their desire to have the firm
locate here. II. d. Carey, ]. d. Stock
er, NJ. ]. Eagan and William Walker
were appointed a committee to secure
| options upon the land needed, which,
it was estimated, would cost '$1,100
A subscription was then opened and
in a few moments 1901 were subscribed
| by the following people: G. d. Winter
& Company, $3.50; Rev. NJ. T.. Lynott,
| 800; ]. d. Stocker q Son. $780, NJ. j.
| Eagan, $50; James G. Nicholson, $14: j.
| II. Wheeler, $25; Postmaster Griffiths,
| $40; Thomas Harte $40; Jacob Hitler,
| $40; James Allen, $25; Isaac Jones, S25;
l.. A. Green, $15; George S. Dunn, $15;
| William Walker 500; Graves Broth
| ers, $25; Attorney Carey, SIS; Thomas
| Boundy, $10 Thomas Smith, s.; ]. w.
| Grant, $40; w. r. Roberts, So; Ben.
| Davis, $5 John Forschner, $5; ID. Man
| ley, $40; Harry Smith, s.; w. B. Swick,
| $5 George Blake So; Theodore Spetti-
| que, $1O p. F. Collins. $5 Charles F.
| Cannon, IS; Abe Mosher, So Henry
Scutt, s5; Henry Morcom, IS; w. ].
McCloskey. 81; Paul Harris. So; George
| Cudip, $2 Peter Allen. so; Thomas
Henwood, Thomas Seymour. NJ. Clark,
| W. NJ. Davis, j. Waters, w. ]. Toman,
| Willie Parks, each 81; +. A. Mellow,
William Harvey, Thomas Henry, p.
| X. Dempsey, ]. d. Williams. ]. East
| lake, John jenkins, Thomas Jopling,
H. d. Swick, ]. w. Roche, each 50;
Edwin Graves, So; T. f. Griffiths, s.,
a total of 1901. A committee of c. F.
Baker James Allen and Thomas Boun-
| dy was appointed to solicit further
subscriptions, and it is expected with
| in a couple of days the total sum need
ed will be subscribed.
| Roy Snyder, a laborer, employed In
| the Delaware and Hudson colliery, was
terribly injured just after commencing
| work yesterday morning. AS the young
man was in the act of loading his first
| car, a large piece of rock, running be.
| tween the five-foOt and fourteen-incf
! seams, fell upon him without the
| slightest warning. He was at once
| taken to his home on Second street
| where he was attended by Drs. Graves
| Shields and Davis. His injuries were
| found to be a fracture Of the skull
| severe scalp wound fractures of the
| shoulder, arm, thigh and knee The
| physicians are yet uncertain if he is
| injured internally, but there is small
hone of his recovery. The young man
| is twenty years of age unmarried and
| the son of Adam Snyder.
At a special meeting of the schoo
| board last evening, Edward Stubbs was
awarded the contract to paint the old
school building.
Druggist Jones and wife and son
| spent yesterday with Scranton friends
Mrs. a. f. White, of Scranton. is Wis
| iting friends here.
| Willie Oliver, of Mayfield, who was
| injured at the Powderlv mine a year
ago, was taken sick again yesterday
| and had to receive medical aid His
case is a sad one. He has been idle
since his injury, and it will be a long
time before he will again be able tC
| work
The Crystal Fire company will hold
a grand social in Enterprise hall this
evening, when the drawing for a SIC
gold piece will take place.