The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The borough council held their reSu-
lar monthly meeting last evening. all
the members being present. The fol-
lowing bills were read and ordered
paid: Electric lights, $ll775; VIII
| Snyder, s.; John ScigIe, Sl.S5; chief of
| police, $i5; NJ. j. Eagan. $13.59; work
on road, $li1i; j. p. Sampson, 49, on
motion of Mr.. Moon. seconded by Mr..
| stanton, it was decided to at once fix
| the tagstone walk in front of John
Jermyn's property on Main strcet,whiCh
| for months past has been a danger to
| pedestrians. The street committee were
| ordered to procure oak planks for the
| purpose of replanlling the bridge over
| the river at the East Side. Attention
| was drawn to the unsafe condition of
| the smokeStack at the planning mill,
| and, although some of the members
| said 1t was dangerous to life. it was
| passed over without any action being
| taken, because there appeared a diff
| ference of opinion as to whether it was
| the burgess, the board of health or the
| factory inspectors duty to attend to it.
| Hon. p. +. Timlin was elected borough
| attorney for the ensuing year at the
| usual salary
| The Mayfield school board met in
| regular session Thursday evening, and
| closed up their accounts for the pres
| ent school year. The president and
| treasurer We're authorized to borrow
! 81 ,l20 to pay off the various claims out
| standing. The board is making an cf-
| fort this year to borrow this sum from
| private parties at five per cent. or less
interest, and for a longer time than
| one year
| The standing of the members of the
senior class of the High school was an
| nounCed today. 1t Is as follows: Miss
! Loretta NJ. Walker, 99.J Miss Sarah f..
| Quinn, 96.4 Miss Mary ID. Edmunds,
| 30; Miss Rose Coyle, 81: Miss Annie f.
| Kilkur. 9O and Miss Nellie McNulty,
| in the business course, 95. These aver
ages are very creditable, as they are all
| 90 or above. The work done has been
| done honestly and thoroughly. The
Naledictory has been awarded to Miss
| Walker, and the salutatory to Miss
| Sarah Quinn.
| We have received the following COM
| munication from DR.. $. u. Davis:
| The Correspondent Scranton Tribune:
| Dear Sir: The local whcelmen are
! spending considerable money i'm the
| building of a side path, vet they lose
| sight of the organization known as the
| League Of American Wheelmen, who
were Instrumental in having the law
| passed providing for the building and
| main, lining of side paths. 1t is hardly
| fair ia a few should stand all the
| work and expense for the many. All
| the legislation beneficial to wheelmen
has been originated and pushed through
| by the efforts of the League of Ameri-
| can Wheelmen. Every person of good
| character who rides wheel should be-
come member. / will gladly explain
| to YOU more fully the benefit of the
association if you will personally call,
Let me send in your application for
membership. We are pledged for Good
Roads : :. Davis. NJ D..
Local Consul l.. 4. w,
viii Seymour was yesterday an
pointed by court tax collector to sue
cecd the late Joseph jay, ST.
Charles DAILY will leave today on a
visit to England
| Mrs. l.. \. Green. of South Main
street, entertained a number of little
children yesterday afternoon in honor
OF her daughter Alice's fourth birth
\
Margaret Morris, Ida Pendred Vera
Day, Mildred Baker, Vivian Lee, Louise
Nicholson, Ruth Maynard, Mildred
Pryor Ruth Nicholson, Ida and Eliza
| beth Davis, ElWoOd Allen and Ralph
| Mckinley
Rev. j, b. Cook pastor of the Metho-
DIST Episcopal church, will preach to-
morrow morning on Seed Sowing" ,"
|
| Mother"
The following ladies last evening at
tended the china painting exhibit of
Miss Della Chumard, of Carbondale.
Mesdames Walters, Willman, Badger.
Winter, Townsend, Swick. Mellow,
fark, Rogers and Misses Rymer. Rich
and Hooking,
Miss Rose Seymour, Of Second street
and Harry Beauman. of Peckville. were
married Yesterday at TAYLOR by Rev.
Francis Gendan. They win reside at
| PeckVille.
The school board will meet for ar
| Sanization next Monday evening, when
w. H. Morcom, Thomas Hunter ana
James Edmunds viii take their seats.
Mrs Cregoe and daughter, Mrs. Petb.
lex, of Carbondalc, were on THURSDAY
the guests of Mrs Theodore Spettigue.
| OF Cemetery street.
Private James O'Malley, Of Company
l., First infantry, who is home from
Cuba on a furlough, visited Mayfeld
| friends Thursday evening.
II, A. Willman was a Scranton vis-
itor yesterday.
VIII Trottcr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Trotter, of Second street, who a
few months ago enlisted in the cavalry.