The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-08
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

lalo, n. y, last evening.
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
! A regular meeting of the school board
| was held last evening. The following
| bills were read and ordered paid: ].
| NJ. Sherwood. S5lS0 electric lights,
! $3.70; Eagan e. O'Donnell. $3.50; But
Ter. Sheldon & Co., $l72S; American
! Book company, IS; II. c. Van Kleci,
/ Sl.25; 7. Smith, $3.50. Sidney Minnick,
| OF Mayfeld. was present and asked
| permission for his son to attend the
| Jermyn schools. During the discus
| sion that ensued it was stated that
| there were a number of children from
| Mayfield and other school districts who
were attending the local school with
out paying their tuition fee and Direc-
| tors Pritchard, Blake and Mellow were
| appointed an investigating committee
| to find out if any and what children
are attending without paying the fee.
| Tax Collector Jay presented a long list
| of widows names who had asked for
| eXoneration of taxes, the list footing up
! close upon 5000. 1t was decided to lay
| the matter over until the Gath, when
| special meeting will be held for that
purpose. BY motion it was decided to
| take up seven hundred dollars worth
| of outstanding orders that are held by
John II. Williams and which are draw
| ing 6 per cent. interest. The board also
! ordered the purchase of a flag for the
! pole on top Of the school building.
! Some attention was also devoted TO the
unsatisfactory system in use in heat
! ing the building. The Wills-Smead sys-
! TEN is in use in both buildings and last
1, {, e
coal to keep it going, and then on sew
| eral davs the rooms We're so cold that
both teachers and scholars ran great
risk of incurring colds and sickness in
remaining in the building. The secre-
tary was instructed to write the COM
! pany and inform them if they did not
| put their system in order the board in
! tended throwing it out and adopting
! another.
! Mr.. Thomas Roberts and Miss Clara
! Williams. formerly of Shenandoah. two
| Well-known young people, were united
| in marriage at the home of the groOm's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rob
erts of North Second street. at o'clock
last evening. The bride was attired in
an exceedingly pretty costume of blue
Venetian cloth, and was attended by
her maid. Miss Mary Roberts, siste of
the groom. James Roberts was grooms-
man. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. c. A. Benjamin, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. AS the
bridal party entered the parlor in
which the pretty ceremony took place,
Mendellshon's well-known march was
played by Miss Emma Roberts. After
the ceremony the usual congratulations
were passed and an elaborate supper
served Both the groom and bride en-
joy the friendship of a large circle of
young people, whose best wishes they
will have for happy and prosperous
future.
Teresa Arguskie, the little 5-year-old
child that was so horribly burned at
her home in Mayfield died yesterday
after a weeks frightful suffering.
Mrs. Frank Maynard, of Main street,
| fell on the ice Al few days ago and
painfully cut her head.
Mrs. W. $. Badger, of Cemetery
street, and Mrs. NJ. j. Shields We're
Scranton visitors on Monday.
Mr.. Weyburn, of Scranton, represent
ing the Bankers Life Insurance COM
pany, was a caller here Yesterday.
William Oliver of Maydeld, who was
so severely injured by "A fall of roCl, in
the Powderly mines some time ago, and
whose life FOR time was despaired
of, is able To sit Up and be about The
house.
DR.. $. II. Davis has been appointed
local consul of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen Tor the present year.
Mrs. Peter Hines and Mrs. Roberl
: ! Carter of Hudson, We're yesterday tht
= guests Of Mrs Jessie Avery.
Expressman Smith last evening lost
y his horse, which dropped dead in har
: / ness. The horse was a valuable one
and it's death is quite loss 10 Mr.
. Smith.
q A concert and entertainment unde
% the auspices of the Womans' Hon,
/. mission will be given in the Methods
. Episcopal church on Wednesday, tn
n 18th inst.
t Those who wish to save the penalt!
t of ) per cent. on their taxes VIII hav
h to pay before the 2Sth. After tina
q date it will be enforced.
Thomas Hunter Lafay cite Matthews
a clyde Bell and William McChrone, o
It Oscar c. Smith camp, Sons Of Veter
a ans, viii debate with a similar mum
" Der from Camp Randolph on the ques
u tion whether the Philippines should b
y annexed or not.
u Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Penny hav
! moved from South Main street 10 tn
' property they recently purchased O
>, Fourth street