The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-14
FOREST CITY.

Thomas ]. Maxey of Carbondale.
was among the out of town visitors in
Forest City yesterday.
Mrs. Hood, of Pleasant Mount,
Wayne county, is the guest of her son,
Frank ]. Hood of Main street.
Rev. j. G. Evans has resigned from
the pastorate of the Vandlng Congre-
gational church.
The union evangelistic services which
are in progress here will be continued
in the First Baptist church next week.
A meeting was held in the rooms of
the Forest City Athletic club Wednes-
day evening for the purpose of NOM
mating an independent ticket to be
voted for at the election in February.
The attendance was not large and no
action was taken. 1t is stated, how
ever, by some of those who are in the
movement that another meeting will
be held between now and Feb. l, and
that full ticket will be named.
Lafayette Decker. of Dunmore,
has been visiting his son, Lafayette
Decker, Jr.. for several days past.
Herbert Knapp is spending the week
with friends in Preston township,
Wayne county.
The Hillside employees will receive
their monthly wages today.
A concert will be held by the Dewey
club in Davis Opera house on March
II.
A branch of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent association has been organ
lied here with the following officers:
President, Mrs. Daniel Reagan; first
vice president. Mrs. Morgan; second
vice president, Miss Rose McGrath;
| recording secretary, Mrs. Thomas p.
Mccormick; assistant recording secre-
| tary, Mrs. John Corbett: financial sec
| retary Mrs. Frank j. Hood; treasur-
er. Mrs. James White; marshal, Mrs.
Michael Connolly; guard, Mrs. Bridget
Melvin; trustees. Mrs. John McDon-
ald Mrs. Harry league and Miss Mar
garet Kearney.
Dispositions were taken yesterday be-
! fore Justice of the Peace NJ. j. Collins
! in the matter of the application OF j.
| f. Wellbrock for wholesale license
in the Second ward of the borough OF
| Forest City. The depositions will be
read before court previous to the appli-
| cation being passed upon.
The local branch of American True
| Ivorites has installed the following Of
| ficers: President, A. l.. Morgan; vice
! president, Jonathan Davies; recording
| secretary Abram owens; financial sec
retary, David j. Jones; conductor, John
| w. Jones; past master, John d. Jones.
A proposition to bond the poor dis
| trict in the sum of $500 for the pur-
chase Of poor farm will be submitted
| to the people at the February cleo
! ton. The board has in view a farm Of
one hundred and twenty-five acres
owned by S. b. Tingley and located
! just west of Herrick Center. 1t has
| on it a large house, two good barns
and other outbuildings is well stocked
and has all the necessary implements
| for farming, The price asked is 81, 1000.
The Vandling and Providence clubs
will meet in foot ball game at the
latter place on Saturday, Feb. Is.
Today the teachers of the district
comprising Forest City and Uniondale
boroughs and Clifford and Herrlck
townships will hold an institute in the
school building at Uniondale. Fol-
lowing is the programme that has been
prepared The Educators Duty with
Reference to the Child's Individual
| ity," II. G. Wilcox; "The Purpose of
the School," Miss Frances Clancey;
Primary Reading" Miss Mabel steph-
ems; Treatment OF Stupid Children"
| ID. b. Jones; Method of Teaching
Geography" Miss Agnes Tinker;
Teaching Arithmetic" w. C. Michael;
THE History of Civilizations West
ward March," Professor c. T. Thorpe;
"Benefit Of Composition Work" Miss
Isabel Fike; 1.-The Interest Parents
Should Take in Their Children's School
| Work" II. b. Dimmick; Character In
| fiuenCe of the Teacher over the
Pupils" Miss Herman; District School
Work" Miss Lizzie Davis; THE Ben
eft TO the Child Resulting from the
Harmonious Workings of Parents and
Teacher" e. b. Goodrich; Directors
Relation to Teacher" Emulation" ;"
Home Lessons" Discipline" STUDY
OF Childrens Temperaments," and va
rious other subjects will receive gem
! eral discussion.