The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-23
PITTSTON NEWS

the School Board to Consider.
Birthday Celebration and Several
Condensed Locals Memorized and
Jotted Down.
The most crest-fallen individual who
ever plodded his way down that cir
cuitous stairway from the council
chamber was James Hennigan, the eX-
member from the Fifth ward, after he
was informed by Chairman Lagan that
he was no longer q member of the select
council and was simply holding him
self in contempt when he offered to
dictate to that body. When the meet
ing was called to order he assumed his
accustomed seat, and after listening
to the reading of minutes by Secre-
tary Flannery, a portion of which eX-
1idined to hinl that his seat had bean
declared vacant, he could no longer
suppress his emotion and, rising, OBJ
jected to their adoption. Not q meni-
Der of the council moved in their seats
and the stiffness was almost oppre;-
sive when Chairman Lang1n, in fun
eral notes, solemnly Informed him that
the time had passed when he Couid as
chair. that he was now merely plain,
every day citizen and any further eX-
PLANTATION from him could not possibly
be entertained. He cast his eyes i'm
ploringly about the room and even at
the group of sCribes in the reporters
den for q glance of sympathy, but
members and reporters were both deaf
and dumb to his entreaties, and, pick
ing up his coat and hat, he vacated the
great objector's' desk and as he ap-
preached the elevator Chat is noD he
| informed the chairman that he would
be present at the next meeting and
would come prepared to stay and as
sumo the duties of the office to which
| he was elected. During the balance of
! the session a resolution was introduced
| asking that a special election be held
| on April 1 to fill the vacancy caused
| by the ousting of Hennigan. The lat
! ter, we understand, is already a cam
| didate, and, if elected, Chairman Ian
! gan will have to desist from humming
! that refrain II Don't Care If You Never
| Come Back" etc. Members Kearney
and Tigue had a little scheme to in
troduce, but it did not materialize.
Now here is a little matter that
should receive the individual attention
of the school board, for we know it will
very much interest the taxpayers. The
night school which was opened has
been dwindling it it's membership un-
til at the present time there is scarce
ly an average of twenty scholars. There
are two teachers, a principal and his
assistant, who are drawing seventy-iive
/ hA ca,
as their salary and we do not blame
them, but the question is are the MEM
bers of the school board aware that
the attendance Is so meagre? If the
young men who find their way to Main
street every night do not appre-
ciate the advantage offered them in this
direction it would be better to close
the building at night and eXpend the
money for q more beneficial purpose.
Street Commissioner Carroll was a
very happy man last night, as he had
his salary advanced one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for the ensuing year
by the same members of council who
turned poor Hennigan down and de-
clared his seat vacant.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, who resided
here for more than half century, and
removed to Wilkes Barre but montl,
ago. where che expects to spend the
balance of her life with an only son
David Morgan, celebrated her seventy.
fourth birthday yesterday and many
members Of the Welsh Baptist church
from here went down to congratulate t.
her. The pastor, Rev. w D. Thomas
in behalf of the members, presented hei
with a purse and several valuable ar.
ticles, and the occasion was one of thl
most pleasant and surprising to the re,
Cipient. The following were present
Mesdames. J w. Evans w. Il. VII
liams, Rev. W. ID. Thomas Alex. Mar
tin, Ann Davis, John Vaughn, ThOma,
r. Williams, William Nash. Ann Evans
Mary Dryden. Andrew Becker and {
number Of others
Mrs. PIidCrt Delaney. widow Of tn,
late Thomas Delaney, dlcd vesterda,
m0rnin" at the residence of her daugh
ter, Mrs, Burke. in Port Griffith, afte
an illness of long duration. The de
ceased was a resident of that portiO,
Of Jenkins township for a score of year.
and was known ny hCsts of friends il
both counties. The funeral will occu
tomorrow morning with high mass q
st. Johns church.
First Lieutenant Burkhousc. of Com
p2ny d. Thirteenth regiment, was il
the city Yesterday and was the CUES
of John Curran.
! John !. Hart. who was one Or tn,
passengers on the Lchigh Valley traii
on Tuesday morning, which collide,
with am engine between this city anc
WilkesBarre, was a sufferer. Nester
day, from internal injuries received b,
being violently thrown from the seat
but he is thankful he escaped so for
tunately.
The series of meetings ct the Eas
Side Presbyterian church during thi
week are being wcll attended. Th
pastor Rev. j. ]. McKilpin Fletcher
preached an able and interesting ser
mon last evening
The following applicants from thi
place for license, and who were grant
ed the same have failed to take then
out; James w. Burke, Frank Bran
denburg, Thomas Durkn, Thoma
: Brandenburg, Thomas Durkin, Thoma
Brown and Fred Sanche.
Representative Cory yesterday pre-
: sented a bill i'm the house. appropriat
ing $500 TO mark the site or Forty For
and Fort jenkins, :he design and ma
terials for the proposed monuments l.
be selected by a committee Of three t.
be appointed by the governor.
G. Donnelly, of Exeter township. va
arrested yesterday, at the instance 0
Mrs. Space, who charged him witt
stOnirg her dwelling, breaking door
ard windows. He was brought befor
Justice Erht, of the West Side, for