The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-18
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD
School Board Meeting-Funeral
Services of the Late w. B. Swick
Both Boroughs Visited by Fire
Yesterday Afternoon.

A special meeting of the school board
was held last evening, all the members
being present. A communication was
read from j. p. Wilson OF Glen Cove,
who declined the position Of teacher OF
the school to which he was elected at
tie last meeting His declination was
GCGI'ed. Miss Col +c !, = arb lndale.
was nominated ny Mr.. Hunter; Miss
Gwillyam, of Plymouth, by Mr.. Pritch-
ard; Miss Esther Lee, Of Scott, by Mr..
Grant, and Miss Nora Barrett, of
Archibald, by Mr.. Loughncy. Miss Col
| well was declared elected on the first
| ballot, having received the votes OF
Morcom, Hunter, Mellow, Depew AMI
Blake. The board then completed the
assigning of the teachers tc their
rooms. Miss Cora Davis was assigned
to room Z; Miss MurrHY to room No.
G. Miss Mulhearn, room No. 5; Miss
| Myra Hills, room No !: Miss Cilwell,
room No. 3; Miss Gertrude Vail, room
No. 2, and Miss Kate r. Mullen, room
No. l. The salaries will be the same
| as last year. with the exception that
| Miss Mullen of the primary loom
| will receive an increase of IS uer
| month; $2S teachers will receive $50.
and the $50 teachers SS2 Per month. Il
was decided to place the ianitor In
charge OF the supply room and to in
crease his salary 81 per month. School
will be opened Tuesday. September 4.
1t was also de kled 10 have the inter
ior of the schools repainted.
The funeral services over the re.
mains of the late w. B. 5wick, one
of the leading citizens of the borough
who died on Sunday last, were held
last evening at the family home on
Main street. The casket in which the
remains reposed was surrounded with
most beautiful flowers, among which
were a number of boquets, a wreath
of ivy leaves, and gates ajar. The
service was opened by Rev. NJ. D.
Fuller, pastor of the NJ. f. church, who
led in prayer Rev. H. j. Whalen, OF
the Berean Baptist church, of Carbon
dale, preached the sermon from the
words, blessed are they who die ir
the Lord" The sermon was full of SUI
bllme thoughts and contained much
consolation to the widow and bereaved
| ones. Rev, Francis Gendall, of Peck
vile, a former pastor of the NJ. E
church, and who was thoroughly ac.
uualnted with the deceased for many
years, spoke briefly, in which he paiC
high tribute to the upright life ans
the consistent Christian character o.
the dead man. Rev. Mr.. Thompson o.
the Baptist church also offered prayer
During the services a quartette com
posed of Miss Myra Hills, Miss Sarah
Bengough, l.. A. Green and Richard
Hawkins sang the we'll known hymns
/ NJ of 4
Soul" and Nearer My God to Thee.
The remains will be taken to Factory
willie at o'clock this morning for in
terment. The pail bearers are H. A
Willman, c. d. Winter, stephen Mill
er, Edward Stubbs, Homer Carey anC
Theron Moon.
Anon those from out of town whc
attended the service were the follow
ing: c. L. Hawley, Mrs. Sherwood
Miss Maggie Clark Mr.. and Mrs. w
G. Wall, Fred Wall, of Scranton
David Swick, of Niles, N. Y.
Shortly after noon yesterday May
field was visited with a fierce confla
grafton. A double dwelling house oc
. cupicd by Thomas Cavanaugh ant
family and the Pontchtatick family
| was totally destroyed, as we'll as near
| ly all the houshold furniture and erect
of both families. The William Wake
Hose company responded to the alarm
but the fire had attained such headwa,
, that it was seen both houses wer
: doomed from the first, and in spite o
the firemen's efforts both houses wer
completely destroyed
About two hours later the people o
Jermyn were startled by an alarm o
fire sounded by the Delaware an
Hudson breaker whistle. The fire wa
, in the kitchen at the rear of Richar
: James double dwelling house, occu
.. pied by Mr., and Mrs. John II. Nichol
son and Mr.. and Mrs. William Heesor
on Main street. Both local companie
responded to the alarm, the Crystal
being the first to get stream of waite
on the burning buildings, and throug
their efforts the fire was confined I