The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Meeting of Borough Council Last
Evening-An Unknown Man
Scares West Mayfield Womtl !.

The borough council held their
monthly meeting last evening. Dunn
and stanton being the cnly absentees.
The following bills were read and or
dcred paid; Attorney Timlin, $37.5
Chief of Police. S45: j. G. Avery. 50. Ia:
w. 5. Badger. $3.50: T.. j. Nicholson
50; electric lights, $l35.35; water COM
pany, $685.. There was considerable
discussion regarding the moving of the
are light at the Ridge road to in front
of Mrs. Dwyer'S residence. and NOV
ing the light at the CCrner of Second
and Cemetery streets to the opposite
corner The matter was finally placed
in the hands of the light committee.
Borough Treasurer Sampson was
present and desired information as to
whether he should, on making out his
report to the state treasurer of the
bonded debt of the borough, include
the ~, 500 issued to cover the cost in
CURED by sinking the artesian we'll. He
did not get the desired information,
but the subject of the bonded debt was
discussed, and by molten it was finally
decided to take up six 800 bonds which
have been standing for the past ten
years. Councilman Nicholson sug-
the borough was involved should be
pushed forward. He thought some of
them had been dragging along be-
cause council had not taken sufficient
interest in them, leaving the matter
too much in the hands OF the borough
attorneys. He suggested council ap-
point one of their number to take
charge of these matters and to see
that everything possible be done n
effect an early settlement. Council
afterwards adjourned.
For several days past the residents
of West Mayiicld have been in a state
of agitation regarding the peculiar ac-
tions of an unknown man, whose chief
aim appears to be to follow and frigh-
ten women and young girls. Yester-
day morning after the men had
started for work. he walked into the
house of Mrs. Jenkins and so fright
ened the woman that her screams
scared him away. Thursday night he
attempted to snatch a pocket book
away from Miss Beckwith, who was
returning from the store with some
purchases. and who held her pocket
book in her hand. He Is described as
a rather tall man and wearing a grey
oyercoat, the storm collar of which
he pulls up around his head and face
to prevent his Identification. Should
he fall into the hands of some of the
male residents of that section he will
be severely dealt with, as the men are
thoroughly aroused at the indignant
outrages.
Rev. @. f. Fessenden, who recently
purchased the property of William
James, on Third street, having some
extensive improvements made, and as
soon as completed will move into it.
Today being Hungarian Christmas,
as it Is familiarly called, all the COLI
lieries are idle.
Negotiations are being carried OH for
the purchase of the planning mill, and
II Is probable that the mill will shortly
be in operation again.
The subject Of the Rev. ]. r. Cooks
sermon at the Methodist Episcopal
church tomorrow evening will be
"From Pool Room to Pulpit" The
special meetings viii be continued
every night next week except Satur-
day.
Next week will be observed as
week of prayer among the congrega-
tion of the First Baptist church, and
meetings will be held nightly at var
ious homes of the congregation. The
following week the pastor and church
VIII enter upon a Series Of evanRc,istic
meetings The pastors subject to-
morroW morning will be. Buried to