The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-29
JERMYN AND MAYFlELD.

The installation of the officers OF
Mizpah lodge, No 1l5, Daughters Of
Rebakah, will take place on Wednes-
! day evening, Dec. 10, instead of Dec.
., as previously announced
Fly the recent collapse of the Buff
falo Land Improvement company Il
number of Jermyn residents have suf-
fered severely. The lots were well
doomed here some years ago, and on
the strength of one of the promoters,
who was known and related to resi-
dents of the borough, the lots went
like hot cakes for a time. 1t IL said
that local people invested In the neigh
borhood of $4,000 in the enterprise.
among the investors being some of the
prominent business men Of the town.
Other investors were Woodworking
men, who, in some cases, invested their
life savings. and on these the loss, Of
course, falls most heavy. This is not
the first land investment in which Jer.
myn people have been caught, but ii Is
almost certain that the painful lessons
taught by the collapse of the Buffalo
Land company will make Investments
OF that kind extremely unpopular here
abouts for a few years to come.
Today will be observed as a general
holiday among the stores and business
places. The Delaware and Hudson col
liery will be idle. and it is probable
the other neighboring collieres will
not be able to operate much of the
day. The usual holiday hours will be
observed at the postottice.
thanksgiving services were held in
the public school yesterday. The pro-
grammes which were carried out by
the scholars consisted Of recitations,
singing, dialogues. Instrumental mu-
sic was very creditably given by the
children and was much enjoyed. The
Jerinyn schools have hitherto suffered
somewhat from the absence of recre-
ations of this kind and on this account
yesterdays entertainment was there
fore all the more thoroughly enjoyed
by those who participated in it and
those who were entertained Mrs. II.
y. Barrett ably assisted by her organ
accompaniments to the instrumental
solos.
Willie Caveney, young man resid-
ing on the East Side. was arrested on
Monday night at the instance of
young woman named Doud residing
in the same, vicinity on the serious
charge of rape. Caveney was taken
before Justice of the Peace Munley,
of Archibald. by whom he was COM
mitted to Jail. He was released yes
terday on bail.
Thomas Warwick was at a meeting
of the local miners union on Tuesday
night appointed check weighman a the
Delaware and Hudson collery.
Mrs. DR.. Baker and two children, of
Duryea, are spending Thanksgiving
here with relatives.
Miss Eva Mclaughlin. of Forest
City, is the guest of Jermyn friends
Fred Richtmeyer. of Port Chester,
NY, Is circulating among his old
friends here.
There will be no less than four games
of foot ball played here today. The
first will be a game this morning on
Fowler's field between the Miners as
sociatiOn and a team from West May
field. This afternoon game between
the we'll known RichmOndale Royers
and Jermyn will he played upon the
same grounds, and there will also be
two games played on the East Side
grounds between the Peckville and
Jessup High school teams and the East
Side Indians.
Miss Nellie Boundy, of West May
field. is visiting her school, mate, Miss
Esther Tretheway. of Parsons.
The Misses >ate and Martha Walsh,
of Mayfeld. will spend Thanksgiving
holidays with Miss Nellie jackson. of
Duryea.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Driesbach and
family. of Hyde Park. are spending
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Mason, of Second street