The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-05
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.


The Jermyn borough council met in
regular session last evening, Dunn, of
the First ward, being the only absen-
tee. Superintendent Gebhardt, of the
electric light company. was present and
said the company was prepared in the
event of the boroCs.. making a ten
year contract with the company to
pay into the borough treasury 500 and
in the event of other companies in the
valley reducing the price his company
would make corresponding reduction.
Chairman Moon, Councilmen Davis
Stanton opposed the contract; j. II.
Wheeler and A. Moon favored it, The
matter was, by motion of Rawling, de-
ferred until next meeting. Chairman
Badger, of the committee appointed to
see j. d. Stocker regarding his propo-
stion, said Mr.. Stocker was unwilling
to take up the sidewalk case alone. He
was willing to abide by his proposition
to arbitrate both cases. On motion of
Wheeler seconded by Scull, the secre-
tary was instructed to notify Mr.
Stocker of councils rejection of his
proposition. The committee on heating
reported having secured q number of
bids for the placing of furnace in the
borough building, which were as fol-
lows Bell & Brown, $3.50; John Solo
mon, $l25; NJ. j. Eagan, $l07; T. f.
Leonard s175. On motion of Stanton
and Davis, Mr.. Eagan was awarded
the contract. Bills of electric light
company for S13670; Consolidated
Water company, S5625, and salary Of
chief of police were ordered paid and
council adjourned.
Mrs. Lucy Berry, a we'll known resi-
dent of Fourth street, died yesterday
after painful illness of a complica-
tion of diseases. Deceased was born
in the neighborhood of Scott township
seventy-one years ago and for the past
thirty-two years has resided in this
borough. She is survived by three
sons, Charles, Isaac and John, of Car
bondale and two daughters Mrs. Will
liam Williams, of Olyphant, and Mrs.
| James Scutt, of this borough. The
| funeral will take place on Sunday af-
! ternoon. Services at the house at
| o'clock and interment in the Carey
| family cemetery at Scott.
Alexander Bruce, miner employed
| in the Delaware and Hudson colliery,
was painfully injured about the back
yesterday by the fall of slab of rock.
| He was taken to his home on South
| Main street in the mine ambulance,
where he was attended by DR.. p. c..
| Manley. 1t was at first feared the
! spinal bone was broken, but no bones
are broken, and, as his lower limbs are
free from paralysis, IL is thought his
injury is not of a serious nature and
that he will soon recover.
At the last meeting of James Stuart
council, No. 103. Jr. o. u. A. M, the
following officers were installed by
Past Councillor Lafayette Matthews. of
Pioneer City council Carbondale:
Councillor, Fred G. Van Sickle; vice.
councillor, Gothic Mosher; assistant re-
cording secretary, Willie Greenslade;
conductor, John Jones; warden, Arthur
Roe. A delegation Of visiting members
from the Pioneer council We're present
and at the conclusion of the installa-
tion ceremony a smoker was held and
refreshments were served, all having
an enjoyable evening together
William Eastlake was elected janitor
of the public schools of Mayfield at the
meeting of the school board Thursday
evening,
The Delaware and Hudson breaker
worked twenty-one ana half days
last month.
At q meeting Of the Genwood Mine
Workers local, No. 11O4, Wednesday
evening, the following officers We're
installed President, John Wilson;
vice-president, James Honaphy; finan-