The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21
JERMYN AND MAYFiELD.

all members being present with the eX
| ception of Councilman Dunn of the
| First ward. The meeting was called for
| the purpose of receiving bids for light
| ing the borough on u five years con-
tract. quite Il number of citizens and
taxpayers were present and watched
! the proceedings with considerable in
| tcrest After the bids We're opened it
was found that the Meriden Hydro
Carbon Arc Light company We're the
lowest bidders, but "A number of tax
| payers present protested against the
| contract being awarded to that COM
| pany as they considered the principal
of their light was of the nature of an
experiment. The bids We're as follows:
Meriden Hydro Carbon Light company.
81 are lights. 1,SOO candle power. $50
per lamp per year.
| Jermyn Electric Light company.
| s5.& per lamp per month. or so Il year.
Peoples Electric Light company. 81
per month per light or $72 per year.
Frank Hemelright s5.4S per light per
month.
| There was Il difference of opinion
among the councilmen as to whether
Mr.. Hemelrights bid could be consid-
cred and it was eventually decided to
itiN tilc liEtll lef over uHtll tlle l!eSt reg
| ular meeting and in the meantime OBJ
| tain the advice Of the bOrough's attor-
ncy in the matter.
An entertainment will be conducted
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
| society of the ST. james Episcopal
church on Monday evening next. Con-
siderable preparations are being made
under the directorship of Mrs. Day
md lyr 1,., ,,f
| fair I; grand success and the children
| under their charge and are daily re-
hearing the various parts in which they
participate The entertainment will
be opened with Il comic opera The
story is of an election bet between an
English lord and two millionaires. Tho
| one that loses the bet becomes Il tramp
for period of two months, and this
lot will eventually fall to the lot of the
two millionaires. who wander into Il
distant country, thence to a quaker
farm. AT their arrival upon this farm
they are introduced to and greeted by
a band of Quakers. who collectively
| enter into a chorus and dance. At this
juncture one of the participants who
characteriZes himself as Jack Hearty
is here introduced. After II welcome
and comrades there assembled his in
tention of enlisting in the United States
Navy. after which IL farewell greet
ing will take place. Then the farm is
frightened by the arrival of Il band of
milk maids who participate in three
choruses. When the period of two
months will have elapsed, the millions
aires communicate with their country
friends at their home on the Hudson.
where. after all their wandering they
finally and eventually meet Jack
Hearty's band OF sailors. who have in
the meantime returned from active
services at war. They are then intro
duced to q band of colonial DANES who
pride their ancestors above all else,
who repairs them to their banquet hall
on the Hudson where Il social func-
tion will be in session. AT their arri-
val of the banquet hall they incden-
tally meet up with Il cOlOred butler who
derdes the millionaires of the fact of
them losing the bet. and who escorts
them to the banquet. The opera ends
with a grand chorus entitled. old
Glory and the Goddess of Liberty"
Besides the opera an excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged through
the untiring and increasing efforts of
the promoters. 1t is us follows: Reci-
tution, Miss Alice Jones; cornet solo,
Master Alfred Horsewell; vocal solo.
Master Alfred Horsewell: vocal solo.
Charles Meehan; recitations. Misses
Neva WhitmOre, Bessie Jones, George
Lane Violet Lane. Admission, So. and
% cents.
Frank Forbes. II young Mayfield resi-
dent. whose illness for the past few
weeks has been frequently attended to,
died at 10 o'clock Thursday night. De-
ceased was born in carbondale 26 years
ago and for the past II years has resd-
ed with his parents at Mayiield. He
was highly esteemed in the community
and beloved by his friends. He is sur
Vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pet
cr Forbes, two brothers, John and Will
liam. ana II sister. Katie. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 40
O'Clock at Sacred Heart church. In
terment will be made in Calvary GEM
etery, Mayileld, The Ancient Order of
Hibernians, of which deceased WAS
member, will attend in 4 body.
The borough schools closed yesterday
for two weeks. Al the close of the en-
crcses the pupils Of Professor Barrett,
Miss Katie Mullen and Miss Gertie
Vail We're each given package of
candy ana an orange, while Miss
Grace Vail gave each of her pupils Il
Carnation.
The following interesting programme
was given by the pupils of the Jermyn
public schools yesterday: Song, star
Spangled Banner:" defamation.
christmas Time Willie Gilbert reci-
tation. Burness Long: essay, John
Howard" Nellie Evans; defamation,
"A Christmas Letter" George Hill:
recitation. THE Lining of the Gloves"
Lucy Vail; essay, History of d. Il
ii. Mines of Jelmyn," Lillian McCrone;
defamation, Happy Bells" Earl
Tompkins; recitation. Beneath The
Mistletoe." Jennie McCrone: recitation.
Merry Christmas" Marporie Num-
ford defamation, September Gail"
Harold Davis; recitation, No Stock
ngs," Ida Baker; essay, why We
Celebrate Christmas" Walker Taylor:
defamation "On Christmas" Willie
Phillips; recitation. "One Hoss Shay"
Bula Sprague; recitation, "The Visit of
St. Nicholas Alice O'Brien; essay.
"Iackawanna County" Maggie Marsh:
recitation, Song of Christmas" Seth
SpraSue; -~----, Winifred Shaifer:
essay MY Visit TO the Pan American.