The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-15
JERMYN AND MAYEIELD.

Mrs. Jenkins, wife of Rev. Edward
/ Jenkins, whose serious Illness has
| from time to time been alluded to IN
| The Tribune, died at her home on
Main street at half-past 10 o'clock on
Wednesday night. Deceased who was
| born in South Wales seventy-two
years ago. has been resident of this
borough for the past thirty years,
and was held in much respect by a
| large circle of friends. She is survived
! by her husband and son. Alfred, and
| two sisters, Mrs. Lewis Il. Jones, of
Providence, and Mrs. John II. Jones,
of Hyde Park. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at ?
o'clock. Services in the Congregational
| church.
John Jessup, the little boy who met
with such frightful injuries by falling
| into the rollers at the Sherwood break
er on Wednesday afternoon, died at
the Emergency hospital, Carbondale.
| q few hours after his admittance
| there, his injuries being beyond hui
| man assistance. The remains were
| brought here to his home at West
| Mayfeld yesterday morning, and the
| scene at the home was most pathetic.
| The funeral will take place at 2 O'Clock
on Sunday afternoon. Services at the
| Primitive Methodist church.
Jabez Smith. a pioneer settler of
| Scott and one of the most widely
! known residents of the neighborhood,
| died at his home in Scott township on
! Wednesday evening at the ripe old
| age of eighty-threc years. Deceased
settled in the township over SIXTY
years ago, and was for many years,
! after the discovery of coal in this
! vicinity, engaged extensively in tho
! lumber business. At one time he was
| the owner of three saw mills, and h
also became noteworthy as a dam
| builder, most of the dams existing
today in the neighborhood having
been built by him. He was a man
every one had a good word for, and
| was a frequent visitor to Jermyn, and
was held in great esteem. He is sur
vived by his wife, three sons, Nichol-
as, Eras:us and George, and two
daughters, Mrs. Eliza Stocllcr and
Mrs. Daniel Gril,iths, of Wayne coun-
! ty. The funeral will take place on
! sunday morning at 10 o'clock and in
/ torment will he made in the Carey
cemetery at Lake Chapman.
There will be an important meeting
| of the congregation of st. James
church at the close of this evenings
service, at which all members of the
church are invited to attend.
\ stag party of about fifteen Of tho
prominent young men of the borough
was held in the st. George hotel last
evening, at which an elaborate supper
was served and several hours enjoy
ably spent
! Luther Keller. formerly electrician
of the local electric light company
VINO left town about two years age
under q cloud, has just remitted
$142.Gj, funds he held as treasurer OF
the Jr. O. L. A. NJ. society. Mr.. Keller
who had been prominently engaged in
church work, caused sensation AZ
the time by his flight, and obtained
considerable notoriety through the
press. His remittance Of the money tC
the society fulflls what his friends
have all along prognosti,ated, that he
would LAY up the money he embeZzlad
The cause of his fail was unfortunate
speculations.
The masquerade ball held i'm Ed
munds' new hall last evening unde'
the auspices OF the Junior order
United, American Mechanics was on
of the most successful affairs of the
kind ever held in Jernyn. There Were
over hundred masqueralers present
and they were in many Instances re-
markably grotesque. Several of Tho
ladies' were artstically dressed, and
the scene on the floor OF the hGll was
for several hours before the dancers
unmasked an enjoyable sight.
Cards are Ollt announcing the an.
preaching wedding of Miss Ida Carter
a former well known resident of thC
borough, and Frank Jones, Of Carbon