The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-06
pECKVILLE.

Don't miss the evangelistic services
at the Peckville Baptist church this
evening. Rev. w. II. Williams, the
drummer evangelist, will preach. Sub
ject. mo Room for Jesus" Profess
sor Wilson will assist in the singing.
All are cordially invited.
The social at the Baptist parsonage
by class Is of the Sunday school was a
success. The programme was excel
lent. All had a pleasant social time
and the class grealy encouraged.
A number of young ladies of the
Methodist Episcopal church met at the
home of Miss Stella Wademan on FRI
day evening, March l, and formed what
is to be known as the twentieth Cen
tury society" The following officers
we're elected: President, Miss Stella
Wademan; first vice president, Miss
Lou Hughes: second vice president,
Miss Myra Hoffecker: secretary, Miss
Isald Ganzemuller; assistant secretary,
Miss Jennie Williams: treasurer, Miss
May English; chaplain, Miss Blanche
Taylor. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Miss Isabel GanZemul-
Ter on Wednesday evening, March 13.
Allmembers are requested to be present
transacted.
Miss Sadie Stage and her cousin.
Miss Myrtle stage. left yesterday for a
weeks visit with friends at Warden,
Wayne county.
K. N. Jones left yesterday for Can
itan. New Mexico, where he has Sc
cured a position as machinist.
Following is the list of uncalled for
letetrs remaining at the Peckville post
ONCE: Mr.. A. Hine: Hungarian, Josef
Machar, Wtncenka Orewslra, Marya
Pawanda, andre Packan, Wojciceh
Larnowski: Italian, Gregorio Giovane,
Paoletti Paolo.
Blakely borough council met in reg
ular session on Monday evening, March
4, 1901. AS this was organization night
considerable interest was manifested
and large number Of citizens We're
present. Council opened with all mem
bers present. Following bills were or
dered paid: S. w. Arnold, sundries,
s25.2S; Adams Express company, 20
cents: David Thomas, election returns,
s2; o. w. Penteoost, janitor, IS; Il. N.
Jones, salary in full to March 4, 81 4:
Atlantic Refining company. oil, $1s02;
Lloyd Parry. salary. $40; L. M. Barnes,
salary, SEQ; Lackawanna Coal COM
pany, coal for January. $780, Lacka-
wanna Coal company, coal for Febru-
ary, 1870 A. ID. Hamis, burgess, sal
ary. $50; F. p. Benjamin. salary, $75;
#. p. Benjamin, postage. 81; j. b.
Grover, health officer, salary, $26; l..
b. Thompson, secretary board of
health, salary, $36.25; Fletcher Walk
er, police services, $3.50; L. b. Thomp-
son, police services, 81; william ]. Da-
Wis. police services. $4.05; w. j. Davis,
one arrest, 81; total for police services,
Ni.66. The finance committee report
ed on tax generations and recon-
mended that council exonerate Mrs.
Fannie Stearns. Mrs. Mary Richards,
Mrs. Eliza r.. Davis, Annie Arnold,
Bessie M. Taylor Mrs. N. Z. Barnes,
Sarah Vaughn for the year 1900. or
the generations asked for by ID. j.
Williams they recommended that
council exonerate $19S04 and refuse ex-
oneration on $18.40 of the amount asked
for. BY unanimous vote OF all MEM
bers the report was accepted and rec
concentrations adopted. Communica-
tion read from Fostoria Incorporated
Lamp company. concerning a bill of $40
against the borough for lamps. They
stated that unless this bill was paid
they would commence suit. Secretary
Benjamin stated that an order had
been drawn to pay this bill last March
and that he had referred these people
10 the treasurer who no doubt would