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Subject: [PA-LAC] Excerpts, The Providence Register, Saturday, February 8, 1890
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 14:31:09 EST
If there is an ordinance relating to cows running at large no one seems to
have the authority to enforce it in this locality.
By an explosion of gas in the Nottingham Colliery at Wilkes-Barre on Saturday
last six men were killed and one seriously injured.
Adelade, aged six years, daughter of Wm. J. Williams, died on Monday morning
last from membraneous croup. Interment was made on Wednesday last.
Married, at the home of Mrs. G. Tyler, Feb 6, 1890, by Rev. Geo. E. Guild,
Mr. Wm. Bell, of Scranton, and Mrs. S. A. T. Lillie, of Milanville, Wayne
county, Pa.
Political Chatter--James Harris is a candidate for Constable in the Second
Ward.
Mr. Alfred Parry is not a candidate for council in the Second ward.
Mr. Samuel Tilston is a candidate for Inspector of Election on the Republican
ticket in the Second ward.
Henry P. Williams, Bernard Davis and George Sisco will seek the nomination
for constable at the Second ward caucus this afternoon.
J. L. Lawrence, Wade M. Finn, David R. Davis and D. P. Birtley will contest
for the Aldermanship of the Second ward at the caucus to be held this
afternoon.
W. O. Miller is not a candidate for the nomination of Select council in the
Second ward...The candidates are D. P. Thomas and J. U. Hopewell.
There is no truth in the report that J. L. Lawrence has withdrawn from the
caucus for the nomination of Alderman in the Second ward. He is a candidate
in every sense of the word and is in the field to win.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democrats of the First ward was held
in St. Mary's Hall on Saturday evening last when the following ticket was
placed in nomination: Select Council, Edward Griffin; Common Council, Enos
Flynn; School Controller, Joseph Silkman; Alderman, Thomas Young; Assessor,
Jacob Johler; Judge of Election, Patrick Dempsey; Inspector, Daniel Silkman.
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