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The Scranton Truth 1886 Almanac



County Government
President Judge—Hon. Alfred Hand
Additional Law Judge—R. W. Archbald
Sheriff—W. J. Lewis
Prothonotary—Thomas H. Dale
Treasurer—Joseph B. Van Bergen
Recorder—E. D. Jenkins
District Attorney—Henry M. Edwards
Clerk of the Courts—W. G. Daniels
Register—E. A. Atherton
County Commissioners—H. F. Halstead, William Franz, William Burk
County Auditors—John Morris, H. F. Wardell, Edward Coleman
County Surveyor—J. L. Lawrence
County Superintendent of Schools—N. S. Davis
County Solicitor—L. A. Watres
Coroner—G. Edgar Dean, M. D.
Jury Commissioners—W. W. Wallace, W. F. Loftus
City Government
Mayor—F. A. Beamish
Chief-of-Police—John Coggins
City Solicitor—I. H. Burns
City Controller—Edward C. Dimmick
City Engineer—E. F. Blewitt
City Treasurer—P. J. Ruane
Street Commissioner—John Nape
President Select Council—J. B. Faries
Clerk Select Council—M. T. Lavell
President Common Council—P. J. Messitt
Clerk Common Council—A. Keifer
President Board of Control—G. A. Fuller
Secretary Board of Control—John R. Farr
City Superintendent—Joseph Roney
Ward
Select Council
Common Council
Board of Control
First J. B. Faries W. B. Christmas G. W. Benedict
Second P. O’Donnell John A. LaBar Marshall Preston
Third John Saltry J. A. McNamara Thomas Connor
Fourth David E. Hughes Robert R. Williams David J. Bevan
Fifth Reese G. Brooks John R. Richards John Morris
Sixth P. J. Mahon George J. Duhigg John W. Millett
Seventh Patrick Barrett John J. Loftus M. J. Kelly
Eighth Fred Durr George R. Suydam F. L. Wormser
Ninth Joseph L. Medway C. E. Chittenden G. A. Fuller
Tenth George Frey Jacob Shafer Charles Wagner
Eleventh Charles Neuls Philip Kirst A. Weinschenck
Twelfth M. J. Mahon George Frable Joseph McNally
Thirteenth M. A. Goodwin B. F. Killam J. Benjamin Dimmick
Fourteenth Martin Scanlon W. H. Keim John R. Farr
Fifteenth Joseph D. Lloyd John J. Flanaghan Jeremiah Hawker
Sixteenth William Kellow Nathaniel Halstead Daniel Langstaff
Seventeenth Charles F. Mattes F. H. Clemons H. A. Kingsbury
Eighteenth M. J. Burns P. J. Messett P. Harrison
Ninteenth Dennis Kelly J. F. Miller F. A. Beamish
Twentieth Patrick Corcoran Martin M. Lavelle John Gibbons
Twenty-first Thomas Hart Patrick Phillips T. J. Quinnan

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Board of Revision and Appeal

Thomas Hart, David C. Hughes, G. J. Duhigg, M. J. Mahon, W. H. Keim, Charles Neuls, J. R. Richards, Walter B. Christmas, John Flanaghan. President, G. J. Duhigg. Clerk, M. T. Lavelle.

Board of Health

Poor Board

Samuel T. Jones, Lewis Pughe, H. B. Rockwell, Daniel Williams, P. J. Murphy, Enos Flynn, John Stewart. President, Samuel T. Jones. Secretary, E. J. Lynett. Treasurer, E. J. Dimmick. Superintendent Hillside Farm, George W. Beemer. Resident Physician Hillside Farm, H. Lackey, M. D. Outdoor Physician, W. W. Ives.

Fire Department

Twelve companies. Chief Engineer, E. Zizelman; District Engineers, W. A. Mulley, William Davis, H. R. Madison, Fred. Miller, T. A. Duhigg, C. W. Rehner.

Board of Trade

Organized December 12, 1867

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Churches and Pastors

CATHOLIC

BAPTIST
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
EPISCOPAL
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CALVANISTIC METHODIST
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN (INDEPENDENT)
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Charitable Institutions

ST. PATRICK’S ORPHAN ASYLUM

Location—1425 Jackson street. President, Rt. Rev. William O’Hara; Vice-President, Rev. D. O’Haran; Treasurer, Very Rev. Moses Whitty; Secretary, D. W. Connolly.

LACKAWANNA HOSPITAL

Location, 412 Franklin avenue. President, C. W. Roesler; Treasurer, E. C. Fuller; Secretary, D. N. Green, superintendent, H. D. Gardner, M. D.

Hospital Directors—G. W. Roesler, D. N. Green, J. C. Platt, James Ruthven, Rev. Father Coffey, Thomas Phillips, Nicholas Washburn, Hon. Alfred Hand.

Executive Committee—C. [sic] W. Roesler, Hon. A. Hand, James Ruthven, N. Washburn, D. N. Green.

Medical Board—W. W. Ives, W. K. Dolan, L. M. Gates, A. Strang, L. H. Gibbs, L. L. Rea, A. J. Connell, H. V. Logan, J. W. Gibbs, C. L. Frey, G. E. Dean, T. F. Heebner.

HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS

Location, 725 Adams avenue. President, Mrs. James Blair; Vice-President, Mrs. George L. Dickson; Chief Manager, Mrs. Thomas Moore; Recording Secretary, Mrs. W. D. Kennedy; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. G. P. Matthews; Treasurer, Mrs. D. Langstaff; Matron, Mrs. Owens.

Managers—Mrs. A. E. Hunt, Mrs. J. R. Fordham, Mrs. C. B. Scott, Mrs. C. D. Simpson, Mrs. W. W. Winton, Mrs. E. S. Moffitt, Mrs. B. F. Fillmore, Mrs. W. H. Perkins, Mrs. R. W. Luce, Mrs. J. L. Stelle, Mrs. J. Genter, Mrs. H. A. Loveland, Mrs. S. N. Stetler, Mrs. James P. Dickson, Mrs. L. B. Powell, Mrs. T. H. Dale, Mrs. O. P. Clark, Mrs. Joseph Ober, Mrs. S. A. Brightman, Mrs. E. G. Judd, Mrs. William Von Storch, Mrs. H. A. Masser, Mrs. A. Chamberlain, Mrs. A. Hendricks.

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Young Men’s Christian Association

Rooms, 432 Lackawanna avenue. President, William Connell; Treasurer, William L. Connell; Secretary, T. T. Horney; Librarian, J. J. Van Nort.

Railroad Department

Rooms, 26 Lackawanna avenue. Arthur Lucas, Secretary.

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Political

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

The Democratic County Convention was held in the Court House September 3, John F. Connolly, permanent chairman. The following nominations were made:

Sheriff—Edward C. Dimmick
Prothonotary—Martin McDonough
Treasurer—Charles Robinson
Clerk of the Courts—H. N. Patrick
District Attorney—James J. O’Neill
Recorder—Martin T. Lavelle
Register—George Allen
Jury Commissioner—Philip F. McAndrew
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican County Convention was held in the Court House August 18, John T. Howe, permanent chairman. The following ticket was nominated:

Sheriff—W. J. Lewis
Prothonotary—T. H. Dale
Treasurer—Joseph B. Van Bergen
Clerk of the Courts—W. G. Daniels
District Attorney—Henry M. Edwards
Recorder—E. D. Jenkins
Register—E. A. Atherton
Jury Commissioner—A. C. Sisson
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE
William J. Burke, Chairman
Wendell Maclay, Secretary
P. J. Ruane, Treasurer
P. F. Tierney, John Gibbons, J. D. Stocker, M. E. McDonald, Richars J. Gallagher, M. A. Dockerty, William P. McTighe, John F. Connolly, Daniel Campbell, John Rosen, B. J. Neville, Captain William Burke, Issac Swartz, B. F. Evans, Patrick Mulherrin


REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE

T. Frank Penman, Chairman
Everett Warren, Secretary
George Mitchell, jr., Assistant Secretary
William F. Keisel, Treasurer
George Farber, L. A. Watres, J. T. Williams, N. C. Mackey Reese G. Brooks, G. M. Watson, C. W. Rhodes, Charles Neuls, James Young, J. H. Thomas, James J. Williams, H. W. Northrup, David C. Phillips, Andrew D. Lord, L. C. Bortree
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MILITARY

Thirteenth Regiment, Third Brigade, N. G. Pa.

(Headquarters, Scranton, Pa)

FIELD AND STAFF

F. L. Hitchcock, Colonel
E. H. Ripple, Lieutenant-Colonel
H. A. Coursen, Major
E. J. Dimmick, First Lieutenant and Adjutant
J. H. Albro, First Lieutenant and Second Major
H. V. Logan, M. D. Surgeon
A. J. Connell, C. L. Frey, Assistant M. D. Surgeons
Rev. S. C. Logan, Chaplain


NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF

Everett Warren, Sergeant: Major
A. P. Bedford, Quartermaster-Sergeant
Wm. Morton, Commissary Sergeant
Edward Evans, Hospital Steward
John Hays, Principal Musician
James Carey, Drum Major
LINE OFFICERS

Transcribed and contributed by Susan W. Pieroth 1999

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