Robert Morris Lodge Plans Literary Society Drive
The Robert Morris lodge will establish a literary society with young men showing strong interest. A forthcoming meeting will determine success, while St Brendan council debates and Hyde Park society sessions yield timely tributes and bright discussion.
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Robert Morris Lodge
St. Brendan Council
Michael McAndrew
Hyde Park Literary Society
Hyde Park Literary and Dehatine Society
Sockey
W. J. Urnce
David Stevens
Keystone club to stage Forced to the War this evening
Mic Moran is unable to attend at his home on West Market Street. The Keystone Literary and Dramatic Club will produce Forced to the War this evening in Company Armory with a social to follow. Michael Davitt of Olyphant visited locals yesterday. A fire at Van Storch breaker started when a workman filled a car with hot cinders causing a frame to ignite. Liberty Hose extinguished it. An entertainment and social will be held in Company Armory on Monday for the widow of Thomas Halwell. Mrs Eliza Jones died Saturday at her Oak Street home after a lingering illness. Rev RL S Jones will conduct the funeral tomorrow afternoon. interment in Washburn Street Cemetery.
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Mic Moran
Hee Hone
Weet Maret Street
Keystone Literary and Dramatic Club
Harnory
Michael Davitt
Olyphant
van Storch
Liberty Hose Company
MH Armory
Thomas Halwell
Richmond
Jennie Lewis
Pittston
Eliza Jones
Oak Street
RL S. Jones
Welsh Congregational Church
Washburn Street
Local Notes From Hawley and Nearby
Miss Minnie Bingham of Taylor Avenue visited Hawley yesterday with friends and relatives. H M Rowe remains home with a severe cold on Clarke Street. Aly Bower, famed speaker, will lecture on Michael Angelo at the Presbyterian church Tuesday at 8 PM. admission 25 cents. Mrs George H B Smith and two daughters visit Orange New Jersey with student relatives. Charles Potter spent Sunday with Hawley friends. William Seagreaves lies dangerously ill with pneumonia on Clay Avenue. James Hopkins returns from New York to South Blakely Street. Mrs William Miller of Brook Street returns from Mauch Chunk visit. Infant class social at Arthur Johnson’s Webster Avenue home Wednesday evening. Mrs Hitchner of West Pittston visits Bryden at Dudley and Fifth. Methodist pulpit vacant. Easter services held morning and evening. Thomas Dersheimer ill at Chestnut Street home.
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Minnie Bingham
Taylor Avenue
Hawley
H. M. Rowe
Clakely Street
Aly. Bower
Michael Angelo
Presbyterian Church
George HB. Smith
Miay Elsie Close
Elm Street
Orange
N. J
Charles Potter
William Seagreaves
Clay Avenue
James Hopkins
New York
South Blakely Street
William Miller
Brook Street
Mauch Chunk
Arthur Johnson
Webster Avenue
Hitchner
West Pittston
Bryden
Dudley
Fifth Streets
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hbaster
Thomas Dersheimer
Chestnut Street
O Connell council to hold tramp smoker tonight on Willow street
The O Connell council No 144 YM I of this place will stage a tramp smoker this evening at their Willow street rooms. An engaging program of vocal and instrumental music will be performed by members. I J Finn of Seneca Falls NY was a visitor in town Sunday. M F Judge and W J Buckley spent Sunday with Pittston friends. Misses Mary and Maggie Barrett of Maltby visited Minooka friends Sunday.
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O'Connell Council
Young Men's Institute
Willow Street
I. J. Finn
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Wis
M. F Judge
W. J. Buckley
Pittston Friends
the Tribune
Pennsylvania
Mary
Maggie Barrett
Maltby
Philadelphia game dominated by heavy hitting in cold frame
Pennsylvania teams faced cold conditions limiting play to six innings. The Athletics defeated Wilmington 9 to 6 in a high scoring affair with notable pitching by Heisenhower. Other matchups included Yale defeating Virginia 12 to 4 and Georgetown over Washington in a 6 to 1 result.
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Athletics
Pennsylvania State Jeazue
Philadelphia
Easter Services Highlight Floral Church Attendance
Easter services across multiple churches featured special music and floral decorations. At St John’s Rev J J Melley led high mass with a fitting sermon, while St Mary’s German and Polish churches also held high masses with solemn choirs. Hickory Street Presbyterian and Church of Christ communities observed morning and evening rites. An Easter offering supported the Newark German Theological Seminary. Christina Miller, wife of John Charles Miller, died at 629 Birch Street. funeral set for tomorrow at 1 pm with interment at North Washington Avenue cemetery. Henry F. Ziegler and Minnie Pontius to wed tomorrow at Cedar Avenue home. Funeral of Mrs Anthony Lillo noted. ball to aid Oriental baseball club planned.
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St. John's Church
J. J. Melley
Weilgani
St. Mary's
P. C. Christ
R. A. Rust
William A. North
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
Professor Schmitt
Bauer
German Theological Seminary
Newark
Nad
L. Schmitt
Ratatat Church of Peace
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Edward Lang
St. Paul's Church
Church of Christ
Cedar Avenue
Frederick Holter
Christina Miller
John Charles Miller
Birch Street
Eleventh Ward
Board of Control
Washington Avenue
Henry F. Ziegler
Minnie Pontius
Hickory Street
Presbyterian Church
George H. Werner
Billaabeth Muskett
Genet Street
J. L. Race
Episcopal Church
William Smith
Scranton Athletic Club
Jacob Demuth
Pittston Avenue
Anthony Lillo
Washburn Street
Germania Hall
Oriental Baseball Club
Mary Needham
James Needham
St. Rose of Lima
Carbondale
John Natto
Fitzpatrick Freed After Serving Sentence For Robbery
Clerk of the Courts John H. Thomas received notice from Warden Cassidy that Thomas Fitzpatrick's term was served. He had been sentenced May 3, 1888 by Judge Alfred Hand to ten years in Cherry Hill for highway robbery. The crime against Belle Vue resident John Wynn occurred Dec. 17, 1887, when Fitzpatrick and Thomas Sheridan knocked him down and stole about $1,200, his watch and chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Thomas
Cassidy
Eastern Penitentiary
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Alfred Hand
Lackawanna County
Cherry HI
John Wynn
Bellevue
Fitzpatrick
Thomas Sheridan
NEW Y M CG A DIRECTORS ELECTION TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY
Five directors were chosen by Y M C A members in Saturday’s vote. Balloting extended into the evening and results will be announced at 2 o'clock this afternoon by association executives. Ten candidates stood for five board seats. The John Raymond Institute marks its first anniversary with an exhibit on April 2 hosted by founder Mrs Heackley in the central reception hall.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Association
John Raymond Institute
Heckley
Institute
Francis Pearce Dead Funeral Today at Linden Street
Francis Pearce died Saturday morning at 419 Linden Street where he boarded. His daughter Mrs. W R Mackey of Beaver Valley attends him. The funeral is set for 2 30 this afternoon at 610 Linden Street with interment in Forest Hill cemetery.
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Francis Pierce
Linden Street
W. RR. Mackey
Beaver Valley
Forest Hill Cemetery
Pearce
England
Scranton
Bloomsbury
People’s Street Railway Company
M.T. Keller
Institute Opens With Wide Range of Instructors
The third annual city teachers institute opens this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Young Men’s Christian Association hall. Notable instructors include State Superintendent N. C. Schaeffer, Swarthmore president Charles De Garmo, Juniata president M. G. Brumbaugh, and Wilkes-Barre Superintendent James Coughlin, among many others. The program spans Monday to Friday with lectures, readings, and discussions led by college presidents, professors, and local officials.
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Institute of the City
Young Men's Christian Association
N. ©. Schaeffer
Charles de Garmo
Swarthmore College
M. G. Brumbaugh
Juniata College
A. F E. Winship
Boston Journal of Education
George W. Twitmeyer
Honesdale
James Coughlin
Wilkes-Barre
J. T. Rothrock
A. J. McMollan
State Normal School
Moomsburg
Livy S. Richard
Scranton Tribune
Edwards
L. M. Gates
G. W. Phillips
Lacey Booth
John A. Wagner
M. H. Jordan
H. C. Shafer
Scranton Havings Bank
Anna EK. Kunkie
J. BR. Hawker
H. I. Burdick
C. Br, Derman
McKinley Supported by public over machine politics claim
Edits and letters from Ed Paine and H. E. Paine defend William McKinley as well equipped for presidency citing his military and governmental record. They condemn machine politicians and urge fair treatment and respect for public opinion in Ohio and national politics. The letters also criticize a Tribune portico issue editorial as misleading and call for a plain rebuttal.
Mrs Thomas Lyons Dies at Bellevue Home
Mrs Thomas Lyons died at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her son Michael J Lyons's home 419 Fifth street Bellevue after a long illness. Survived by husband and children Patrick Gulden Thomas and William. Funeral set for 9 o'clock Wednesday morning with high mass at St Peters Cathedral and burial in Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
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Thomas Lyons
Michael J. Lyons
Fifth Street
Patrick Gulden
Sixth Ward
Patrick
Bellevue
Thomas
Chicago
William
East Chicago
Ind
St. Peter's Cathedral
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
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