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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1897

Page

12

United Christians form new religious body in Scranton

A new religious organization named United Christians will meet at 337 Washington avenue at 3 p m to adopt a constitution. The group aims to unite Christians of all denominations for welfare work, Bible study, and global Christian outreach with local circles and officers to be elected by ballot and annual terms.

United Christians Orrow Washington Avenue Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Station Scranton

Tomorrow's services at multiple churches listed in city schedule

Grace Lutheran Church cancels Sunday services for ongoing improvements. First Presbyterian Church preacher Rev. W H Swift from Honesdale with Sunday school at 1 16 p m and Christian Endeavor at 6 30. Second Presbyterian Church offers morning and evening services by Rev. Isaac J Lansing D D of Boston. Penn Avenue Baptist Church led by Rev. Joseph K T Maxon with two services and Bible school at 2 pm. Mulberry Street mission and Nay Avenue Falloe mission school noted. Church of the Good Shepherd holds Holy Communion and prayer services with Sunday school at 2 pm. Providence Methodist Episcopal Church Miss M Stott and Mr H Kommerling speak at evening Toronto convention reports. First Church of Christ at No 9 Adams Avenue has Sunday service at 10 90 am and testimonial Friday night. Grace Refereeet moueee Church on Wy Street lists Sabbath school and Young.

Society of Christian Endeavor Union Washburn Street Presbyterian Church John P. Moffat Christian ‘Hndeavor Society Green Ridge Presbyterian Church W. P. Stevenson Titueville Bible Acoo Endeavor Society Second Presbyterian Church J. J. Lansing Boston First Baptist Church F. Matthews A. Tomimsoh Beddoe Waverly Baptist Church A. Bergen Browe Logan Scranton Paul Young People's People's Prohibition Church Hird Carter Block Linden Street Seventh Day Adventists Church Avenue West Ridge Shaft D. D. Evans’ Hall South Main Avenue Hampton Street Jackson Street Baptist Church Thomas le Grouchy Continental Mission School Howard Place African Methodist Episcopal Church H. A. Grant HB. D L. W. W. Manaway Jackson Miss All Soul's Universalist Church F. W. Whippen St. Luke's Parish Hogere Israel Edward J. Haughton St. Luke's Church St. Mark's Dunmore St. George's Olyphant Edward's Hall Trinity Lutheran Church Adame Avenue Mulberry Street Preeton A. Lowry Marietta, Pa Grace Lutheran Church Madison Avenue Foster U. Gift Prestyterian Washington Avenue W. H. Swift Honesdale Christian Endeavor Isaac J. Lansing D. D Penn Avenue Baptist Church Joseph K. T Maxon George H. Charles Damien N. J God Mission School Church of the Good Shepherd Green Ridge Street Monsey Avenue Holy Communion Providence Methodist Episcopal Church Roey William Edgar Epworth League Toronto M. Stott H. Kommerling First Church of Christ Adams Avenue Moueee

Musical notes and upcoming Scranton area concerts

Edward Morris Bowman will oversee October piano exams at Miss Hardenbergh's school as part of a fall musicale program. Dr Reed Burns will lecture on muscles and music, Mrs Mary Muncy speaks on Aesthetics of Magic, and Mr C F Whittemore will discuss acoustics. Scranton Liederkranz picnics July 27 at Farview. Montrose rehearses Amorita for next month’s opera with Irene McCollum and Willis Bunnell. Miss Seymour returns from Germany on the Ems as Hector James visits New York. George N Rockwell’s We are Soldiers of the Cross featured at Ocean Grove. Tallie Morgan directs a 1500-voice chorus. J Alfred Pennington books concerts from October in the board of trade hall.

Ocean Grove J. B. Price The Daan J. C. McCurdy University of Toronto George C. Purves Princeton University Chas J.little Garrett Biblical Institute William North Rice Wesleyan University Milton S. Terry George K. Morris Boston Univer C. T. Winchester C. H. Fowler William A. Quay United States Fairbanks Robert McIntyre P. 8. Henson George F. Pentecost Walter Damrosch Elijah J. E. Price Fifth Avenue N.Y Edward Morris Bowman Scranton Montrose Montrose Opera House Willis Bunnell Bucknell Glee Club Irene McCollum St. Paul's Church Choir George N. Rockwell Tallie Morgan Beranton New York City F. P. Doty New York State John Touche Moscow Jo Knapp Maine Canal T. J. Foster Preston Park Garrett Smith Wilkes- Barre Fred Stock Gaughter N. J.abbert Davies Malin Avenue Lake Winola H. M. Fidwards Willard Ithena Como Wayne County Frank Okell Put-in-Bay Fellows Wyoming County Miss Brown Bethlehem Maude Powers Marie Charlesworth Paypack H. H. Bethleman Dayton Atlantic City Miss Price Chicago Gertle Willama Price Street Risdon Acker South Main Avenue Trenton Peter Harmon Bloomsburg Annis Edwards Hazleton Sturge Devonshire England W. H. Taylor Webster Avenue W. W. Watson New Milford Kate Scranton Oxford N. J Florence Hunt Mr. Underwood Wardell Thousand Islands C. W. Roberts Bristol Asbury Ar Henry Pierce Frances T. Wall Joseph Alexander Allentown Fred L. Stark Lake Sheridan Frank Sherer G. Gordon Hines Jay McDonald Miseces Watson Madison Avenue Winola House John Reynolds Bynon Street Grace Pettigrew Louise Albro Lake Ariel Elizabeth Torrey John 1D. Stark Pittston Theodore E. H. Conyell Hector James New York Eugene Fellows, Jr Mt. Gretna B. F. Squier EB. C. Newcomb Susquehanna River George Watere, Jr South Hyde Park Avenue Sidney Broadbent Victoria Broadbent Martha's Vineyard Will Hughes South Sumner Avenue Willow Grove L. B. Wright Henry N. Atherton D. A. Bannister la Rue Mulberry Street McKenna Mount Pocono Joseph Evans Archbald Street Camp Linta Shawarese Lake Squier Busquehanna John Schreck Buffalo Myvanwy Williams Rock Street E. H. Davis R. J. Bauer Nazareth Northampton County Herbert Eugene Thayer Chester Comegys Quaker City William Hanley T. H. Watkins Fern Hall Crystal Lake C. L. Griffin William Thornton C. B. Penman Susquehanna Falls Harrison Paterson C. KR. Shryer North Main Avenue W. A. Musgrave Washburn Streeet W. A. Grady Broadtway Mary A. Welsh Washington J. C. Price Philadelphia Mra J. M. Evans Grace Wilkes-Barre Nellie Davis Eberich Mina Youhill Charles Hartley Mra. Hartley Bedras Howell Washburn Street Katherine E. Wilcox Nicholson and P. Penner Slater Misa Corbin Rochester N. Y WN. EB. Rice Miss Edwards Edwardadale M. PP. Daniels Division Street Will Davies West Side Mr. Davies John J. Davia Frederick L. Fricker Bt. Jon South In Avenue Lavncester M. J. Langan City Lackawanna and Mr. Langan

Golf links bloom as social season thrives in region

The leisure class adopts golf with vigor as Crystal Lake club opens a nine hole course near Fern Hall, and Country Club work progresses toward mid August completion. A tennis tournament plan grows with a capable committee and out of town entrants eyed. Social events include dances, strolls at Nay Aug Falls, and gatherings at Maplewood cottages and Linlar country estate.

Olf J. A. Brooks Crystal Lake Crystal Lake Club Fern Hall T. H. Watkins Mr. Atwood Fernhall Mesers. Waener Philadelphia Frank Burr Kimball and Shannon Carbondale T. E. Jones It la Sen Measrs P. BR Helin Frank I. Linn W. J. Torrey C. H. Welles, Jr

Boy Swallows Motto Button In Jersey City

Six year old Henry Whistow of Union Hill swallowed a motto button bearing the inscription I have troubles of my own, dont mention yours. A physician was summoned but could not tell if the condition was dangerous. The button stuck in the throat then passed into the stomach.

Jersey City N. J Henry Whistow Union Hill Henry

Social gatherings fill the week in Port Jervis and Scranton

Miss Louise Durland hosts college friends from Port Jervis and Scranton figures attend a week of entertainments. Mr and Mrs N E B Rice host a musicale at Clay avenue with guests including Mrs J L Buck and Colonel Ripple. Anna Buck hosts a thimble tea with Buffalo and Ithaca guests. Elizabeth Lewie to teach a summer duck class.

F.S. Barker Misa Buck Barker Louise M. Durland Antoinette Wickham Lucy Howell Port Jervis Grace Birdsall Scranton Mary Tracy Miss Durland J. D. Weston Honeedale N. EB. Rice Clay Avenue Katherine B. Wilcox Mies Black Miss Jordan Eugene W. Davis J. L. Buck Davie Green von Buskirk Stephen Rice Walter Henwood Arja Williams Wilcox Anna Buck Buffalo F. 8. Barker Harry Barker la Rue McKenna Ripple Pierson Wheler Richards Ithaca Mia Elizabeth Lewie

Teachers Vacation Notices From Various Cities Across the East

A long list of educators and family members are on summer trips and study across Milwaukee Washington Lake Winola Portland Quaker Lake Elmhurst New York Syracuse Stroudsburg Cambridge Boston Philadelphia and other locations. Several teachers attend conventions study programs or visit relatives and plan August schedules amid travel.

George Howell Milwaukee Wis Professor Little Washington Fh, .C Fellows Lake Winola Mason Portland Herr Friedwald Quaker Lake Eliza J. Chase Elmhurst Miss Heath New York Vicinity L. E. Penman Pottsville Professor Wells Wilkes-Barre Miss Sykes Scranton Training School Syracuse Miss Cliff Stroudsburg Nettle Nye Cambridge Mary Knapp Berkshire Hills Northfield Binghamton Elizabeth Bauly Toronto Thousand Islands Mary Monies Paypack Eva Short Asbury Park Williamsport Lois Shardlow Bessie Riceie Josephine Lees Julia Pettigrew Philadelphia Chester Radcliffe Hall Annie Rose Homer, N Grace

Movements of People Across Town and Nearby Resorts

A long list details many residents and relatives traveling or visiting places this week. Names include Mrs. E. H. Griffin at home ill, Miss Edith Jones at Cayuga Lake, the Merrill sisters at Ocean City, and Mrs. M B E Reynolds in Philadelphia. Other moves cover Pittston, Tunkhannock, Ocean City, Marcy, Richfield Springs, Adirondacks, and multiple lake and seaside stops with numerous individuals and families noted.

E. H. Griffin Edith Jones Cayuga Lake Merrill Ocean City M. BE. Reynolds Philadelphia Rev S. C. Logan Pittston A. D. Holland William Ross Pierse Massachusetts Spencer DeWitt Marcy L, Kresky Tunkhannock Harry Niemeyer C, Swisher Lillian Geerhart Lock Haven Ama Foster Rye Mears Lake Winola William A. Marple Luther Keller Brigantine Beach Minnie Barlow Meahoppen Adirondacks Struppler Martin Butts Nicholson W. A. Connell New York F. WH Kingsbury Ocean Grove Blanche Wood Honesdale Scranton Eligabeth Bentley Master Law Watkins Crystal Lake Annie Watson Catskills Grace Beventon Canandaigua R. J. Bennell Block Island Joseph Alexander, Jr Richfield Springs W. J. Brown Mos F. M. Spencer Ethel Gunton Kingston Lissie Matthews Preston Park A. R. Raub Everett Warren Magnolia Beach Meas F. Whittemore A. Hill Thornsand Islands C. M. Price Mount Pocono Mise Dila Oesland Lake Henry H. A. Wart Monsey Avenue Hnns Sen Ova Charles Dietba Gd

Scranton Social Notices Highlight Regional Visits and Travel

A flurry of visits and trips cross state lines as Scranton residents and acquaintances traverse New York, Maine, Wyoming, and Ontario. Local figures like Miss Edwards, Miss Powers, and Professor Lewis mingle with travelers to Lake Winola, Atlantic City, Oxford New Jersey, and the Thousand Islands, while plans unfold for August outings and summer stays at Lake Sheridan and other spots.

Lactated food for infants ages hot weather and growth

A historic appeal promoting lactated food as the best infant diet to prevent diarrhea, rickets, and poor growth. It urges mothers to act on early signs of illness, keep lactated food on hand, and rely on its purity and ease of digestion to sustain healthy weight gain in early years.

Uranium Rays Surpass Roentgen Light in Experiments

Professor M Becquerel of Paria reports uranium metal and salts emit rays similar to Roentgen rays that pierce opaque objects and drive electric currents. Even after months in light protected covers, nitrates preserved since May 5 last year acted on photographic plates as strongly as before exposure. The finding challenges understanding of uranium rays and their true nature.

M. Becquerel Paria Becqwuerel

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