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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1894
Page
8
The Young Men’s Christian Association held a crowded Sunday service at the Presbyterian church with Prof Kemp from the Normal addressing the gathering. Musical groups from Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg performed as part of the program.
Walter Mathews left Maple Croft for winter. Mrs. Edward Lutsey returned from Scranton and Wilkes-Barre after two weeks visiting friends. Miss M. B. Bevan attended the Penn Avenue Baptist anniversary. Mrs. B. T. Stanton and children from Boyeman visiting Mia. A. A. Davis visiting friends in Scranton. Oscar Hendricks plans a new dwelling near the toll gate. Benjamin Mead spent Sunday in Lathrop township. A presocial will be held Saturday at the Methodist Episcopal church parlor. J. D. Aylesworth repaints his residence to improve its look. A. T. Rhodes and family return to live at their old home. Mrs. Barah Gordon of Honesdale visited her sister Mrs. Noah Hunt. Rev. A. B. Douglass and wife attended Penn Avenue anniversary. The funeral of Mrs. A. P. Dunlap at the Methodist Episcopal church. Epworth league entertained with singer Mrs. Fanny Crosby. No special program. Luella Frace attended the wedding of Frank Dewey and Gene Thomas and visited sister Lizzie at Kingston seminary.
At a Sunday meeting of singers in this town, a choir was organized to participate in the eluteddf to be held in town on Christmas. Professor D 15 Junds was voted to lead.
The Junior Order United American Mechanics celebrate their Leader contest win with a piano presentation and a parade featuring invited councils and local organizations. A Germania band procession leads to the WW Witt building for a grand program.
Mayfield notes A E Edmunds and J B Quinn in Pioneer City on Friday A E Tiffany in Archbald on business Tuesday George Friend hosts a pleasant Monday night party with Minnie Odell May Pryor Emily Bessie Friend and others attended A party games refreshments enjoyed Mrs P F Hughes of Carbondale visited Postmaster W J Bergen Hillside Coal and Tron paid employees yesterday Master Thomas Lewis a state picker at Erle breaker lost his pay on Tuesday A Crippen of Olyphant visited H J De Graw Monday evening William Walker Hose Company joined Jermyn fire department parade Michael Carey of Forest City visited Mayfield earlier in the week.
At noon yesterday Miss Katie McHale from the East Side married Thomas Deavy of Plymouth at St Thomas church. Rev T J Camerford officiated as guests joined a reception at the bride’s parents home and the couple planned a New York Philadelphia tour before starting housekeeping in Plymouth.
This afternoon James P. Loftus of Hill street will wed Miss Lillie Keenan of Scranton The Carbondale choir attends St Thomas congregation fair tonight with a refined musical program A Democratic rally at Father Mathew hall under the John P Kelly club auspices featured a torch light parade led by the East Side band with speakers George Aig James J O Neil and D J Campbell
The Missionary society will host a social at Mrs. D. W. Boone's residence with assistants Mrs. Widdall Johnston and Morton. Evangelistic meetings begin Sunday at the Methodist church with visiting ministers. The Avoca Literary and Debating Society schedules its bi weekly event with an excellent program. Local residents visit Scranton and Pittston, while schools close for a Teachers Institute in Wilkes-Barre.
J B McDonald Daniel McAnulty and a youth from Olyphant caused a disturbance at August Fiel’s home Sunday. They were jailed and held for court. The town hall’s second stone laying was skipped due to bad weather. Alfred Mountford visited Olyphant. Miss Nettle Burnly visited family. Ralph Habett and William Sawyer recoveries noted. Bucklin preached at Baptist church. Hannah Indian injured by stepping on a nail in October has recovered. Stephen Atherton resigns as Throop officer.
Rev. I. M. Hunsicker of Brookville Pa led Friday morning chapel services. Willard M. Bunnell visits Montrose. J D McNab returns from Paterson NZ after two weeks away. A large seminary crowd watched Saturday bicycle races with prizes to Miss Mabel Walls Miss Eether Green and Miss Bessie Brubaker. Bucknell football heads to Wilkes Barre with manager Cregar amid criticism of WilkesBarre spectators and an anticipated game next Saturday against Franklin and Marshall College.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Adsall left Monday for an extended trip to Shiekshinny and vicinity. Miss Tillie Lewis famed impersonator of Wilkes-Barre to present a reading at Brick church Friday Oct 26. William Laird and Miss Jennie Stephenson wed in Binghamton during an excursion. Mr and Mrs EB Drake visited the Bloomsburg fair. T J Stewart returned from Nichols. Tennant assisted Rev J S Race by delivering a sermon at Brick church. Miss Charlotte Naylor of Pittston visited her brothers on Sunday. Rev L H Lindermuth gave a fine sermon at Drake's hall Sunday afternoon.
Lost between George Bell's store and the Methodist Episcopal church is a pearl watch charm. Finder please return to Miss Emma Grey of Mill Street, Carbondale.
New Milford reports Mrs. Walter Bishop ill with typhoid fever. St Johns church Catholic society hosts a harvest social at the opera house Friday night October 24 with Baker Seversons orchestra from Binghamton. Arrangements led by Lee J De Witt M A Hand and M J Crane.
Tribune delivery issues prompt readers to report for prompt attention. Miss Grace Bailey returns home to Scranton after visiting Miss Anna Brown. Fred G. Atkinson of Emporium leaves after visiting his uncle, Benjamin Gardner, in Honesdale. Fred Dittrich wins Wayne County Independent gold lanes at the Honesdale track on October 4. Miss Dora Conger visits relatives in New York City. Dr. Peterson attends Inter State Homeopathic convention in Scranton. Professor Reeves holds dance class at 8 p.m. H. Z. Russell travels to New York this week.
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