The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-02
CITY NOTES.

The contributors OF Lackawanna hos
pital will hold meeting next Monday
evening
The ladies of Dalton Methodist Episco-
pal church will serve their quarterly
church supper Wednesday. May 2 from
80 to 7.3O p. m.
The Lackawanua kindergarten associa.
tiou will hold its annual meeting at the
home OF Colonel n. NJ Boies, on Clay ave.
nue.. next Monday evening.
The Catholic Choral union will resume
rehearsals this evening in College hall at 3
o'clock. Tho rehearsal this evening will
be for the lady members only.
The Vesper Literary association held a
meeting Monday evening and elected the
following officers: President, II, s Smith;
vice president, Cyrus v Walters; secre-
tary Joseph Wagner; treasurer, +. S.
Williams.
John Burns. Of West Market street, fell
down the Richmond shaft Monday even
ing at 10 o'clock, but fortunately escaped
with slight injuries. His fight through
space was arrested after he had descended
short distance.
In honor Of their fifth anniversary Scran-
ton Lodge of Elks will tonight give social
rTSoiOh AOA LINN chiJs Au ouJOfabld DIb-
gramme has been arranged and no fea-
ture Of interest viii be neglected. All
Elks are cordially invited.
'In Old Kentucky" which made such an
instantaneous hit at the rockingham
theater last evening. will be repeated this
afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock and this evening
at SIS o'clock. Prices for the matinee
will be: Orchestra 75 cents, orchestra circle
90 cents, balcony 80 and 25 cents.
The friends Of Miss Della Rafferty, ten.
dered her birthday party at her resi-
dence on Phelps street Monday night
Among those present were: Misses Liz
zie Kearney, Mamie Durk1n, Maggie
Ruddy, Nellie Devine, Katie Rafferty,,
Della NooD" Nellie Kearney,. Mary Dur
kin, Mary serty, Bridget Shields, Katie
Flaherty ,ary Harrison, Nellie Gal
lagher, Messrs. Martin Weir, Michael
Raffer' James Ratchford, James Dur
kin, ,ony Rafferty,, John Caffrey, John
T. <gular weekly social Of the Young
w MS Christian association was held at
I'll hrlors on Washington avenue last
evening, and notwithstanding counter at
fractions, large number Of young ladies
were in attendance. Miss Gertrude Nor
ris presided at the piano and furnished en-
JOyhUlo lHublC uurlnB tnB evening. 1n0
entertainment committee served ice cream
and cake, and everything possible was
done to render the occasion pleasant
one. One Of the forms of amusement in
dulged in was what is known as the char
acter game, an innocent diversion out of
which a good deal Of enjoyment was ex-
lracted
A council composed of delegates from
the churches Of the Abingdon Baptist asso-
citation met yesterday at jackson Street
Saptist church for the purpose Of or.
Qaining to the Baptist ministry o. II.
Doughton, late pastor OF the Primitive
Methodist church Of Taylor. The examina-
tion in the afternoon was thorough and
most satisfactory. The ordination services
In the evening consisted of hymn; read
ing Of Scripture, Rev. w. j. Ford; prayer,
Rev. d. ]. Williams; hymn; sermon, Rev.
Y. j.. Collins; ordaining prayer, Rev. D. G.
Hughes; charge to the candidate, Rev. A,
E. Douglass; hand Of welcome, Rev. II. II.
Harris; benediction, Rev. o. H. Boughton.
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