The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-28

he opening social of the Excelsior So
club will be held at its rooms on wy
iIg avenue tonight
IF Captain Pattie Watkins made an
lent addres to u large audience at
Rescue mission last night.
Owing to the regular meeting night be-
ing holiday, the next meeting of select
council will be held Friday evening.
The Young Mems Institute of the CEN
tral city will hold its annual social IN
Siegels Dancing academy this evening.
NJ. p Mccain left yesterday for Wash
ington, ID. c., to visit his sister, who Is a
student at the Visitation convent at that
place.
The funeral of Miss Loretta Burke will
take place on Thursday morning at
o'clock at st. PatrickS church, Hyde
Park. lnterment in Dunmore cemetery.
The joint fire department committee
of councils will visit the North End this
afternoon and inspect several sites for
proposed Columbia Hose company house.
This evening the annual ball of Electric
City lodge, No. 230, International Asso-
citation of Machinists, will be held at
Music hall. 1t promises to be a most en-
joyable event.
Thanksgiving services will be held at
st, Luke's church tomorrow morning at
a. m, when the holy communion will be
celebrated and a service and sermon will
follow at 1890 a. m.
The union Thanksgiving services for the
central city will be held at the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church on Thursday. Nov. 90,
at 1870 a. m. Rev. George Aldrich, pastor
of the Reformed Episcopal church. will
deliver the sermon.
Mrs. George Reynolds conducted an
evangelistic meeting in connection with
the Women's Christian Temperance union
yesterday afternoon at their rooms on
Spruce street, when a large number of
ladies were present.
Marriage licenses were granted by
Clerk of the Couts Thomas yesterday to
William Harrington and Catherine Con-
molly, Scranton; Howard Watts, Altoona,
and Anna NJ. Johns, Peckville Orestes
b. Wright Scranton, and Mrs. Clementine
II. Briggs, Dalton.
The rooms of the Young Women's Chris
tian association will be open Thanksgiv-
ing Day from till and till 9p. m. APP
pies, nts and raisns will be there for
the girls and games, piano and reading
table can be enjoyed by all visitors.
Strangers are invited.
Organist George Carter, believing that
all meritorious home compositions should
have O hearing has requested his So
prano, Miss Lillian Guthrie. of New York
to sing Rockwell and Nivens new ballad
Darling Helene at his Thanksgiving
recital on Thursday evening.
The sale of seats in advance for Thanks
giving matinee and night for the Jo-
seph Jefferson engagement, Is the largest
on record for any performance in thls
city, over $1,000 having been paid in for
seats, and there are still plenty Of the best
to be had for either performance. t
There will be union Thanksgiving SER
vices in the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church on Thursday at 1890 a. m, In the
evening the league will give very fine
entertainment and social. A cordial in
vltation Is extended to friendly ones to
enjoy these services. All are welcome.
BY an amicable action in ejectment be-
gun yesterday Joseph b. Townsend, Hen
ry c. Townsend, ]. Sergeant Price and
Ell Kirk Price, jr, executors of the estate
OF Ell X. Price, deceased, and William II
Pancoast and Albert PancoiA. executors,
of Joseph Pancoast, deceased, and Benja-
min II. Throop conveyed to the Elk Hill
Coal and Iron company nlnety-seven
acres and ffty-six perches of coal land in
Blakely,
One Of the gayest gatherings, socially,
that will transpire tonight will be the ball
OF Division No. Z, Ancient Order of Hi
bernlans, Board Of Erin, at Music hall.
This will be the third annual ball of the
organization and in the past those who
have attended recall the enjoyable hours
passed with pleasant memories. Fine
music Is procured and the indefatIgible
committee of arrangements has left moth
ing undone to advance the success Of
the ball and the enjoyment of the patrons.
DR.. Mary Reall- Of 20S wyom-
ing avenue, delivered an interesting ad-