The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-16
news OF This VICINITY
ARCHIBALD.

The great fair of st. Thomas congre-
cation continues to be largely attended
and is now opened both afternoon and
evening. Last evening the Jermyn choir
was present and rendered vocal seleo-
tions. Tomorrow evening the choir of
st. Roses church, Carbondale, will
attend, and an entertaining pro-
gramme has been arranged. The
fair Is now popular place of
amusement, and people of all ages
and classes attend it each night. There
is no better place to spend an evening.
The Archibald Water company will
meet tomorrow evening for the pur-
pose OF opening bids for the construc-
ton OF the new dam on Laurel run,
to which reference was made in these
columns several weeks ago. The ca
pacity of the proposed dam will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000, 900 gallons.
lt VIII be built farther up the creek
than the present dam and will require
the outlay of an enormous sum OF
money. With this dam completed there
Will be little danger Of water famine
in this vicinity, unless the dry season is
OF the phenomenal order.
This evening a Democratic rally will
be held in Father Mathew hall. The
speakers will be George S. Horn, James
j. .O'Neill and d. ]. Campbell.
This afternoon the marriage of Miss
Katie McHale, of the East Side, to
Thomas Deavy, of Plymouth, will take
place. Tomorrow evening Miss Sadie
Gilgallon and Thomas Mcdonnell, OF
Taylor, and Miss Ella Van Doren and
Thomas Monte will be married. There
Will be at least two marriages next
week. Among others announced to take
place soon are the marriage of James p.
Lotus, of Hill street, to Miss Lille
keenan,, of South Scranton, and Of p. J
Kearney, of South Main street.. and
Miss Ella Gillespie, Of Pine street. For
tunately the business of Cupid and
Hymen in this borough is not affected
by the Wilson bill.
Patrick ORourke, ST., of Railroad
street, was hurt by fall of roof in the
Delaware nd Hudson mine yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. ORourke's head was
cut and his hip was bruised. His in
juries are not considered dangerous.
j. j. Kearney, of Laurel street, was q
visitor III Scranton yesterdy.
Miss Agnes Berry, of Hyde Park
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. +,
j. O'Boyle, of Main street
John j. Scanlon, Of Main street, was
in Scranton yesterday.
The Lckawanna Transit company has
ordered new closed cars to take the
place of the open cars now in use They
will probably not be placed on the line
before two weeks.
The University Extension circle met
last evening in the graded school build
ing to hear reports from the members
who had agreed to see ladies and gen.
tlemen who might be induced to join
There was large attendance and many
new names were proposed. The mem
bership is now in the nighborhood OF
100, and there is every prospect of the
full compliment of members being pro
cured. After a general discussion II
was decided to- enter into a contract
with the University Extension bureau
for the course of lectures on Shakes.
peare," to be delivered by Colone
Sprague. An executive committee was
appointed to perfect arrangements fol
the course. 1t consists of Rev. r. N
Davis, DR.. Van Doren, Miss Alice
Sweeney, John A. Foote, P. A. Philbin
C. A. Battenberg, Lizzie White, Mary
Quiunan, Katie Walsh and Mary Duffy
The committee will meet on Friday
evening.