The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28

Many Scranton people. particularly
the younger element, who are spend
ing the heated term among the noun
tains or at the seashors will make it
point TO return for the tournament Of
the Carbondale Tennis club, which
will be held at Farview park beginning
Thursday, August 16 The tourna-
ments in years past have been highly
successful and a great social drawing
card and this year will be no excep-
tion, judging from the preparations
which have been made and the prob
ability that galaxy Of cracks will
contest.
The chief event will be the match
for the Delaware and Hudson Chnl-
lenge Cup" between the winner Of this
years tournament and H. Terrence,
jr, Of Tenalfly, N. j., who won the
cup in '93. W. V. Johnson. of Orange,
N. j., held the trophy the previous
year II is Of sterling sil yer, ten inches
high and is to be held by successive
winners until held three tim,s, not
necessarily cousscu,ivsly, when 1t be-
comes his property.
The events will be confined to
gentlemen. singles and doubles, and
are open to all corners. First and
second prizes In the singles and first
prize in tho doubles will be awarded,
best two in three. except in the finals.
when best three out of five will be
played. vantage games only in the odd
or deciding set. Entries for the games,
which will begin at / o'clock on the
fret day will be received by James II
Paul, secretary. until Wednesday,
August 10. Frank E. Burr. W. A.
Manville. James H. Paul. w. f. Sad
Ter. Jr., N. L. Moon, comprise the
tournament committee.
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The Carbondale tourney will be fol-
lowed by the Scranton Lawn clubs
tournament either the last week in
August or the first week of September
An effort will be made to have the
tourney cover a period Of two days
and to induce players from abroad to
enter. 1t is to be hoped that the
Scranton club will not exclude mixed
doubles and certainly rot ladies sim
giles, as is the case In the present ar
rangement at the Carbordale tourney.
There are many expert lady wielders Of
the racquet who can take the best men
players into camp very Nnndilv, and
why the Carbondale cl, b eliminates
the gentlsr sex, who are really the
mainstays of the game, is mystery.
Ayoung peoples dancing party was
given Thursday evening by Miss Flor
ence Finch for her friends. the Misses
Stark. of Baltimore. at the corner Of
Washington avenue and Mulberry
street. Dancing was the principal
form Of amusement until II o'clock.
when refreshments were served.
Among the guests were Miss Jeanette
Law, of West Pittston; Messrs. Fred
aud Frank Bump, of Binghamton;
Misses Grace Williams, May and
Emma Foster, Alice Peck, Saulersun,
Broadbent. Lindsay, Hauley, Ntttleton.
BJies and Messrs. Joseph Boies, Paul
and Walter Bsliu, Will Hanley and
Will Kingsbury.
Wednesday morning Miss Harriet
A. Harvey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Harvey, of TAI Adams avenue,
was married to Rev. W. ]. Ford at the
Green Ridge Baptist church. of which
the groom is pastor. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. S. 7. Ford of
Syracuse. an uncle of the groom. The
maid of honor was Miss Jessie G. Tor
rey. of this city. and the est man
Frank Ford. OF Camden. N. Y. a
brother OF the groom The ushers
were John Fl. and Harvey BIZ ckwood,
William A. Harvey and Il. T. Wight
man. After a reception and break
fast at the home Of the brides parents
on Adams aveuue, Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
departed on the 80 Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western train for Camden,
N, Y, where they will visit Mr.. Ford's
father for q month.
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PERSONAL MENTION:
Mr.. and Mrs John E. Roche will chape-
ron the following party Of young ladies'
during the next two weeks at the Hia-
watha cottage, Lake Winola: Misses Rose
Morrison and Name Campbell, Of Carbon
dale; Agnes, Birdie and Mamie Nallin,
Kitty and Maggie Bannon, Mary Murphy,
Kathryn Kelly, Sarah Walsh and Kathryn
Kearns.
c. G. Boland, Of Scranton NJ. T. Burke,
of Carbondale, and John P. Hanlon, of
Freeland, are en- route for ST. Paul, Minn..
as delegates from the Catholic Total
Abstinence union Of Scranton diocese to
the annual convention Of the union.
Rev. A. V. Bower of New Canaan,
Conn, is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Carney, North Washington
avenue. He will preach tomorrow morn.
ing in the Green Ridge Baptist church.
T.. v. Powderly attended the Chatau.
guam meeting at Silver Lake, N. Y, the
latter part OF the week and lectured on
1.-THE Workman and the State" and "The
Duty Of the Laborer to Himself"
Mr.. and Mrs. William johnson and
youngest daughter, Of Drinker street,
Dunmore, left New York Wednesday on
the steamer Teutonic for England, to be
absent eight or ten weeks.
Common Councilman E. E. Robathan, Of
Sonth Garfield avenue, and Druggist T.
H. Jones, Of South Main avenue, sail from
New York today on the Lucania for the
United Kingdom.
Miss Phebe Smith, who has been visiting
at La Plume for the last three weeks will
return next week and resume her duties at
the North Main Avenue Baptist church.
The family of E. G.. Coursen are spend
ing the summer at Cottage City, Martha's
Vineyard, where they are occupying the
Wing cottage on Penacook avenue.
Major Warren and Mrs. Warren are
homeward bound on the Spree, Of the
North German Lloyd line, and will reach
Scranton the middle Of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garfield, of Mahanoy
City, are visiting Miss Bridget 0'Malley
forelady at the Lackawanna laundry, at
her home in the North End.
Rt. Rev. Bishop o. Hara is at Cape May,
at the cottage OF his brother, DR.. Michael
O'Hara, of Philadelphia. He is accom-.
panied by Rev. P. j. Golden.
Miss Margaret Geary, Of Franklin ave-
nue., and her guests Miss Maggie Leaton
and Frank Brennan, Of Pittston, spent the
week at Lake Winola.
Rev. NJ. ]. Millane. Of the cathedral, is
on an extended vacation trip that includes
New York, Boston. and the prominent
Massachusetts, resorts
Frank N. Hallstead, OF the Delaware.