The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-11
SOUTH SIDE JoTTlNes.

Miss Mary Mawn, of Irving avenue, is
visiting in Wilkes-Barre.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cedar
avenue Methodist Episcopal church met
last night.
S. S. Spruks was called to Honesdale
yesterday on business, which Will engage
him day or two.
Mrs. Thomas Quinn. of Franklin, N. j.,
is on visit to her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Lavelle, Of Front street.
Mrs. Peter Brier, Of Hickory street, re-
turned home yesterday from a three
weeks visit in Elmira.
Forty hours devotion was concluded
yesterday morning at st. Johns church,
with a solemn high mass at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mulderig returned
home yesterday from their bridal tour,
and are receiving the congratulations OF
friends.
Miss Bridget Gallagher, OF Hazleton
after weeks stay as the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs, John haggerty, Of Pittston ave.
nue., left for home yesterday.
The sale of tickets for the ball of the
Neptune Engine company is 80 large thai
Germania hall will do well to contain tht
crowd on the night Of Oct. 23.
A solid sheet of water flowed for hours
yesterday down River street to Cedar ave
nue. and kept the latter thoroughfare sub
merged beyond the street railway switch
The James G. Bailey Democratic clut
of the Nineteenth ward has elected thu
following officers: President, Michael Nc
Guire; secretary, Anthony Rogan; treas
urer, Frank Manley.
Thomas j. Moore, of the Meadow Brook
store, has been chosen to represent the di'
rectors Of the Scranton Axle works at thC
| meeting of the United Association OF Axle
Manufacturers in New York city, Oct. 26
Lizzie, the 2.year. old daughter of Peter
| Dippre, Of Hickory street, died Tuesday
and was buried yesterday morning. Burial
services were held at st. Mary's German
Catholic church and interment was made
in the Twentieth Ward cemetery.
Pittston avenue, between Genet and Fil
streets, is a sea OF mud, and half block
Of it near Pear street is filed with wash
outs from the stream that comes dowI
Genet street, supplied from huge leak il
one Of the mains in the Scranton Gas an(
Water company.
Officer Flaherty had James Coggins
James Daley and William Smith arraignet
before Alderman Storr on charge OF dis
| orderly conduct and interfering with hin
in the discharge Of his duty. The alderman
let them off with fine of So each at the
hearing yesterday.
South Washington avenue, near Contra
park, is a little lake. The cellars of tn
houses on the flats along Remington ave
nue. are chuck full OF water and the resi-
dents are doing the best they know hoy
under the circumstances. There are n
sewers or drain pipes to receive the water
and until it soaks through the grount
there will be nothing left but to smile an(
look pleasant. The necessity of drail
pipe on Elm street is very pointedly Sc
forth in the condition Of the flats a
present.
The Twentieth ward Democratic clu
opened the campaign at Battles hall las
night. 1t was past the hour Of opening
when G. G. Boland came to the hall escort
ing Candidate Edward Merrifeld. Th
hall was we'll filed with Democrats, an
a good sprinkling of Republicans who man
ifested desire to hear Protection Demo
crat Merrifield state facts. But the loca
disciple Of Sam Randall did not electrif
his hearers with campaign eloquence. Il
confined himself merely to an outlook o
| the result Of the November election II
said Lackawanna county is Democrati
county If the full vote is polled