The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-23
news Of This VICINITY
CLARK'S GREEN.

MTS. II. N. MOtl mas peeu quitS 49,
but is slowly convalescing.
Rev. ]. C. Johnson, of Bald Mount,
was visitor here during the week.
Clarence E. Decker, of Scranton,
called on friends here on Thursday last
w. V. Good has his newly purchased
home nearly ready for occupancy. He
has made quite extensive alterations In
the same and has put in a furnace for
heating the same.
George Williams has moved into the
house lately occupied by Mr.. Anthony
Lance at the Summit.
NJ. Luther Miller, of Scott will oc-
cupy his new home on Highland park
soon.
An Improvement on our main
thoroughfare quite noticeable is the
placing a large quantity of well
broken stone in the same. 1t is GER
tainly the best thing that could be done
at this time of year.
The Epworth league rally held here
on last Friday evening and Saturday
was quite largely attended. The lee
ture on the Philosophers Stone" by
the Rev. S. Jay Austin, of Wallsville,
was very highly appreciated. The
exercises on Saturday were very much
delayed by the inolement weather, yet
much interest was manifested in the
articles presented. Miss Lydia Perkins
report on the Simpson rally at Scranton
was greatly appreciated, as it furnished
new material for thought to the many
who were not privileged to attend; also
the essay on What Literary Work Is
Practicable in Our Leagues" by Miss
Luella Frace, which drew forth much
comment and discussion. Several
papers were necessarily forced over
into the afternoon session. The essay
by Miss Ella Mumford was loudly
cheered. The paper upon the Aim OF
the Epworth League produced much
discussion by its many suggestive
thoughts. The "Various Plans OF
League Work" was also suggestive, and
will leave many thoughts among the
listeners. At the business meeting ar
appropriate constitution was adopted
for the government of the newly form.
ed Simpson Epworth League Union
which includes the Waverly, Newton
Falls, Dalton, Factoryville, Nicholson
Tunkhannock and West Nicholson
charges, and which will hold its meet
ings quarterly. The first meeting to be
| annunced at the coming rally to b(
held at Bald Mount on Thursday ant
| Friday of this week Any of the place!
within the district named by invitation
| may secure it's beneficial aid to theil
| own local chapter the first meeting t
be held in January, 1895, by applying t
| E. w. Kemmerer, president; Alber
| Mack, secretary, or the board of con
troll, consisting of DR.. j. C. Coult, Pro
fessor Fred c. Hanyon, of Waverly
Pa, and A. A. Davis, of Clark's Green
before the 22nd inst. From the latenes
of the hour much was omitted. TIL
singing was largely congregational
TWO duets We're sung, the first by tn
Misses Bertha Beatty and Bessie Mul
lenix, and the second by the Misse
Belle and Eleanor Biesecker, of Bali
| Mount. Both were highly appreciated
| iHc last, llOuBH SOIneWHdI condensed
was by no means the least. The ad
dress by the presiding elder, Rev. j. G
Eckman, on the Elements of Strength
in the Epworth League" closing at 4.3
p. m. with congratulations to the visit
Ing delegates from Waverly, which wa
large, Factoryville, Newton, Clark
Summit, Chinchilla, and the rail-,
passed into the things that We're.
There were no regular preaching ser
vices held in the Methodist Episcopa
church in the afternoon, having bee
taken up for the quarterly meetin
service, which was held at WayerlI
Special preaching service was held /
the evening by Rev. ]. G. Eckman, VIII
preached from the text Acts TX, 20 "An
straight he preached Christ in the sy,a
gogues, that He is the Son of God"
Special meeting of the cabinet of OIL
Chapter of Epworth league will be hel
on Tuesday evening at the house of .
w. Mullenix.
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