The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-16
NORTH END NOTES.

Evan X. Simms, Of Green street, Is suf-
fering from an abscess in his neck
Mrs. John Fowler, of Montrose, Is vis-
iting her aunt, Mrs. c. Il. Wescott, Of
Church avenue.
Miss Minnie Fritz, of New York, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Fritz, on
Church avenue.
Joseph Foster and family, of Middle
town, N. Y, expect to remove to Green
Ridge In the near future.
Rev. f. A. Dony will talk tomorrw even
ing in the Presbyterian church on the
Sabbath observance question
The infant child of John Il. Lewis, of
Charles street, which has been danger
| ously Ill for some time, is recovering
Mrs. Thomas Shottvn. Mrs. n. 7. Oster-
hout and Mrs. G. j. Gillespie, of Oak
| street, are visiting friends In Philadel-
phia.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
| Episcopal church held a very successful
| entertainment and basket social last even
| ing in the Sunday school rooms. and a
| neat sum was realized for the aid of the
| needy in this vicinity.
The alarm of fire which was sounded
about lO.45 yesterday morning from box
"a was caused by fire being discovered in
| the small shanty in the rear OF the house
of Martin Burns. on Margaret avenue,
which was used as a kitchen. Although
| the hose companies promptly responded
| the fire. was eXtnguished before they
reached the scene by the neighbors The
damage wus but slight. The fire was
| caused by defective tiue.
The funeral services of James Corcoran,
who was killed last Tuesday in the Dick
son shaft, were held yesterday morning
in the Holy Rosary church, where high
mass of requiem was said by Rev. John
O'Toole. Interment was made in the
| Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. a large
number of friends from Pleasant Valley
attended the funeral. The pall-bearers
We're: Patrick Feeney. James Feeney
Michael Lynch, Thomas Lynch, Patrick
Flemming and Peter Clifford.
The funeral services of David T. Ly-
mer were very largely attended yesterday
afternoon. Brief services We're held at
the house on Main avenue at . O'Clock.
| after which the cortege moved to the
North Main Avenue Baptist church,
where Rev. w. G. Watkins made an excel
| lent address. 1t was 2.SO when the cor
tege entered the church. 1t was led by
Rev. w. G. Watkins and Rev ID. c. Phil
| lips, of the Welsh Calvinistic Method
ist church, who were followed by the
| flower bearers, Craddo Morris, Edwin Ev-
| ans, Frederick c. Hauser and Emmett
Collins, and Immediately following the
family We're his fellow employees at the
Peck Lumber company's planning mill,
where he was learning the trade of turner.
The services, which We're conducted by
Rev. W. G. Watkins. were opened by the
congregation singing Shall We Gather
at the River" after which Rev Mr.. Phil
lips read the first chapter of Paufs epistle
to the Corinthians. After prayer Rev.
Mr.. Watkins delivered an excellent ad-
dress during which there were but few
dry eyes, for the deceased was great
favorlte with all who knew him. as was
shown by the many floral offerings. After
his address Rev. NJ. Watkins read set
OF resolutions, which had been drawn up
and signed by every member Of his sun
day school class. The services were
closed by the congregation singing Rock
OF Ages" after which the body was taken
to Forest Hill cemetery for interment.
The pall-bearers were members of his
Sunday school class and fellow workmen
at the mill and Were David Williams,
William Evans, Frank Richards, Albert
Kiesling, Louis Kieslng and John Gill.