The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
WEST SIDE.
Union Meetin. OF Epworth League Chap
tiers Of City In Simpson Church.
New Officers Chosen.


worth League societies OF the city was
held last evening In the lecture room OF
the simpson Methodist church. or
North Main avenue. The meeting was
successful to u degree never before at
kained by the union. IN point OF at
endance and enthusiasm of those pres
L. Every league In the city was well
Presented.
8 o'clock President Henry kem-
Ring called the convention TO or
The report of the financial secre-
ry showed that the union OF the sew
al societies show an increase, ana
heN general condition of the society Is
ealthy The election OF president TO
succeed Professor kemmerling engen-
dered great enthusiasm and friendly
rivalry.
Walter Clearwater. in behalf of the
Cedar Avenue league, nominated A. Z.
Meyer, in a telling speech. VIII Craw-
! ford placed the name or Attorney
ieorge L. Peck, of the Simpson chap-
\r before the convention. IL. c. Bidle-
AN seconded the latter nomination.
b,h gentlemen paid the highest COM
lments to Attorney Peck. Henry l..
emmerling the outgoing president.
HAS nominated by John Armstrong. or
NE Providence delegation. Z. L. Benz
amln seconded the nomination.
The ushers OF the evening were APP
pointed tellers for the ballet The vote
was: Total cast, 1853; Peck, III; Myers.
a: Kemmerling, .. Attorney Peck was
declared elected. He was called to the
chair and invited to make speech.
The newly-elected president thanked
the convention for the honor given to
him and the Simpson chapter by the
election.
The nominating committee reported
the following as vice-presidents for the
avo tary A
man; Dunmore. Thomas Henwood; AS
1bury, f. E. Tennant: Providence, Jona-
than Broadbent; Court Street. Miss
Clara Vail: Cedar Avenue, A. c. Mey-
ers; Hampton Street, ]. T. Rendley;
Simpson. Miss Josie Knauss.
Mr.. Whittemore thought that Little
England chapter should be recognized
by the convention. The name OF Harry
Stark was afterward added to the list
OF vice-presidents. as the representative
Of Little England. This is the first
recognition of the church.
c. F. Pross. of Green Ridge. was
placed in nomination for recording sec
retary by the sommittee: also, Dayton
Ellis. DunmOre, corresponding secre
tary; Katherine Brader. Park Place.
treasurer: Henry Kemmerling, G.. F.
Whittemore, F. p. Doty, executive COM
mittee.
During the evening the Simpson
chapter gave an entertaining pro-
gramme. Miss Gertrude Fellows and
Walter Smith recited and Miss Georgi-
anna Kettle gave a reading. The sing
Ing was led by James Hartman.
Cobb and Nellie Arrested.
John Cobb and Nellie COnnors were
arrested yesterday afternoon by by Po-
lice Officers Gurrell and Thomas. Cobb
is married man. but his wife left on
visit to the country a few days ago.
He wanted a houskeeper In her alb
sence and he invited Nellie TO attend to
the household duties. He called in sew
eral OF his friends and big carousaI
was held. The neighbors complained
and CCto was arrested on a charge of
harOoring disreputable character In
the absence Of his wife" Alderman
John held court at the police station.
COBB was fined $3.50, which he paid
after search among friends. Nellie,
who was drunk. was placed in a cell un-
\ til she became sober.
Serious Runaway.
= -. team owned by Battin the hard
ware\sdealer. became frightened and
ran awaSS-at trrific speed. while passing
down West Lackawanna avenue yes
terday mo ming. The animals crossed
the bridge and at the further extremi-
ty ran soul Ihrely into team Of horses
attached td a huckster's wagon. The
latter horsIes suffered from the colli-
sion. One Nanimal had its front teeth
bent in ann broken. The wagon pole
ran to the ldepth of several inches into
the other Horses side. The smashhup
was fright4ul. but luckily both drivers
escaped without injury.
Shdrt News Paragrn phs.
Miss Grake Goodrich, of South Main
avenue. Is Visiting at Nicholson.
The funeral OF Mesheah Thomas oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon from the
1Jate resideHce, on Price street. The un-
fortunate hd had many friends, who
gathered at the funeral and followed
the corpse to the grave. Rev. Mr.
Thomas. Of Philadelphia, preached a
touching sermon. The body was In
tered In Washburn Street cemetery.
No IA school foot ball team plays
the central city preparatory school at
Boles Steel works grounds this morn
ing.
The funerhl of the late FldeIe Miller
will occur to-day from the late home, on
Lincoln avehue.
The funeral Of the late John Evans, Of
Hampton street will be held this after
noon at 1901 O'clock.
The meeting of the Welsh Phllosophi-
cal society will be interesting as usual.
\ Rev. D. p. Jones. Of the Tabernacle
church, wilN read a paper on Poetry
as an Art" Thomas Elias will recite
and John Grifllths will conduct the
einging.
The Chi Ubsllon society Of the WASH
q burn Street Presbyterian church will
conuuct banquet on Dot. II In their
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