The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-26
Tales OF Two PITTST0NS
News Of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley. .
IN THE INTEREST OF SCHOOLS
Directors Take Advantage Of Wilkes.
Barre Experiencc-SIcighing Trip OF
the Jolly Twelvc-A New Erie and
Wyoming Station Promised.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Pa, Jan. 25.-Professor
She'll and the committee of the school
board We're visiting the WilkesB Barre
schools today, investigating the meth
DDS of the Wilkes-Barre school board
regarding the distribution of text books,
the methods OF discipline and of the
general management, with Il view OF
regulating the present distribution of
books in our schools and providing them
with better educational advantages.
The happy twelve of Taylor enjoyed Il
very lively sleighride to this place on
Thursday evening and stopped at the
Eagle. Those who registered We're j.
II. Halpin, w. +. Courtright, j. l..
Winslow, John 7. Ayers, j. l.. Tossel.
Frank Decker. William Tidd II. c.
Courtright. John Richards, y. l.. Hen
dershot, Thomas +. CoSgrove. Il. Willis
Rees of Taylor. and G.. w. Hagerdom.
of Pittston. Mine Host Snyder opened
his house and served bountiful spread
to the merrymakers.
Horace Rigart, our enterpriSing ma
chine agent. will spend Sunday at his
home. Lake Ariel.
Services of the First Presbyterian
church, West Side, Sunday. Jan. -,
will be as follows: Rev. Thomas w.
Swan, pastor. Preaching at 1880 a. m
and I.30 p. M, administration of bap-
tism 10 children at morning service
Sabbath school at II m. Young Peoples $
Society Of Christian Endeavor at $50
p. NJ.
Services of the First Baptist church,
East Side, Sunday. Rev. f. H.
Stewart. pastor: Prayer meeting at
$50 a. m, preaching service at 1890 4.
m, Sunday school at p, m, Junior
Christian Endeavor at p. m, Senior
Christian EndeavOr at p. m, evening
service at p. III.
Rev. Il. y. Harris, of COaldale. will
occupy the pulpit of the Rev. 2. J.
kain at the First Congregational church
on Sunday. Mr.. Harris is well known
to the people of this vicinity, as he
was for some time identified in evangel-
ical work with Preacher Kahn. a large
congregatio is anticipated.
Rev. 2. j. Kahn is enjoying his usual
success in his evangelical work at the
Bedford Street Methodist church. New
York city.
The regular church and business
meeting of the First Baptist church on
the East Side will be held on Monday
evening at p III.
Superintendent George B. Smith. of
the Erie and Wyoming Valley railroad,
says We are to have Il new depot. The
time of building and the location has
not as yet been decided on.
Hon. W. H. Rutledge is home for over
Sunday.
]. c. Manning started today on a two
or three days business trip to Roches-
ter and vicinity.
John Ricketts, accompanied his chill
dren to Danville for few days visit
with relatives.
D. o. Snyder has returned from a few
days visit at Sunbury.
Burgess Maloney, Thomas Cody and
Patrick Joyce are on a fishing expedl-
tion over the mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. b. O'Malley were in
attendance a the Robert Burns cele-
bratiOn a Wilkes Barre last evening.
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