The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-08
NORTH END NOTES.

James E. Francis. of Main avenue is
recovering from a weeks illness with
catarrhal fever.
Miss Name Davidson, of Wellesley
university, is spending her Easter va
cation with her parents on Washington
avenue.
Cariddlawn lodge. No. 3, of the
American Order of True Ivorites, in
tends running an excursion to Farview
on June s.
ID. ID. Jones & Son have leased the
stables in the rear of the Bristol house,
where they intend carrying on an ex-
tensive livery business.
MISS Nessie Ross, OF the Collegiate
institute, Towanda, is spending her
Easter vacation with her parents, Mr..
ana Mrs. Finley Ross, of Main avenue.
Inc work of excavating for the new
single dwelling, which Colonel T. d.
Lewis intends erecting on his property
on the corner Of Main avenue and Put
nam street, is being rapidly carried on.
George Pervis, of East Market street.
has taken possession of one of the new
cottages recently erected on Breaker
street by the Green Ridge Lumber
company
a miners public meeting will be held
in ODonnelrs hall tonight for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not a
newly discovered powder shall be used
in the mines.
The members of the Niagara Hose
company are requested to report in
fatigue uniform at the hose house at
l.3o this afternoon, so as to attend the
funeral of John ROLAND.
A meeting will be held in Osterhout's
hall at 2.3O this afternoon for the pur-
pose of forming branch of the Needle
work guild here. All women are in
Vlted TO attend the meeting and learn
the workings of this benevolent So
ciety.
The funeral of Michael Burke. of
Hudson street, who died of apoplexy
last Wednesday night, took place Sat
urday morning. A requiem mass was
said In the Holy Rosary church by
Rev. W. p. O'Donnell at 10 o'clock. in
terment being made in the Hyde Park
Catholic cemetery. The pall-bearers
were John Welsh, Michael Mclaughlin.
Thomas Welsh, Peter Carney. Thomas
Cavanan and John Gibbons.
The funeral services of John DOYLE.
OF Mary street, were held Saturday af-
ternoon in Holy Rosary church, which
was well filled. They were conducted
by Rev. John O'Toole, who spoke of the
high esteem in which the deceased was
held. The pall-bearers were John
Neary, James lNeary William Casey.
Michael Neary, ST., Michael Neary, jr..
and Thomas Ferguson. Interment was
made in the Washburn Street ceme-
terry.
About two months ago Mrs. George
Adams, of Wilbur street, while out for
a sleighride with her nephew, was
thrown out Of q cutter by the horse
running away, and was seriously in
jured on the head, from which she Is
just recovering. Yesterday morning,
accompanied by her husband and
niece, she intended visiting friends in
the country, but while passing the ice
house near the Leggett's Creek shaft,
the horse took fright and fell down
1O-foot embankment, breaking the car
riage and injuring the occupants. Mr..
Adams sustained a fractured arm,
while the injuries Mrs. Adams received
two months ago were re-opened, be-
sides which she is injured internally.
Mrs. Rachel FRANCIS, of Main ave-
nue., died at her home yesterday morn
Ing after a five weeks illness of nerv-
GUS prostration She was born in
Wales about SO years ago and emigrat-
ed to this country with her husband,
John M. Francis, over forty-four years
ago, all of which time she lived In this
vicinity and was we'll known here, hav-
ing occupied the house in which she
lived for over thirty-five years. She is
survived by six children, Mrs. Charles
Snow, of New York; and Mrs. Nathan
Thompson, Mrs. John Beale, and
James, William and Evan Francis, Of
this place. The funeral service will be
held at her home tomorrow afternoon
at 2 O'clock, interment being made in
the Washburn Street cemetery.