The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-26
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The relatives of Miss Lucia NJ. Fas-
set, an eStimable ScOttsville lady, Will
make her a birthday party today. She
Is upward of so years of age and lives
on the old Fassett homestead entirely
alone. Guests to the number of about
thirty have been invited, and among
those from a distance who are expected
of Union, N. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs. C.
j. Lewis. of BinghamtOn. Tunkhan-
mock will be represented by Mrs. Mary
Fassett and son, John, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Streeter, DR.. and Mrs. d. Fl.
Dornsife and daughter, Fannie. MIR.
and Mrs. L. S. Dana, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Dana.
A. X. Avery, Of Lynn, was In town
yesterday.
G. Evans Avery starts tomorrow for a
weeks visit with his sister. Miss Mary,
who Is a teacher in the city schools
at Syracuse, N. Y. He will also take
in Binghamton on the way.
Frank Chaffee left Saturday night
for Atlanta, where he has obtained a
very desirable position as pianist for a
musical firm during the exposition.
Miss Mary Little spent the latter
part of the week among Wilkes-B Barre
friends.
The present indications are hat quite
a number of the witnesses in the judi
cial contest will lose their pay through
failure to file tneir claims - time for
consideration at the next session of the
judicial court. The only notification
sent out is through the newspapers,
and as in some of the back districts
they have no use for such things the
chances of their knowing anything
about the matter are slim. However.
what they lose the district will gain,
and it Is not the first instance in which
a mn has lost more than the subscrip-
tipn price of q weekly paper by not
taking 1t.
Frank +. Donley, of the Wyalusing
Rocket, was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Deubler and two daugh-
tiers. of Stull. We're visitors here the
latter part of the week.
Sheriff Knapp. accompanied by Ben
jamin Brown, of East Lemon. will con-
vey Benson Barber, convicted of lar
ceny. to the Huntingdon reformatory
today.
Miss Allie Donley. a teacher in the
Wilkcs-Barre city schools, spent sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Donley.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to George Talada, of Mehoop-
any, and Bertha DERRICK, of Mechop-
pen.
The Right Reverend N. S. Rulison, D.
D., bishop of central Pennsylvania, will
visit St. Peters Episcopal church on
Tuesday, Dec. 10. Services at 100 p. m.
Temple commandery, No. 172. Royal
Arch Masons, are making preparations
to celebrate the centennial anniversary
of Chapter Masonry IN the evening of
Dec. O.. Appropriate exercises will be
held. followed by a banquet.
John Carey has lbeen engaged as
night watch at the spool works.
A.. N. Ide Is hObbling abOut on
crutches, the result of a fall.
The Meshoopen fire department were
called out a day or two since for the
first time, and are proud of the fact
that they wer really instrumental in
preventing q serious confiagratiOn.
They have a right to be proud, and
our sister borough. since 1t has some
thing like adequate protection from
fire, is wondering why 1t was so foolish
as to remain so long without 1t.
on Sunday the beauty, of st. Peter'a
church was enhanced by some beauti-
full bouquets of chrysarthemums, gen.
erously donated by r. =. Avery.
William Sutiiff. of Carverton. was a
visitor here Sunday.