The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-23
NORTH END DOINGS.

NUKTH END DOlNGS.
Edward George is improving his prop
erty on Market street.
A. j. Britton, of East Market street,
spent yesterday with friends in Clark s
Summit.
The Excelsior Athletic club conducted
a very successful social in O'Donnells
hall last night.
Thomas Morgans. of Church avenue,
leaves today for New York, where he
will attend court.
The Excelsior Drum corps is arrang-
ing to hold social in O'Donnell's hall
on Decoration Day.
Miss Rachel A. Grinlths and Miss
Lizzie Thomas, of Wilkes-Barre, are
visiting friends here.
Andrew Lord and son, Willie, Of Chi
cago, a former resident of this place,
are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. G. w. Silkman, of Main avenue
is in Lewiston, where she expects to
spend most Of the summer.
The 11-year-old daughter Of Pat
rick Healey, of Market street, is suf-
fering from neuralgia of the heart.
George w. Davis and w. C. Cowles
have returned from Philadelphia, where
they attended the dedication of the odd
Fellows temple.
Otto Myers, of Church avenue, is at
Galesburg, ILL.,, where he is in attend
ance at the convention of the United
Order of Railroad Conductors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dickerson, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dickerson, of Church avenue, for the
past week, have returned home.
The Citizen Cornet band went to
Peckville last night, where they sere-
naded Watkin Jones, one of it's men,
bers, who was recently married.
Thomas Padden, the 6-year-old son of
John Padden, of Cayuga street, who
died Monday night after a short illness,
was buried in the Hyde Park Catholic
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Thomas Durkin, of Durkin street.
and Anthony Neary, of Mary street, re-
turned last night from Tunkhannock,
where they had spent two days fishing
in the Tunkhannock creek. They
brought home with them a fine mess of
fish.
The witch social which was to have
been held in the Presbyterian church,
has been postponed until some evening
next week owing to the illness Of the
leader of the South Side Either club,
which has a prominent place on the
programme.
TSe following programme will be rem
dered at the monthly literary and musi-
cal entertainment of the Providence
Epworth league tomorrow evening at S
O'Clock: Piano solo, Miss Amy Decker:
reading, FLORENCE Nightingale" Miss
Eva Meredith; quartette, Mr.. White
more and party; reading, Peace in
Asia" Fred Hartsall; duet, "Maying,"
Miss Mary Davies and Esau Price Ad-
mission free.
A team of horses belonging to Finley
Ross, jr., was standing on the edge of
a 40-foot embankment on Main avenue,
near the O'IIora residence, while the
driver was unloading a wagonful of
dirt. A Peckville car came along on its
way to Scranton and frightened the
horses, which jumped and losing their
balance rolled down the embankment.
completely destroying the harness and
pduly udultSillS tht WdSDH nc
horses escaped with but few
scratches.
Last Saturday the record at Storrs
shaft was broken by the hosting of
$40 cars, which contained over 1900
tons of coal. An effort was made
Monday to break this, but the supply
of empty cars failed to meet the de-
mand, and yesterday the machinery
broke. necesstating the shutting down
for repairs. Another effort will be
made today There will be work at
Storrs shaft tomorrow for the purpose
of making up the two half days which
were lost the first part OF this week.
Providence lost another of Its oldest
residents in the death of Mrs. Patrick
Moran. who passed away Tuesday
night. having been resident here since
1S4S, when she emigrated from Ireland
with her husband, who died about five
years ago. With the exception of a
younger sister, who has lived here since
1861, she has no relatives. and since her
husbands death has resided with Mrs.
Jane OrMalley, OF Market street. The
funeral will take place Friday after
noon. A requiem mass will be celebrat-
ed in Holy Rosary church at o'clock,
and interment take place In Hyde Park
cemetery.