The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-26
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Concert Of Old Homestead Qnnrtettc Club
Last Night-FuneTal Of Joseph
Dolan This Morning.

Cnuef tne auspices OF tne Olu Home
stead quartette an entertainment, fol-
lowed by a basket social, was held last
night in Phillips hall on Fig street.
Berghauser's orchestra played an over
ture as the opening number. Vocal
solos were rendered by Miss Nellie Sui
livan, william A. Roberts, Joseph w.
Jones and David Davis.
Selections were given by the quar-
tette; a piano solo by William kirst:
a banjo duet by Robert Schulz and
Peter ROsar; selections on the har.
monica and autOharp by T. l.. and ].
A. Jones. Professor +. II. Williams IL
director of the Quartette and proposes
to make 1t n leading organization.
There We're as many present as the
hall could accommodate and every one
enjoyed the occasion.
THIRTY-THREE YEARS OLD.
Patrolman George W. Jones. of 73O
Cedar avenue, celebrated the thirty
third anniversary OF his birthday Tues
day evening and his friends called upon
him and a very pleasant time was en-
joyed. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones entertained
their guests i'm most enjoyable man
ner. I.iederkranz Either club furnished
music. Those present We're: DIR. and
Mrs. A. KOlb. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Koch. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kirchoff. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Rosar. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Ref, Mr. and Mrs. Wickham, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Kibler. Mr. and Mrs. A. Bet
terly, Mrs. Linn, Mrs. Fleck, Mrs.
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bevan, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T.. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Mcconnell. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Bush
nell, Mr.. and Mrs. William Fay, Walter
Mcconnell, Charles Forbach. Archie
Jones. George Jones. Wesley Maycock,
Walter Maycock, and Miss Linn, Miss
Lydia Frantz. Miss Ruth Jarvis, Miss
May Jones. Miss Anna Hover Miss
Daisy Huber and Miss Anna Huber.
WAS KILLED OUT WEST.
This morning the funeral of Joseph
Dolan. who was killed last week in
a silver mines at Rossland. British
Columbia. will be held from the home
of his father, Cornelius Dolan. of Mi
nOOka. The remains arrived Tuesday
afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Lane
and Mrs. Ruth. sisters of the decea sed.
Requiem mass will be celebrated at St.
JOseph's church. Minooka. and inter-
ment will be made in Dunmore .Catho-
lie cemetery. An explosion was the
cause of the fatality. William Con-
molly, another young man, formerly of
MinOoka, was in the same mine at the
time and escaped death narrowly.
MUCH SICKNESS REPORTED.
A great deal of sickness prevails on
the South Side in the form of pneu-
monia or lagrippe, and it is believed
that a small sized epidemic has broken
out 1t Is not serious enough to con-
fine those suffering with 1t to their
homes. The ailment resembles a cold
somewhat, except that a good deal of
sneezing accompanies 1t. The doctors
are kept busy.
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS
All members of the Scranton Athletic
club are expected to attend the meeting
tonight, at which tickets will be dis
tributed among them for the benefit
performance on April 29.
ID. j. Clearwater, of the Meadow
Brook store, Is Ill at his home on Pear
street.
Company A, Patriotic Guards, will go
to Hyde Park this evening as the guests
of Camp 17S of that place. Many of
the members Of Washington camp will
also go.
MISS May - Malley, or the Blooms
burg State Normal school. is spend
ing vacation with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Peter O'Malley, Of Cedar ave-
nue..
John McDonough, of Cedar avenue,
Is seriously i'll.
Charles Kuester. of MinoOka, is the
choice of James Connell lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, for dis
trict deputy. He is member of this
lodge.
Rev. Il. L. Schmidt, of Sand Lake
N. Y, who has accepted the call ex-
tended by the Evangelical Church of
Peace, will preach his first sermon here
on Easter Sunday.