The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-26
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Democrats Did Not Matcriaiize Last
Night-Father Malone's Sermon
at st. Johns Church.

The demonstration of jubilant DEM
ocrats advertised for last night did
not eventuate; ii was q fiZZle In the
most accepted sense of the term. Nat
ter's hall on Alder street was to be
the starting point for the parade and
brass bands. fire works galore, car
riages for distinguished citizens, etc,
were expected. The parade was going
to move over the principal streets Of the
South Side, and come back again to
Matters, where speeches and beer
would serve to while away the time.
About $50 Peter Allbach and seven or
eight followers came down Alder street
with the flag which was raised last
Saturday. Allbach assembled the steps
of Westpfahfs store and delivered HIM
self of speech. He had on an ante
diluvian silk hat. They went around
to several saloons and wound up in
Rosen's on Cedar avenue. Thus ended
the great fete which, according to the
Republican Dem.), was going to bathe
this part of the city in blaze of glory
SERMON AT ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
Rev. Father Malone, of the cathe-
dral, preached the sermon, the first one
of Lent, at st. Johns church, Fig street.
last evening The church was crowd
ed to the doors. The sermon was a
very practical one and eloquent. This
being the season when the church ex-
poets of her children fasting and prayer
the speaker eXhorted his hearers to
follow out these teachings and practice
them as the only means of obtaining
salvation. Father Malone referred to
the belief in IL Supreme Being. exhibit
ed in all the ages of the world. False
gods, idols, the sun. and other objects
We're worshiped by the ancient pagans,
but this spirit showed that they be-
lieved in Il being higher than mortal
man. The church now adores God, but
the world throws many temptations in
the way of the faithful. The Savior
crucined on Calvary must be our model
and our ambition must be to follow in
His footsteps.
ENGINEER'S HAND CRUSHED.
Engineer William Lewis at the
Meadow Brook shaft suffered painful
but not serious accident to his right
hand yesterday morning. The men,
Der was lacerated having been caught
between the crank shaft of the engine
and one OF the bed plates There was
slight hitch In the work of the ma
chine and he was examining 1t while
his helper worked the lever backward
and forward. The shaft started up
once when he was not expecting it and
he got his hand caught. DR.. ]. A.
Manley attended him.
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS.
B. +. Moore. has shied his castor into
the ring In the scramble for councilmanic
honors In the Eleventh ward as the sue.
cessor of Robinson In the lower branch.
The funeral of Herman StahIheber, OF
727 Hickory street, will be held this after
noon. Interment will be made in Pitts
ton Avenue cemetery.
Miss Margaret Mack. of Pittston Is WIS.,
iting Miss Margaret Kearney, OF Pros
pect avenue.
Miss Nirsie Gibbons. of Pittston, has
returned home after a visit with Miss
Lizzie Kelley, of Irving avenue.
at st. Joseph's church. Minooka, the
Lenten devotions this evening will be a
sermon and benedction of the Blessed
Sacrament.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eiden. of Willow
street, are home from a weeks sojourn
among friends in Dalton.