The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-21
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nothing towards giving a helping hand
to the widows and orphans of the Pitts
ton disaster. This evening, however,
an opportunity will be given the citizens
of this borough and Mayfield to show
what they can do towards increasing
the benefit fund The pupils in Jerlnyn
and Maytield of Prof. Carl Hessler. of
Carbondaie, will give a recital tonight
in Davis opera house, the proceeds of
which are to go to the sufferers from
the recent Pittston disaster. The pupils
will be assisted by Miss Alice Quinn. Of
Mayfield, and Misses Sadie Timlin and
Katie McGovern, of this borough. DR..
5. y. Davis. the owner OF the opera
house. has generously given the use Of
the house free of all EXPENSES. Tickets
for the recital may be had from any one
of the participants OF at DR.. Davis drug
store. a generous patronage ought to
be accorded these young people who
have undertaken to do something for
the suffering Pittstonians. The gen.
eral admission will be ten cents: re-
served seats, twenty-five cents. Fol-
lowing is the programme: March. Carl
Hessler: violins, George Edmunds,
Charles Walker. Thomas Lyons. Albert
Walker and Willie McCarty; piano,
Loretta Walker and Mamie Edmunds;
violin duet. !, Pleyel, opus As: violins,
Charles Walker and Albert Walker;
piano, Loretta Walker; violin, Air ct
Varie," Daucla. Willie Mccartney:
piano, Robin Adair," Richards, Mamie
Edmunds; soprano solo, selected, Katie
McGovern; violin, Let Us Cherish"
Farmer, Albert Walker; duet, |. Pleyel,
opus %; Violins, George Edmunds. Carl
Hessler; piano, Mamie Edmunds; vio-
lin, ''Home, Sweet Home" Farmer,
Charles Walker; recitation The Burn
ing Ship" Alice Quinn; duet. |. Pleyel,
opus %: violins, Thomas Lyons and
Willie Mccartney: piano. Sweet Bye
and Bye" Black, Loretta Walker; alto
solo. selected Miss Sadie Timlin; vio-
lin, Air ct Varie." Hessler, George Ed
munds: violin, "Old Folks at Home"
Wiegand. Thomas Lyons; "Piccicato ga
Vote" Carl Hessler, members OF Hess
ler's class.
The fight between the borough Of Jer
myn and the Jermyn and Rushbrook
Water company is now fairly on. Since
an injunction has been issued, restrain
ing the borough Of Jermyn from issu
ing bonds, the borough will no doubt
strike back by cutting off the electric
lights. as the Electric Light company
and Jermyn and Rushbrook Water com
pany are practically the same corpora
tion. The people are with the council
and its work and the issue is the most
important topic on the streets.
The Primitive Methodist Sunday
school celebrated Childrens Day in a
most fitting manner yesterday. The
programme, which was quite lengthy,
was divided into two parts the first part
being given in the afternoon at two
o'clock. and the second part at the six
O'Clock service. The programme con
sisted of recitations and singing and
pleased large audience.
EVangeiists Mr.. and Mrs Moore con-
Quoted two services Sunday III the sos-
pei tent, one in the afternoon and the
other in the evening. A large audience
listened to Mrs. Moore's address In the
evening The meetings will be con-
Quoted each evening until Friday.
The primary scholars in the Metho
dist Episcopal Sunday school We're Sun
day transferred by Superintendent c.
F. Barker from the gallery in the main
auditorium, where they met heretofore.
to the department III the basement used
by the Bible class. The latter class was
moved to the gallery upstairs.
Joseph Jay, sr., of Third street. who
has been i'll for the past two weeks, has
recovered sufficiently to resume work.
Albert Walkey was in charge of the
Maytield postotiice yesterday, in the alb
sence of the regular clerk.
Miss Eva Wheeler is visiting at the
home Of her uncle, A. q. Wheeler, of
Tompkinsville.
About fifteen from this place saw the
vitascope at the Grand Opera house at
Carbondale Saturday evening.
The Ellinwood Opera company closed
their weeks engagement in Davis
opera house Saturday evening.
Ralph Wheeler. Lewis Pizer, Robert
Marsh and Patrick Loughney rode their
wheels to Crystal Lake Sunday, where
they spent the day.
H. d. Swick, NJ. McDermott and
Thomas Jay We're in Scranton yester-
day