The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-16
WEST SIDE EVENTS.
Councilman Nculis Is Going to Introduce
. Another Ordinance Providing
for q Viaduct.

Councilman Nealis announced yester-
day that he will ressurrect the Viaduct
movement and set it afoot eSaln With-
out delay. But for the fact that ne mas
been giving all his spare time during
the past few days to the draughtihS Vi
tbe two ordinances for the improve
ment of Jackson, Robinson and Ninth
streets he would he stated to a Tribune
reporter. have the PREDATORY legislation
introduced at tonight's meeting.
MIR. Nealis' idea is to have the viaduct
strunr diaConally from Seventh street
10 Robinson street at its intersection
with Ninth street and Nealis court and
believes that inasmuch as-this Will give
ms good if not better service than the
one that was proposed and at imucn
smaller cost, the people will be willing
10 let Hyde Park have it. At all events
he is determined to try for the viaduct
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Thomas =. Carroll and John ]. Dur
kin, have heen elected to represent 81.
Brenden council In the Young Men
institute conventions which will'be held
In this city on May Is.
Base ball was begun at Bellevue
Heights yesterday. The game Is played
In Fairview park.
George Morgan. or Avenue u, Is aoou'
again after sickness.
The ladies of the Scranton street
Raptist church will serve supper this
evening between and S.oclock. IL
will be an initial affair. lee cream VIII
be served later in the evening.
Mrs. 4. f. Reynolds, of South Sum
ner avenue. is Ill.
The :rout season onened with many
West Siders by the side of the trout
pools.
John Brennan, of Baltimore. is visit
ing on this side.
W. j. Williams, of Kingston, visited
West Side friends last evening
The funeral Of Elmer, infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones, of South
Main averuc, will take place ats o'clock
this afternoon. Interment will be made
I'm Washburn street cemetery.
Charles Yoos. II. u. Fellows and
Fred Warnke left yesterday on fish
ing tour.
Ground will be broken this week for
the new residence OF u. ID. Evans, on
South Main avenue, between the Mott
Mason homesteads. It will be u beau
tifui building.
Tho death Of John jenkins, which
occurred at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. was briefly mentioned i'm yester-
days Tribune. The deceased was "a
years of age and was married a wife
and three children survive. Theil
names are Fannie. Hannah and Dan
Mr.. JeE'.ins was we'll known as an
excel TT tenor singer. He was con-
ductor OF the Pennsylvania 'Glee club
which competed at the Robert Morris
eisteddfod. under the leadership OF
Thomas G.. Evans. who assumed charge
owing to the sickness Of Mr.. Jenkins
The funeral will take place Friday af-
ternoon at-2.30 O'Clock. ,.-
st. Marks church will hold socia
this evening at the home of p. G. Whet
stone, on Fourteenth street. Vocal ant
instrumental music and recitations vii
form uart of the social entertainment
Members and friends cordially invited
a member Of the Colonial club gave
smoker last evening at the club room.
in Mears' nall. II was thoroughly en-.
joyed by the club members and a few
invited guests.
Rev. and Mrs. Davis, of Mnersville
are the guests of Rev, David Jones
during this week.
Robert Norris lodgswili meet tonight
Gwiliym Thomas, the noted basst
from PontyDridd, Wales, visited Rev
David Jones yesterday. Mr. Thoma.
and his daughter will sing series o.
concerts in the Unite, States.
A ball for the benefit of Thomas FOrt
was held in Mears' hall last evening
NJ : Mary J. Shearns furnished tn,
ms~,~ and Cornelius Coleman acted a!
prompter. There was a large attend
ance.
On Tuesday Albert Burnett, of Tay
lor. and, Mary Cornelions, of Bellevue
Heights, We're welded by the Rev
David Jones. Ch the First Congregation
al church. Miss Mary Samuel attend
ed the bride and the groom was at
tended by Jeremiah Samuel. both o
whom are Bellevue young people, 80.
During the later part of the montl
two weddings will occur. Miss Mar
Kromcr will wed David Saunders an,
Attorney Charles T.. Oliver and Mis-
Nettic Fern will be married on April q
Young men who recently organize
the Sumner Avenue Literary and DE
batting society last night debated tn
following subject: Resolved, Tha
the tnic has come to agitate for men
rights, inasmuch as the women hav
had all the rights to which they ar
entitled and more than they can use.
Those who thought "yes" won accord
ing tolthe judges. The jury was com
posed of Evan Evans, Thomas Jone