The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-09

ton. d. c., has arrived here to spend the
summer.
Editor George II. Gleason was at Cort-
land, N. Y, the first of the week.
Three persons were resolved into mem
bership in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning.
Claude B. Simmons Is spending a few
days with Is grandparents in the Parlor
City.
b. w. Lawrence entertained a number
his friends at his home on Chase avenue,
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Benjamin, of Lack
awanna, Pa, visited at the home of f.
b. Ross the first of the week
j. II. Compton, of Dunmore, Pa, is the
guest of his son, J. J. Compton.
NJ. D. Evans of Forest City, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. f. =. Browne.
Simeon Fisher has opened a meat mar
ket in the Hays building on Pine street.
Frank w. swigert spent Sunday with
his parents in Cstrbondale.
A mems Bible class has been organized
at the Railroad Young Mems Christian
| association. The meetings are held each
Saturday evening between the hours OF
8 and o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dennis, of Sus-
| quehanna, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Cannon, have re-
turned home
Miss Margaret weibler, of Paterson, N.
| j., 10 visiting at the home of Peter Webb
| Ter, on New York avenue.
Hon. s. b. Chase is expected to arrive
| home next Tuesday from Switzerland.
where he has been attending the worlds
| convention of Good Templars.
Mrs. II. 3. Lahr has returned home to
| New York city after a visit with Mrs.
| Charles Hiller.
Work at the Textile companys mill is
regarded as very backward by the man
upr hn mot fnT
until fall.
| The Gospel meeting in the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association hall
! next Sunday afternoon will be for men
only and will be addressed by Rev. Joseph
| Coclough, of Upsonville, Pa.
| At the regular monthly business meet
| ing of the Young Peoples Society of
| Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian
| church held Monday evening the follow
| ing officers for the ensuing six months
| were elected: President, f. B. Ross; vice
| president. Fred u. Lamb; secretary, Car
| rie Summerton; treasurer, Lettie Oswald
corresponding secretary, Mrs. f. b.
| Knapp; lookout committee, George Hat
| field Fred d. Lamb; Kittie Summerton,
| r. II. Mcdonald, Marion Church and
| Kate Ward; prayer meeting committee,
| Charles Roney, Jacob Brown, c. H. Hol-
| den, Bertha Fisher, Lillian Church and
| Eula Benjamin; missionary committee,
|
| Ora Van Loan; social committee. Myrtle
| Swartz, Bertha Fisher, Clara Hall, Edna
| Ward, Jessie Van Loan, Grace Kapp,
| Lena Brown. Sidney Mack, Delbert
| Beardsley, Vincent Wilmot Fred w
| Church and Mrs. Albert Sloat; calling
committee, Winnie Tingley, Mrs. Benja-
| min Wrightley, Gertrude Read. Martha
| Young and Benjamin Wrightley; Junior
| Endeavor work, Mrs. John Young. Mrs
| Aletha Ross and Mrs. Lizzie Wilmot
floral committee, Mrs. George Hatfield
Carrie Mead, Mrs. Charles Roney and
| Martha Arndt; music committee, H. b
| Hendrick, Nellie Young ana Allis Scot
ten; usher, John Young.
Friendly Hand lodge of Odd Fellows at
| tended the Presbyterian church in body
| Sunday evening and listened to specia
sermon by Rev. L. w. Church.
At a meeting of the Brother hood of An
| drew and Philip of the Presbyterian
| church held Monday evening the semi
| annual election of officers occurred. The
| officers elected were: President, c. H
| Knoeller; first vice president, George w
| Ward; second vice president, Fred d
Lamb secretary. George Hatfield; treas
| urer, Fred w. Church; corresponding sec
| retary, Rev. l.. w. Church.
L. R w. Ses;rlea, of Susquehanna, wa:
in town Wednesday.
FtSd Van Loan, OF Binghs.mton, wa:
visiting In town the first of the week.