The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-04
JERMYN NEWS.
Initiation Of the odd Fellows Meet.
ing OF Missionary Societies.

Druggist John NJ. Graves is confined
to his room with sickness.
Mrs. John Bergman, of Dunmore is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Howarth, on Cemetery street
About $50 visiting odd Fellows at
tended the initiation of fourteen can
didates at Rushbrook lodge on Thurs
day evening, coming from Carbondale,
Forest City, Dunmore. Scranton, Arch
bald and Priceburg. Refreshments
were served and during the evening
addresses were made by the following
gentlemen: Edward Hall. ]. II. Som
tag, William Opie, T. G. Robinson and
George Hughes. Those from Carbon
dale were Messrs. T. C. Robinson
John Il. Bone, Frank Colvin, William
Nj. Kenworthy. Louis Rehkop G. A.
Kase, S. A. Dilts, A. ID. Wylie, J. f.
Robinson, William r. Hughes, A. L.
Wright, T.. S. Histed. Eugene Smith,
Ernest X. Siningle, William Opie sr.,
William Rounds, of Cambrian lodge,
No. 5S, and Messrs. A. o. Fidiam, n.
Moon, jr, f. II. Stone, ]. B. Ridholls,
c. j. II. Sontag, Fred. Cundy. S. X.
Singer, Edward Hall, T.. H. Estabrook
and w. Y. Morrison, of Olive Leaf
lodge.
James Lewis Is dangerously i'll at his
home on Poplar street, Mayfield. with
pneumonia. His recovery is doubtful
The meeting Of the Woman's Baptist
Missionary societies of the Arlington
association was held in the Baptist
church on Thursday. At 1890 a. m.
Mrs. Van Sickle opened the exercises.
Miss Alice Maitland, chairman of the
Junior Christian Endeavor, welcomed
in well chosen words the visitors Mrs
Ellis, vice-president of the association,
responded to the welcome, in the alb
sence of the president, Mrs. Pritchard.
Miss f. NJ. Bevan, the secretary, gave
an interesting talk on missionary pub
lication. The paper on Mexico, which
was to have been read by Miss MAY
Avery. on account of her Illness, was
read by Mrs. Frank. A paper on TO
bacco" was read by Mrs. A. +. Shields.
At noon dinner was served in the
church, AT 2 p. m. services were opened
by Mrs. +. B. Brow. of Waverly, fol-
lowed by a report of the state meet
ing, lately held at Honesdale. by Mrs.
Byron Hall. of Waverly. The main ad-
dress was one by Mrs. +. Garland Hall.
a returned missionary from Africa, who
spoke of her work on the Congo river
Following Mrs. Hall, an able paper by
Miss c. A. Kenyon was read by Miss
Bevan on This One Thing to Do"
Representatives were present from
Penn Avenue, Blakely, Peckville, Car
bondale, Waverly, Clark's Green For
est City and other churches
The funeral of Mr.. James Gilligan
who died from injuries received in the
Glenwood mines on Monday, took place
yesterday morning at Sacred Heart
church. Interment was made in the
Calvary cemetery. The pall-bearers
were Messrs. Thomas p. Lally, Patrick
Bergan, Patrick Mcdonnell. John Bow
den, Peter Forbes and Dennis Kilker
The fiower-bearers were F.S. McCarty
p. F. Kilker and Edward Kilgannon.
Mrs. McDonough, of New York, at
tended the funeral of her brother
James Gilligan, yesterday.
The Knights of Pythias conferred
the second degree on forty-six candi-
dates last evening.
Council met in regular session last
evening, with five members present
Messrs. Bloomer, Davis. Edmunds
Swick and Bunt. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved The
hre committe reported that they had
purchased 5000 feet of hose to he used
by the Artesian Hose company, from
the New York Betting and Packins
company. The committee appointed by
council to supervise the placing of the
hre alarm system reported they were
waiting for the fire company commit
tee to purchase fire boxes