The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-14
NORTH SCRANTON.

Miss Bertha Simms of Mansfield Nor
nal school is visiting her mother, Mrs.
| Thomas Simms, of West Market street.
The funeral of Matthew Flynn will take
place this morning at O'Clock from the
| home of his father, Enos Flynn, on
| West Market street. The remains will be
| taken to the Holy Rosary church, whcre
| a high mass of requiem will be celebrated.
| lntermcnt will be made in Hyde Eark
| Catholic cemetery.
| The Rev James Hughes will deliver a
| lecture this evening in the Wayne Ave-
nue. Baptist Chu'Ch. The subject Tor MS
| lecture will be Africa and Its People.
| Mr. Hughes resided in that country many
years.
The Daughters of America viii hold IN
| important meeting tomorrow evening at
| the home of Mrs. George Shiitcr on Park
er street. 1t is urgently requested tEal
| al members be Present.
Mrs. Eli Weeks, Cf Robert avenue. hal
| the msfortule Sunday last to fall down a
fight of stairs while doing household
daties. The fall was 50 severe that sh2
sustained a broken arm.
The following programme will be rem
dCrcd this evening at the reception to he
held in the First Welsh Baptist church
in honor of the newly chosen pastor, Rev.
John \. Evans: Singing, "AberNstwyth, ~
congregation; solo, Edith Davis; duet,
Richard and Edwards; recitation, Mary
T.. Jones: solo. John II. Evans OlyphGnt;
duet, William r.. Evans ana friend, oily
phant; solo. Emma Morgans; recitation,
Margaret PuEh solo, Gwiym Edwards;
duet, Edwards and party; recitation, Liz
Zic Jehu; solo David Davis, Olyphant;
recitation, j. B, Williams, Olyphant;
chorus, Jehu and party; duet Morgan Sis
tcrs; solo, LodiS Williams, Olyphdnt; reci-
tation, Margaret Canton; duet Edith and
| init hi,
end will asst i'm short addresses and a
most enjoyable. time is expected. En-
tcrtainment to egin at 40 p. m. sharp.
Thomas Davies, of Edna avenue. en-
ployed as Il painter, was painfully m
jured yesterday by falling from ladder.
The entertainment given last evening
in Company II armory for the benefit of
the widow of the late Thomas Williams
was successful affair. 1t was largely
attended and the programme was excel
lent.
The Puritan Congregational church will
! conduct fair ana festival in Company II
| armory Wednesday,, Thursday and Fri
| day of this week. The affair is worthy of
liberal patronage at the hands of the
public.
H. b. Davenport, of Fark Place, was
given hearing last evening by Alderman
Robert on the charge of larceny by baile2,
preferred by Mrs. Hattie Reed, also of
| the same neighboIhOOd. The trouble orig
mated over a horse, which was loaned by
| the prosecutor to Davenport i'm consider
alton that he should feed the animal. For
| his troubles he was to have the use Ct
| the animal. Everything went well until
| two weeks had elapsed from the time the
deal was consummatod. In the meantime
Mrs Reed stated that she had an offer
| TO sell the horse which would be profit
| able, and sent her son, so she alleges, TO
/ Davenport to get her property, but he
| was unable to get il as Mr. Davenport
had sold the horse to Joseph Church for
| the sum of 81. Tho case in general was of
| Il rather complicated nature and produced
| much laughter when the evidence was
| submitted to the alderman's Considera-
| tion. Davenport gave bail in the sum Of
500. Joseph Church qualified as bonds
| man.