The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
NORTH SCRANTON.

Agnes, the eight-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wilson, of
2S Breaker street, died Thursday af-
ternoon. Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
house. Interment at Forest Hill ceme-
| terry.
A gathering of friends rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua John a party at their
home on Spring street, in honor of his
twenty-eighth anniversary. Singing
and recitations We're rendered very
pleasingly by Professor It. ]. Davis.
Joshua John. Philip Thomas and Mar
garet Price. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua John, Professor T. ].
Davis, and Mrs d. d. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hitchings, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Richards, Mrs. Thomas James,
Mrs. Daniel Price, Mrs. Thomas Parry
and son, Misses Mary ]. Price, Mar
garet Price, Anna Price, Mary Walters,
of Wilkes-Barre; Eliza Jones, and
Messrs. Philip Thomas, Evan Lewis,
James Lewis.
| The Republican primaries will be
conducted at the different polling places
| this afternoon between the hours of
| and Z o'clock. Great activity is being
shown by the different candidates and
the proba are that the vote will
be extremely large.
A young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis James, of Throop street, fell yes
terday afternoon and sustained a frac-
tured arm.
David Lewis, of Olyphant, called on
friends in this section yesterday.
Rev. w. G. Watkins, of the North
Main Avenue Baptist church, has re-
turned from his vacation and will oc-
cupy his pulpit tomorrow. Communion
will be administered in the morning
service. Subject of evening discourse,
THE Sliding Scale of SIM"
The services at the Welsh Baptist
church on Wayne avenue will be as
follows Preaching in the morning by
the pastor, Rev. w. F. Davis; Bible
school at p. m, and in the evening J.
M. Evans, of Bucknell university, will
occupy the pulpit,
The members of the Welsh Baptist
church on Wayne avenue will conduct
a tea party and entertainment next
month.
Mead Hedgler and sister Alice, of
Syracuse, N. Y, who have been visit
ing the Misses Mead, on Parker street,
returned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Mcdonnell, of
North Main avenue, have returned from
Lake Winola.
Mrs. John Heron, of Pittston, Is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. Hodgson, Of Amelia avenue.
Miss Loretta Williams. of Spring
street, returned yesterday from Wilkes
Barre.
A large party of young people unex-
pectedly invaded the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Richards, of School street,
last evening, for the purpose of tender
ing their son, Osborne, surprise party
Though taken this way. Mr.. Richards
was equal to the occasion and enter
tanned his guests royalty.
Martin Nolan, of West Market street
ruptured a blood vessel yesterday
morning, DR.. Sullivan was hurriedly
summoned and upon perceiving the ma
, ture of the case realized at once thai
death would be the result. Everything
available to medical aid was put forth
to prolong life, but without success, fol-
Mr.. Nolan breathed his last at 23t
o'clock. The deceased was 25 years OF
age, and was born and reared in this
, section. Though suffering from par
. tial paralysis for many years, thi.
proved no detriment to his taking par
as active member of several societies
Mr.. Nolan was a young man wei
2 thought of by large circle Of friends
who will deeply regret his untimely anC
distressing death. He was unmarried
and resided with his parents
The members of Marquette council
are requested to meet at their rooms
this evening at s o'clock to make ar
rangements to attend the funeral o
the late Martin Nolan.
The work of renovating the Christian
church, on North Main avenue, ha
been almost completed and will b,
ready for occupancy tomorrow. TIL
work was first begun by the Ladies
Aid society of the church, who by thei
untiring efforts secured the co-opera
tion of the other departments of tn
- church and as a result of their labor
:. an admirable site presents itself to tn
1 person who enters the church. An ex
pensive and beautiful window has bee
presented by Mrs. William Moore 4
memory of her husband, who was on
of the founders of the church. Othe
a windows of no less edifying in appear
NJ ance were presented by the following
y Glass No ~, the Christian Endeavo
u society, the members of the Sunda
H school. The Ladies' Aid society, |
y recognition of Mrs. William Moore, wh
u has been a member OF the society 10
H twenty-seven years. The carpetin
y and frescoing work was done at tn
M Of he