The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-10
AVOCA.

AVoca conclaVe, Improved Order of
Heptasophs, Will meet in regular ses-
sion this evening.
The Old Forge collery has resumed
operations for this week. The Central
will remain idle.
Misses Ruth and Mary Lewis, Of
Bradford. are spending the summer
months at the home of Mrs. NJ. A.
Flock and ]. II. Anderson.
Mrs. d. Davis of Nanticoke, has re-
turned home after several days visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Llewellyn.
Mrs. Alexander McKaa, of Plainsville,
is the guest of her mother Mrs. Rose
Newlin.
Miss Nellie Beamish, of Scranton,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John La Rue and fam
| lily are visiting friends in Hacketts-
| town.
The Sons and Daughters Of st. George
are making extensive preparations for
| a grand banquet to be held on the
| oath inst.
The Home Missions of the Primitive
| Methodist church will meet this after
noon at . o'clock to transact business
| of Importance. Mrs ]. T.. BOase, presi-
dent.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. st. Aloysius
| society, has issued invitations to their
| May reception to be held in Sarsfield
| hall on the 25th inst. The event prom
ises to be very fashionable gathering.
| Music will be furnished by the Avoca.
| orchtst
Mrs. w. J. Williams and family, of
| Rich Hill, Mo-, are visiting at the resi-
dence OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| c. ID, Sanders.
| Miss Margaret Butler, of the North
| End, is visiting friends in Carbondale.
The Sarsfeld Literary club will con-
duct their annual picnic and games
in Lackawanna park on Saturday,
May 20.
p. II. O'Brien, ]. II. Anderson and
T. j. O'Malley will act as jurors dur
ing the week.
| Eev. A. l.. SeVerson, of Plymouth,
delivered his famous lecture "rhe Ba
tie of Gettysburg" at the Methodist
| Episcopal church on Friday evening.
The speaker described the various
| thrilling incidents relative to the con-
| tiict and his personal experience dur
| ing the terrible charge on Culps hill
was narrated in so touching a manner
as to deeply impress his hearers who
| showed dCllNe interest throughout the
| narrative.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
| AVoca branch Of the Mutual Guarant zee
| Building and Loan association was
| held on Friday evening when a per-
| manent organization was affected
| Richard Henry Pugh, general manager
| Of the association, was present and 'eX-
planned the method and progress OF
national building and loan associations
and after the object of the meeting
was explained the following officers
were elected for the year: President
| w. II. Hollister; first ViCe-president
DR.. Berge; second vice-president, NJ
ID, Sanders; treasurer, r. +. Bailey;
attorney, NJ. j. Dixon; appraisers, A
| p. Follistcr, Michael Dommermuth, c.
| n, Harris; directors, w. II. Holllster
j. a. Brown, Milo Howell, r. X. Bailey
NJ. d. Sanders, A. p. HOLSTER c. N
Harris, Michael Dommermuth, DR.
Berge. The organization will meet on
the first Wednesday of each month al
the office of Attorney Dixon. Loans
amounting to $1,000 have already beer
placed in AVoca.
An interesting game of ball was
played on the Moosic grounds on Sat
urGay between the home team and the
South Side team. Score s to 0. A no.
ticeable feature of the game was the
batting of William Cranston, of the
MoosiC team.
James Decide and William Walter
have been drawn to serve as Jurors
during the week beginning June 27, and
Lewis Buslehall and Leon Schlager will