The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-28
Suburban News
In General
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.


For the past week the young folks
have had delightful time skating on
the open sewer, which has formed a
sheet of ice on our main thoroughfares.
Their pastime is, however, now being
interfered with for in some places men
are at work chopping the ice, and load
ing it in wagons.
John +. Myers, of Pittston avenue, re-
ceived a most delightful surprise last
evening, By large number of friends
and relatives. The occasion being his
fortythird birthday. Music was fur
nished by Cusick's orchestra. During
the early evening the party was enter
tained by vocal solos and quartettes
rendered by members of the Cedar
Avenue Methodist church choir, and in
strumental solos by Miss Julia NJ. Gin
gan and Miss Bessie Myers. At eleven
o'clock d most sumptuous feast was
served. After supper the time was spent
pleasantly until u seasonable hour past
midnight. Among those present were;
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Butler Mr.. and
Mrs w. *. Clearwater, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Hewitt, Misses Mary Samuels,
Name Browning, Cassie Harris, Julia
McGingan, Isabelle Toleme, Edith
Jones, Helen Meyers, Lucinia Scheuer.
Lillian Upper, Lydia Storr and Kitty
Meyers, Messrs Floyd Hebzerling, John
Cannon, Edwin Jones, jr., Michael Gus
lex, Fred w. Jones, Edward McGuigan,
w. +. Meyers, Bryan f. Byron, Fred
Petry, James McGuigan, Charles Kens-
ter, Jay Airey, and Frank Willard.
Joseph, the -year-old son of Pro-
fessor John E. O'Malley, principal of No,
| ,1 oil i,,ft n i,,i
terday morning, while skating on a
small pond near public school number Z.
He and several of his little companions
We're rolling hoops about the ice, when
something accidentally tripped him. His
mouth came in contact with the edge
| of a hoop which split his tongue clear
| through DR.. Manley was called, and
| dressed the wound. 1t required five
! stitches to close the cash.
The Jolly Fourteen rendered an in
formal reception at Hotel Best last
evening. The event was given as a token
| of remembrance to Daniel Grier and
Patsy Leebolt who will leave today for
their home in Buffalo, after a five
months residence on the South Side. A
very enjoyable time was spent after
which the boys bid their friends fare
| well, and took their departure.
Edward Milllgan, a section boss on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad was
injured while repairing the tracks neal
the South Scranton steel bill Tuesday
He was chipping a rail and a piece OF
flying steel struck him on the back OF
his hand. The blow severed an artery
His fellow workmen attempted to check
the copious flow of blood but in vain die
they try, and We're it not for the timely
| assistance of DR.. Walsh, who attended
to the wound, death might have follow
ed, from loss of blood. Aside from
! weakness due to this excessive loss, hi:
suffering after his hand was dressed
We're slight.
A reception was held by Comet lodge
No. 431, knights of Pythias, in Hart
mans hall Tuesday night. Among tn
visitors present were William Halder
man, James Drownd, Walter Stanton
from Suburban lodge, No. 1893; Williar
Morss, from Peckville lodge, No. PIC
John r. Stanton, from Mispah lodge
No. %, st. Augustine, Fla.
John Gibbons and James Tuhill wer
among the guests at the home of MI
and Mrs. Joseph Fahy in Pittston Tues
day evening. The event being the cele
bratiop of their tin wedding.
The Ladies Aid society of the Ceda
Avenue Methodist church. held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the residenc
of Mrs. Edwin Jones on Pittston ave
nue..
Choice cut flowers and flower de
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 81
Spruce. T
Miss Anna White, of Carbondale,
visiting at the home of DR.. Walsh o
PittstOn avenue.
Thomas Dougherty of Birney avenue
is slowly recovering from his severe i'll
ness.
We laundry stiff collars with sol
button holes. Crystal Laundry. ~