The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-24

gramne VIII be carried out!
Song .......................B BY the School
Recitation. christmas" Nellie Peterson
Quartette bright and Joyous Morn"
u. J. Jones. Il. Price
Recitation, "Fatherless joe"
Richard Hughes
Recitation. "Timely Letter to Santa
Claus ."u","..,......."Nleta Peterson
Duet, christmas Time"
Tillie and Millie Jones
Recitation THAT Was a Blessed Yule-
Tue ........,..,.......,.,..t Waters
Recitation. "One Happy Night"
Victor Peterson
Sleishing Song ........By Primary Ciass
Recitation, shepherds Watch Their
Flocks by Night. Pearl stull
Quartettc "lIark, the Song of Jubilee,
II. J. Jones, james Jennings. f'lo
Allen, Stella Alien.
Recitation. Holy Night Lizzie Ebdon
Recitation, christmas Carol"
Gertrude Morgan
Song, "Buy Ny Dolls" ... Nellie Peterson
Recitation "A Sweet Child"
Florence Stul
Song "Rock-d-Bye". e".u,...,Pearl l2bdon
Recitation. Now | Lay Me Down to
sleep ............Gw .Gweune MorCan
Class Exercises, "1he Shepherd of Men"
Solo. "The Little Town Of Bethlehem
May Watkins
Duct and Quartcttc. "Christmas Carol"
Mcssrs Price and owens, May
Watkins ana Mrs w. Watkins.
Recitation Clarence Evans
Recitation ...... .............. Willie Reese
Christmas Song, Nellie Mai stand Del
Ii Bonham Sadie Mayors
Glass EXci else by Seven Boys.
Recltation .,.....,........ Ernest Marsland
trcltatun ,,,...,..,.............llc Henry Stul
Solo "thriStmaS' ...............F Flo Allen
Class Exercise 10y Five Little Girls
solo, Carol. SwCctly Carol"
Fred Jennings
Recitation Eddi, Reese. Irving Reese.
Roderick hughes Howard Reese.
Duct, "rhC stars We're Shining"
May Watkins Mrs W. Watkins
ItoCitution. "Christmas Tree Jessie StuIl
Distribution OF Presents.
The fifth annual convention of the
Susquehanna County Young Peoples
Society Of Christian Endcavur will be
held in the Bautist church. on We'd
ncsday and Thursday of next week
Music will he furnished by the united
choirs of the several borough churches.
A large delega ation is expected from
all parts of the county and ample ac-
commodation will he provided for all
who may come. 1t is expected that
this convention will be the most sue
cessful one in the history of the spci-
ETY. i'm this county.
School closes today for the holiday
vacation. 1t will open again on Mon
day. Jan. 3.
The subject of the debate to he held
in the Welsh Congregational church on
Monday evening, Jan. J. under the aus
pieces of the Literary society will he
Resolved, that Thomas a. Edison
has been greater human benefactor
tan any statesman of his day"
Tonight the Excelsior Glae club will
serenade the people of the town.
Thomas Murphy. of Hudson street,
is in Chicago spending the holidays
with son and two daughters. who
live there.
John II. Williams. of Bushnell uni
Versity, is home spending the holidays
with is parents, Rev. and Mrs j. l..
Williams.
j. Fred. Welbrock has been elected
president of the council
Council No. 402. Young Mems Insti-
tute, has elected the following officers:
President, John p. Murray; first vice
president, Michael Kane: second vice
president, Harry Teaghe: recording
secretary, Frank Doud; financial sac
retary, James Fivcs; sentinels. James
Malta and Thomas Kane. The officers
will be installed on Jan. . by Grand
Director Thomas p Mccormick
Mrs. w. q. Taylor and children are
visiting friends in Plymouth.
Joseph White, who Is a student at
st. Bonaventure's college. Allegheny,
is spending the holiday vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James White.
Next Sunday evening special
Christmas song and praise service will
he held in the Presbyterian church. at
which time Rev. Mr.. Kennedy will
speak a few words Of farewell to the
members of the church and Congroga-
tion. His pastoral relations with the
church have been dissolved hy the
Lackawanna Presbytery, but he will
not leave for his new field of work at
Newton, n. j., until after the conven-
tion of the County Christian Endeavor
society.
Charles Fallon and Michael Murrin
have gone to Toledo, Ohio to work.
Sunday morning At the BAPTIST
church, Rev. j. l.. Williams will preach
Christmas sermon from the text:
"Eehold ! bring yOu good tidings of
great JOY. which shall b" to all pco-
PIE IN Ine evening MS subject VIII
he Lost Opportunities"
The following officers of Forest CITY
lodge. Free and accepted MIsOnS, have
been installed for the coming year:
John MaXCy. worshipfu master:
Claude l.. Taylor, senior warden; IIar-
ry IOsenh Junior warden: Henry +.
Aldrich treasurer: John w. Larrabce,
secretary. The following appointments
have been made by the WOrshipful
master: Arthur ID. Kehren, $ D.; Den
r. Hraman, j. D.; George H. Leayard,
s. NJ. c.; Isaac V. Smith. J. NJ. c.;
George T.. Maxey. pnsuiVant: iIugh
Johnson, tyler
Miss Nellie Clancy, 7f Thompson.
was the guest of her friend, Mrs. .. +.
Coyle, yesterday
A special meeting of the ho,ouch
council was held Wednesday cvc.,';-,
there being present Councilman Wcll-
brock, Mccormick, Haley and Hullah.
Two ettions We're presented, one from
the people Of the First ward asking
that the Traction CCmpauy be granted
q Franchise To- extend its line along
Main street as Ear as the Hillside COM
pany's railway track, providing the
company refused to go as far as the
Clifford breaker; thc other petition
was from the Second ward and asked
the council to refuse . franchise un-
less the cumpany agreed to go at least
as far as the Clifford breaker. Quite a
number of CitiHtHs We're present and
several from each ward expressed
themselves on the subject of the fran