The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
TAYLOR.


expired Saturday afternoon at
o'clock after brief illness. The de-
ceased has been a resident of Taylor
for the last twenty-five years. He
was a member of the Welsh Baptist
church. Until a week ago he enjoyed
robust health, when he suffered a
stroke of paralysis, which resulted in
his death. The deceased was As years
of age. He leaves a wife and four
children. He was a member of Tay-
lorville lodge No. 66S, l. O. o. F., and
Lackawanna lodge No. 113, American
Protestant association. He will be
buried tomorrow afternoon. Rev. j.
NJ. Lloyd will officiatc. Interment will
be made at the Forest Home cemetery.
The opening of Weber's park on Sat
urday evening was an enjoyable af-
fair over one thousand people were
present. The Taylor silver cornet
band was present AMI discoursed some
excellent music during the evening.
The fireworks in the evening were
beautiful and much credit is due to Mr..
Weber and his assistance for the beau
tiful display.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Francis and chill
dren, of Forty Fort, are in this town
to spend the ever glorious Fourth.
regular weekly social this evening at
Weber's rink.
J. f. McCawley of Scranton, was a
| caller in town yesterday.
This morning Taylor will have the
| pleasure of witnessing one of the
| greatest ball games of the senson on
| the school house park, between the
| Moosic Populars and the Taylor Reds.
| The game will commence at 8 O'Clock
| sharp. The teams will make up as fol-
| lows: Moosic-Dougherty, catcher;
| Kelly, pitcher; Meeham, first base;
| Garvin, second base; Muligan, short
| stop; Lynot third base; Mcdonald,
| first fielder; Farley, centre fielder;
| Campbell. right FEEDER. Reds-Glynn,
| catcher; ]. Morris, pitcher; Powell,
| first base; G. Morris, second base;
Hayes, short stop; Lydon, third base;
| Shields, first fielder; Watkins, centre
| fielder; Davis, right fielder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, of Hyde
| Park, visited the latter's parents in
| this place yesterday.
| Rev. and Mrs. William Frisby will
leave for Brooklyn, N. Y, tomorrow,
for three weeks sojourn.
Postoffice hours today Independence
day. from to 10 a. m.
| A large number of Taylor bicyclists
| will go to Dallas today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Richards, Of Nanti-
coke. are spending the Fourth in this
| pace.
The Calvary Baptist and Welsh Con-
| gregational churches will hold their
Sabbath school picnic in the Pfaffs'
woods, while the Methodist Episcopal
will hold their picnic in Atherton's lane;
Welsh Baptist church in the school
house woods and the German Lutheran
church in the Schuthies lane.
Miss Edith Powell, of Plymouth, is
visiting friends in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Evans, Of
| Hyde Park, were the guests of rela-
| tives in this place yesterday.
| Miss Matte Hodges, of Stroudsburg
is here spending the Fourth with her
mother, Mrs. John Hodges.
The Grays played the Little Stars
of Petersburg Saturday afternoon on
the school house grounds with the
score of ID to 13 in the Grays' favor.
| The game broke up in a wrangle so
the game was forfeited to the Grays
| by a score of 8 to 0.
Claude, the two-weeks- -old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dibble, of Grove
street, died on Saturday morning. 1t
| will be buried this afternoon at l
O'Clock. Short services will be held at
the home by the Rev. w. Fresby. In
terment will be made at Windsor, N. Y.
The fneral cortege will leave on the
p. m. Delaware and Hudson train.
Miss Mary Van Buskirk, of Ransom,
is visiting relatives in this place.
The Reds journeyed to Nicholson on
Saturday to play two games with a
| 90 he oh yna i,,e
game was won by the Nicholson team
by a score of IL to g. But in the after
noon our boys We're the victors by the
score of 21 to 5. The attendance in the
morning game was 300. In the after
noon 900 paid admission.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral of
Eddie, the three-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Weibe, took place. Ser
vices We're held in the house. Interment
was made in the Presbyterian ceme-
terry.