The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-25
NORTH SCRANTON.

NORTH SCRANTON.
The ofic ,rs recently elected by Hiram
lodge. No. 26l. Free and Accepted Ma
sons. were Installed Thursday evening
by Past Commander c. S. Seamans in Os-
i tCrhout hall on West Market street. The
/ officers installed were: Worshipful mas
ter Walter Sin pson; senior warden, Dan
iel NJ Jones; Junior warden Samuel II.
Swinglc: secretary, Thomas $. Morgan
treasurer, Charles Zcislcr; trustees, VIII
liam j. Lewis, A. l.. Francois and Irwin
Nint.
Two prominent young people of this
place were married Thursday morning at
| II O'Clock in the First Christian church
| on North Main avenue. The contracting
parties were Miss Name Drown and
| Frederick Hill, formerly Of TINS place,
/ but now resident of Nanticoke. The
/ church was decorated with Cvcrgrcens,
holly and plants as becomes Christmas
/ tide wedding. The Rev. II. II. Bulgin,
/ pastor " the church, performed the sol
emn ceremony in the presence OF vast
/ assemblaEc of friends The couple was
/ attended by Miss Hattie Mason, of Jer-
mVn and John Drown a brother Of She
/ bride. \ reception followed at the home
| of Mrs. llill on Parker street, where Sc
| Ception was rendered few relatives and
| friends. Mr.. and Mrs llill are spending
! their honeymoon i'm Allentown, where they
/ rents. They will make Nunticoko their
/ home.
Miss Florence STOKES, of Keystone acad-
cmy, Factoryvillc. is visiting relatives on
/ Fairfield street
/ Frank Collins of Jermyu, circulated
among friends here Thursday.
/ Hon. a. T.. Dunuing. Of North Main
avenue is improving slowly from his IN
disposition.
! Frank Richards who is employed i'm
| erecting the new court house in Bmg-
. hamton y. V. is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Richards. of School street.
Miss Annette Christmas. of Philad"l-
/ phia is spending the holidays with her
/ parents on Edna avenue.
/ Louis RickwCll, of Syracuse, n. Y. is
| the guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Charles Rockwell. Of North Main avenue.
! Puritan Congregational church, Rev.
/ Horace PeCkover, pastor The following
| is the order of services for tomorrow
morning: Subject. Christ Has the Key"
! In the evening Mr. PcCkovcr will deliver
a Christmas discourse. A large choir
/ will participate and render special music.
/ The members Of Marquette council VINO
comprise the class under the direction of
! Attorney II. j. Bourllc, tested their pro-
/ tiCienCy in spelling Thursday evening. To
| make the contest more spirited the Rev.
/ j. j. O'Toolc. spiritual adviser of the
N
/ as the reward for the first three. They
were James Maloney, first; John Higgins,
| second, and Richard Shoyein. third.
\ choir from this end will go to Taylor
| today, where they will compete In the
/ chief choral competition at the evening
! session OF the ciatcddfod. The choir COM
/ priSeS many Of the best VOCaliStS in this
| place and the!. should be able to give a
! good account of themselves The choir
! has been rchcarSiu~ under the personal
! direction Of Professor d. y. Lewis. who
/ has been the hero of many a battle in the
/ cistcddfodC arena. a large number OF
/ admirers will accompany them in quest CT
| honors.
| Miss Eva Meredith school te" cher at
Moscow, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Thomas Meredith. Of Wayne avenue
! Anthony Lynch, q student ATTENDING
/ college at Toronto, Canada, is visiting
! Iela in this end.
! Edris Roberts. of Edna avenue is dan
| EerOusly i'll with typhoid fever
The fNrorol Of NJ. John Harrington
| ir.. took place yesterday afternoon from
! her late home on Wilbur street. Services
! were Conducted in Holy Rosary church.
after which interment was made i'm Hyde
| Park Catholic cemetery. Mrs. liarrinG-
ton died Tuesday. She was "a years Of
| age and possessed a large circle of warm
! friends
! the sixteenth anniversary of their mar
! r,apc at thoir home on William street
! North Scranton, last night. The hand
! some residence was thrunrcd with their
! friends Musical numbers were rendered
| by number of the guests and there We're
| also selections on the ~raphaphone. Mr..
| and Mrs Thomas received many beauti-
full gifts from their friends.
| An excellent Christmas entertainment
Was held last evening at the First Welsh
| Baptist church on Wayne avenue. when
the following pan ties took part as reciters
| and singers: Sarah Evans Leah Evans,
| Alfred Williams Nina Harris, Annie
| Nicholas, May Evans, Maggie Davis.
! Mary A. Jones, Edith Davis. Emma j.
| Coil Mary Simms, Jennie Leonard. Mag
| gle Williams. Jennie Evans. Annie Har-
| ris. Mary Richards Gertie Richards.
| Lewis Hughes, Wesley Owens Lulu
Simms, Mary NJ. Morgan, Thomas Morris
| Annie Mor"an Annie Rces and Edith
| Morris. The children were treated Ia
| candy, oranges and nuts, Several sChol-
ars treated their teachers. and teachers
! their scholars. Samuel IIOwels was pre-.
| sented with beautiful chair for services
| rendered to the school and church.
| The pleasures of Christmas eve were en-
! joved last evening i'm the several churches
| of this end by an enormous thIorE Of pco-
| pie. At the Methodist Episcopal Provi-
! denCc Presbyterian, North Main Avenue
| BaptiSt, West Market street Baptist
| Welsh Presbyterian and the Christian
| churches fine programme were rendered
! The Christmas tree with it's load of pres.
| cnts was by no small factor. Candy and
nuts were distributed.