The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-04
Suburban News
In General
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.


Tonight at o'clock in the South Side
Young Women's Christian association
rooms, 102l Cedar avenue, the /. W. Il. club
will give an "Evangel Evening" A most
delightful musical programme will also
be rendered. Be sure and come; bring a
friend with you. Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock the Juniors will meet. Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock the embroidery
class will meet. You are invited to join
this class. Gospel meeting Sunday at S.45
p. IN.
Works on the South Side are gradually
| regaining their former fiourishing condi-
ton. only a few weeks ago hundreds of
men and boys could be seen strollng idly
about the streets. They sought employ
ment, but none could be obtained. Then
came the glad news that the South Scran-
| ton Steel mills were to resume work.
The first reports We're to the effect that
the mills would cease operations after
one weeks work, but they are still work.
ing double turn and full time. Yesterday
orders were issued by X. j. Butler. super
intendent of the lanes Simpson " Co.
SILK mills for the employees to commence
work this morning at o'clock. The mill
Will work full time hereafter. Previously
the works have been running only four
days week with a limited number Of
hands. number of new ribbon looms are
now being put in readiness. This morn
workers.
Wednesday afternoon a party of young
ladies had a most miraculous escape from
what might have been a serious accident.
After driving his employer Mrs. Edgar
Connell, and her sister, Mrs. J. y. Man
ley, to the station, where they took the
train for Carbondale. William Bohen re-
turned and found Misses Annie Gibbons
and Ellie McTighe. teachers in No. II
school, and Lizzie Joyce, who is a teacher
| in No. Z, waiting to take an afternoon
drive. When they reached a point near
| the South Side end of Pittston bridge,
| the horses became frightened and made
| a mad dash for liberty. The team, which
is a spirited one. could no longer be con-
| trolled by the driver and sped along at
! a terrific rate. A short distance ahead
! was the deep chasm through which flows
! the Roaring Brook. Fearing that the
] frenzied animals would rush into this and
| hurl the occupants to an inevitable DOOM
! Miss McTighe jumped. When South
| Front street was reached they swept
| around the corner upsettng the carriage
| and throwing the remaining ones to the
| ground. All this tended to increase the
| speed with which the steeds flew and
| when stopped far up the street they were
| without surrey or harness. Miss McTighe
was severely injured, sustaining frac-
| ture of one of her ankles. The other two
| young ladies We're badly bruised anu
| scratched, and all received a shock from
which they have not yet recovered and
which they will never forget. Bohen es-
capped without injury.
The James Connell lodge of the Inde'
pendent order of odd Fellows held meet.
| ing in Freuhan's hall last night.
Mrs. Eva Jones is in Carbondale on g
sick call.
Michael Vaughan, who has been for 6
long period a resident of Great Falls
Mont, returned yesterday to his home
on Pittston avenue.
c. G. Boland is in Jersey City.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jorden, of Pitts
ton avenue, returned yesterday after at
tending the funeral of friend in Car
| bondale.
Charles Simrell is on the sick list
A number of young people from the
South Side went to Taylor Tuesday nigh
to attend the social given by the lndepend
ent Social club in Wilkes Barre.
We laundry stiff collars with soft buttor
holes. Crystal Laundry.
The st. Johns Basket Ball team will
play the North End Stars at Johns hal
Saturday night. The second team of th
St. Johns challenge the South Side team
for a game Friday night.
Choice cut flowers and flower designs
at Palmer & McDonald's, 544 Spruce.