The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-12
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The Daughters of st. George will
meet in regular session this evening.
Il. j. Gilroy is doing jury duty this
week.
Messrs J. H. Anderson and T.. +.
Reynolds have been drawn to serve as
jurors during the week beginning June
Z.
Misses Bessie Sheppard and Mary
Waddell of Dunmore, have been Wis
itors dt the Crauston residence this
week.
NJ f. Howell and w. j. Reunman
are spending a few days along the
trout streams of Wayne county.
Sunday evening was devoted to
Christian Endeavor work at the Lang
cliffe Presbyterian church. Rev. d. l.
Smythe addressed the members, after
which Walter Anderson read an in
teresting paper relative to the work
of the association. Another address
was made by Thomas Burns and Miss
Jennie Whyte enumerated statistics of
the general work accomplished by the
various leagues. The session was
brought to a close when Joseph Fergu-
son rendered a beautiful solo.
Mrs. Mary Shields, of Scranton,
spent yesterday at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Augustus Hook.
Mr. Albert Gay and sister, Beatrice,
of Green Ridge have returned home
after a brief visit at the Davis resi-
dence of Lincoln Hill
large number of people from this
town attended the Ivorite eisteddfod
at Scranton last evening.
Mrs. ]. =. BOase, Miss Mary Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Decide and Mr.
and Mrs. y. Clark attended the Primi-
tive Methodist conference at Scranton
on Sunday.
We are pleased to note that Adam
Clark, Of this town, was among the
number of laymen selected to attend
the general conference of the Primi-
tive Methodists at Fall River, Mass.
Mr. Clark is an earnest worker, and
well deserves the honor conferred on
him.
Mrs. Harding, mother Of Peter and
Thomas Harding, arrived here a few
days ago to reside for the future.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the Grand Army members of
George Hill Post No. $40, and the Pa
triotic Order Sons of America, of
Moosic, for Decoration Day, which will
be observed on Saturday. In the af-
ternon there will be a grand parade,
and in the evening the George Hill
post will conduct a picnic in Hutch
ing's park.
The electric light question, which
has been the subject discussed at near
iy every gathering of citizens in the
town during the past few years, will
be thoroughly sifted at a general meet
ing called by the council in Herbert's s
hall on May 20, when the citizens will
be allowed to express their opinions
in regard to the advisability of light
ing the town or keeping it in a state
of oblivion during this progressive age.
We hope the more intelligent citizens
will not fail to attend this important
meeting for by doing so we can safely
predict that there will be light"
At a meeting Of the st. Aloysius Of
ficers held on Sunday afternoon the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Cornelius Osborne; vice presi-
dent, Edward Dempsey; recording sec
retary, William Doherty; treasurer,
Michael Healey; stewards, North dis
trict, James Reap: middle district, d.
j. Burns West district, John Flan-
merry; sergeant at arms, Simon
Sweeney; marshal, Patrick Reap: del
egates to diocesan convention, to be
held in Nanticoke, May 10 and 20.
Mathew McAndrew and Bernard
Quinn.