The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
AvOCA.

The Langclffe colliery will pay its
employees tomorrow.
The Lehigh Valley company will pay
its employees on Saturday.
A business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow evening,
after which a literary programme, con-
Quoted by f. C. Kellum, will be rem
dered
Mrs. Charles Schenk and Mrs. Get
ten, of Lebanon, are guests of Rev. and
Mrs. d. T. Smythe.
Mr.. Michael Gallagher, of Dushore,
was the guest of Mrs. A. ]. O'Malley,
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Alger and daugh-
ter will leave this week to spend sew
ecu. weeks with friends in Tioga coun-
ty.
Mrs. c. Druffner and sons, Louis
and George, have returned home after
a plestint visit among relatives in
Danvile.
William Drake, Of Moosic, is dele
gate to the Mystic Chain convention at
Pottstown.
Miss Lizzie McMurtrie, a teacher in
the Moosic public schools, is seriously
ma Brown, of Minooka,
A delightful afternoon was spent
yesterday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. c. Morton, of the North End, the
occasion being an AT home" tea by
Mrs. Morton, who proved an admirable
hostess and left nothing undone to add
to the pleasure of the gay assemblage.
The following were present: Mrs. d.
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Gilroy, Mrs. James Morton, Mrs.
James Alexander, Mrs. Henry john
son, Mrs. James Anderson, Mrs. Wal
ter Anderson, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs,
John Biggar, Mrs. Frank Shalis; Miss
es Name Cranston, Belle Morton,
Elizabeth Graham; Mrs. John McCrin-
die, Mrs. Thomas Mcmillan, Mrs. John
Campbell, of Moosic.
Mrs. John Curran, of Peckville, is
visiting friends in town.
A large crowd from Avoca and Moo
sic will accompany the Populars to
Scranton today where they will meet
the Minooka team fOf n purse of $25.
The game will be played at Anthracite
park. Admission, 10 cents.
Mrs. Rose Hines has been chosen one
of the delegates to the state convention
Of the Women's Christian Temperance
union, which will assemble at Will
Transport next month.
The funeral of Michael Corcoran took
place on Tuesday afternoon from his
residence of his cousin, James Lyons
of Spring street. Interment was made
in ST. Mary's cemetery
The funeral of Michael Kelly, OF
| Duryea, took place on Tuesday morn.
| ing and was an unusually large pro-
cession. Requiem mass was celebrat.
| ed by Rev. j. J. McCabe at st. Mary's
| church. The pallbearers were: James
| jackson, James Walsh, Peter Reap
| Edward McGuinness; Michael Murphy
| and John Valley. Interment was
made in St. Mary's cemetery.
Now that the new postmaster ha:
| been named this will set at rest al
| other asprants. All have done excel
lent service for the party and NJ
doubt there will be a few disappoint
| ed. The appointment of Solomon Dee
BILE has met with general approval ant
| his many friends wish him success!
in the new duties assigned him. TIL,
fight has been a friendly and silen
one throughout. Mr.. Fitzsimmons
whose term expires on Oct. /, has per
foImed the duties connected therewitl
with accuracy and precision. Mis-
| Fitzsimmons will continue in charg,
for some time.
The last and finest excursion of tn
season will be to Mountain Park ol
Saturday under the auspices of tn
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent associa
tion and the Catholic Mutual Benevo
lent association societies. Music will
se furnished by the Lawrence band o
Scranton. Delegations from variou
socie'' IS will meet the Avoca peopl
| at the mark