The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-23
ming at o'clock at the hall to take the
wagon for the journey.
WAVERLY.

Burgess Sterling Bedford and wife,
are visiting relatives at Syracuse, N.
Y.
Alonzo Wall and son Frank are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Perry.
Deputy Prothonotary Myron Kasson
was a caller here last week on busi-
ness.
Sterling Bailey, of Chicago, is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. w. X. Finch and
his brothers, Frank II. and Ed. G.
Bailey.
Mayor ]. G. Bailey. Andrew Bedford
and Will Freas, of Scranton, were call
ers here last Monday
David Wordon and wife, of Bingham
ton and Hiram y. Wordon and wife,
of Dalton, were the guests Of Rev and
Mrs. S. $. Kennedy, last week.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
Mershon, who died last Monday morn
| ing aged S3 years, will take place this
| afternoon at p. m. at her late resi-
dence. Rev. John Cavanaugh, of the
Free Methodist church. will officiate.
The services at the Baptist and
| Methodist Episcopal churches last sun
| day were especially appropriate for
! childrens day. Both churches were
handsomely decorated with flowers
and ferns, and large congregations
attended both churches. At the Pap
tist church in the evening the pro-
| gramme was as follows: Instru-
mental music; song, GLAD Chidren's
| Day" address of welcome, by Law
renee Hail. scripture reading; prayer
by the pastor, A. Bergen Brow; recita-
ton, Bring an Offering" by Saddle
Spencer; recitation, Missionary Moth
lNNrf fIaN pogtn A nYat N-anff a
ton, THANK God for the Bible" by
Louisa Parker; duet, zone of the Good
Old Chapters" by Ed and Tom Hall;
recitation, UNIT for Service" by Alice
Besanson; recitation, queer Little
Historians" by Franzer watson;
recitation, Little Givers," by Horace
Fechley; recitation, For My Sake, "
Leila Parker: solo, Nearer My God
to Thee" by Miss Blanche Kennedy;
recitation, "The Chapel in the Wood"
by Miss Mildreth Green; recitation, "A
Notifying Mistake" by Miss Miriam
Parker; recitation, What Owest Thou
Thy Lord" by Miss Louisa Feehley;
address, "On the Work of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society,"" by
the pastor; solo. "In the Secret of His
Presence" by Tom Hail. The ten Vir-
| gins were represented by the Misses
Marie Dixson, Emma Feehley, Edith
Stone, Hattie Parker Stella Bailey
May Stone, Louisa Feehley, Mildret
Green, Grace Stone, Blanche Kennedy
The Methodist church was crowded
to the door in the morning for it was
children's day and everybody was hap
py. The following programme was
beautifully rendered: Organ, volun'
tary, by Miss Seaphia Mershon; "Th'
Young Peoples Republic" represent
ing Law Intelligence, Fraternity, Tenn
: perance, Uprightness, Patriotism, was
represented by Misses Fanny Stone
: Bessie Summer, Bertha Bold, Edit
Benjamin, Mabel Sherman, Anna Sum
ner, Nettie Hallock. Recitation, "Chil
= dren's Day." by Miss Chrissie Bold
2 address, by ONO Decker; recitation, b.
I three pupils of the primary class; bat
tling for the Lord" sung by the con
4 gregation recitation, "Cyrus tn
Great" by Willie Green; recitation
S 1.-THE Town of Used to Be-" by Mis-
, Alta Green; recitation, do All Yo'
d CAM" by Eddie Decker; recitation
!. "The Master is Coming" by Miss Ann
= Dean; singing by the choir; doxolg
: and benediction by the pastor, Rev. j
= b. Summer.
= Fresh home mad bread, cakes, pie
$ daily at "The Little Delmonico."