The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

There will be meeting OF managers Of
Florence mission Tuesday at 10 Il. III.
Tie Central Woman's Christian Tenn
pe"ance union will meet this afternoon at
o'clock, at 3Ol Washington avenue All
welcome.
A union prayer meeting for the women
of the churches of the city was held yes
terday afternoon in the Young Women :
Christian association rooms.
Charters were yesterday granted by
court to the st. John the Evangelist Slav-
onic Beneficial association of Scranton
and the Union Tabernacle Presbyterian
church of Carbondale.
\ Green Tea" will be given by the Ia
dies of Grace Lutheran church on Tues
day evening, March H. at the house Of
Mrs. Van Buskirk 720 Adams avenue. \
silver Offering, of course. Come.
Upon petition of the affected employees
of the Pennsylvania Coal company the re-
Gently abandoned workingmen's train has
been restored on the Erie and Wyoming
Valley railroad by President and General
Manager Smith
The weekly institute class work held
every Wednesday afternoon betwe N the
hours OF and , O'clock will be changed
this week to Friday afternoon, March
l9, same hour. George Howell superin-
tendent of schools.
The Laurel club of the Young Women's
Christian association will meet tonight at
10 o'clock Every member of the club is
urged to be present as it is an important
meeting. The regular election of officers
Will take place. \ string social will fol
low the election
The bonds of the following city tax col
lectorS have been filed in the office Of
Prothonotary Pryor: A. f. O'Boyle,
Thomas u. Davies, Martin +. Donahue,
owen O'Maley, G. W. Hornbaker, Thorn
as CosgroVe X. b. Penman, +. II. Gil
gallon, Dennis Tierney and Charles ).
GclbCrt.
The Home for the Frendless corlmit.
tee on furnishing the new home desire to
meet the committees of any societies or
others whoare interested in furnishing the
home, at the Young Women's Christian
association rooms on Wednesday after
noon, March H. from to o'clock Mis-.
j.. Ii, Ripple, chairman committee on fur
hish'ng home.
Attorney A, V. Bower will deliver his
lecture tonight at the Green Ridge library
on Who Is the Author of Shakespeare? p"
The quartette of the Green Ridge Wheel
men Will give some selections during the
evening. This lecture is held under the
auspices of the Shakespearean club of
Green Ridge and very enjoyable enter
talAmenI is promised.
! lie VIII Oh lStnJdnlln tG"fN late or
Dunmore. was yesterday admitted 20
probate and letters testamentary granted
to his widow, Martha II. Geary, and son,
John Il. Geary. In the estae of Alfred
Stritfler, late of Scranton, letters We're
granted to his son, Jacob a. Striftier.
In the estate of T. y. Stalbird, late of
Jefferson township, letters of admins
ration we've granted to Attorney Ma
than Nidaver
Rev. w. j. Ford, pastor Of the Green
Ridge Baptist church, has received a call
from church a Buffalo, which has a
congregation Of about 600 persons Mr..
Ford several weeks ago went to Buffalo
TO supply the pulpit of the church. lie
was received with such favor that the
officers of the church We're instructed to
extend the cal. The Green Ridge Baptist
congregation has grown considerable
during Mr.. Fords pastorate OF four years
and now numbers over 200.
Company A, of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, was inspected last night by Major
W. s. Millar. The night was conspicu-
Gus owing to a visit of several of the Of
hcers of the Ninth regiment, who were
present to observe the critical points in
the inspection. The visitors included
Colonel G. Bow Dougherty, Major John
5. Harding, Adjutant Sharp and Inspec-
tor of Rifle Practice T.. n Carpenter. col
onel Coursen was present. Besides. there
was an attendance of probably 100 ord-
nary visitors among whom We're a num-
Der of ladies. Captain Stilwell and his
boys bore themselves successfully AMI
well.