The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
TAYLOR.

Services over the remains Of the late
David r. Davis We're held from his res
idence here yesterday afternoon at 80
o'clock. The wide acquaintance of the
deceased and the high esteem in which
ne was held brought large concourse of
| friends from up and down the valley to
his funeral. Rev. j. NJ. Lloyd, Of the
Welsh Baptist church, of which the de-
ceased was "a member and also choristcr
| for a number of years, OiiiCiatcd. lie
! paid a glowing tribute to the memory
! Of the deceased as q father, and also as Il
! faithful friend ana worker. The Taylor
| vile Lodge No. GGS, Independent Order
! of Odd Fellows, and the True Ivortcs.
! of Hyde Park, of which the deceased
| was Il member, attended i'm a body. There
| were six pall-bearers, selected from each
| order. The pall-bcarcrs from |. O. O.
! +. were Walter James, Morgan d. Lewis,
! Griffith w. owens, Thomas II. jenkins,
| Edmond w. Carter and William G. How
ellis. Intcrmenr was made in the Forest
! Home cemetery.
The fair and festival Of the Welsh
| Baptist church came to a close on Sat
| urday evening, after n successful run of
| four nights. The contests of the fair
resulted as follows: For bed room set,
| Mrs. Grlfiths collected $l9333; Mrs. James
Johns, SlH.76, and Mrs d. NJ. Davis, S12G,
%. Total, siG435 Doll contest, Miss
| Jenkins collected S7l3j ana her oppOn-
| cnt Miss Hughes, S2I2l Tolct set. Miss
Lizzie Williams collected $23.1O; Miss Ros-
| enia Jones, $21.O3. For the pictures, Miss
Mary Davis collected $il.53, and Miss
| Maggie Evans. her opponent, $3i.47.
| A large number of Taylor people at
| tended the funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Jane Humphrey, of Hyde Park yester-
| day afternoon. The pall-bearors We're all
from this place with the exception of
two. They were William j. Tosiins. sr.,
David Watkins, John Evans and William
| j. Hoskins, jr., of this place, and Noah
Lewis and Edward Williams, of Hyde
| Park.
A regular meeting of the board Of
| trade will be held this MOnday) evening
| i'm the Price Library hall. This meeting
| will be one Of the importance and every
| member should respond. We are on the
| eve OF a boom. Ground has been broken
for a wooden mill; and a carpet and lace
mill, which will employ 500 men and 100
| women, and pay out monthly in wages
! about $4,000, is looking for location in
| our thriving borough AT this meeting
| the committee will report on anneXing
| the PynC and Archibald to this borough,
| and also on streets, manufacturing elec-
| tric lights and numerous other matters.
The Jermyn and Greenwood collicrios
paid their employees for October on Sat
uTday.
Anthony Schulters, our popular dairy
man, won the suit of clothes at the rafile
Of the Taylor Turn-Nercin club on Sat
|
The Emblem Division, No, 81 Sons of
Temperance, will meet this evening in
Van Horns hall, on Main street.
| Master George Francis, of the First
ward, is recovering from his prolonged
! illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Price and son,
Bert, of the Hillside Home, We're the
guests OF the lattor's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John i. Davis, on North Main
| street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cemmons, Of Hyde
Park, We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Evans yesterday.
| Yesterday afternoon the funeral Of Ly-
dia the 17-year-old daughter of Mrs
| Henry Fahner, whose death occurred on
Friday from consumption, took place
Services were held in the German Evan
gelical church by the Rev. A. Weber
Burial was made in the Forest Home
| cemetery.
This evening will occur the grand H.
lustrated lecture, given by Judge II. NJ
Edwards, at the Nebo congregational
church. Rendham. A large number OF
tickets have been sold.