The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-22
NORTH SCRANTON.

As mentioned in this column in ref
erence to the Delaware and Hudson
company making extensive changes
and improvements in it's collieries, it
is now said that extensive repairs will
be made at the Won Storch colliery.
Work will begin shortly after the COM
pletion of the improvements now being
made at the Dickson mine. The work
at the latter shaft is being vigorously
pushed toward completion and opera
tiCns will be resumed about the first
of December. The contemplated
changes at the Won Storch mine will
throw the men out of work until the
improvements are finished. The inn
proNements to be made will comprise
raising of the breaker and equipping
it with new and improved machinery.
Tomorrow evening in their rooms in
st. MarY's hall the Father Witty So
Ciety will give a smoker and entertain
ment after conducting their regular
routine of weekly business. The main
attraction will be a debate on the
subject Resolved. That the Volunteer
Army Should be Mustered Out" Tho
question will be handled by six young
men of the soCet.. This will he the
first in series of social sessions the
society will conduct during the winter
months
The annual bazaar and ThanksgiV-
ing turkey supper Of the congregation
of the Court Street Methodist Episco-
pal church will be held Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week in the
church auditorium. The Ladies' Aid
society will wait upon the tables and
serve an elaborate menu. Prettily ar
ranged booths with a variety of many
| beautiful and useful articles, among
! them specimens of the fine needle
| work which the ladies Of the congrH.
CATION arc capable Of producing will
| be a feature. An entertainment, fish
! pond and other features in this linz
| VIII amuse the patrons each evening.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
| John, of Warren street, has been
frightened by the arrival of a young
| daughter.
\ large crowd enjoyed the basket
| ball g0mc last night between the North
| End stars and West Side team in
| Company II armory. The Stars won
| by scoring two baskets in the second
| half. James Haswell. manager of the
! Stars, has arranged game for the
near future with the one-time cham
| pions, the NantiCoke team.
Charles Stoaier. Of Tunkhannock, is
| visiting relatives in this end.
| Miss lIinman, Of Ferdinand street,
| is entertaining Miss Loveless, of Mil
| awhile.
Mrs. DR.. Wheaton, of Binghamton
| is visiting Mrs. Robert Blackman, Of
Ferdinand street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ]. Harris nave
returned to their home in Elkdale, af-
ter visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Henry,
| of Warren street.
The new Watering trough was secur-
ed by contributions received from our
| business MEL.
NJ. J. Cohen is in New York city.
Misses Kate Doughcrty and Minnie
Gallagher, of Pttston, spent Sunday
| with friends in this end
Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Gillespie, of Oak
street, are home from Toronto, Can.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob X. Smith, OF
North Main avenue, are entertaining
Mrs. .. II. Rockwell, of New York
city.
The Ladies Aid society of the North
Main Avenue Baptist church will serve
a turkey supper Thanksgiving night
| from to O'Clock
Union services will be held Thanks
| giving morning. in the North Main
| Avenue Baptist church, Rev Horace
Peckover, of the Puritan Congrega-
tiOnal church, will preach. Special an
thems will be sung by the choir.