The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-22
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

A special meeting of the West Side
Republican league will be held this
evening at their rooms on South Main
avenue and every member is request
ed TO lie present. Business of import
arc win come up for consideration.
The members OF the Christian En-
deavur society of lhe Washbur; Street
Presbyterian church met last evening
at the church in regular session
Routine matters were transacted and
the election of officers for the ensuing
term was postponed until the next
regular meeting Of the society.
The lawn social which was held
Wednesday evening at the residence
of Mrs Conrad Schmidt, at 3l9 North
Rebecca avenue, by the ladies of the
Ladies' Aid society. No. 20. auxiliary to
the Sons of Veterans camr, was held
again last evening with similar sue
cess. Refre shments, were served by a
corps of ladies from the society.
The excursion which left the city for
Lake Ariel yesterday morning under
the direction of Electric City lodge, No.
313, knights of Pythias, wss well at
tended. A most enjoyable day was
spent at the lake.
Circulars are being distributed an
nouncing the annual excursion of
Washington camp, No. 1888, Patriotic
order, Sons of America, to Farview,
Wednesday, August 10. These annual
events of the camps are popular. A
band will furnish music on the trip
and for dancing. There will be plenty
of athletic amusement among other
things, a base ball game for a silver
water pitcher. Last year the team
from camp No. 430 won the game.
Three successive wins gives complete
possession. The fare will be rs cents,
adults; As cents, children under IL
years.
Every member of the st. Patrick's
Ladies' society and Father Whelan's
Young Mems society, of the Irish
| Catholic Benevolent union, are re-
| quested to attend this evenings joint
| meeting which will be held at St. Leo s
hall, on South Main avenue. Import
| ant business is to be transacted and
| a report will be received from the ex-
| cursion committee.
At the regular meeting of Hyde Park
castle, No. 3S, Knights Of the Mystic
| Chain. held last Monday evening at
| Cooperative hall, officers elect for the
ensuing term were installed. District
| Deputy Williamson acted as INSTALL
| ing officer. The officers seated are:
Sir knight past commander, Thomas
Davies; sir knight commander, II. S.
| Morgans; vice-commander, Walter
| Jones; chaplain, Thomas Evans; mar
| SHALL Gilbert Thomas financial Sec
retary, ID u. Evans; recording scribe,
| Morgan Bevan: treasurer Sir Knight
| Hayward; trustees. Sir Knight Hay
ward, II. S. Morgans and Evan Lewis; (;
| inside guard, Sir Knight John Roache
outside guard, William Burge.
Stanilaus Sokol, a laborer at the
| Continental mines, was badly injured
! Wednesday afternoon while at work
| by q fall of rock. Several ribs were
broken and his body is bruised and
cut. The injured man was removed
to his boarding house on Luzerne
street and his wounds dressed by a
physician.
The funeral service of the young
child of Mr. and Mrs. John Vital will
take place Friday at p. m, in st.
Marks Lutheran church, Rev. A. l..
Ramer. Phi. d, officiating, Internent
in the Washhurn Street cemetery
Employees at the Capouse colliery
were paid Wednesday by the Lacka-
wanna, Iron and Steel company.
We are pleased to hear that NJ, L,
Hallstead has accepted a very lucra-
tive position with the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western engineering corps
OF this city.
]. w. Rlttenhouse, West Side mar
ketman, was arrested Wednesday for
dumping garbage ON the vacant prcs-
erty Of Hon. John II. Flows on Luz
zerne street. Mr.. Fellows states that
a large number of persons have been
unloading decayed vegetables fish
dead dogs and cats on the property
He is determined to put an end to the
| practice,