The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-08
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lenten sermon will be preached at
ST. Marv's church this evening.
Mrs. +. Parshal and Miss Mary Har-
mon, of Scranton, were visitors in town
on Sunday.
Mr.. John Mccormick, of Hoboken, N.
j., is spending few days at the resi-
dence of his parents in the North End.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Frue, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Aikman, Mrs. Charles
Warren and Mrs. Peter Mcqueen at
tended the funeral of George Hender-
son. at Kingston, yesterday.
Mrs. Jifkins, of Minersville. was the
guest Of Miss Rose Newln yesterday.
Mr.. Philip Harrington, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Frank Kane, of
the West Side.
Misses Mary Burke and Mary Mora
han, spent Sunday with friends in
town.
Frank Zeigler, general superinten
dent of the Avoca Electric Heat and
Light company has opened an office
in the McGlynn residence on Main
street.
Miss Kate Dempsey and neice, Mary
Wallace, are visiting friends in Dun
more.
Miss Ida McKaa and brother, Rob
ret, of Plains, spent Sunday with Miss
Jennie Newlin.
The Daughters of st. George will
meet in regular session tomorrow
evening
The Avoca Coal company have ac-
quiesced to the demands of the miners
and laborers employed in the drift.
They will hereafter he payed as for
merly whenever the refuse is not re-
moved by company men.
Michael McAndrew announces him
self as candidate for delegate to the
fifth legislative district convention.
At meeting of the Ladies' Mission
airy society Of the Langcliffe church
held on Thursday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Edward Laird the
following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Mrs. d. r. Smythe; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Carrie Snyder; secretary
Mrs. ]. II. Anderson; treasurer, Mrs
Edward Laird: secretary of literature
Mrs. w. II. Pier.
Mr.. Hugh Jennings has returned tC
town and will remain a few weeks be
fore he goes south with the Baltimore
team.
Martin King. son of John King, o
the North End, sustained a broken les
yesterday afternoon while engaged il
dealing out supplies to the employees a
the Langcliffe colliery. A heavy bean
fell against his leg, breaking 1t nea
the knee. DIR. Berge set the fractured
limb.
Mr.. William Devanhall left few
DAYS ago to take up his residence il
Altoona.
Through the philanthropy of w. II
Hollister the young men of the tow
will be given the free use of a reading
room in the Avoca Argus building
There will be a meeting in the Hig
school for the purpose of arrangin
matters and every young man in tn
town who is esirous of bettering hi
situation should be present tomorrow
evening. Mr.. Holllster wishes to stat
that the organization will be non-sec
tartan and will submit his plans I
those who attend tomorrow evening,
Mrs. A. b. Mcqueen and family speT
Sunday with friends in Pittston.
Miss Gertrude Sanders has returne
home, after a few days visit at til
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Reet
OF Scranton.
An interesting game of foot ball wa
played on Saturday afternoon betwee
the Independent team of Moosic ar
the West Avoea team. The result wa
2-2.
Lillian, the little daughter of Mr. ar
Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald, is seriously q
Miss Nellie Early. a nurse in d
Thompson's hospital in Scranton, spel
Sunday at the Early residence in Il
North End.
The borough council organised la
svening. Tks feliawinE are the oil