The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-19
SOUTH SCRANTON NEWS.

The reorganization of the South Side
base ball club took place in Burns bar
ber shop last night. James Kennedy
was chairman; Martin McHugh, secre-
tary. and William Burns, treasurer of
the meeting. John Ward was chosen
manager of the club, and the follow
ing players were chosen and their posi-
tions assigned to them: John Hast
ings, pitcher and centre field James
Lalley, catcher; VIII Vaughan, short
stop and captain; George Watts, first
base; owen Melvin, second base; Con
Fallon. third base; Thomas Carey, right
field; Patrick Merrick, left field; James
Crane and Michael Fallon, substitutes.
John Fallon, the professional, will play
with the team in the event that he
does not sign with any of the teams in
the minor leagues. Watts and Merrick
are the only new players of this years
club. Chairman Kennedy stated that,
through John Gibbons, William Con-
nell will give for the season a large
tract above Connell park to be used by
the club. A hearty vote of thanks was
given to Messrs. Connell and Gibbons.
The funeral of the late Joachim
Klump occurred yesterday morning
nue.. At $50 o'clock a high mass of re-
QUEEN was sung in st. Mary's church
and Rev. Peter Christ was celebrant.
Father Christ at the close of the SER
vices preached a sermon filled with ap-
propriate lessons. After the services,
the remains were taken to the Catho-
lie cemetery at No. 5 and inferred. The
Bricklayers' union, of which the de-
1a1
obsequies in a body.
Chief Hickey, of the fire department,
visited the ruins of the Donnelly fire
yesterday afternoon and made an in
vestigation. While there blaze start
ed from the large pile Of flour that was
left and the Century Hose company
was sent for and played a stream on
the flames for two hours. To The Tri-
bune reporter Chief Hickey stated that
it was rather difficult to say what the
origin of the fire was, but it looked like
the work of incendiaries. Mrs. DON
nelly could not assign any reason.
Miss Bessie Myers, of 1907 Pittston
avenue, was eighteen years of age
Thursday, and the event was celebrated
at her home that evening. Her parents
invited a large number of the young
wOman's friends to spend the evening
with her. Very pleasantly the hours
were spent, Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Bower and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Williams, the Misses Name
Clearwater, Marie Goddard, Mary
Sykes, Gussie and Amelia Schuman,
Cassie Harris, Kate Meyers, Belle Toll
emy, Matte Huntsman, Myrtle Green,
Elsie Edwards, Louisa Opper, Lena
Schuman, Lydia RAIDER, Rose Batter,
Lizzie Holmes, Jennie Meyers, and Will
liam Widenor, Bert Sherman, Fred.
Petry, VIII Meyers, Will Hartman,
Horace Asbury, Emil Smith, Bob
Sykes, Bert Gatman, b. p. Long and
James Williams, jr.
Mrs. Acker, who was reported in this
column the other day, is recovering
from her injuries at the Lackawanna
hospital. She will be at home in few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Harmon gave a
dinner Thursday night at their resi-
dence, Cpl Alder street, to the sales
people of Connolly & Wallace. Mr.
| Harmon is the bookkeeper at that store
| and his wife was cashier there, pre-
vious to her marriage. Their guests
were Misses Nellie Warner, Bernetta
| McHale. Ella and Name Regan, Kate
| Crane, Sadie Penman, Louisa Brown
| Lydia and Emma Burkhouse, Name
: Murphy, Margaret Price, Mary Burke
Name and Kate Harmon, Charles Hurl-
burt, John McHale, Teddy Primrose
| William Hielig, Harry Harper, Tom
| Curran, Tom Kennedy and James Pen
| tecOSt.