The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-05
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

A reception in honor of their new
pastor will be rendered Rev. James
Benninger, by the members of the
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church this evening at the church.
cordial invitation is extended to all
members to be present.
The funeral of the late Michael
Walsh will be held tomorrow morning
from the residence. 2O13 Price street
a high mass of requiem will be cele-
brated at ST. Patrick's church. Inter
ment will be made at the Hyde Park
Catholic cemetery.
The funeral of Walter j., young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Stark, was held
yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence, 34l Evans court The services
were private only the immediate rela-
tives and friends of the bereft parents
being in attendance. Rev. $. F..
Matthews, pastor of the Scranton
Street Baptist church, offciated. In
terment was made at the Washburn
Street cemetery.
Great preparation is being made
hereabouts among the Congregational
Sabbath schols for the approaching
twelfth annual meeting of the Wyom-
ing Congregation Sabbath School union
which will be held at Pittston May II,
and IS. AS is usual examination of the
pupils in their standing for the first
quarter of 1898 in the International
Lessons will be held preceding the
meeting The examinations here will
be held Monday evening next at each
church. A first and second prize will
be given.
Wednesday evening, May l6. a grand
concert will be given at the Jackson
Street Baptist church by the church
choir of which Lewis Davies is leader.
Preparations have been going on for
sometime for the affair.
Morgan ]. Harris, a single man and
residing with his sister, Mis-. Thomas
Hughes, of 542 North Hyde Park ave-
nue., was held in 5000 bail last evening
at a hearing before Alderman Johns to
keep the peace. 1t seems that Mrs.
Hughes, who had sworn to the infor-
nation which led to the arrest of Har-
ris, fears her brother, when he comes
home in an intoxicated condition.
Early yesterday morning he arrived
home and found the door locked. He
broke window, got inside and broke
some furniture. The arrest followed
in the afternoon.
A fair sized audience gathered at
the Jackson Street Baptist church last
evening To listen to the able discourse
of Rev. James Hughes, formerly of
Kimberly, South Africa. The subject
was william +. Gladstone England's $
eX-Prime Minister" Rev Hughes has
delivered this lecture before but so in
teresting is the subject, especially at
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death is daily expected. that many
went 10 hear him again last evening.
Miss Stella Albert entertained a
party of her young friends at her home
322 North Hyde Park avenue, last
evening, and a most enjoyable time
was spent. The usual diversions were
enjoyed and at a seasonable hour re-
freshments were served. The young
hostess was assisted by Mrs. w. Jones.
Those present were the Misses Edith
| ROLES May Jones. Grace Brown, Grue-
| ner, Harriet Early, Browen Richards,
Della Davis, Agnes Williams, Har-
riet Blasher, Bertha and Jennie Rob
erts and Mary Jones' Arthur Muir
ply, Torrance Carey, r. Davis, o.
| Evans, l.. Lewis Morgan Hopkins.
Frank Herold, George Albert, Bogart
Coles and Bert Kelly.
Mrs. Charles Parry, of 2643 Jackson
street met with a bad accident yester-
| day morning by falling down a flight
| of stairs. She is suffering from a
severe fracture of the right arm and
a bad shock. She is a heavy woman
! and was about to come down stairs
| when she caught her foot and was
| thrown head first downwards. In try
! ing to catch herself she received the
fracture Of the arm. DR., +, c. Hall
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