The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
DUNMoRE.

Master Stewart Seigle, of Elm street,
met with painful accident saturday
which nearly resulted in his losing the
sight of his right eye. He was playing
q game of "shinney" with a number
of companians on the mountain, when
one of them in attempting to hit the
piece of wood used as the "shinney'
missed it, and Stewart being in reach
ing distance received the full force OF
the "shinney" club as 1t was swung
around, in the right eye, closing 1t
Immediately and causing considerable
pain. He was taken to DIR. winters,
who treated the injury. The doctor en-
tertains hope for the recovery of the
sight.
The following youny persons jour
neyed to Throop Saturday evening to
tender Miss Mary Armstrong birth
day party: Misses Margaret Stewart,
Mary Gallagher, Bridget Carr, Anna
and Hilda Mead Nellie Monahan, Liz
zie Wood, Mary, Agnes and Lydia
O'Hara Ada Weber, Grace Harvey,
Lille fudge, Mrs. Joseph Seigle, Miss
Lizzie Kraus, Maggie Richards and
Name Ferguson. Messrs. James
O'Hara, William Stine, James Mona
han, George Stewart, William Austin,
George Benjamin and William Wilson,
William Brady, Peter McClimer, George
| fudge. Seldom Brady, Patrick Denning.
| Singing was furnished for the occasion
! by the Arlington quartette.
Connected with the temperance So
| ciety being organized in st. Marks
church is a drilling company, to which
| all boys over IA years of age are in
| vited to join. The meeting night for
| drill Is Tuesday evening of each week
| in the parish house, under the direc-
| tion of Prof. Joseph Gray, who has
| taken great interest in the cause OF
temperance, and voluntarily offered his
services to drill the boys Prof. Gray
has had considerable experience in
military tactics, having served in the
| English army for many years.
Private Charles Krona, of Company
! G, Thirteenth regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, who has been home on q
forty day sick furlough, left on the mid
night D., l.. and w. train Saturday
night for New York, where he will re-
port at Fort Columbus for transporta
tion to camp.
NJ. LeetNof New York, who has beer
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. A. j. Val
Cleft, of South Blakely street, has re
turned home.
Mrs. William Harper, of Olyphant
called on relatives in town Saturday.
Misses Elizabeth and Jean Dick, o
Moosic, spent Sunday with Miss Ger
trude Farber, of Rigg street.
Miss Mary Mitchell, of Harper an,
Apple streets, has returned from visi
with Carbondale friends.
The Scranton Stove works paid it
employees Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Benjamin, of Hollister
vile, is being entertained by Mr.:
Swartz, OF South Blakely street.
The news caps furnished the polio
for the winter are greatly appreciate
) by the officers and were given a goo
trial last evening.
The Indian foot ball team will con
duct a social and ball in odd Fellow
: hall on the Goth of this month, Ad
mission price will be 25 cents.
e A meeting of st. Agnes Guild, of S
/ | Marks church is desired this afternoo
at 4 o'clock. All members are request
: ed to be present, especially those VIII
; are to take part In "Rebecca
: Triumph" a play which will be pre-
duced by the guild in the near future
Miss Kate Benjamin, Of Pittstoi
4 spent Sunday with her sister, Bessi
, on South Blakely street,
! The school board and council wi
q meet in regular session In their respeC
a tive buildings tomorrow evening.
: John Brown, the boy shot by an tia
!, ian last week, sat up yesterday for
short time.