The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25
TAYLOR NEWS.
Remains of the Late William H.
Nicholas at Rest--Agreeably Sur
prised-Personals and other News.

An unusually large cIoncourse q
sorrowing frienGs followed the re-
mains of the late William II. Nichol-
son from his late home on Storrs'
street yesterday afternoon to their
last resting place in the Forest Home
cemetery. The attendance was largely
augmented by the members of the
Emblem division, No. 81, Sons OF Tenn
perance and Lackawanna lodge, No.
43. American Protestant Association.
Many relatives and acquaintance FROM
out of town attended the obsequies.
The floral offerings were both nLmer-
Gus and beautiful and testified the
high esteem in which the young man
was held. Impressive services were
conducted in the Calvary Baptist
church by the pastor, r.. Dr. Fl. II.
Harris and Rev. Charles Jones, OF
Nanticoke. Among the norai offer
ings, Gates Aiar" from friends In
scribed thereon; our Friend" beau
tiful boquet from his Sunday school
class, and large boquets by Miss Ber-
tha williams and Olwen Howells Of
! Rendham, and by Arthur Mash and
| John owens. The Calvary Baptist
! choir sang several appropriate an
| thems in the church. Aft n the SER
| vices the remains were conveyed to
| the Forest Home cemetery where they
were laid to rest. At the grave a
quartetet consisting of r. Dewitt Ed
wards, Harry Evans, Frederick an1
| Edgar Stone, William oyster Thomas
Armstrong and William GriHiths sang
Safe in the Arms of Jesus" The
pail bearers were: r. Dewitt Ed
wards, Rexford Cardwell. Evan Davis,
John Evans Bayard Griffiths, William
Oyster, Edward Sweet, Thomas Arm
strong. Frederick Stone, ID. r. Reese,
Henry Reese, Henry Powell, Arthur
Marsh and Will Price; flower bearers.
John Morris, Edgar Stone, William
| Griffiths and Mary j. owens.
Mr.. William G.. Howells was pleas
antly surprised at his home on Main
street on Monday evening by the mem
bers of the Lackawana lodge, No. Is
American Protestant Ladies' Associa-
tion. The evening was enjoy&hly
spent in the usual party diversions
Mr.. Howells was the recipient of q
beautiful and costly ink stand which
was presented to him by Mrs. Hattor
in a few chosen remarks. Mr. How.
the order and the ladies. Refresh.
ments We're served. Those p"escn
were: Mrs. Thomas NJ. Davis. Mrs
John B. Daniels Mrs. NJ. NJ. Williams
Mrs. Mary ]. Davis, Mrs. Lydia Win
terburn. Mrs. Edward Davis, NJ -
Evan L. Davis, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs
Richard Winters, Mrs. David Johns
Mrs. Alfred Haton, Mrs. Ann Philips
Mrs. Martha Howells. Mrs. Nicholas
Mrs. Louis Lews. Mrs. Thomas Grif
fiths, Mrs Edward j. Evans, Mrs
William Howells and Mrs J. MILFORD
Morgans.
A public meeting will be held in LEV
ellyn's hall this evening for the pur
pose of organizing a fire company. Al
citizens are invited.
The entertainment and social las
evening at Webers' rink under tn
auspices of the new Catholic paris
was well patronized.
Mrs. William Johns. OF Duryea, wa
, the guest of friends here yesterday.
Taylorville lodge No. 462, knights =
Pythias, will meet in their rooms thi
evening.
! Mr. David j. Davis. of North Mai
street is able to be around afte" hi
spell of illness.
: Miss Mabel Gaul, of the Archbal
mines. has returned from her Wis
with relatives in Wilkes-B Barre.
Minooka Tribe, No. 247, Improved Cl
der of Red Men, will meet in thei
4 rooms this evening.