The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.


The picnic at Laurel Hill park sat
urday afternoon and evening, under
the auspices Of st. Leos battalion, was
a successful venture, and was attend
cd Ivy several hundred West Scranton
people.
Walter Jones, of North Hyde Park
avenue. son of II. d. jones, will grad
Late from Bloomsbury State Normal
school on June p, having passed all
oi the final examinations. Hayden
Oliver, son of Select Councilman Jo-
seph Oliver, is also in this years grad
uating class at Bloomsbury.
Contractors Behres & Allspaugh are
engaged in erecting a new house for
Merchant William Bruning on North
Hyde Park avenue. They recently
completed the Jones hotel building at
the corner of jackson street and Hen
messy court.
Arthur Phillips, of South Hyde Park
avenue. son of Rev. D. G. Phillips, will
be the valedictorian at Lafayette COL
lege at the commencement exercises in
EastOn the coming week.
Professor Watkin Williams. princi-
Ial OF No. 81 school, viii give the re-
sronse 20 the address of welcome at
the bloomsbury state Normal school
commencement exercises on June 27.
The school term at the Mt. Pleasant
kindergarten has closed for the sea-
son and the pupils and teachers en-
jCyed an outing at Tripr park where
games and refreshments We're enjoyed.
A stated meeting of Hyde Park
lodge. Free and Accepted Masons, will
Ne held in Masonic haI this evening.
There will be- work in the f. Q. de-
gree and action taken on four petit
tions.
on Thursday next, June 81, the Royal
ArCanum excursion will be run to
Lake Lodore. From present indica-
tions Lacl,aWanna council will be ac.
cOmran.ed by a large following from
West Scranton.
John M1Gloin has been awarded the
contract for furnishing the refresh
ments for tho Ancient Order OF Brit
ons' excursion to Mountain Park on
July !. Last year the society enter
tanned COCO persons at this popular re-
sort, and they expect Il larger crowd
| this year
Harveys Lake seems to be the fav-
orite place for church societies this
| season, ''wo excursions have been
booked from Eera in August, the Ep-
worth League of the Hampton Street
Methodist Episcopal church on August
| S, and the Baptist Young Peoples
union of Northeastern Pennsylvania
| on August IA.
The celebrated De Moss family OF
Musicians, which made such q favor
able impression here several years ago
have returned from a successful tour
| Of Australia, and will appear at the
| First Welsh Baptist church on Friday
evening, Jane 90.
| St Brendan's council, Young Mems
| Institute, and their friends, together
| with ST. Paul's Pioneer corps, will at
Tend the picnic of St. Nary's congre-
| cation at Montrose on July 4. An eX-
| cursion train will he run from Kings
ton to the picnic grounds without
| change OF cars.
In the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church this evening Rev. James
! Hughes, formerly of Kimberley. South
Africa, will deliver his most interesting
and eloquent lecture on THE Boer-
English War" Mr.. Hughes speaks
with authority, having for many years
lived at the seat of the war. No charge
will be made for admission, but an Of
fering will be asked.
Edwin Bowen, the well known tenor
singer, was painfully injured about the
head and back while at work in the
| Dodge mine on Saturday.
The young people of the Tabernacle
Congregational church will conduct a
rose social in the church Wednesday
evening.
c.. A. Williams, of the Republican
is confined to his home on lock street
by illness.
Rev. Frank j. Milman, of the Sum.
ner Avenue Presbyterian church, vii
attend the Republican national con.
yention at Philadelphia this week
Loretta, the infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Flaherty, of West Lo.
Gust street, was buried in the Cathe.
draf cemetery yesterday afternoon.
John Smith, OF Meridian street, was
arrested last evening by Patrolmar
Kiah Peters for the reckless discharge
of firearms. Smith had a toy pisto
and was firing off blank cartridges
when arrested. He was reprimanded
by Lieutenant Williams and allowed tC
espart on payment Of a 81 fine.