The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
TAYLOR NEWS.
Price Library Association Conduct
Mock Trial-Sunday School Glass
Reception-I. o. o. F. Elected Off,
cerS-Personals.

The members of the Price Library
association gave one Of their interest
ing and instructive mock trials in their
rooms on Friday evening. The seat
ing capacity was crowded. many beinS
compelled to stand. At o'clock Judge
Evan G.. Watkins called the assem-
blage to order, announcing that the
prisoner had safely arrived. The charge
was the larceny Of a swine. John w.
Thomas was the defendant. The prose-
cutor was Sidney owens; defendants
attorneys We're Messrs. o. NJ Williams
and Richard Gendall; prosecuting at
torneys were Messrs. w. b. owens and
w. j. Neiger; judge, E. G. watkins;
clerk of the court, John r. Thomas;
court crier, Frank Decker. The trial
was quite lengthy and many interest
ing points were advanced which fur
nished much amusement throughout
the continuance of the event. After
the attorneys of both sides had COM
pleted their addresses Judge Watkins
then gave the jury a few instructions.
The case was then placed in the hands
of the following jury, comprising
Messrs. John ]. Sullivan, T: A. Evans.
M. Murray, p. Sullivan, Stanley Miller,
E. Baker, E. Reese F. Stone. w. Nor
ris, Frank Williams, John Griffiths and
Richard Griffiths. They returned a ver-
dict of not guilty
The members of Il. Dewitt Edwards
Sunday school class of the Calvary
Baptist church gave the last of their
series of the winter socials in the
church parlors on Friday evening.
Delicacies were served during the even
ing. The following excellent pro-
gramme was rendered: Organ selec-
ton, Miss Lydia Hoskins; vocal solo,
Arthur Morgans; recitation, Miss Sallie
Price, violin solo, Miss Aida Houser:
recitation, Miss Nellie Dymond, of
Wyoming seminary; vocal solo, Miss
Olwen Howells; recitation, Miss Sallie
Price, violin solo. Miss Aida Houser;
recitation Miss Nellie Dymond. In at
tendance were Misses Edith and Alidla
Houser, Lydia Hoskins, Gladys Sam
uels, Ray Morgans, Annie Rose, Miss
Buckman, Lizzie Davis, Olwen How
ellis, Lucy Winters, Sallie Price, and
Misses Eva Davis, Mabel Phillips and
Rebecca Williams, of Scranton, and
Miss Nellie Dymond, of Wyoming; and
Messrs. Y. Dewitt Edwards, John
owens, w, j. Hoskins, Evan Davis,
Bayard Griffiths, John Evans, Edgar
Davis, Daniel Reynolds, John Will
iams George Buckman, Robert Hef-
fer, Rexford Cardwell, Herbert Hall
and Arthur Morgans.
Mrs. John T. Jones, of Bellevue, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams, of Jer-
myn, were the guests of Mrs. Thomas
NJ, Howels of South Taylor, yester-
day.
Taylorv.iIe lodge, No. 66S, Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, elected the
following officers at their session on
Saturday evening: Noble grand, Will
lam d. Thomas; vice grand, William
T. Jones; recording secretary. John d.
Francis; financial secretary, w. G.
Howells; assistant secretary, John }.
Davis; trustee for eighteen months,
Tallie W. Jones; representative to
Grand lodge, James f. Watkins.
Twenty-Five persons were admins
tered the rite of baptism at the Cal
vary Baptist church last evening.
Mr. Lewis Davis, of Pittston, visited
relatives here yesterday.
Mr.. William Peterson, of Railroad
street, spent yesterday visiting friends
in Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Emblem division, No. 81, Sons of
Temperance. will meet this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, of Belle
vue, were the guests of the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Da-
Wis, yesterday.
Mrs. David S. Price and son Bert, of
Clark's Summit, were the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Davis,
Of North Main street, yesterday.