The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-17
TAYLOR NEWS.
Miss Morris Entertained Friends.
Concerning the strike--Presiding
Elder Griffin Preached7-Personal
Paragl.. shs.

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Miss Gertrude Morris gave delight
ful reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tallie Grffiths, of Taylor street,
on Friday evening. when she had as
her guests a number of young people
of Peckville. At 10 o'clock the guests
arrived. Miss Morris was assisted by
her sister. Mrs. Grifiths. in receiving
and entertaining the young people.
Music and other amusements were in
dulged in throughout the evening. Re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were Misses Lena Gendall. Dor
othy Sickler, Florence l.. Taylor.
Edythe +. Henry, Maybelle Glenville,
Flosse Warfeld. Frances Williams,
Myrtle V. Ritter Mae l.. Evans, Maud
Van De Berent, May Brundage, Lulu
NJ. Kennedy, Nina Evans, Mabel Will
Jams, ana Messrs. Frank and Bert
Gendall, James d. English, d. Stanley
Evans. Frank Williams. Leroy ID.
Wademan, G. j. Clark, Benjamin
Whitty, Warren Arnold, Frank Il.
Squires. Thomas Williams and George
s. Peck, of PeCkville. The Taylor
guests were Misses Margaret Jones,
Elizabeth owens, Maud Davis. Gamma
Evans Ida Sperber and Messrs. John
II. owens. John II. Thomas, Thomas
A. Evans and David Harris. Flash
light pictures were taken Of the group
by Mr.. John X. Thomas before their
departure.
The Taylor. Pyne and Holden col
lieries of the I.ackawanna company
worked all day on Saturday. although
the output Of coal was not as great as
on other occasions. Notices have been
posted stating that the Lackawanna
| colleries will all be ready to begin
operation today. The whistles will be
/ blown az the usual time, and If any of
the men go to work the cOllieries will
/ be opera ted. The collieries owned and
| operated by the Lackawanna company
in this place and vicinity are Arch
| bald, Pyne Taylor and Holden mines,
and each employ between 500 and 600
men and boys with the exception of
the former colliery. which employs
something like 300. If the strike be-
comes effective here, over 1000 EN-
| plOyes of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company will be idle.
! Bert Pointdexter, a young colored
man, who was injured at the Taylor
mine on Thursday and afterward taken
| to the Moses Taylor hospital for treat =
ment, died at that institution on Sat
/ urday. His remains will be taken TO
| his home in Virginia for burial.
The Sterling Social club will con-
duct their weekly social this evening
at Weber's rink. Good music will be
| in attendance for dancing.
Mr.. w. r. Davis has returned home
from weeks sojourn in Susquehanna
! county.
Presiding Elder Rev. Dr. Griffin oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Methodist
Episcopal church last evening at 7.3O
o'clock and preached a very instruct
i've and mastery sermon to very
large congregation. Special singing
was rendered on the occasion.
The members of local branch No
1913. United Mine Workers of America,
organized a drum corps at the last
meeting of that body on Thursday
evening.
Emblem division, No. 81, Sons OF
Temperance. will meet i'm session this
evening.
The ice cream. social held Saturday Y
evening al Athertons grove, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
association, was we'll patronized. not.
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter d. Edwards
and Mrs. Curtis, of Bellevue, spent the
Sabbath with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Davis. of West
Scranton, visited relatives on Unior
street yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Reese. OF Grove street
was the guest of friends in Providence
yesterday.