davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
pECkVILLE.

Yesterday morning quite crowd of
street car patrons gathered at Ketch-
um's corner and patiently waited for
the appearance of a Traction company
car. After an hour or two 1T began
to dawn upon those in waiting that no
cars were coming and that a strike
had been called. There was a scram-
bic for the d. & Fl station, and the
railroad did Il rousing business all
day yesterday. Great inconvenience
will be felt by those who patroniZe
the Traction company road in going
to and from their work.
Mr.. Russell Hoffecker, of st. Clair,
is spending a few days in town.
An exhibition called "The Little
World" is holding forth at the hose
company hall this evening. A present
will be given all who attend. Adj
mission, 10 cents.
Mr.. Fremont Ferris spent yesterday
at Minooka.
Mr.. Charles Morrow, of Pittston,
spent yesterday with his son, Mr..
Charles Morrow, ir., of West Peck
vile,
Mr.. Hayden Samson, who is travel
ing for the Watch Tow wer,, Bible and
tract w ENi'SiehS, o'' 10
home to spend the holidays,
Mr.. Stanley Newton. who has been
engaged in carpenter work upon a
coal breaker in West Virginia for the
last two months returned home yes
terday,
Mr.. John Mitchell, who secured q
position at Niagara Falls last sum-
mer, is at hospital there, danger
ously i'll of typhoid fever. Mr.. Mitch
ell has many friends here who wish
him speedy recovery.
DR.. and Mrs. j, B. Grover We're at
Wapwallopen Saturday, attending the
tiftieth wedding anniversary of the
doctors parents.
There will be a raA!e for turkeys
at the Harrison house this evening.
The younger element are enjoying
the skating on Peck's pond these
days.
Mr.. Clarence Williams is visiting
relatives at Beach Lake, Wayne coun-
",
Mrs. Mary Barnes has returned
from Yates, where she has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs, Andrew Hale.
Miss Grace Ayres, who Is attending
normal school at West Chester Pa,
Is spending the holiday vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Ayres. of Main street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Peck, of Car
bondale, spent yesterday with the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID.
Peck.
Miss Ella Ketchum and Theodore A.
White. We're united in marriage at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
JERMYN AND MAYFlELD.

Fred Green, an ontario and Western
conductor, died at his home at May
| field yesterday morning under pecu-
| liarly sudden circumstances. Deceased
| on Saturday evening, when he reached
| home, told his wife that he felt very
tired. Yesterday morning Mrs. Green
| arose and went down stairs to prepare
breakfast and a short time after re-
turned to call her husband. He failed
to respond to her call and as she en-
tered the bedroom he gave heavy
groan She at once saw that some
thing serious was the matter but be-
fore she was able to obtain assistance
the deceased expired. The dead man
was 32 years of age and il survived by
his wife and two young children. He
has resided at Mayfeld for the past
seven years and his death gave his
many friends a severe shock. The flu
neral will take place tomorrow morn
ing. Services will be held at the house
at 10 o'clock, after which the remains
will be taken to his former home in
Jackson county. N. Y, for interment.
The funeral of the late Patrick Ber
gan. sr.. of Mayfield. took place on
Saturday morning. The respect in
ifested in the large attendance. the cor
| tege being unusually large. The re-
mains We're taken to Sacred Heart
church. where Rev. Father Carmody.
the assistant rector of the church.
celebrated requiem mass and
preached an eloquent and impressive
sermon in which he justly referred to
the many virtues of the dead man.
xr1, tt,o
church. The pail bearers We're p. Fl.
Collins. Hugh Brady, Michael Farrell
and Robert Roe. A large number of
Heptasophs, of which the deceased was
member, attended the funeral
Announcemnt is made of the mar
riaeg of Miss Lucy Wheeler. of this
borough. and Mr.. Charles Snyder, of
Port Jervis, N. Y. The interesting
ceremony will take place at the home
of the brides parents, on Second
street, on Christmas Day.
Contractor c. L. Bell and son. Clyde:
Edwin Mellow, Samuel Sampson, Har-
ry Snyder. and Henry Morcom are
home from New Orange, N. j.. to
spend the holidays with their friends.
The usual Christmas Day services
viii be held in st. James Episcopal
and Sacred Heart churches tomorrow
mornig. At the former there will be
celebrations of Holy Communion at
73O and 1890 o'clock. At the Sacred
Heart hcurch there will be three
masses. the first beginning at 6
o'clock.
The strike of the motormen and con-
ductors of the street car line caused
complete tie-up of the road at this
end yesterday. There are a number
of silk min employees and others whose
work is at Carbondale. who will hope
for speedy settlement of the trouble,
as the stoppage of the cars will be
matter of great inconvenience to them.
Mr.. James C. Davis, of Sharon. Pa,
is visiting his sister. Mrs. William
Morcom. ST., of Third street, with
whom he will probably make his home.
Prof. and Mrs. II. N. Barrett are
spending the holidays at Lakesia,
Susquehanna county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
OLYpHANT.

Patrick O'Malley. an old and re-
spected resident of this place. passed
away at the home of his brother
James O'Malley, on Dunmore street
at o'clock, after an illness of only
a few hours of pneumonia. Deceased
] was born in Westport Ireland, and
| was 20 years of age. During his long
| desidence in town he made large
number of friends by his many esti-
mable qualities. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
and interment will be made in ST.
| Patrick's cemetry.
Mrs Mary Nichols returned home
Saturday. after spending eight months
with relatives in Yorkshire, England
In the Blakely Baptist church yes
terday was made memorable for the
deeply interesting services. Fine au-
diences We're in attendance. The mu-
| sic by choir of twenty voices, was
| superb. The sermons by DR.. Spen-
GER We're full of the Christmas spirit
and were listened to with the closest
attention. The Sunday school was the
largest of the entire year. Tomorrow
evening the members of the school
will have their Christmas festival and
| an enjoyable time is in store for all.
This church has certainly taken on
| new life, and the year just closing
has been one of the most successful in
its entire history. The pastor, Rev, DR.,
Spencer and his noble hearted people
have worked hard and are to be con-
graduated on the ACHIEVEMENTS to the
present time.
At the Presbyterian church a special
programme of music was renderd by
the choir at both services yesterday,
and two appropriate sermons We're de-
livered by Rev. b. f. Hammond, the
pastor,
Rev. Father Hanley, of the REDEEM
porist Order. of Brooklyn, will cele-
brate mass at the 1890 service in st.
Patrick's church tomorrow morning,
He will also deliver the sermon. In
the evening, Father Handley will de-
liver II lecture at the Father Mathew
Opera House. The programme will in
clude choice numbers by the Juvenile
choir, orchestra and the st. Patrick s
choir, Admission, 20 cents.
II. H. Evans. of New York, is spend
ing few days with relatives in town.
On Saturday evening, in the Blakely
Baptist church, the Boys Brigade pre-
sented their drill master, John ID. Boil
ten beautiful silver mounted
umbrella, in appreciation of his patient
and constant efforts for their efficiency.
Rev. Dr. Spencer made the presenta-
ton speech. Mr.. Bolten responded,
expressing his appreciation of the
kindly token.
Miss Louise Brown, of Albany, is a
guest at the Mahon House.
s. l.. McCabe has gone to Palentine
Bridge, N. ", to spend Christmas.
Peter l.. Walsh is home from Har-
ward university to spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. McHale are vis-
iting the latter's parents at Elmira, N.
Y.
Andrew Farrell of Boston, Mass, is
spending a week with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. A. C. Farrell, of Dunmore
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
A Christmas Dinner.

The members of the Episcopal
and First Congregational churches
will tomorrow provide a Christmas
dinner for the patients at Emergency
hospital and any persons who can do
nate supplies are requested to leave
them this afternoon at the Sunday
school room of either of the above
named churches. AS the cause is a
most worthy one, there should be a
generous response to the appeal. On
Thanksgiving Day the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches provided a
bounteous repast and the remaining
churches will donate one on New
Years Day. The inmates, it is need
less to say, enjoy these dinners very
much. The ladies who have charge of
the work would appreciate the gift Of
some flowers. also.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24

The glorious festival of Christmas
vas celebrated yesterday in large
Majority of the Christian churches OF
the city with wonderful feasts OF song
and instrumental music. In most in
stances there was special music both
morning and evening. but the evening
programmes were the most elaborate.
All the central city churches were well
filed and only the disagreeable weather
prevailing at night prevented tneri
from being crowded.
The Christmas praise service last
night at the Elm Park church. given
under the direction of j. Alfred Pen
nington. surpassed any ever previously
given in a church famous for musical
programmes. Prof. Pennington Is gen.
orally recognized as one of the fore
most musicians in the city and he add
cd new laurels to his crown by last
nights service, for the success OF which
he had labored for weeks.
In addition to the Elm Park quar-
tettc consisting of Miss Elizabeth
Thomas. Miss Helen schramm, Philip
Warren and Alfred Wooler, there were
eight other singers. as follows: Mrs.
w. B. Bunncll. Mrs. James T.. Heckel,
Miss Mabel Colvin, Miss Margaret
Hughes. David Davis. Morris Thomas,
Edward Bowen and Henry Evans.
Mr.. Pennington himself presided at
the organ. while his assistant, Hu Il.
Huffmaster. accompanied on the piano.
Frederick II. Widmayer was the vio-
linist, and in the far end of the church
in the balcony was a brass 1uartette.
consisting of Allan Lawrence, w. c.
OFT. John Jay and Philip Chiara.
The programme was most varied
one and consisted of old English carols
and a number of delightful Christmas
anthems. with several solos. duets and
congregational hymns interspersed. 1t
was rendered with splendid effect by
the trained singers of the quartette and
chorus. There was a tenor solo. 1.-The
Glad Tidings," sung by Alfred Wooler
in his remarkably clear and clean-cut
tenor voice, and a soprano solo, with
violin. piano and organ accompaniment.
by Miss Thomas, whose resonant and
mellow soprano voice has few equals
in the city.
Miss Schramm had an alto solo.
"Bethlehem.' and Mr.. Warrens robust
bass voice was heard to good advant-
age in a solo, 1.-The Newborn King"
He and Miss Thomas gave also a duet.
40 Come, Emanuel" which was one
of the best numbers on the programme.
Perhaps the part song most enjoyed
was THE Manger Throne" an old
English carol which seemed to breathe
of the very spirit of Christmas joy and
happiness.
The pastor, Rev. Dr. c. NJ. Giffin,
gave a brief address. telling of some
of the many good features of the mod
ern method of celebrating Christmas.
He said the thing he liked best about
Christmas was the fact that it was the
great democratic festival. a feast dav
and a day of happiness for every one.
He took occasion to condemn in no
mincing manner the custom prevailing
of giving Christmas gifts to persons
simply because the person giving them
had received presents in the past from
those same persons. He thought the
English idea of simply sending out
Christmas cards with word of greet
ing was one which could be copied with
profit in this country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
JESSUp.

Sterick Greek locomotive, had his leg
broken below the knee joint, while at
tending to his duties, Friday afternoon.
The schools of this place closed Fri
day evening for the Christmas holidays
and will open January 2, 1901
If you want to spend merry Christ
mas, go to the grand ball at ST. James
hall. 1t will be conducted under aus
pices of the ST. James society, and that
means a very enjoyable time.
The teachers of Winton borough re-
ceived their monthly salary at the
High school. Friday evening.
Miss Cuskey, of Poyntelle. is visiting
relatives in town.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
MOSCOW.

Orin Travis, of the Stroudsburg Nor
NAL school, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Travis,
The remains of Timothy Foley, of
this place, We're found On the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road track, near the residence of T.. N.
Swarts. Wednesday night He is sup
,osed to have been hit by the passen-
ger train which passes through here at
S.22 p. m. The remains We're brought
to the station here and taken i'm charge
by Undertaken G. S. Brown. Interment
was made in st. Mary's cemetery.
p. II. Martin, of Wyoming seminary,
is spending the holidays here.
Miss Grace Bourn, of Scranton. is the
guest of her sister, Mrs Horace Jones
Christmas exercises We're held in the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Holiday PenciIings.

Arthur Williams, of Scranton, spent
yesterday in town.
Charles McIntire. of Schenectady,
n. Y, is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Mary Gilligan, of New Yorl;
city, will spend Christmas with Car
bondale relatives.
Mrs. Robert Baird. of Belmont
street, will spend Christmas with rela-
tives in New York state.
Miss Joe Burr. who has been visit
ing in New York city for the past few
weeks has returned home.
Miss May Birs, of New York city.
is home for the holidays, visiting her
parents on Washington street
Mrs. Il. j. McTighe and three chill
dren OF Atlantic City, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. John Clune. on Dun
daft street.
Samuel Burrtt, of Tniondae, a
brother of Mrs, G. Frank Couch, was
in Carbondale yesterday visiting with
Mrs, Couch.
Miss Bess AIillard, of Elmira. is ex-
pected to spend Christmas with he,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Millard,
ON Belmont street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Penn Avenue Baptist Church.


Yesterdays services at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church were among
the most successful special services
ever conducted in this city The
church was beautifully decorated. slen-
der fir trees and cheerful holly giving
the pulpit an air entirely symbolical
of the Christmas season.
In the evening Il painting of the
Christ-child. the center of a throng of
loving children, looked down upon the
congregation from on high. A festoon
of greens ran about it's frame and the
effect produced was one not easily
forgotten.
The singing of the choir throughout
the day was admirable Mrs. Frank
Brundage's fine. clear voice being
heard in most of the solo work. The
morning service was marked by DR..
Pierce'S sermon on THE Christmas
Immortelles." 1t was an eloquent,
logical address and carried conviction
with it.
The afternoon was devoted to a chill
dren's service. The members of the
intermediate and primary departments
of the Bible school rendered the fol-
lowing Christmas selections: Wake,
o Earth" Our King Has Come" 80,
Come to My Heart, Lord Jesus"
Shout Aloud in Widest JOY" "Tis
The Christmas JOY" and the choir
sang Life Forever More"
Recitations and musical numbers
were given by several members of the
school and an embematic service,
written for the occasion by the pastor,
NJ Of hn 70 %
the entertainment.
Twenty young ladies, assisted by the
choir and Miss Clara Browning, pian-
list, represented a number of Christian
maidens who had received the light
of truth. Another company of young
women enacted the roles of girls still
in the heather darkness, but seeking
the true light. a splendid effect was
produced at the conclusion of this SER
vice, when the Christian maidens point
out the guiding star to the willing con-
verts.
The star was on high, a large white
device studded with electric lights and
at a given time streamers of ribbon
are flung forth from this, accompanied
by electric rays, representing the light
being diffused by the first band of
Christians.
At last nights service Dr. Pierce
spoke on the interesting topic, Fol
lowing the Star, or, the Modern Wise
Men" In the course of his sermon he
told of the fourth wise man who set
forth to visit the infant Lord. taking
along three priceless jewels as homage.
He tarries on the way, however. to do
an act of kindness here and correct IA
wrong there. He finds himself at last
far from his destination. his treasures
gone, given away to alleviate human
suffering, and, yeary and foot-sore. he
falls, never to rise no more, but in his
last moment finds Christ came to him.
All three of yesterdays services were
well attended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Mr.. Walker Dead.

John j. Walker, of South Washing
ton street. one of the most respected
residents of the city, died this after.
noon after an illness of several
months duration. He was, up to the
time of his sickness. foreman of tho
machine shops at NIaylield yard. Mr..
Walker is survived by his five chill
dren as follows: j. j. Walker, of For
est City. Emmett j., Mary Agnes and
Madeline Walker, of this city. The
funeral announcement will be made
later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Attended a Funeral,

Among those who attended the fune-
raj of the late Mrs. Milton Lawrence in
Bethany We're: Mr.. and Mrs John
Fl. Brink. of this city: Mr. and Mrs
Peter Herman. of Mayheld: Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Shay. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Brink, of Binghamton, and Mr. and
Mrs. William Bate. of Forest City.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
TIE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY, DECEMBER a. 1900.

Moscow graded school on Friday after
noon. The pupils carried out their
parts very nicely and with much credit
TO their teachers.
c. w. Bourn called on his daughter.
Mrs. Wallace Swarts. Of Scranton, FRI
day.
A Christmas tree exercises will be
held In the Methodist Episcopal church
of this place on Christmas evening,
under the auspices Of the Sunday
school.
Mrs Eshleman has home- made bread
for sale at Mrs. Pelton's store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24

home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Ketchum, of Depot street,
at high noon Saturday. Rev. j, s.
Thomas, pastor of the Peckville Bap-
tist church. officiated. The bridal
couple left on the 1,35 Delaware and
Hudson train for Binghamton. y. Y.
Upon their return they will reside at
Scranton.
Mrs Willis Krug, of New York, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
ID. Peck, of Main street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24

to her deep and powerful voice. There
were number of anthems sting and
also selection for the quartette.
The pastor. Rev. DR.. Charles r. Rob-
inson, preached a most beautiful SER
mon on the spirit of Christmas and
how 1t entered into every corner Of the
Christian world He advised those
present to take down Dickens "Christ-
mas Carols" from their book shelves
and permeate themselves by reading IT.
with the Ytletide spirit Of good cheer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
A Child Dead.

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Swannick, Of
upper Powderly road are mourning
the death of their son, Patrick Joseph,
who died early yesterday morning,
aged years. months and II days.
Intcrment will be made this after
noon in st. Roses cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Other Churches.

AT the Grace English Lutheran
church there were special programmes
of congregational music rendered both
morning and after, with special
Christmas sermon by the pastor, Rev.
Luther Hess Waring, in the morning.
He took his text from Matt. ii, q:
where Is He that is born King of the
Jews, for we have seen His star i'm the
east and have come to worship him"
Holy Trinity Lutheran church. COR
ner Mulberry street and Adams ave-
nue., was most beautifully decorated
yesterday. The special feature was the
music, which was rendered by the
choir in IA i.0st excellent manner: also
duet, THE Lord Is My Shepherd 4"
by Miss Bessie Shive and David Davis,
which was expressively sung. f.. r.
Protheroe, organist and director.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN
The churches
OBSERVANCE YESTERDAY WAS
VERY GENERAL.

In the Greater Number Of Churches
of the City the Festival Of the
Birth of the Saviour Was Observed
Yesterday-The Services Were En-
riched by the Rendition of Musical
Programmes of Unusual Excel
lence-Churches Were Also Very
Lavishly Decorated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Providence PRESBYTERIAN.

Pretty decorations about the altar
and choir loft. large congregations and
choice selection of Christmas music,
rendered with exceptional excellence,
characterized the Christmas services
at the Providence PRESBYTERIAN church
yesterday. At the morning service the
Bible school, under the direction of
superintendent II. II. McKeehan, occu-
pied in a body the centre and front
section of the beautiful audience room.
The presence of so many young people
formed in itself an inspiration. The
chief interest of the occasion gathered
around and found happy expression in
the special music by the fine choir of
that church, led by G.. T.. Whittemore.
The baritone solo. "rhe New-Bo
King" was sung with charming effect
and brought to the effort the smooth
and sympathetic qualities of voice for
which Floyd Heberling is becoming
greatly appreciated.
The tenor solo, "The Christ Child"
was sung by Joshua John with the
fervor and brilliancy which so charac-
terizes the sacred work of this consci-
entious vocalist In the alto solo and
anthem, 20 Little Town of Bcthle-
iiViii' t'iC Scn'iIIiSut VI Nii''h ""''
written by the late Phillips Brooks was
brought out the rich and pleasing voice
of Mrs. Frank Norton. who is always
so much in favor with this congrega-
tion. Mrs. Norton was beautifully sup
ported by the choir, who entered so
thoroughly into sympathy with thought
so touchingly expressed.
Owing to a severe cold, Miss Phoebe
Smith was obliged to omit the solo
"Bethlehem." but the loss was amply
compensated for by her true rendering
of the solo and obligato in the mag
nificent anthem, 80 Holy Night" as
arranged by Dudley Buck. where her
bright and brilliant soprano stood out
in strong contrast to the well modu-
lated and rich accompaniment of the
full choir.
The greater burden of the day which
falls upon the organist, was ably sus-
tained and carried forward by Mrs.
Mcdonald, the painstaking organist Of
the church.
Rev. DR.. Guild spoke briefly in the
morning on the Savior, and in the even
ing on the Christmas thought. At the
close of the service last evening the
desire was expressed that the music
might be repeated some Sabbath in the
near future
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
An Engine Amuck.

a locomotive ran amuck at the d.
& H. round house yesteday and crash
ed into one of the walls. doing con-
siderable damage. Albert T.. Huddy
was the hostler in charge of 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
Stops the Cough
and works of the Cold.

Laxative Bromo- -Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No Cure. No
Pay. Price 20 cents. !"