The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-27
AVoCA.

The marriage of Miss Sarah Hale,
of MoOsic, and John Moore, of Grove
street, was solemnized in st. Mary S
church yesterday afternoon at 4.3O
o'clock by Rev. NJ. f. Crane. The
bride and her attendant, Miss Mahon,
of Scranton, were beautifully attired
in white silk null gowns, with point
lace trimmings. The bride wore a
large white chiffon hat and her maid
wore black chiffon. Both carried
shower bouquets of sweet peas The
groom was waited upon by Edward
Dempsey. After the ceremony they
were rendered a reception at the home
of the brides mother. They were the
recipients of many handsome pres
ents from their friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore will reside in the North End,
The new hose wagon, built by Gould
& Son, of Scranton, has been received
by the hose company and to celebrate
the event a parade by the tiremen,
led by the Albion band, and showing
the new property, will be given this
evening, together with an entertain
ment and social. Every citizen of
Avoca can point with pride to the
neat hose house and feel that all the
money spent at their biennial fairs
has been wisely expended The cost
of the new wagon and a drop harness
| increases their property to the amount
of five hundred dollars, the total valu-
alton being nearly five thousand dol
| lars. Every intelligent citizen should
! feel it his duty to contribute to the
| boys this evening Admission, rs
| cents.
Miss Bunnell of Meshoppen, is the
guest of Miss Mary O'Malley.
| NJ. j. Leonard, foreman of the Erie
yards will remove his family from
| Pittsburg this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Reap and son
Harry, John Reap and son John and
daughter Bea, Miss Mary Reap and
Mr. and Mrs p. j. Barrett attended
the ordination services at the cathe-
dral on Wednesday.
An operation was performed on
| Thomas Morton at the Wilkes Barre
city hospital, on Tuesday afternoon,
for the removal of a growth near the
elbow. Yesterday the members of the
/ family We're allowed to converse with
him, and their depressed spirits were
somewhat accelerated when they found
the patient quite active and hopeful.
The members of the Primitive Meth
odist church will conduct camp meet
ing services tomorrow afternoon in
Jackson's park.
There will be a meeting OF the Tax
payers union this evening in O'Mal-
ley's hall. To be a member it is not
necessary to be a property holder, as
many suppose. Every citizen who de-
sires to improve the present deplorable
condition OF the borough should be an
applicant for membership. The union
is now composed Of eighty first-class
citizens.
The three Pierce brothers, Of South
Main street, left 90 Wednesday even
ing for South Africa. TO the average
reader the idea does not occur that 10
reach their destination they will be
four weeks on the br1ny deep. They
will leave today on the st. Louis foI
Southampton and will take shipping
again on the Union line direct to Cape
Colony. They procured their tickets
from G.. w. Lower at the Avoca sta
tion, paying for each single fare SS5
the distance being nearly 5000 miles
At meeting of the members of the
various Catholic societies, held or
Wednesday evening. it was decided tC
have their annual outing to Lake
Ariel on August 2'