The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-08
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Fifteen miners left here yesterday to work in
the soft coal mines in West Virginia, in view of
the approaching strike
The I. +. G. club Of the Young women's Chris.
tian association will hold a meeting in their
rooms this evening
The practice of permitting boys to swim in the
sulphur water near the Sloan mine is being gen.
orally condemned and parents should prevent
their boys from engaging in this injurious prac-
ticc. boy named Alvin Lewis. of Acker avenue
is suffering from blood poisoning due to swim
ming in the pool
boy named Cobb, residing at i24 Chestnut
street, fell from a cherry tree Thursday and frac.
tured his arm. Dr. Evans set the injured mem
ber
The West Side Reserves defeated the West Side
Browns Thursday afternoon by a score of to T.
The batteries were Ticrncy and Quinn and lTar.
rington and Phillips.
special meeting of local union, No. 1928
United Mine Workers of America, will r. held
this evening in Flannaghans hall, on Luzerne
street.
d. b. Thomas, Of South Main avenue, is at
tending the cymaufa at Slatington as a repre-
sentative of the First Welsh Congregational
church.
Mail Carrier William d. Morgan killed a rattle.
snake while carrying his route in Keyser Valley
on Thursday.
Gospel service Sunday at 4 p. m. at Young
Women's Christian association. leader, Miss vii.
COX, subject "Thc Lost Sheep" Special musical
programme has been arranged All women and
girls are invited to attend. All members, friends
and 7. f. c. and Sunshine club members are
requested to be present Monday at 7.3O p. m.
The United Social club will conduct dance
in st. Davids hall next Saturday evening.
Ihe repairs on the interior Of e jackson
Street church will soon be completed
The members Of the West Side Choral union
who sang at the Devil SAINT cistcddfod divided
the 500 prize at the First Welsh Congregational
church last evening.
Mrs W. W. Davis, of South Hyde Park ave-
nue., entertained the members Of the Womcns
Foreign Missionary society of the Simpson Metho.
dist Episcopal church last evening.
All members Of the West Side Reserves are re.
quested to report the Browns grounds at 2.3O
o'clock this afternoon to play the Sliders base
bal. club.
A dcaconess from New York city will address
a meeting to be held Monday evening, Sept. 10,
at o'clock in the lecture room OF the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church under the auspices of
the Womens Home Missionary society.
The Prohibtionists Of the First legislative dis.
trict will meet in b. G. Morgans' office this
evening to nominate Conner Reese as candidate
for the legislature.
Lackawanna council, No. 1913, Royal Arcanum,
initiated twelve candidates last evening at their
meeting in Ivorite hall.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Harris Of 800
Evans court a daughter.
Professor Rudolph Kunz and r. F. Krchncr will
illustrate hypnotism in an instructive and hui
morous manner at Mears hall for three nights,
commencing next Monday evening, Sept TO- Dur.
ing the entertainments they will devote few
minutes to correcting and curing bad habits,
such as the deadly cigarette habit, morphine,
liquor and tobacco habits. Parents having boys
who are subject to the cigarette habit are urged
TO take them 10 the hall.