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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
Gan I EVADE |L.
Positive Proof from Scranton
Can't Be Brushed Light
ly Aside.

The reader is forced TO acknowledge
that convincing proof in his own city
Is pre-cminently ahead of endorse
ments from everywhere else In our re-
public. Read this:
Mr.. William Morris. Of $50 l.acka-
wanna avenue. a member of the firm
of Morris Brothers. one OF the largest
retail boot and shoe stores, in this
city, says: 81 used Doans Kidney
Pills and you can put me down as say
ing that in my estimation they are "a
first class remedy. They cured me
completely of "a duh aching pain across
my back and shoulders. which had
been giving me much trouble for the
past year. | am not much of u hand
at taking patent medicine. but in jus
tice of the merit of Doan's Kidney
Pills / feel it my duty to give them
my endorsement, and | take pleasure
in recommending them to any one that
| may hear complaining of backachc. ."
For sale 10y all dealers. Price. 20
cents. Milburn Co. Buffalo, y.
y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute
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NURS OF NEWS.

Thomas Hughes. of Penn avenue
was arrested by Patrolman Watkins
yesterday for being drunk and disor-
DERBY and resisting arrest. Hughes
was brought before Alderman Fidler
and fined $40. which he paid.
Professor John Tiguc, the we'll
known gymnasium professor, wishes to
place his team in basket ball against
the North End Stars next Friday even
ing for a purse to be decided upon
by the Stars. Mr.. Tigues team has
put up many good games before with
the Stars.
Miss Cora Griffin Morris, late of the
King School of Elocution. Pittsbure,
will give an entertainment consisting
of humorous and dramatic readings.
at. the Puritan Congregational church.
Glass 16 which has the affair in charge
are selling large number of tickets,
and crowded house is expected. The
proceeds will go TO the Sunday school
treasury. April s is the date.
The Ladies' Card club met at the
home of Mrs. j. q. Osterhout yestcr-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Il. +. Westlake is suffering
from an illness.
Mrs. George Spencer is convalescent
after a serious Illness.
The police Of this section turned out
yesterday afternoon and counted the
poles.
The funeral of Clarence. the 2-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas
OF Parker street, will take place this
afternoon at . o'clock from the home
II, IL. McKechan, OF Jones street
left yesterday for Red Bank, New Jer-
sey, whore he has secured a lucrative
position with the Tintcm Manor Water
company.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Rev. j. 1'elleen. ID. D.. superintcnd-
ent of foreign missionary work of the
general council of the Lutheran church,
viii preach in st. Marks Lutheran
church on Friday evening at Iil
O'Clock. The subject OF DR.. Telleen's
discourse will be Foreign Missions"
Clarke Brothers are making elabor-
at" preparations for their annual
spring opening.
A son was born on Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. George Davis, Of South Re-
bccca avenue.
The Young Ladies' auxiliary Of the
simpson Methodist Episcopal church
win meet on Saturday evening. instead
Of Friday. at the home of Miss Rachel
Peck, Price street and Rcbecca avenue.
Miss AHna Lambert, of Lafayette
street, entertained friends AT II sur
prise parry on Monday evening.
Merchant william Brunng, of North
Main avenue. has purchased new
team of browns. They We're selected
by Or sutton and are we'll mated
Glass NO II. of the Hampton stree {
Methodist Episcopal church will con-
duet a poverty social and entertain
ment in the lecture room next Monday
evening.
An Ice cream social will be held at
the home Of Mrs. James 7. Harris, 369
Evans court. from , to 10 p. IN. today.
cake and cream will be served. The
proceeds will be given to the Second
Presbyterian church mission on West
Lackawanna avenue.
The building committee of Camp No.
rs. Patriotic Order Sons OF America.
met last evening and discussed the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
A NOVEL BOWLING MATCH
Twenty-eight Members of Bicycle
Club Roll an Interesting Game.
Banquet Followed Contest.

A most novel bowling match took
place at the Bicycle club last night,
when the members spent an evening
of thorough pleasure on the alleys and
after rolling wonderful game en-
joyed q banquet with all the requisite
post prandial trimmings.
The contesting teams were mad" up
Of fourteen men on a side, and ON
account of the great number Of bowl
crs. but eight frames were rolled, in
stead of the customary ten. The
teams We're captained ny John Ladwig
and Smith German, and il was the
formers good men and true who
proved victorious.
The victorious team VAS made IN
of John Ladwig, DR.. Wardell, Rey-
nolds, stair. Freeman, Foley, Crotha-
mel. Pierce, Van Wormer Simpson,
Pryor, Morris and George Walters
The losing side was made up of Smith
German, i. y. Connolly, Peters, Mar
shall, OConnell, Moore, Sivelly. Dur
field, T.. s. Walter, Ritz, Northup'
Mears and Wallace.
A banquet was served in the clubs
dining hall following the match and
c. T. Peters acted as toastmaster II
was his privilege besides calling upon
various OF the club members for ad-
dresses to also award the prizes for
the nights work, good bad or indif-
ferent as the case happened to be. The
committee in charge had thoughtfully
provided a prize for almost every one
of the twenty-eight boWiers and there
were as a result prizes for the high
est score the lowest score, for IN,
greatest number of strikes and The
greatest number of spares, FOR The
unfortunate man who made the great
est number of splits, for the mos
corpulcnt men who rolled, and varlou,
other reasons.
Numerous members of the club were
called upon for speeches and respondel
| happily The committee in charge %
the affair consisted Of T., G. Pryor
Frank Beavers and T.. >. Walters
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GREEN RIDGE.

The Amity Literary and Debating
society will hold its regular weekly
meeting at the home of Albert Net
Teton, corner Adams avenue and
Green Ridge street, this evening. when
the following programme will be rem
dered: Debate. Resolved, That the
United States should retain Cuba; af-
firmative. Russell Bower; negative,
Charles b. Tobey paper on Japan by
Harold Kennedy; paper on China by
Albert Nettleton.
\. G.. ThOmaSOn. of North Park, has
returned from Philadelphia.
\ regular meeting Of Green Ridge
lodge, Independent order of Odd Eel
lows. will be held this evening in Ma
sonic hall, Dickson avenue. Election
of officers will take place.
Mrs. Harriet Bartrain, who has been
the guest of Mrs. c. l.. Tobey. has
returned to her home in Susquehanna
Mr., and Mrs. Alfred Harvey enter
tanned few young people very de-
lightfully at their home on Wyoming
avenue last evening, in honor Of their
daughter Myrtle.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Press
byterian church regret to announce
that owing to the serious illness of Mr..
Balmer, the Katlir boy chorus will not
be able to give the entertainment to-
! morrow evening. Further announce
, ment will be made if they can arrange
to come within week or two. If not,
the money will be refunded to those
who have purchased tickets from the
ladies who sold them.
The music section OF the Green Ridge No.
| mans club will meet at the Conservatory ot
Music on lhursday morning, March 2S AZ 1880
| O'clouA.
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BOROUGH BREVITIES.

Rev. DE Croft. Sunday school mis-
sion3ry with headquarters at Topeka,
Kansas. delivered a very interesting
address upon the condition of mission
work in the far west last night at the
regular prayer meeting service at the
Presbyteriar church.
At the meeting of the Improved Or
der Of Odd Fellows last night the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing term: Noble grand. Harry Ed
wards: vice grand. Christian Keller;
recording secretary. Harry Kizer: trus-
tee. George w. Harper. The installa-
tion will take place on April l..
Officers for the ensuing year will
he elected at the meeting of the Red
Men which takes place tonight.
All special officers are requested to
turn over their stars to Chief of Police
y. j. Hcaley before April l.
The BARRIERS union will meet at the
usual place this evening.
Local No. 1859. United Mine Workers
of America, will meet tonight at Man.
ley's hall to receive dues and issue
working cards.
Sons have comes to the homes OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mallon. OF Monroe
avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs. owen Car
ney. of Fifth street.
Miss Ncttie McTIalc has returned
from a visit Of several weeks spent in
New York city.
Miss Lucy Decker is visiting friends
in Hawley.
Miss Clarissa Morgan. of Plymouth
is visiting friends in town.
r. NJ. Holtham. of Binghamto on, is
visiting friends in town.
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Easter Lecture.

In the Providence Presbyterian
church, Monday evening next. April l..
the Easter season will be introduced
by lecture on Sacred Art" by the
Rev a. V. Bower, who by way ot
illustrating his subject will use a
stereopticon The scenes will all be
taken from Bible history, and he will
place on canvas the events of PAS
sion Week" in our Lords life. and
thus lead up in lecture through the
history Of those eventful days TO the
Easter Sabbath. which will he OBJ
served by the church on the follow
ing Sunday.
On Easter Sabbath, there will he the
usual Easter services and sermons OF
that day. On Easter Monday evening
the choir OF about twenty voices will
give an Easter concert which will be
fitting postlude to the Easter fcs-
tival. Thus the Easter in the Provi-
dencc church viii be more elaborately
observed than in many years, and the
public in that section of the city will
doubtless show appreciation of such
exceptional efforts by large attend
anco.
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DUNMORE DOINGS.
Changes in Legislation Which Will
Effect the Borough-Tonight's
Lecture in NJ Z. Church.

\ bill was introduced in the house
of representatives at Harrisburg yes
terday by Representatives James that
will, if passed, alter the conditions here
very materially.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the court of two Councilm aH
and two school directors from cacn
ward to serve in conjunction with those
already elected until March. 1902.
1t also provides that hereafter these
two offices shall be flied by ward elcc-
tons, as is now the case in other bor-
oughs throughout the state not work
ing under special act, as Dunmore is at
present.
Each ward is to be represented by tive
councilmcn and two schools directors
who are to be elected for term Of two
years
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heating appliances TO be used in their
new building on North Main avenue
The womcn's class will meet IN the
simpson Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow.
Alderman Davies placed splendid
picture of the going steamer
Oceanic in his office yesterday.
The sunday school of the Fourth
Ward Baptist mission will conduct Il
l0-cNnt tea and ffrolce social on Easter
Monday evening at their building on
North Garfield avenue.
James Treating, employed as a laborcr
in the Continental mine, had his leg
broken and back injured by fall of
coal while at work yesterday
The blue boxes for the benefit of the
sampson Methodist Episcopal church
will he collected at a meeting to be
held In the church this evening, when
an elaborate programme will be rem
dercd
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SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES,
James Connell Lodge, Odd Fellows,
Elected Officers Last Night.
Other News Notes.

At tile regular meeting of the James
Connell lodge, No. 40, Independent
Order of odd Fellows. held last even
ing at Freuhan's hail. officers were
elected for the ensuing term of six
months.
They are; Noble grand, Fred W.
Rose; vice grand. Robert \. Scott; Sec
retary, William Lush; assistant secre-
tary. Charles stone; treasurer, Charles
Kaestner.
Their installation will take place at
the ncXs regular meeting, on April 10.
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Y. w. c. A. Notes.

Kitchen Garden this afternoon at
o'clock. Bible study this evening
at 80 O'Clock, e. S. Scohelds cores
pondence course
Miss Wilson. one OF the national
secretaries, will hold a conference
with the executive committee Friday
morning. March 80. at 10 o'clock.
on Monday evening, April |, at I.30
o'clock, Miss Wilson will meet all the
members of the different committees
and teachers Of classes in the associa-
tion rooms, 204S North Main avenue.
1t is very earnestly requested that
there shall be "a full attendance Of
committees to greet Miss Wilson.
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Deferred Marriage Notice.

1t has just been learned that Lewis
Williams, of 2l57 Brick avenue. North
scranton, and Miss Cassie Davis. of
III South Garfield avenue. were united
in marriage on January II by Alder
man L. "&vies.
The wedding has been kept secret
Tor family reasons until now and this
announcement will no doubt cause
much surprise. The bride is the daugh-
ter If Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis and
is we'll known and popular young
woman.
Alderman Davies had thrcc weddings
since the first of the year They oc-
Cured ON Jan. II, Feb. II and March II.
The next is expected about tho middle
Of April.
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CONCERT BY THE STUDIO CLUB.
Earl Gulick, the Boy Soprano. Will
Be Heard at It,

What promises to be the musical
event of the season is the concert Mon
day evening, April Is. at St. Luke's
Parish House by the studio club, Miss
Cordelia Freeman. director, assisted by
Master Earl Gulick, the famous boy So
prano: Miss Julia Clapp Allen, violin
list; Miss Charlotte Blackman, pianist.
Earl Gulick ranks as the finest boy
soprano in the world and though but
IS years old. has repertoire equal to
our great concert singers. His great
personal charm and exquisite voice win
triumphs wherever he sings. The con-
cert is for the benefit of st. Luke )
kindergartens.
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4 number of boys were tormenting
Patrick Kinney yesterday, while he
was engaged at work in Wilson's
butcher shop on Washburn street and
when their conduct became reprehen-
sible, Kinney picked up n butcher knife
and threw IL into the crowd. The
blade lodged in the leg of George
Woodyattt, Il lad residing on Four
teenth street
An ugly flesh wound resulted. and
after DR.. Beach had put several stitch
es into the flesh, warrant was sworn
out for Kinneys arrest lie was ar
raigned before Alderman Davies and
asked to furnish 5000 hail, In default
of which he was remanded To the sta
tion house for the night.
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West Side Republican Club.

The success of tn" recent open meet
ng of tn" West Side central Itepuhli-
,9n club. when Hon. Thomas III, Dale
spoke ON 'Th" ship Subsidy Bill,' has
encouraged the cummtt"" To- further
arrange for affairs of this Kind. In
All probability Il discussion ur debate
VIII bn held at tn" April Is meeting.
The suhi"c' and tn" speakers have
not yet been selected. but will he an-
uuuuocd in din, time \ meeting nf the
committee viii bc held at the club
some time in the near future to ar
range the details
There is 1t general demand from the
members for a talk on the rinper hill
and second class city affairs by city
solicitor NoShurg. Recorder Muir or
some one else who is familiar with
the subject.
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SONS OF VETERANS CAMP.
It Is to Be Held in Lebanon Next
June,

Preparations are under way for the
state Encampmert of the Sons of Vet
Grams, which will be held in Lebanon
some time i'm June and remain IN
session nearly a week, About 600
delegates will attend and fully LOO
sons will cncamp in that city during
that week.
Besides the business which will be
transacted the delegates and others at
tending usually make this their annual
outing and there will be a number of
attractive features that doubtless win
draw large crowds to Lebanon.
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BREEZY BITS OF NEWS.

The young men of st. Johns church
inicnd organizing a glee club, ana all
yourg men who wish to join should
report AT the basement of st. Johns
church this evening at 7.30 o'clock
sharp.
The Scranton Sacngerrmdc met for
rehearsal last evening in Athletic hall.
The Young Peoples society OF the
Hickory Street Presbyterian church
will hold their monthly business meet
ing Thursday evening at o'clock. All
members are requested to be present.
After the meeting there will be an en-
tertainment and social.
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Patrick McNally Committed.

Patrick McNally. of Hand place, who
was arrested late Tuesday night by
Pauolman Kiah Peters, while in the
act of stealing chickens. and who was
shot 10y the officer, was given a hear
iug before Alderman Moses yesterday
morning, and i'm default Of 5000 bail
was committed To the county Jail.
John MCNaliv, a brother of Paddy.
hcc"me engaged in an alteration with
Il fellow named John Davis. over the
shooting. and II fight resulted. in
which Constable John Lance, Evan
Tachariah and Patrolman Tom Evans
came together. Patrolman Peters also
took Il hand and McNally and Davis
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Tonight's Lecture.

Tonight at the Methodist Episcopal
church occurs the fourth of the series
of lectures being given there. Rev. W.
g. Simpson will give a series of read
ings from the works of Ian MacSircn,
which have been very favorably re-
ccived wherever they have been heard.
1t is said that the speaker possesses
a rich Scotch dialect, which enables
him to interpret the work of the noted
author In a very effective manner.
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TRAIN AND FREIGHT CAR.
They Collide on the Delaware and
Hudson Road.

The Delaware and Hudson passln-
ger train. due in this city from Car
bOndale at lis y. M, Collided with
freight car yesterday afternoon, near
the Bolt and Nut works. ana the cab
of the passenger engine was badly
damaged. and the coaches scratched
and bruised
Engine 12l, IN charge Of Conductor
Williams, was switching freight car
In that vicinity when the car jumped
the track with the above result.
Engineer Alex. Copeland, of Carbon
dale, in charge OF the passenger train,
had narrow escape from serious in
jury
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At st. Paul's Church.

Nineteen children of st. pauis s
church, on Prospect avenue, will re-
ceive the Lords supper at the hands
of Rev. a. Ballhorn, pastor of THE
church, next Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock.
They are: William Ilerzcg, Freder-
lex VOTE, Fritz Lowenstein; Robert
Dommes, August Dinkcl Charles En-
gel. Michael Thiede. Charles Schmitz.
Conrad Hupperty, Ernest Smiske. Will
liam Adler, Theodore Widnor, Mary
Gnuschke, Maggie Kaiser. Mary Kra-
mer, Lizzie DIFFERING. Lena Roth.
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In connection with the Court street
Methodist Episcopal church fair a Jap
anesc wedding will be sOlcmnzed at
80 o'clock this evening, preceding
which supper will be served from $50
to 40 o'clock.
The fair has been We'll attended and
many articles for decoration of the
home and of utility are TO he pur-
chased at its booths,
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Fred Wintermute.

Mrs. Fred Wutermute, Of 7lS Cedar aveTuc,
formerly Miss Julia Carbon. died yesterday NOM
ing after weeks illness Of pneumonia
The remains were removed 10 the home oi de-
ceascd's mother Mrs Mary Carbon, Of 2l3 South
Irving avenue She was 23 yeats Of age, and Is
survived by her husband young son, LuCuS,
her mother, one brother, Thomas, and four SIS
terS Annie Mrs John Shea, Mrs. Michael Whll.
ing and Mrs, Benjamin Baskerville.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock Friday
morning, with services at 81. Peters Cathcdra!
aud intcrmeur in the Cathedral cemetery.
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Mrs. MaIy Scott.

Mary, the wiic OF NJ, j. Scott ot Ward srsct,
DunmoIc, died at her home yesterday afternoon
after a lingering Hines, Of consumption, She
was aged AZ years and resided here tor many
years.
She will be mom1lcd by large number Of
friends Her husband and anu eight children
survive deceased. They are: Misses Ellen A.,
teacher in No. school; Jane, Kate and Edward,
OF New York city; Michael, George, Richard and
Joseph Funeral notice later.
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Little Margaret Simms. the 9.year-
old daughter OF Evan Simms, perman-
ent man at the Liberty Hose company,
had her right arm broken at the elbow
yesterday.
The accident happened at noon,
when she was returning home from
No. % school, and was caused by the
girl tripping and falling. She was re-
moved to her home, over Griffin's drug
store, where DIR. Sureth was called
and reduced the swelling.
she is now resting easily.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

W. T.. johns, the Main avenue shoe
merchant, went to New York yester-
day on a purchasing trip.
n. owen Charles, of Tripp Park. vls-
tied friends in Stroudsburg yesterday.
Miss Kate Conner, of Paterson. y.
j.. who has been visiting DR.. and Mrs.
W. j. IL. Davis. of North Main avenue,
returned home yesterday.
DR.. Il. ;. sutton. the veterinary has
returned home from weeks stay with
his father. Dr. /. G.. sutton, of Dor.
rancoton, who has been very i'll.
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Under the second class city charter
West Scranton Is entitled TO police
magistrate. Thus far only one appli-
cant has made known publicly his as
pratiuns. He is Alderman owen ID.
John, of tho Fourth ward.
His uilicc is close to the police sta
tion and he is the oldest MAGISTRATE
in point Of service in West scranton,
\ petition Is now being circulated in
his behalf
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Michael Healy.

Michael lIelly, aged 80 years, died 1T hi, uyn'a
on Pine street, Dunnnre, yesterday, after an i'll
lees dating ron Frdly last which developed
into acute pneumonia in such severe form that
his constitution was unable 70 withstand H. lie
!, survived by lis wife,
Tho funeral will take place nom his late home
on Friday afternoon at o'cock. lncrment
win he made in Mt. Carmel cemetery.
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NORTHSCRANTON
SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO
MARGARET sIMMs.

While Returning from School Yes
terday Noon She Slipped and Broke
Her Right Arm-Rev. A. ". Bower
Will Deliver Lecture on "Sacred
Art" in Presbyterian Church Mon
day Evening-Notes Of the Y. w.
C. A.--other News Notes and Per-
sonal Mentionings.
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This Is Not
A Fire Sale.....

1t is merely extraordinary bargain opportunity
that will continue for few days in order that we
may get rid of the goods damaged by water during
the progress Of the recent fire in Williams & Mean.
ultys store. The loss has been satisfactorily ad
justed by the insurance companies and the damaged
go sale today at s. a. nj.
We anxious to make this sale as short as
possible, 1t comes at the wrong time aud interferes
with our regular seasons trade. Consequently, all
goods offered will 60 at
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NATIONAL SECRETARY HERE.
She Will Hold Gospel Meeting on
Sunday Afternoon

Miss Elizabeth Wilson, one of the
national secretaries of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association. is visit
ing the city association. She will lead
q union Gospel meeting in the central
rooms. on Sunday at 3.4j p. m.
on Tuesday, April ., Miss Wilson
will speak in the Second Presbyterian
church. All members and friends. Of