The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
NORTH SCRANTON.

a get acquainted'' socal will be
given this evening in the church par
sonaee of the Providence Methodist
Episcopal church by Rev. and Mrs. G.
A. Cure.
Master Tommy Morris, the boy So
piano. who has gained a wide reputa-
tion during the past year, while sing
ing at entertainments sang two of his
latest songs at the Auditorium. Tues
day evening, and met with great sue
cess.
The funeral of Mrs James Grier took
place yesterday morning from her late
home on West Market street. The re-
mains were conveyed TO the Holy Ros-
any church at 10 o'clock. where IA SOL
emn high mass of requiem was cele-
brated. Rev. j. j. O'Toole was cele-
brant: Rev. j. j. Dunn, of Bellevue,
deacon, and Rev j. V. Moylan, sub
deacon. Mrs. John Lynch sang Ave
Marie. William f. Lynott sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee" while the
remains were being removed from the
church. There We're large number of
friends and relatives present at the
mass, and the floral offerings we're very
handsome. The pall-bearers We're An
thony Padden and Patrick Thomas, of
Carbondale; Patrick Tigue, Joseph
IIealcy and John Neary. Interment
Was made in the Cathedral cemetery.
The funeral of Patrick Murphy. of
Parker street. took place yesterday at
tcrnoon at 2.3O o'clock. Services We're
conducted at the Holy Rosary church
by Rev. J, j. O'Toole. Inlermenu was
made in the Cathedral cemetery.
Last evening an entertainment was
given in St. Mary's hail. under the di-
rection of the Sunday school teachers
of the Holy Rosary church. a large
number We're present and listened to
some of North Scranton's best talent.
The following programme was rem
dered: Duet. Annie Golden and Alice
Faddcn: piano solo, Margaret Thorn
ton; duet, Celia ana Mary Devers: solo.
John Hughes: duet, Katharine Sulli-
van and Nellie McTeuf: recitation,
Thomas Clark; violin solo. Mary Nc
Donough; quartettc Annie Conners,
Nellie McTeuf, Mary l.. Clark and
Ia tharine sullivan.
john Dougher, of Providence. was
one of the large number of men who
left these parts for the West during the
suspension" of 1877. He went to Me-
vada, and for several years wrote regu-
lally To his two brothers. Edward and
Anthony. whom he left behind in
Scranton. Later the letters grew less
frequent, and still later they ceased
altogether. As the Yeas flew by and
nothing was heard from the absent
brother, the brothers in Scranton took
1t for granted that he was dead and
about ten Years ago received what was
supposedly reliable information that
this was So, Last Sunday morning the
missing brother returned and, rs may
he believed, there was a happy time in
the Dougher household. He viii spend
short time here and then return to
Nevada, where he has some rich min
ing property,
very important meeting of the
ladies of the Providence Presbyterian
congregation Will he held this after
noon in the social rooms. Members of
the Aid society and ladies of that en-.
tire congregation are invited, Work for
the new church year viii he consid-
cred.
The masons have begun the founda-
tion walls Tor the new church being
erected on chulch avenue between Oak
and Market streets.
Thomas Morgan, of Summit avenue
is in the hospital, still receiving treat
ment for his eye, which was recently
injured by bit of steel that flew into