The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-29
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Rev. H. G.. McDermott, pastor Of the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church,
Will address the meeting at the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian associa-
tion tomorrow afternoon at 3.45 o'clock.
Special music will be rendered by the
Simpson male quartette.
The dancing season will open this
evening at Lake Wnola, when Bauer's
orchestra will go to Hotel Clifton to
play. Tomorrow a bunch of the Elec-
trio City Wheelmen will make a club
run to the lake and spend the day
there.
Prof David Owens, cf No. 13 school,
spent last evening in Wilkes Barre. He
will umpire the game of ball today at
Lake I.odore, between the Alerts and
West Side Browns.
Miss Helen Thayer, of South Main
avenue, is visiting Miss Esther Evans,
of Westerly, Rhode Island. They wit
messed the boat races at New London
on Thursday from a steam launch
j. S. Swisher, of South Main avenue,
made a business trip down the valley
yesterday afternoon.
A special meeting of the West Side
Central Republican club will be held in
portant matters. Every member is
urged to attend.
Degrees were conferred and several
candidates were adopted at the meet
ing of Panooka tribe of Red Men in
Red Mems hall last evening.
A regular meeting of United Mine
Workers was held last evening in
Jayne's hall, and another local will
meet this evening in d. ID. Evans hall.
Attorney Charles T.. Daniels. of Di-
vision street, spent Thursday in Wilkes
Barre.
DR.. B. G. Beddoe, of South Main ave-
nue., has returned home from a short
trip to Philadelphia.
An enjoyable surprise party was held
on Thursday evening at the home of
Furman Spencer.
John Williams, of Fillmore avenue
fell down stairs in the Colliery En-
sineer office recently and sustained
painful injuries.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Lewis Jones. of Iowa
are visiting at the home of William j.
Williams on Twelfth street.
Arthur Reese, the violinist, of La
fayette street, has accepted a summer
engagement at Plaintield n. J.
Evan NJ. Evans and son Ellsworth, of
Philadelphia, are visiting West Scran-
ton friends.
One of the new telephones has been
placed in the station house.
LleWellyn Lewis. of South Hyde
Park avenue, a private in the Seventh
regiment. United States light artillery,
now stationed at Havana, is home on
a months furlough.
Misses Christina Shappert, Lena Koch
and Mamie Frank have returned home
from the Buffalo exposition.
James Grant, of Cameron avenue, is
home from college at Baltimore.
Miss Mary McGonigle. of Scranton
street. is the guest of friends in Car
bondale
The choir of st. Patrick's Catholic
church will conduct a country picnic
on r. j. Johnson's lawn. on North Re-
becca avenue, July 16. II and Is, for the
benefit of st. Patrick's church.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. p. Elias, of Wash
burn street, attended the Connor- Nor
gan wedding at Wilkes Barre on
Thursday.
Calvinistic Methodist church tomorrow
English language; in the evening at 6
o'clock, in the Welsh language.
st. Marks Lutheran congregation
will conduct an excursion to Lake l.o-
dore on Aug. Ii. on July II the sun
day school will spend the day pcnick-
Ing at Nay Aug park.
The Sons of Temperance Glee club
will meet for rehearsal tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired.
The First division of the Electric
City Wheelmen club run will leave the
club house at 4 a. m. Sunday, in
charge of Captain Lott. The Second
division will leave at $50, in charge of
First Lieutenant Ben Allen and Sec
ond Lieutenant Rhys Harris.
The Sloan colliery has shut down for
repairs. The shaft will be re-tim-
bered and new guides put in, The col
liery will probably be idle about three
weeks.
John ]. Durkin, of 14O2 Luzerne
street, was held in 5000 bail last even
ing by Alderman John for assaulting
and threatening his wife.
The property owners of North Re-
becca avenue, between Lafayette and
SWetland streets, are anxious to have
n grade established in that block, and
a petition signed by majority of
them has been placed in the hands
of Common Councilman William
Evans.
DR.. Philip ], Davies, of South Main
avenue, recent graduate of the Med
college, of Philadel-
phia, has been appointed one of the
twenty-four resident physicians for
the Philadelphia hospital, the largest
institution of Its kind in the United
States.
Navajo tribe, No. lO5, Improved Or
der of Red Men, met last evening and
listened to the report of Joseph r.
Phillips, who represented the lodge at
the grand council meeting, held recent
ly In Philadelphia.
David Williams, of South Main
avenue, has returned home from
Bloomsbury State Normal school,
where he played ON the base ball team.
A young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William f.. Davis, of Lafayette street,
stepped on needle yesterday. which
penetrated her foot. An operation was
necessary.