The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-06
FOREST CITY.
Special 10 the scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the scranton Tribune.
Forest cts. Sept 5.--John Mitchell,
the president of the United Mine Work.
ers of America. will deliver an address
in Forest city tomorrow afternoon.
Although he comes I'm fulhllmcnt of n
long standing promise, the local labor
leaders deserve credit for his appear
anCe here, as the noted labor leader
finds his time well occupied, ana IL
required considerable energy on the
part Of the local officers To secure
definite date FOR the long expected Nls-
g. There viii hc a big parade at :
O'Clock and Immediately at it's close
the speech making VIII begin in front
of the new school building. George w.
MaXcy will introduce President Mitch
ell, IT Is expected. \ number OF other
leado.s in tho labor would will also
make add cSscs.
Forest city has been well niGh de-
serted this week owing to the semi
centennial celebration in Carbondale.
Tuesday all the labor organizations
here aud i'm Nandling were in line and
Wednesday the Enterprise and Wand
ling Hose companies participated.
John Lynch has bought the old post
Office building from the building and
loan association for s2,1oo.
Mrs ]. r.. Fleming and children, of
Scranton. are guests at the home of
]. !. Walker.
The funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Lynch,
who died Tuesday morning, occurred
Mt 10 o'clock today. \ requiem mass
was said in st. Agnes church and the
remains We're then taken to Carbon
dale for intermcut i'm st. Rose Cemc-
terry. Deceased was born in Ireland
seventy-thrcc years ago. She had re-
sided I'm Forest city eighteen years
and is survived by her husband and
one son. John.
Rev. O. Il. stone, a former pastor
of the Forest city Methodist church,
was visitor in town this week.
Daniel q. Allen has resigned from
the secretaryship of the borough Coun-
ell. His successor will be elected at
the meeting on Tuesday next
Garfield Anderson, the fortunate
winner of the second prize in The
Trihunc's Educational Contest, has
been receiving the congratulations OF
his Forest city friends this week. lie
is popular in these parts, having lived
at Richmondalo several years.
W. Y. Reese, of South Gibson, ha;
been visiting in town the past week
Mr.. Reese was for ten years the Hill
side engineer at No. shaft and re-
signed this spring to so on his farm
He is looking we'll.
4 large number Of Forest city poo
pie saw "Shorc Acres" at the Carbon
dale opera house last night.
The VandlinG Hose company has jus
purchased new uniforms, dark greer
in color, and they made a handsom,
appearance in the parade at Carbon
dale yesterday.
II. p. Payne, of Thompson, has becI
elected director of the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Telephone company, 4
take the place of :. S. Hubbard, de
ceased.
Miss Gcncvicvc Riley, of Pleasan
Mount, is the guest of her sister, Mrs
Joseph Ackcrman, today.
The mission in st. Agnes church i
attracting large congregations to tina
edifiCe daily. The services are undc
charge of Rev. Fathers Hagen an,
Connolly, of New York. Both priest
are very eloquent and forceful ser
moniEers and their discourses haV
greatly impressed the hearers. Tn
mission will last only during the pres
ent week
Mrs. II. J. Foley. Of Susquehanna
and Miss Celia clark, of Pleasan
Mount, are visiting friends in town.