The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-08

About forty-five members of Liberty
lodge, No. 1Ss, Knights of Pythias.
went to Peckville wednesday evening
and paid a fraternal visit to Sheridan
lodge. During the evening the team
from the former lodge worked the third
degree. comforting the rank OF knight
upon an esquire. The ceremony was
witnessed by large number of
knights, besides the large number from
Jermyn there being u large delegation
from Olyphant. The work OF the team
was admirable and at the close of the
beautiful ceremony the members of the
team and Liberty lodge came In for
number of pretty compliments from
the members of other lodges. some of
whom stated that they had never wit
messed better work. At the close of
the ceremony u smoker was held and
for nearly two hours the time was en-
joyabl spent In speech making and In
singing. intermingled with the fra
GRANGE of the cigars. The time to de-
part came all too soon and It was with
considerable regret that the visitors
took their departure. The members of
Sheridan lodge treated their guests
with much hospitality and the Jermyn
boys will not soon forget the pleasant
| occasion. At the special invitation OF
Lackawanna lodge, the team from this
borough will 60 to Olyphant on Tues
| day, Feb. 26, for the purpose OF working
the third degree. Much OF the teams
| success is due to their captain. Harry
Langman, and Assistant Captain john
son Bennett. jr. The team will meet
for practice this evening.
Mrs. c. d. Winters gave thimble
| tea at her home on Main street yester-
| day afternoon, which was attended by
about twenty-five ladies. The event
had been pleasantly looked forward to
| for several days and was very en-
| joyable affair.
| Rev. NJ. f. Lynott, the we'll known
and beloved pastor of the Church OF
the Sacred Heart, returned home yes
terday from the Scranton Private hos
pital. where he recently underwent a
very delicate and painful operation
The people Of the two boroughs, IRE
spective OF creed. will rejoice with
Father Lynott's parishioners at his re-
covery from his severe illness.
The employees of the Moosic Powder
company were given a pleasant sur
prise on Wednesday morning, when Su
perintendent Gebhardt called them to-
gether at the office and announce,
that Colonel Boies, the president o
the company, had authorized him t.
inform them of an Increase of ten pei
cent in their wages which would taxi
effect Feb. l. The men were muci
pleased at the information. The In
crease came without solicitation.
Miss Maggie Nazeby Is Ill at tn
home of her grandparents, Mr.. an
Mrs. William Washington, of Rush
brook street.
Edmunds G. Snyder are anxious t
have an appropriate name for tn
handsome new hall they have latel
erected and have decided to give
prize to the one sending in the mos
: appropriate name. Thomas NJ. Hend
ricks and J. w. Grant have undertaken
to decide the difficult task of selectin
) the most suitable name and any on
wishing to send in a name may do g
? by mailing their letters to the commit
tee before Feb. Is and marking on tn
corner of the envelope. Hall Nam
Contest" How would st, Georges ha
do?
Sleighing parties are now all tn
rage. Several went out from town las
evening. one large party going to Peck
: Vile, where they were enjoyably er
| tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
: Joseph Bray.
Misses Bertha and Carrie Coon, {
Main street, attended the Marie Ar
toinette fete at the Lyceum at Scrar
ton Wednesday evening.
Elmo the little son of School ID
: rector Blake, is i'll at his home on SCI
| ond street.