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

| The remains of the late John Carey
brought here from Buffalo, were in
| TERED in the Cathedral cemetery yes
terday afternoon. The funeral was
conducted from the home of deceased's :
sister, Mrs. John Griffin, of jackson
| street.
| Rachel Hughes, of Luzerne street,
who was recently divorced from her
husband. Thomas Hopkins. at one time
a local barber was married in Car
bondale recently to Griffith G. Thomas,
formerly of Pittston.
| An enjoyable lawn social was held
last evening at the home of Miss
Margaret Grifliths. on Price street
| Word has been received here that
| Miss Alvina Powell, a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Powell. was
united in marriage recently to Charles
| l. SchiIl, of Sterling, N. j. The
ceremony was performed by Rev'
George Sluter, of Sterling. and the
couple will reside at Orange, N. j.
Both are well known here.
A young child of Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Conville. of South Sumner avenue,
! strayed away from home on Tuesday,
, causing the parents much anxiety.
| The little one afterwards returned
| safely.
Staff Captain Noble, divisional Off
Ger of the Baltimore and East Penn
sylvania district of the Salvation
Army, will be the guest of the local
corps tomorrow evening at the bar
racks. on Price street.
Arthur Davis. of North Sumner ave-
nue.. is spending a few days in Mt.
Vernon. N. Y.
DIR. r. G. Beddoe and pr. w. A..
Paine were called to Clarks Summit
on Tuesday, on professional business.
Henry Stoeber, of Fifth avenue. has
gone to Buffalo and Rochester on a
pleasure trip. He will visit his son
at the latter place.
All members of st. Pauls Pioneer
corps are requested to meet this even
ing in st. David's hall for drill prac-
tice.
The st. Brenden minstrel company
held rehearsal last evening for their
minstrel performance. which will be
given in AIears' hall on Tuesday,
evening, June II. The tickets are
selling at 30 cents each. Dancing will
be enjoyed after the performance, to
music by Bauer's orchestra.
A social will be held this evening at
the rooms of the Young Women's
Christian association on South Main
avenue.
regular meeting of the Slocum
lodge of Odd Fellows was held in Ma
sonic hall last evening. when business
pertaining to the lodge was trans
acted.
The regular weekly sewing session of
n hall in
Plymouth church yesterday.
The funeral of the late Evan p. Da-
Wis will take place this afternoon at
go o'clock. Services will be held at
the Welsh Baptist church, and burial
will be made in the Dunmore cemc-
terry.
An illustrated lecture on Alaska was
given in the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church last evening by Rev.
Harry p. Corser, of Fort Wrangle,
Alaska. The lecture was interesting
and Instructive and was attended by
quite a number of people.
William Lewis, of 100 South Lincoln
avenue, was arrested yesterday at the
instance of his wife. who charges him
with assault and battery, threats and
non-support. He spent the night in
the station house.
Rev. j. B. Whelan. of st. Patrick's
church. is spending the week in the re-
treat at Harvey's lake.
Reese Davis, formerly of Bellevue,
who has been engaged in the South,
left here yesterday for Bridgeport,
Conn.
The West Side Central Republican
club will hold Il regular meeting this
evening.
Edward McAndrew, of Towanda,
came to town recently to accept posi-
ton with the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company, and was as
signed to Kingston. When he reached
there and found strike on, he threw
up the job and returned to Scranton.
He was arrested late Tuesday night
for trespassing and Vagrancy, and
locked up in the Jackson street sta
ton house. Yesterday morning Police
Magistrate Davies committed him to
the county Jail for thirty days in de-
fault of a S. fine.
There will be meeting of the
Ladies' Aid chapter of st. David's
church this afternoon. Mrs. Everett
VIII deliver an address on the fund be-
ing raised at the suggestion of Bishop
Talbot for the purpose of extending
home mission work in the diocese.
A handsome and much priced plant
was stolen from the porch of the resi-
dence of Sebastian Kline. $40 Luzerne
street, early Tuesday morning. Strong
suspicion of the identity of the thief |
are entertained