The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

surance man, is spending the week
with MontrOsc relatives.
Thomas d. Payne, acting chief of the
MontrOse fire department., attended the
annual parade of the IeStershire. y.
Y. fire department on Friday last
Editor James p. Taylor, of the Mont
rose Republican, was a guest of Hon.
James r. Dubois. at Halstead, yes
tarday.
The annual meeting of the Bridge
water Baptist association is now in
session at the Baptist church in this
place. There is "A large attendance and
every church in the association is rep
resented. Yesterday was given up to
the sunday school convention; today
and tomorrow will be occupied with
the work of the association proper.
Yesterdays programme was as fol-
lows Morning sessiOn-Prayer and
praise service, Rev. NJ. j. Watkins;
address of president and welcome to
delegates, Il. r. Little; address, The
sunday School Kaleidoscope, Rev. Y.
+. Dwy7r. reading of letters and APP
pointment of committees. Afternoon
scsSion-Praiso service reports of COM
mittees and other business; offering;
PAPER, Miss EgGleston; address THE
Teacher, from a Superintendents
Standpoint James Morris ir.; ad-
dress, "The Sudnay School Teacher His
PersonalitN,P Preparation and Purpose" :"
Rev. j, l.. Williams, Evening session
Young peoples rally: song service,
| Mrs. Il. Il. Little; presidents address.
| business. address. Rev. O. f. Flippo,
! -. D., Of Philadelphia. Officers of the
| Sunday school association for the en-
| suing year We're elected as follows:
| President, Ralph B. Little, Montroso; :;
! vice president, w. r. Tinker, Hall
| stead, secretary, Rev. T.. r. Hughes,
! pimo"k; treasurer. Mrs snyder, New
! Milford. At this mornings session Of
! the association the opening sermon was
preached by Rcv. NJ j. Watkins, Of
! lIallstoad
Douglass, the magician and company
gave a very interesting and successful
entertainment al Village hall last even
| mG, aud It will be repeated by request
tonGht.
The MontroSo base bail team expects
to so to StevensVille tomorrow to at
| tend the band fair and play ball. ON
Saturday they will, weather permitting,
go - Susquehanna to play game
| with the crack nine of that place.
Susquehanna boasts of not having a
defeat this season, but they are now
i'm imminent danger
! Tn" closing sermon of the Forty
Hours Devotions at st. Marys was
preached last evening by Rev. Father
McfIaln, of Pittston, his remarks be-
ing based upon the story of the Prod
iSdl son, The services closed this
morning at $50 O'Clock, with the con
vent mass in q, the ceebrant being
pev, Fr. Hanley, of HonesdaIe, ano
the Litany of the Saints Chanted by
six priests. There were in all twenty
nine priests in attendance, among them
being the former pastor of the church
i."v +. j, Laffarty, of Jessup.
| Mss Bernice Jeffers left yesterday
for Kingston, Pa. where she will en-.
ter as a student in Wyoming seminary
The regular services at the Matho.
dist Episcopal church, which have beer
omitted for several weeks, while eX.
tensive repairs We're going on, will b.
resumed on Sunday, Sept IL.
Rev. FIR, NJ. Falihee, Peoria. Ill, has
Dpen a visitor in town this week, and
attended the services at ST. Marys.
There Is no lS up in the rush ot
business at the MOntrose Co-operat tive
CanncIy. Sweet corn is just now beinl
handled in immense quantities.