The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-22

George Walters, Betterly, Arthus Davis,
Thomas Russell, Edward Ncubauer,
Lou Speck. Wallace Gardner, Harry
c. Haas, DeForest Race, Binghamton,
Mrs. Helen Frances Barber, of South
Franklin street has issued invitations
for the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Mary Barber, to George Roberts Mac
Lean. Miss Barber Is one of Wilkes
Barre's most attractive young ladies,
prominent socially and n clever horse
woman. Mr.. MacLean is the eldest son
of w. S. MacLean, esq. He is mem
Der of the Luzerne bar and graduate
of Lafayette college. At present he
holds the responsible office of county
controller. The wedding will take place
at the First Presbyterian church. this
city, Wednesday evening. April ., at
$40 o'clock.
The ushers will be William $. Mac
Lean. jr., brother of the groom: DR..
Charles n. Miller, II. Nelson Bennett
and William Sharpe, OF Wilkes-Barre;
Louis NJ Hemingway. of Waterbury,
Conn. and Fred II. Drake, of Easton,
Pa.
Best man, William Henry snyder, of
'neStnut HILL ph1ladelpnla.
Bridesmaids. Miss MacLeun, sister of
the groom: Miss Anthony and Miss
Townsend, of Wilkes-Barre. and Miss
Hoyt. of Binghamton. n. Y.
Matron of honor. Mrs. Pierson, sister
of the bride.
Rev. DR.. Francis Il. Hodge. assisted
by Rev. Dr. Samuel G. Logan, of Scran-
ton, will perform the ceremony, and
there will be no reception after the
ceremony, except to the families of the
bride and groom.
At home cards will be sent ont for
Fridays in October at % South River
street.-Wilkes-B Barre Times.
Miss Barber was a resident of Scran-
ton for years.
The Subscription dance. to be given
Easter Monday night at the Bicycle
club, is an event to which all the young
people are looking forward with much
interest. There is to be no Easter as
sembly, and this will admirably fill its
place. The patronesses are Mrs. j. r..
Dimmick, Mrs. Il. b. Jermyn, Mrs. w.
w. Scranton, Mrs. Everett Warren,
Mrs. G. II. Welles. The committee con-
sists of Maxwell Il. Bessell, David
Boies, r.. Dickson Torrey. Paul b.
Welles and Walter II. Wolfe. There
will be handsome decorations, and
Bauer will furnish music. Many of the
guests will first attend the Schumann-
Heink concert.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens celebrated
her eighty-siXth birthday last week at
her home, on Madison avenue. A happy
feature of that occasion was the uneX-
pected appearance of her daughters
Mrs. j. S. Little, of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. e. o. Sewall, of New York
Her other children, Mrs. G. A. Shoe
maker. Mrs. c.. w. Niver and Mrs. c.
b. Williams, of this city. were also
present. Mrs. Stevens is the only sur
viving child of the late Nathan Bacon,
of Nicholson, who was a pioneer in this
region.
The death of Mr.. II. A. Kingsbury
removes figure dear and familiar to
multitude who loved the kindly per-
sonality. the friendly face, the genial
spirit. He who had no harsh words
for any man---no ungentlc thoughts
went to his last resting place with his
memory cherished tenderly by all who
knew him. Not everyone is so blessed
as to leave the world followed by bene-
dictions.
Mrs. George S. Sturges entertained a
number of small people yesterday, in
honor of her little son.
Mr.. LaMotte Belin gave stag din
ner and theatre party last Saturday
night.