THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890
GOSSIP OF THE
, SOCIAL WORLD
Many loferestlor Events Were Cob
ducted Durlnf tbe WeeL
NIQHT EXCURSION TO LAKE ARIEL
Attended by a Large Number of
Society Folk lr. Bill Entertain!
Ilia Friends at Hi Lodge oa the
Uoulcvard Peck-Mott Nuptials.
Movements of Well Kuowa Persons
Daring M eek.
That was a most enjoyable entertain'
ment furnished a party of friends by
Dr. and Mis. O. K. Hill, Wednesday
night at their woodland hut "Venga
Otraves" on Elmhurst boulevard. "Veng
Otravez" means "come again." It Is a
cheaply built, wooden shanty where its
owner'and family go almost dally for
a few hours' sylvan retreat. On the
night In. question the guest were: Mr.
and Mrs. Lemuel Amerman, ex-8enator
and Sirs. M. E. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kemmerer, Mr. and Mrs. John A,
Mears, Dr. and Mrs. I. F. Everhardt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Fritz, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Ueyea, Mr. and Mrs. F. R.
White, Mrs. Katharine Wilcox, Mrs.
Josephine Koons, Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Kemmerer and John T. Richards. They
danced to music furnished byavagrant
Italian guitarist and feasted on hot
corn, pumpkin pie, baked clams and the
like. The hut and its surroundings were
ligh ted by scores of Chinese lanterns and
bonfires. It was an early hour Thursday
morning before the merry-makers re
turned to the city.
Miss Agnes Easterly and William L.
Pryor were married Wednesday noon
by Rev. Rogers Israel, of St. Luke's
Episcopal church, nt the home of the
bride's brother, George Easterly, on
North Sumner avenue. Only the immed
iate relatives were present. The groom
Is the Lehigh Valley company's passen
ger representative in this city.
Invitations have been Issued for the
wedding of Miss Carrie Murilla Fel
lows, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horatio
T. Fellows, and Harry Krigbaum
Acker, on the evening of Sept. 2H at the
bride s home,
.
Miss Lydla Moore and Thomas Myers,
each of Green Ridge, were married in
the church of the Good Shepherd Wed
nesday by the lector, Rev. Frank t.
1 Sullen tine.
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The Country club is not wasting time.
A professional golf player, Thomas
ISomlelow, has been enguged to coach
members beginning today and during
all or next week. He is a Scot and an
attacho of Spaulding's snorting goods
house and hns been engaged in laying
out the golf links on the broad stretch
of country about the Country club's
home. It in quite likely that a golf
tourney will begin on some day late
next week. A tennis tournament will
begin on the club courts nuxt Thursduy
morning. The events will consist of
men's singles anil doubles. There will
be no mixed or ladles events.
A large party of young people, well
known in the social element, went t.J
Lake Ariel In a special Erie and AVy
oming train Thursday night and at the
lake danced and made merry until after
midnight. They were accompanied by
some of Bauer's musicians and Hanley,
the caterer. In the company were these
from out of town: The Misses Utar
ner, cf Goshen, Ind.: Miss Gould, Sen
eca Falls; Miss Waring, Plaintleld, N.
J.: Miss Kaufman, Lancaster; Mine
Bradford, New York city; Miss Wilier,
Newlmrgh; Miss Vaughan, Wllkes
Rurre; James Gould, Senaca Falls; Au
gustus Huntington, Plaintleld; Vivian
Spencer. New York city; Louis Hillings,
NV- York city; Mr. Rradshaw, New
York city.
Defendants of two of Scrnnton's old
est families, the Motts and the Pecks,
were the principals In a wedding on the
West Side Thursday noon, when Miss
Helen Mott, daughter of Mrs. Harriet
C. Mott, became the wife of Attorney
George Luther Peck. The event was
a fushlonable one and took place In the
Simpson Methodist church. The groom's
father. Rev. Luther Peck, officiated.
Miss Florence Madeline Glbbs, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. I II. Gibbs, was
bridesmaid and Albert H. Turner was
best man. Miss Mott's gown was of
white mauve frallle with white satin
trimming. She carried white nstors.
Miss Gibbs was uttired in a gown of
Hunters silk, trimmed with white satin.
Honorary ushers were: Attorney Selden
Kingsbury, Frank H. Hngen. Roderick
Peck, of Scranton, and Luther .Wil
liams, of Blnghamton.
Miss Kathryn A. Grelner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Grelner, of
Green Ridge, will be married at 8
o'clock on the night of Sept. 23 to
Charles B. Elston. of Dunmore, In the
church of the Good Shepherd.
Miss Agnes MacKuy, of Adams ave
nue, Dunmore, was tendered a sur
prise party by the following persons:
Mr. and Mrs. James Mac Kay, Rev.
John Dunn, of the Adams avenue mis
sion of the Second Presbyterian
huroh; Mrs. H. Volz, Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ful
ler, of Dalton; Mrs. A. Dunn, Misses
Jessie Gallately, Elizabeth Hazleton,
Rebecca Crelghton, of Brooklyn, N. T.;
Bessie Williams, Agnes Harvey, Bella
Hazleton, Grace Powell and Mary
Bryant and Homer Gavitt, Albert
Bartz, Edward Squires, Herbert De
Witt, Benjamin Peffrey, Arthur Dunn,
Alex. MacKay, Wallace and John Mac
Kay."
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Professor E. E. Southworth enter
tained the members of St. John's
church choir at his studio on Wyo
ming avenue Wednesday evening.
Those present were: Misses Katie
Coyne, Margaret Roche, Katie Dona
hoe, Wlnfred 'Melvln, Mamie McTlgue,
Julia Kelly, Anna Durkin, Bessie
Burns, Jenny Gavin, Mamie Hastings,
Kate Winifred and Belinda Durkin,
Kate Riley, Mamie Cullen; Messrs.
John Troy, James Mangan, John E.
v Coyne, Thomas Needam and Dennis F.
Crolly.
The following party explored the
workings ot the Hyde Park mine Mon
day night: Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Gljr.
of plvislon street; Misses Sarah and
Anna Smith, of New York city; Harry
and John Hansen, of Philadelphia;
Miss Lizzie Reese, of Shenandoah;
Miss- Emma Wilkes. Miss Mattie
Wilkes, Walter Jones and David
James, of Scranton.
The following tendered a birthday
surprise party to Miss Llbble Luti, at
her home on Prospect avenue, Tues
day night: Mr. and Mrs. William
Baumgartiier, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bcl-
lershelm, ' Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Bel'
lershetm, Dora Forkel. Emma and Li!
lie Forkel. Minnie Hahn, Anna Belter
Bhefm, Martha Spindler. Ada Reiden
bach. Maggie Breil, William and John
Kelsmer, John Lewert, Fred Shlneman,
Charles Bellervhelm, William Botke.
In honor of her guests. Miss Laura
Fisher and Miss Anna Dell, of Phil
adelphia, Miss Lavlna Schnell, gave
a souvenir tea party Tuesday after
noon at her home on West Lacka'
wanna avenue. Those who attended it
were: Miss Lena Robinson, Miss Edith
Wagner, Miss May Spelcher, Miss
Mame Rosar, Miss Anna Welnss, Miss
Laura Fischer, Miss Anna Dell, Miss
Anna Clause, of Elizabeth, N. J.; Mrs.
J. W. Warnke and Miss Lavlnla
Schnell. Mrs. Schnell was assisted in
receiving by her sister, Mrs. J. W.
Warnke. Each lady present was pre
sented with an appropriate souvenir.
Tuesday evening a very pleasant
party was given in honor of the Misses
Beatrice and Eva Tovell at the horaa
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H,
Tovell, of Wright street. It was at
tended by Misses Mamie Drew, Grace
Drew, Edith Taylor, Winnie McGurat,
Anna M. Jakes, Minnie Beam, Emma
Dolling, Mabel Walker, Dollle Toxell,
Martle Tovell, Alberta Drew, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Tovell. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Drew, Mr. and Mrs. E. Teal, Mr. and
Mrs. Dingsbury, Mrs. Hogan; Messrs,
H. Frable, Charles H. Siviger, Iver
Tovell, Fred Clancy, Samuel M. Drew,
Bert Adams, Bert Henway, Bruce Mil
ler, Frank Smith, Columbus White and
Percival Tovell.
Miss Mame McGuire, of Cayuga
street, was tendered a pleasant sur
prise party by a number of her friends
Wednesday evening.
Miss Jennie Howell, of Scranton
street, entertained the following with
a progressive euchre party Thursday
evening at her home on Scranton
street: Misses August Blair, Lizzie
Heermans, Emma I.evvis, Delia Pen
warden, Mrs. Crittenden, Mrs. Charlea
Burr. Mrs. Thomas Richards. Mrs. P.
F. Struppler, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs.
Reynolds and Mrs. William Price, Jr.
The Misses Woodward entertained a
few of their friends last evening In
honor of their guest, Sylvester Bretz,
of Mauch Chunk. Those present were
the ' Misses Seward, Sloat, Softly,
Hunnes, Richards, Maine Hannes,
Hannes, Richards, Mame Hannes, Flor
ence Seward. Messrs. Fellows, Beavers,
Jeremiah. Stanton, Bishop, Relnhart,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Heckel, Mrs. Bretz,
of Mauch Chunk, and Miss Anthony,
of Camden, N. J.-
The Green Ridge Wheelmen gave a
smoker last night. Peter Schoppert,
A. E. Morse and John A. Foote with
their mandolins and guitars furnished
music. There were about one hundred
present, -
PEKSONAL MENTION:
R. Davidow has returned from a visit
to Boston and New York,
Miles Huml is back from the seashore
looking well and "brown as u berry."
-Mrs. Thomas Hull Is improving so tnat
she gets out on the piazza occasionally.
Sirs. M. Norton and son Hurol.l have re
turned from visiting relatives In Connec
ticut. Hiss Gertrude Bleckley, of Mauch
Chunk, is the guest of Miss Maude Fox,
of Pine street.
I. Mcgargel and family and C. D.
Jones and family have returned from their
summer outing at l-."ke Ariel,
.Miss Inez Lillian Walker, of Trenton.
N. J., and chuperone, were registered at
the Wyoming hotel during the wevk.
J. H. Steel and family have come In
out of the woods ("Quinsfgamonil"), where
they spent the summer months pleasantly.
The Misses Grace and Edith Norton are
back from lxing Island Sound, where
they spent August with relatives and had
a delightful and charming vacation.
Kev. C. E. Robinson, IX IX, pastor of
tho Second Presbyterian church, is in
Hluirstown, N. .1., today attending the fu
neral of "Miss Emma Vail. He will return
to this city this evening.
K. V. Lacey, A. L. Francis, C. S. Jacob,
E. IX Fellows. John Smith and wife, Dr.
G. K. Dean, D. E. Taylor, Newton Jack
son and Charles J. Weichel were reg
istered at the St. Denis In New York last
week.
Robert E. Wilson, of Spruce street, is
in New York.
.Miss Anna Robinson is visiting Mrs.
Peter J. Hughes, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. II. Wlnton mid Miss Elsbeth
Wlnton are home from Saranac Inn.
Miss Barbara O'Mulley, of the Telephone
exchange, has returned from her vacation.
Alilerman Howe will attend the reunion
of the Cullender family at Hlakely today.
Misses Alice and Jeanne Donegan, of
Olive street, are spending two weeks at
Lake Ariel.
Dr. Thomas, of Wilkes-Barre, was the
guest of G. A. Williams, of South Main
avenue, yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Bteans. of Danville,
have returned to that place after a visit
with Scranton friends.
.Mrs. William N. Chase, of North Brom
ley avenue, will leave today for a visit
with friends in Blnghamton and I'tlca,
N. Y.
Miss Elizabeth Bishop and Miss Edith
Dntton, of Burlington, N. J., arc the
guests of Mrs. Reynolds, of North Main
avenue.
Dr. D. H. Thomas of Alsonia. McDow
ell county. West Virginia, is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Williams, of South
Main avenue.
Mrs. George Silshee, formerly of Scran
ton, but now a resident of San Antonio.
Texas, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Keilum, of 109 Linden street.
Oscar Oswald, of the West Side. Is in
New York.
Miss Carrie Skellenger, of Price street, is
visiting In Port Jervis, N. Y.
Miss Katie Saltry, of West Market
street, is visiting Carbondale friends.
Grant Pedrick, of West Market street.
Is home from a week's visit In Honesdale.
AIlss Phoebe Englert, of Butler street.
Dunmore, has returned from Holllster
ville. Mrs. W. J. Davis, of Warren street.
spent the past two weeks at the sea
shore. George 8axe, of North Hyde Park ave
nue. Is home from a business trip to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Robinson, of the
South side, are home, from Manhattan
Beach.
Undertaker M. F. Wymbs, of Jackson
street, spent a few days during the week
In New York on business.
Miss Kate Niland, of Green Ridge, night
operator at the Telephone Exchange, is
on her ten days' vacation.
Miss Josephine Judge, of this city, was
visiting Miss Margaret Gilllgan, of Wash
ington street, Carbondale, this week.
Miss Cora Savige, nurse at the Lacka
wanna hospital. Is enjoying her vacation
at home in Harford, Susquehanna coun
ty. Miss Carolyn Lewis, of the Lackawanna
hospital, rame back Thursday after a two
weeks visit to her home in the western
part of the stRte.
Miss Sailie Moran, of Green Ridge, visit.
ed Miss Margaret Campbell, of the Car
bondale Telephone Exchange, during the
lore part of the week.
Blisses Gertrude and Clara Cress, of
Brooklyn, and Bertha Bold, of Waverly.
visited Miss Elizabeth Krause, ot Blake
ly street, Dunmore, this week.
Tallle Morgan, of New York, Is visiting
In the city.
Dr. J. L Went Is home from a sojourn
In Vermont.
D. A. Phillips, of the West Side, was
In Plymouth Tuesday.
Alfred Twining, associate editor of the
Scranton Times, returned Monday from
a two weeks' trip through New York
state.
Mrs. Louis ft. Freeman, of Piatt place.
Is visiting in Hlnghamton.
Miss Lillian Uearhart is entertaining the
Misses Warner, of Uoschen, Ind.
Walter Fordham, of Green Ridge, went
on Tuesday to Elmira on a business trip.
J. W. Tamblyn, of Green Ridge, Is on a
pleasure trip to points ot Interest In Can
ada. James Burns, of Park City, Utah., Is
visiting his parents, on West Market
street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Peck and family, of
Monsey avenue, have returned from Ocean
Grove.
Henry Whetmore, of Sunset avenue. Is
home from Norwich, N. Y., after a visit
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Donahoe, of Cedar
avenue, spent a week in New York and
returned home Tuesday,
Mrs. William Harrington and daughter,
of South Hyde Park avenue, are home
from a visit to Nicholson.
Mrs. Edward Roderick and children, ot
Providence, are home from Atlantic City,
where they spent two weeks.
Colonel and Mrs. E. H. Call, of Prescott
avenue, are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. M.
G. Gannon, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, rector of St. Peter's
cathedral, returned yesterday from a two
weeks' vacation spent at Cape May.
Architect C. F. Wtnkleman, manager of
tlfe Scranton branch office of L. C. Holden,
of New York, is spending a vacation of
two weeks In Rock Hill, Sullivan county,
N. Y.
A. B. Holmes has returned from Asbury
Park.
Joseph Jeffrey, of Dunmore, is fishing in
Pike county.
Miss Margaret McKenzle, of Keyser ave
nue, has gone to North Carolina on a visit.
A. L. Collins returned this week from a
fortnight's business trip through the New
England states.
Dr. John McGrath, of South Washing
ton avenue, has returned from a business
visit to Philadelphia
Mrs. F. P, Doty and children, Edith ami
Howard, of Hampton street, are guests of
North Ablngton friends.
General Manager Frank Silllman jr., of
the Scranton Traction company, spent
Wednesday In New York.
Merthyn Jones, of Kdna avenue, left
on Tuesday for Mt. Olivet college, Michi
gan, to resume his studies.
Miss Florence Fowler, of Cherry street,
Dunmore, came home this week from Can.
ada, after an extended visit. .
Miss Etty Belknap, of Blnkeiy street,
Dunmore, Is making preparations for a
trip through the south and west.
ill sb Belle Pen warden, of Honesdale, has
returned home alter spending a week with
Mr. and Mrs, A. Jenkins, of Butler street,
Dunmore.
John Westofahl, the Pednr avenue gro
cer, has returned from St. Paul, where lie
went to attend the national convention of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Anthony J. Battle, son of Contractor
Daniel P. Battle, of the South Side, left
this week to begin a. course of study at
St. Vincent's college. W'etsmorelnnO"
county.
W. H. Ruber, of Quincy avenue; Thomas
Sheppard, of Clay avenue; Snmuel W.
Smith, of Webster avenue, and Jams
Heattie, of George, street, Dunmore, spent
the past week fishing In Wayne county.
Miss Margaret Geary, of Franklin ave
nue, is In New York.
Deputy Prothonotary John F. Cum-
minus is enjoying his annual vacation.
Miss Helen Thayer, of South Main uve.
nue, is vlstting Miss Belle Miller, ot West
J'ittston.
Miss Evelyn Groves, of Brooklyn, Is the
guest of Miss Ella Williams, of North
.Main avenue.
Mrs. O. W. Slmrell and daughter, Miss
Romainc, of Carbondule, are visiting
Scranton friends.
Miss Anna Jones, of Adams avenue, has
returned from a stay of four weeks at
Hookaway Beach.
Mrs. C. R. Shryer and son, John, of
North Main avenue, are home from a trip
to Frostburg, Ind.
Mrs. John Nolan, of Tike street, Car
bondale, Is entertaining Miss Mary J.
Heffron, of Scranton.
Mrs. E. O. Sewall and son Edwin, of
Nicholson, are visiting her sister, Mrs. G.
A. Shoemaker, of thl$ city.
Alias Alida Brown, of Carbondale, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Butter-
man, of this city, Wednesday.
Sir. and Mrs. Simon Scheuer, Br., and
daughter, Miss Lizzie, of J'ittston avenue,
returned Wednesday from Ocean Grove.
Attorney and Mrs. A. A. Vosburg, Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Chappell and son, Roy,
of the North End, left Wednesday for Ni-
gnra Falls and Toronto.
Miss Mary Kiesel. nurse for the Board
of Associated Charities, returned to tie
city Tuesday after being away three
weeks at Asbury Park and Brooklyn.
Miss Clara Finn Is home from a visit
in Wllkes-Barre.
Desk Sergeant Robert H. Deitcr is on
his annual vacation.
M. J. Egan, of Jermvn. called on Mlnoo-
ka friends Wednesday.
Joseph Davis, the Taylor druggist. Is
fishing at I-ake Henry.
Ira Brader. of Dunmore. fs snendlnir a
vacation along the Hudson.
Miss Margaret Durkin, of Marv street.
returned this week from a visit to St.
Louis.
Miss Florence and Tlllie Drinker tire
home from a sojourn at Mapleway farm,
Fleetvillu.
Mrs. Flltcrofl, of New Jersey, Is visit
ing her son, Thomas Flltcroft, of Ca-
pouse avenue.
Mrs. William Collins, of St. Louis, and
Miss Lizzie Lynn, of Hawley, are visiting
North End relatives.
Miss Gertrude Reed, of West Pittston.
spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs.
John F, Tnlihs, of Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Connolly Kf Minooka.
and Miss Jennie Campbell, of Clay avenue,
enjoyed a drive to Ransom Wednesday.
After a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Flnlay Ross, of the North End, Airs.
Kaciiael Jones, of Pittston, has returned
home.
Miss Tlllie Westpfahl and Rena Mesar-
gle, of the South Side, returned this week
from an extended visit in Harrisburg and
Bloomsburg.
THE ENGINEER.
Where the engine thrills and the white
steam fills
Your eyes as you hurry by,
With brow austere, the engineer
Sits restlnir nnlptlv.
HiB face is dark, but a glowing spark
Lights up his eye so keen.
no nns naught to ask; he has done his
task,
And has done it well, I ween.
Or, perhaps, before, 'mid rush and roar.
ijie me nuruesc run in ino land.
He must clench his teeth, set lips beneath,
And take h'.H life In his hnml
But his head Is clear he knows no fear,
And. clasping the throttle-bar.
He cleaves the dark, as the soaring lark!
Mounts up to the clouds afar.
But deep In his thoughts he forgetteth
naught
Of his overburd'nlng care.
The smile on his lip is the gay wave-tip
That the solemn oceans bear.
He would rather far. at the throttle.bar,
Quiver with death's alarm.
Than that any soul under his control
Should come to the slightest harm.
And so through the night and the sweet
daylight
Our grimy heroes stand,
With a million men in their keeping, when
They dash across the land.
They have sped through flame, where no
succor came.
Save that their brave hands brought,
And they fell at their post, counting life
well lost
For the rescue they had wrought.
They may think us cold those hearts of
gold!
But silent lips may hide
A soul aflame, which fain would claim
Bays for these heroes tried.
And whenever I pass the engine glass.
Through Its shining pane I peer,
And breathe a prayer for the brave man
there-
God bless the engineer!
Kate Upson Clark.
NEWS CULLED IN
RELIGIOUS FIELD
Anniversary Services In St. Mark's
Lntherao Church, West Side.
SKETCH OP THE ORGANIZATION
Convention of the Lather League.
Kev. William Shawger Will Speak
in the Railroad Department of the
Y.M. C. A... Services That Will Be
Held Tomorrow in the Churches.
St. Mark'aLutheran church had a
busy time of It this week. Last Sun
day the church was five years old, and
In commemoration of the anniversary.
the pastor. Rev. A. L. Ramer, presided
over special services. Then, on Thurs
day, the church had as its guests, the
delegates in attendance at the annual
convention of the Luther League of
Northeastern Pennsylvania. The con
vention was held at the church, cor
ner of Fourteenth and Washburn
streets. There were twenty-seven dele
gates In attendance. The history of
St. Mark's Is one of a conquest over
difficulties. Moved with the conviction
that the time had come to establish
an English Lutheran church In West
Scranton, the initiatory steps were tak
en on April 5, 1S91, by Rev. E. L. Mil!
er, pastor of Holy Trinity church. On
that day a Sunday school was organ
ized in Co-cperatlve hall, 126 North
Main avenue, iwlth thirty-five persons
who declared their Intention of unit
Ing regularly with the school. At the
second session, on April 12, It was de
termined to name the new organiza
tion St. Mark's Sunday school. The
work prospered from the beginning.
People who had before been affiliated
with the Lutheran church came to the
notice of the leaders, and the prospect
brightened week after week. On the
evening of June 29 a hopeful and zeal
ous little band of Lutherans .was gath
ered at the residence of J. J. Seeler,
on. Price street. Fifteen persons signed
a paper declaring that tt was the de
sire of the subscribers to organize an
Evangelical Lutheran church and lo
establish the same on the West Side.
On the first Sunday in July. 1891, Rev.
Miller began to conduct divine ser
vices In St. David's hall, 113 N. Main
avenue, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
On Sept. 1, 1891, at a meeting of the
church council of Holy Trinity church,
the following persons were, at their
own request, transferred to unite with
the proposed Evangelical Lutheran St.
Mark's congregation; Mr. and Mrs. 1).
W. Moser, Gideon Moser, iMrs. George
Alspaugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seeler,
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Benson, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Mag
nus Nelson. With these twelve mem
bers as a nucleus the organization of
St. Mark's congregation was effected
Sept. 7, 1S91. On Feb. 19, 1893, the first
meeting was held in the newly built
church. The membership at this time
was 5S. The present pastor was the
first in charge of the church. Mr.
Ramer accepted a call extended to him
on April 8, 1893. The membership of
the church is 172 at the present time.
Mr. Ramer Is an enthusiast and his
constant attention to the church has
firmly established It He Is a yountr
man and his future path seems to
load to greater work In the religious
field.
The names of a number of notables
appear in the list of speakers who will
be heard during the approaching state
convention of Christian Endeavor so
cieties in this city. The list was pre
pared by the state officers: Rev. Dr.
J. T. McCreary, of Pittsburg, president,
and George McDonald, of Altoona, sec
retary. Among the speakers will be
Rev. W. H. McMillan, D. D., Alle
ghany; Rev. J. H. McGann, Lewlsburg;
Rev. II. T. Spangler, Pittsburg; Rev.
Wallace MacMullen, PhUndelphia;Rev.
E. T. Jeffers and Rev. E. G. Enders, D.
D York; Rev. Dr. Stewart, Harris
burg; Wilbur F. Crafts, Washington,
D. C; Rev. J. W. Mcnninger, Lancas
ter; William Shaw, of Boston, treasur
er of the I'nited society; J. Howard
Breed and H. C. Lincoln, Philadelphia;
Henry Grumond, Chambershurg; Fred
C. Brittaln, Pittsburg.
With a service in film Park church
on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 6th,
the convention will open. There will
be evening services In the Frotliingham
theater and the Academy of Music.
The responses to the addresses of wel
come will be made by Rev. George H.
Stewart, D. D., of Harrisburg; Rev.
Charles Roads, D. D., of Philadelphia;
Rev. J. F. Hartman, of Altoona.
The state headquarters will be at the
Hotel Jermyn; Philadelphia headquar
ters at the Hotel Terrace and Pittsburg
headquurlers at the St. Charles hotel.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union on Tuesday elected Mrs. C. D.
Simpson, president; Mrs. F. C. Vail,
vice-president; Mrs. Fannie Raub, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Emily Smith,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Tewks
berry, treasurer; Mrs. Yost and Mrs.
Smith, delegates to the county conven
tion to be held at Moosic next Tuesday;
Mrs. George L. Fields, delegate to the
state convention to be hold at Pitts
burg, Oct. 6, and Miss Fannie Raub, al
ternate. 'According to the report of Superin
tendent Sanborn there were 833 meet
ings held at the Rescue Mission and at
tended by over 12,000 persons during the
year that ended September 1; K9 pro
fessed conversion; free lodging was
furnished 450 men; 8 open-air meetings
were held during July and August at
Nay Aug park and were attended by
over r,500 persons. It is proposed to
open branch missions during the win
ter. A sample of Scranton's charity was
the amount of the cash contributions
through the board of trade and the
Catholic churches and societies for the
families of the miners killed In the
Twin shaft mine horor. The board of
trade's fund reached $16,000 early In the
week, which, with the Catholic contri
butions of about $5,000, will form a
large and gratifying portion of the
$50,000, which, it Is estimated, will be
the whole total of the main fund.
The evangelists Russell and Smith,
whose teachings have created such a
stir among the people In the vicinity
of Eynon street and South Main ave
nue, have transferred their services to
Beer's Hall on North Main avenue
and Lafayette street whore their open
ing service . waa held last Wed
nesday night with a good attendance.
Their Sunday services will be held at
the usual hour, 2.30 and 7.30. Interest
ing subjects Involving the living Issues
of the day, will be presented. All are
invited.
Miss,' Schuyler, secretary of the
Board ! of Home Mission will address
the Sunday afternoon meeting' at the
THE GREAT FIRE SALE
THE
IS
We call special attention to our patrons and the public in
general that we are continually placing additional stock on
sale and we have cut the prices deeper and deeper. We have
an extra force of people who work from 6 o'clock until mid
night arranging stock and marking the goods down and having
them ready for sale for the following day. Judging from the
immense throngs that crowd our store, the public is more than
pleased with the bargains we are giving them.
LEBECK &
Young Women's Christian association
rooms, 205 Washington avenue, at
3.45. Every woman and girl should
hear her. Mrs. Breuster, Miss Huber,
Miss Kuiin and Miss Davis iwlll sing.
Rev, William Shawger, pastor of, the
Baptist church of Dover, N. J., will de
liver an address at the Railroad De
partment Young Men's Christian asso
ciation tomorrow afternoon at 3.45
o'clock. Mr. Shawger was formerly
employed in the Dlaware, Lackawanna
and Western car shops In this city and
was converted through the Railroad
department when their rooms were over
John T. Porter's store on lower Lacka
wanna avenue, Mr. Shawger was also
employed In the boiler Bhop of the Dick
son Manufacturing company. The
meeting is for railroad men and their
families and a special invitation Is ex
tended to Mr. Shiivvger's friends in the
Dickson works. Speclul music will be
provided. '
The Hyde Park Volunteers have se
cured permanent quarters for their
work. They have rented a large store
in the Meats' block. 113 South Main
avenue, and will hold the first service.
led by Staff Captain Loekey. on Sunday
at 10.30 a. m. At 4 o'clock there will
be a Christians' praise service, and at
8 o'clock o. m. Mr. Curry will speak In
the revival service. Tonight the Volun
teers hold a social "to enable them to
purchase the stara and stripes and
the Volunteer standard. The social will
be held at 7 o'clock, in the vacant store
corner Main avenue and Price street.
A large number o tickets have been sold
and given to poor children and an en
joyable evening Is anticipated.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
A .w.tr rtvcrnn foitQ llppn tllflced in Hie
adltorium of the Jackson Street Bap
tist church.
The Sunday school of the Jackson
Street Rnntlst church picnicked at Nay
Aug park yesterday.
A geographical entertainment was
held at the Jackson Street Baptist
rhurrh Wednesday night.
Uev U .IniiHs. miHtor of the AVelsh
Calv!nl-t!c church, ofliclated at a fu
neral at Clifford Tuesday.
The funeral of the late Kev. uuam
H. Williams, of Wilkes-Harre, took
iaee .Monday, lie was wen Known mi
his city,
llluhrm n'llora. -will nn SnndnV. Sen-
tembcr 20. nt 3 p. m., lay the corner
stone of the Church of St. Lawrence
O'TcHile nt Old Forge. Rev. J. F. Jor
dan Is rector of the new church.
Rev. John Griffiths has returned
fmm a stav In the fanning region
about Crystal 'Lake. He will occupy
his pulpit at the Sumner Avenue Pres
byterian church tomorrow at the usual
hours.
Rev. L. C. Floyd, I). D., presiding
elder of the Blnghamton district of the
Wyoming conference, was in reran iuh
esterday. Dr. Flnyd, until last April,
Ion nnstor of the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church of the West Side.
The Seventh Day Adventlsts diseon
inneii ihclr tent services on South
Main avenue last Monday night, and
n,. .th iinir following the canvass was
struck and taken for further mission
ary work In other fields. The Advent-
its will hold services in weers iumi
i North Main avenue tomorrow. Eld-
Smith will be In charge. The meet
ings In this hall will be continued until
such a time as a cnurcn can oe uum.
What the board of associateu cnai i-
4to la .lnlnir In Its practical cnaruaoic
work is indicated in the agent's report
for July and August, two dull months.
Knnri showed: Total number of
cases. 110; found worthy, 81; unworthy.
29; work found for i; iransporiauiun
- ii. Lwitrino- and meals for 4; sent to
charitable Institutions, 12; referred to
charitable Institutions, s; seni io
nitsl. 9: sent to friends, 4; warned
from begging, 7.
TOMORROW'S SERVICES.
th Sunday after
Trinitv; Rev. Rogers Israel, rector. ....0
a m Holy communion; 9.1u a. m. Sun
day school, 10.30 a. m. morning prayer,
nn.l sermon; 7.20 p. m., evening prayer
and sermon.
St. Mark's. Dunmore Rev. Edward
Haughton. priest. 8 a. m. Holy com
munion. 10.30 litany, holy communion
and sermon. 3 p. nt. Sunday school, 4
, m. evening prayer anu sermon.
Tfinitv T.utheran church Adams ave
nue, corner Mulberry street. Morning
service 10.30. The evening service will
be commenced at 7.30. Preaching by
the pastor. Rev. Edwin Lunn Miller.
First Church of Christ (Scientist)
519 Adams avenute. Sundby service
in sn a. m. Exnerience meeting Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. Seats free. All
welcome.
Elm Park church Sunday, Sept. 13.
Preaching1 at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
AT-
124 AND 126 WYOMING
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by the pastor, the Rev. C. M. Griffin, D.
D. Sunday school at 2 and Epworth
League at 6.30 p. m.
First Presbyterian church Rev.
James Mcl.eod, D. D., pastor. Services
10.30 a. m 7.30 p. m. Dr. McLeod will
preacih both morning and evening.
Grace Lutheran church Cornier
Madison avenue and Mulberry street,
Rev. Foster IT. Gift, pastor. Services
at 10.30 a, m. and at 7.30 p. m. Morn
ins subject. Proverbs, 30-24: evening
subject, "The Leprosy of Sin."
The Green Ridge Presbyterian ohuivh
Kev. John B. Warruli, D. D., of Dan
ville, Ky., will preach at 10.30 u. m. aud
7.30 p. m.
Tho Second Presbyterian church
Rev. Charles E. Robinson, IX D., pastor.
Services 10.30 a. m. Twilight service at
7 o'colck p. m. All cordially invited to
attend.
Christian Alliance lAuxiliary-Wlll
meet In Finn's chapel, 1431 Penn ave
nue, tomorrow, 3.45 p. m. Rev. W. T.
McArthur will address the meeting. He
will also be present with Miss Draper
at afternoon and evening meetings
Tuesday next. All welcome.
Court Street M. E. church George T.
Price, nastor. Preaching at 10.30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Subject for the morning.
"God's Description of His Children."
Evening subject, "Danger ot Grieving
the Holy Ghost."
Washburn Street. Presbyterian church
Rev. John P. MolTat, pastor. Services
at 10.30a. m. and 7.30 p. in.; Bible school
at 12 m.; Christian Endeavor at ti.20
p. m.; Junior Christian Endeavor at 4.00
p. m. The pnstor will preach In the
morning on "God's Covenant With His
Church," and in the evenig on "Power
to Become the Sons o God." An offering
for the Sabbath School library will
be taken at the morning church ser
vice and In the Bible school. All cor
dially invited to attend the services.
Wnverlv Baptist church Rev. A
Bengen Browe, pastor. Preaching nt
10.30 a. m. Blessnlgs through the an
ointing, and nt S p. m. Bible canaies, il
lustrated with the sterenpticun. At 7
p. ni. students meeting, getting ready
for usefulness; leader. Onirics S. Hall.
Providence Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. William. Edgar, pastor.
The pastor will preach both morning
nnd evening. Morning subject. "The
Race Hindered." Evening subject,
"Guaiing the Ears." Sunday school at
2 p. in. Enworth League at 6.45 p. m.
First Baptist church, Scranton street
Kev. F. S. Mathews, pastor. The us
ual services Sabbath morning and even
ing by the pastor. Snlibath evening, by
request, the second lecture on 1 lie
Church Run by a Steam Engine." Sab
buth school 2 p. m. Dr. Beddne, superin
tendent. Young People's prayer
meeting 0.30 p. m. All are welcome..
On Monday morning Sept. 14, at 10
o'clock In the lecture room of the Elm
Park church will convene the first fall
session of the Methodist Ministerial As
sociation of Sornnton and vicinity. J.
W. Guernsey will read a. paper on "The
Unused Forces of the Church." A largo
attendance Is desired.
All Souls I'nlversalist church rine
street. Rev. F. W. Whlppen, pastor,
morning subject, "Service and lJay."
Evening subject, "Our Knowledge in
Part."
Green Rldgi TTnitod Evangelical
church O. L. M'alee, pastor. Preaching
at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday
school at 9.30 a. m., K. L. O. E. at 8.30
p. m. Strangers welcome.
Green Ridge Baptist church Prench
Ing by the pastor at 10.30 a. m. The ser
vice nt 7.30 p. ni. will be held under the
auspices o the Woman's Missionary so
ciety. Miss Roeslde, missionary to
Kiowa Indians, will deliver an address,
Puritan Congregational church, Provi
dence Kev. Newman Matthews, pas
tor. 10.30 r. m. address on missionary
and benevolent work; 7 p. m., "The Pur
pose of God."
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church
Vest Side J. B. Sweet, pastor.Mornlng
prayer service at 9.30. Preaching ser
vice at 10.30. Sermon by Rev. F. W.
Young, of Clark's Summit. Sunday
suliool at 12 o'clock. Junior. League at
3 o'clock, Epworth League at 6.30. Even
ing sermon by the pastor at 7.30. Free
seats and a cordial welcome to all.
Sumner Avcneu Presbyterian church
Rev. John Griffith, pastor. Preaching
services: Morning 10.30, subject, "The
Word of God to the Man of God." Even
ing, subject, "Christ's Challenge to Pub
lic Opinion." Sunday school at 11.45
a. m.
St. David's church Corner Jackson
street nnd Bromley avenue, Rev. M. H.
Mill, pastor. Momig prayer and ser
mon at 10.30 a. nr. Evening prayer and
sermon at 7.30 p. ni. Sunday school
at 2.30 p. m. Friday evening service at
1.30. Scats free.
Calvary Reformed church Monroe
avenue and Gibson street. Preaching
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. in. by the pastor,
Rev. W. H. Stubblebine. Y. P. S. C. E.
6.30 p. m. Strangers always welcome.
St. Mark's Lutheran church Four
teenth and Washburn streets, Pev, A.
L. Ramer, Ph. D. D., pastor. Services
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. - At morning
service celebration of Harvest Home
Festival, subject. "God's Providence
Supplying Our Wants," Evening, "The
One Thing Needful." -
Peen Avenue Baptist church Rey.
AVE.,
HEIGHT
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Joseph K. Dixon, D. D., pastor. Preach
ing service at 10.30 a, in. and 7.30 p. in.
Theme of themorningsermon,"Pei'8onal
Possessions," and In the evening, 'Hur
ry in Religion." Sunday school and,
Bible class at 2 p. m. Christian En
deavor meeting at 6.30 o'clock, sharp.
All cordially Invited.
Grace Reformed Episcopal church
Wyoming avenue, between Mulberry
street. Divine worship morning and
evening. Sabbath school 12 m. Y. P. S,
C. E. 6.30 p. m. Seats are free. Every
one welcome. Preaching by the pastor
10.30 a, m. "The Fear of the Lord,"
Proverbs, 2S-14. 7.30 p. m., we will re
sume the study of the book of revela
tion, subject, "The Measuring of the
Temple," Rev. 11:1, 2. Thursday 7.45
p. in., the Union Bible class for the
study of the Sabbath school lesson, will
resume. All are welcome. Brlmr the
Bible with you.
Rescue Mission Oiien nlr service at
7.45. Mission service at S.00. All ore
welcome.
Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church Preaching by the pastor, Rev,
J. L. Raines, at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Sunday school at 11.30 a. m. Epworth
League 6.30 p. rn., leader, Arthur lsdale.
Monday evening, September 21, there
will be a grand concert by the Elm Park
church choir led by Professor Pruning
ton and the Cedar avenue choir, led by
Professor Burkhouse. S. Jones will bo
chairman.
SCIENCE OPPOSES COltSE'l'N.
Women Who Weur Them Incapable
of Higher Education.
Science has found still another reason;
why women should abandon corsets.
It affects, however, only those of the
fair sex who thirst for the higher edu
cation. At a certain young woman's
college ft was noticed that the dclicato
electrical Instruments underwent sud
den and extraordinary chnnges. Every
once In a while, when a girl came up to
explain what she hud learned about
the volts, ohms and the like, galvano
meters would gyrate wildly and the
needles In the various dials would
swerve in a most unaccountable man
ner. Finally the professor discovered
where the trouble lay. It was tlm
steel in the girls' corsets, ond the fac
ulty thereupon passed a Invv debarring
all corseted girls from the electrical de
partment. At first the girls tried to
evade the rule by the utterance of mild
tarradlddles. But the inexorable pro
fessor circumvented them by making
the class, as It entered, pass In a single
tile beside the delicate galvanometer.
The instructor stood beside it In ap
parent unconcern, but the Instrument)
"spotted" every Steel corseted girl with
unerring skill. One lecture under the
conditions was enough, and the girls
hnve all gone In for hygienic vvuists or
dress reform.
A HCIIE.ME T4 PAV t'ltEDITOHH
.Might Have llccn n Success but for A
Miscalculation.
fjotm I evolved a great scheme tna
other day for helping out my credit.
Todd Let mo know of it at onco.
Nodd You know" how at certain,
periods a man will find himself unus
ually short?
Todd (fevontly) T do Indeed.
Nodd Well, that was the situation
I found myself In. I owed, we'll" say,
A, B, C, D and E $'i0 each, nnd had only
about $150 to pay them with. There
was a time when I would have paid off
three of those bills and let the others
stand.
Todd You didn't do It this time,
though?
Nodd No, sir! I reasoned that tho
two men I didn't puy would be just the
ones to dun me.
Todd What did thoy do?
Nodd Why, I Just made up my mind
to let thorn all stand until I had tha
money to pay them all. Then if one
came In I could
Todd I see. Pay him up with a
lordly ialr. be indignant small matter,
overlooked. That certainly is a great
scheme.
Nodd Tsn't It? You've caught tha
Idea, but It didn't work, old mun.
Todd Didn't work! Why not?
Nodd They all came In at oncev,
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