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The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 9

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THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN. APRtt. 1930' RAILROAD CONDUCTOR FINES TO PAY EXPENSES ported to be Sam Bannon, address undetermined. It is said that the youngster darted into the path of the Funerals Obituary Dickson City, Is a patient in General hospital, Carbondale, suffering from severe lacerations over the right eye and possible internal injuries received in a motor mishap at Clifford last night. Details on the nature of the accident were lacking.

Pavelske was taken to the hospital by a passing evidently a young one. There was a large congregation, and it evidently was pleased with the choir's efforts. FORTY BREEDS WILL COMPETE FOR PRIZES (Continued from Page Three) America and include: Mrs. J. A.

Kalis, Cleveland; Mrs. A. F. Zittel, Buffalo; Mr. Ej A.

McDuffee. Monmouth Beach, N. Mr. Ross B. Robinson, Wilmington, Alva B.

Rosenberg, Brooklyn, N. and Frank H. Addyman, Ardsley, N. formerly of Scranton. The entries follow: Sporting Dogs Pointers, 18; Setters (English), 32; Setters iGordonl, Setters (Irish 12; Spaniels (Cocker), 20; Spaniels iSprlnger English), Spaniels (Springer Welsh 1.

Sporting Dogs iHounds) Beagles. 55; Dachshundes, 'American Foxhounds. English Foxhounds, JB; Irish Wolfhounds, 1. Working Dogs Belgian Sheepdogs, Collies. 16; Great Danes.

10; Newfoundlands, Old English Sheepdogs, 1: Doberman Pinschers, Shepherd Po 26; St. Bernards. Rottweiler. 1. Terriers Airdale Terriers.

Bedllm lon Terriprs. Bullterriers. Cairn Terriers. 14: Foxterriers. 34; Irish Terriers, 9: Kerr Blue Terriers, 6: Schnauzers, 11; Scottish Terriers, 19; Sealyham Terriers, 6: Welsh Terriers.

2. Toy Dogs Chihuahuas, English Toy Spaniel. Pekingese, Pomeranians. 3. Non Sporting Dogs Boston Terriers, 44; Bulldcgs, 34; Chow Chows, 18; Dalmatians, 1.

Nanticoke Orphanage Will Benefit From Ball Plans are underway for the annual charity ball for the benefit of St. Stanislaus orphanage, Nanticoke, which will be held in Town hall on the evening of May 14. Monsignor Andrew Zychowicz, pastor of Sacred Heart church. South Scranton, was tha founder of the institution and is now serving as its president. Attornev Sidney Grabowski Is chairman of the general committee; Walter Kaczmarek of the executive and John Dende of the publicity macnine.

SCRUB OAK MOUNTAIN SCENE OF EARLY SERVICE (Continued from Page Three) the resurrected Christ! But though His greeting may be ever so familiar, from such lips it can never be commonplace. Therefore as the women must have done as they went on their way, so we cherish it and ponder it for Its deepest spiritual significance And what a message it brings to our hearts for it really means 'Rejoice 1 Truly this is the glory of Easter. "Even as the sun rises over yonder peafs driving all the darkness and fog and gloom of night before it, lo Jesus has risen from yonder tomb and the full glory of His presence bursts upon us with this one word Be gone, all doubt and sorrow and defeat. Jesus Christ has not only given Him self upon the sacrificial cross, lut has, ourst tne oonas 01 oeatn, and stands before us in the full glory of His resurrection triumph, speaking to us this word of invincible triumph: "Here is a message of good cheer and inspiration for mankind in every experi ence. In the common walks of life, is there hardship? Jesus says, 'Be of good cheer I have overcome the Is there doubt and mystery? 'Rejoice, for lo! I am with you Is there sorrow? 'Rejoice, even in am the Resurrection and the Have you been groping along In the gloom of hardship or discouragement, when all your hopes seemed dead? Rejoice It is morning and here upon the mountain top stands your friend Jesus, tne resurrected Christ speaking to re assure you.

'Be of good cheer, I have overcome the EASTER CANTATA IS STILL POPULAR HERE (Cont.intlfirf frnm Pntra TViroa the Body of Jesus" with its consenuent solo. See the World In Sorrow Wepn inE" is an effective nnmhpr lparitnc intn the main scene of thS work, tenor, soprano and baritone solos, depicting the meeting of Jesus and Mary at the sepulchre, t.hp clnsino wit.h an pvnlfont chorus, "Now the Earth in Resurrection i ilgHt. Miss Payne is a young singer of much nromise her nnwerfnl hltli voice and dist.innt. ennnrint.inn ore evel lent foundations for her future suc cess. Most 01 tne worK fell to her, and she accomplished it very well.

Mr. Hpinen shnweri litfle t.imirtitv which he must overcome, for he is the possessor or a very excellent quality of voice, and needs experience. His duet with Misc Pavne wn.c a. snlpnriiri effort singing with much sincerity and ex pression. Mr Rpid's flfrnmnanlmpnf were enn.

porting at all times, and the choir prof iled oy mis support. 111s cnoir is FISTER! motorist His condition is "fair." When his automobile overturned on the Mount Cobb road early last night, William Cicero. 26. 229 Smith street, Dunmore, escaped with minor in. juries.

He was treated at the State hospital. Rose Marie Gerome, 4, daughter of Mrs. Laura Gerome, Factory vine, received a fractured right collarbone when struck by an automobile as she was crossing Phelps street, near Wyoming avenue, on Saturday morning at 10:30 o'cvlock. She was taken to the State hospital and later was removed to the home of her grand' mother, Mrs. Alice O'Brien, 434 Phelps street, where sne was treated oy Dr.

Whelan. The child was visiting at her grandmother's home for the past few days, and the mishap occurred in that vicinity. William Gerrity, Oram street, is reported to have been the driver of the car. Struck by an automobile while crossing the street near the Duryea borough building on Saturday, Carl Snesky, 4, 265 Cooper street, that borough, received contusions of the face and injuries about the eye. He is a patient in Taylor hospital, where his condition was given as "fair" last night.

Harold M. Jones, Taylor, driver' of the machine, was arrested and held under $1,000 bail when arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Mitchell, Duryea. One man received minor Injuries and a second escaped unhurt when the automobile in which they were riding left the Lackawanna trail at Chinchilla yesterday afternoon and overturned. The injured man is Edward Streznetcky, 24, 350 Lawall street, city, who received brush burns of the right knee and of the nose. He was treated at the State hospital.

Steven Ambrose. 1063 Blair avenue, who was riding with Streznetcky, escaped injury despite the fact that the car overturned on top of them. Streznetcky, it is reported, was about to pass another car when the one ahead of him turned out. To avoid a collision, he swerved his machine to the left of the roadway and lost con trol, the crash resulting. Joseph Howells 1128 South Sixth street, was the driver of a machine which ran down Anna Nochin, 4, 137 South Seventh avenue, near the child's home on Saturday night.

The girl escaped with brush burns about the body and was treated at tne state hospital. There were no arrests. Struck by an automobile while cros sing the street near his home on Saturday afternoon, Henry Gratkowski. 10, 1245 South Mam avenue, was siigntiy injured. He was treated by Dr.

Wal ker. The driver of the car was re STOEHR IS FATALLY INJURED (Continued from Page Three) his motorcycle when a reap tire blew out as he was traveling along the Elm hurst boulevard, about two miles beyond the Dunmore borough line on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. He was riding slow at the time and was enroute to tne substation at Moscow, A passing motorist stopped and took tne injured onicer to tne local nos pital. Shortly after the mishap, Pa trolman E. H.

Stein, who also is at tached to the substation, began an in vestigation. He was unable to locate any eye witnesses to the mishap. Corporal Stroh is one of the popular officers of the highway patrol in this section. He has been stationed at Moscow since February when he was transferred from the Shamokin district. Thrown from the seat of an automobile as a collision occurred in the 1600 block of Dorothy street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

Vincenzai Cava 10, 1417 Dorothy street, received a fractured left thigh. He is a patient in the West Side hospital. The boy was riding in a car driven by Fortbraeto Frontite. 1414 Dorothy street, when it crashed into an au tomobile parked at the curb and owned by John Maggs, 1313 Dorothy street. Frontite was arrested by North Scranton police on charges of assaul' and battery with, motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and without proper license tags.

Two young nen were injured in a collision on Birney avenue, Minooka, yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. They are Gerald Fazett, 25, 225 East Market street, who received contusions and lacerations of the face and lips and a fractured nose, and Stanley Sampson, 20, 3601 Birney avenue, who incurred lacerations of the forehead. Both were taken to the State hospital for treatment, and Fazette was admitted. Joseph Gilroy, 132 New street, according to the hospital report, took injured there. Girl Is Run Down Clara Torta, 7, 1309 Wood street, is a patient in the State hospital suffering from a possible skull fracture which she received, when run down by an automobile at North Main avenue and Wood street on Saturday afternoon.

Her condition is "lair." Joseph Watkins, 21, 209 North Main avenue, was the driver of the machine. He was arrested by Motorcycle Patrolman Myles Boyd, charged with assault and battery with a 'motor 'Em down by an automobile at Washington avenue and Spruce street on Saturday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock. Arthur Oleckna, 16, 827 Price street, Dickson City, injuries of the ba k. He was treated at the State hospital. Francis Moran, 1349 Adams avenue, according to hospital reports, was the driver of the car.

Chester Pavelske, 18, James street, At These Prices You Can Buy Three or Four. LAMPS France has two glider organizations. BUFFALO DENVER $38. CO CHICAGO $16.50 New Hisei with reclinins chain leave here daily for the West and for the East from MEAT EASTERN Bus Terminal J250 WyomingAn. cor.

Linden Phone Scranton 31246 or write fSREAT EASTERN STAGEC 0ICE Ci.tVILANO, OHIO See Our Window Display of LAMPS BOE WITH SAfETY TO II irf BBS RATES LT1 1 ynun point in kJT 81 mm El or Large Attendances Mark Services TAYLOR, Apiil 20. Excellent musical programs and religious services of a special and impressive nature, featured the observance of Easter in all local churches, large congregations being in attendance. An unusual dramatization which included singing and speaking characters, was given In Welsh Baptist church this afternoon and evening in the presentation of the biblical pageant in four acts, based on prophecy of Jesus, "If I Be Lifted Up I Will Draw All Men Unto. Me." The action ef the pageant took place before the Practorium at Jerusalem in the year 33 A. D.

The pageant was given under the direction bf the Rev. Eleazer Davies, pastor, and was participated in by more than sixty men and women of the church At Calvary Baptist church on Good Friday night Dubois' sacred cantata. "The Seven woras oi was excellently rendered by a chorus of forty five voices under the direction of R. E. Watkins, assisted by Mrs.

Marion Evans, organist. Solo parts were handled by Mrs. W. H. Peterson, John T.

Jones, and John Burnett. In the same church this evening, the choir of twenty five voices under Mr. Watkins' direction pleasingly rendered the cantata, ty Dr. Protheroe. The solo parts were sung by Mrs.

Peterson, Mrs. Carroll, Ruth Carroll, Mrs. Marsh and John P. Griffiths. At Methodist Episcopal church this evening, a chorus of forty voices under the direction of William B.

Price, rendered the cantata, "Resurrection King" The solo parts were well sung by Mrs. Ted Jones, Gretchen Stone, Lillian Williams, Mrs. Harper Rodham, W. B. rrice, utoiBC Smith, Edwin and Norman E.

Lanyon. Mrs. James B. Powell was accompanist. At the 6 o'clock evening service an interesting musical and literary pro cram was given in Congregational church The Junior choir, under the Section of Choister David Davies rendered pleasing numbers solos rendered by Miss Margaret Owens and Interesting readings were hv Miss Mary Jenkins and Mrs.

ida Jones Quinn, Scranton in tne morning, the pastor Hill, preached on, 'The master in impressive service and holy communion fateured todaj nhip to St Paul Evangelical church, ber mons appropriate to the season were delivered by the Rev. We sen heimer. The cnoir. unuei tion of Chorister Harry Evans, ren dered anthems. LOST A black bull dog.

License number 3160. finaer pieasc to 420 W. Grove street. Taylor News Briefs TAYLOR. April 20.

Evangelis.ic cervices are oeing cm 1, 1,1 Canr.innct'l I rvw cH PPt Evangelist KODeii Bikes, who is conducting the senes, services, has mei wiui muzi success in his work in various parts of the country. Meetings will be held every evening at 7:30 o'clock during the week excepting Monday. An immrt.ant meeting of the board if trustees and deacons, Calvary Baptist church, will be held on Monday vng. Mr. ana Mrs.

wmiam j. wuuauia, Nanticoke. recently visited tne.i laughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. William M.

i nomas, xiaiiuuu fctreet. Miss Alice Stevens, west 'layior treet. continues to improve from her llness of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs.

William J. Thomas, South Main street, and Mr. and Mrs. Oavid Griffiths, West Scranton, spent he week end with tne iormers daughter and son in law. Mr.

and Mrs. William Coujins, Washington, 3. C. Prof. Carlton Atherton, an instructor Syracuse university, is spending the Easter vacation with Lis parents, Mr.

ind Mrs. John D. Atherton, South Main street. There is a slight improvement In he condition of Charles Curtis, South Main street, a patient at the State lospital. Clark Green CLARKS GREEN.

April 20 The bridge luncheon of the Abington Women's club will be held on Wednesday Kpril 23, at the club house. An es pecially good menu has been planned or wnich, reservations may Be maae vith Mrs. William Widdowfield, Ab ngton road, phone 145 11, Clarks summit. Mrs. Malcolm Cobb, Col ege Park and Miss Erma Lewis have harge of the luncheon and cards.

Mrs. Richard Ekmar. and son, Mil on, Brooklyn, N. are spending the liext few days as gueots of Mr. and fars.

F. V. Ekman. Hall avenue. Mrs.

Carl E. Ferris and Miss Lilly Abington road spent Thursday guests of relatives of Miss Race, wallsviuc, Pa. Miss Gladys Wheeler, a student Mansfield State Teachers college, is penamg tne taster vacation with tier parents, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur J. kvheeler.

Main avenue. Donald Widdowfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Widdowfield, Abingto.i oaa, was a recent guest at the home if his brother, Mr. William Widow ield Rutherford, N.

J. Miss Helen Walter, member of hefaculty oithe Colley public school. krrived home on Thursday evening to pena a lew days lncluaing Easter wltn her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William waiter, Lansdowne Park.

MUs Marion McAllister, a former English instructor of the Clarks Suni mit Clarks Green High school spent ne master weeK ena as a guest at he home of Mr. and Mrs. William fViddowfleld, Abington road. Mr. carl E.

Ferns, who has been pending the past three weeks at Niagara Falls, N. returned to his home on Abington road bn Thursday 'veiling, last. Local church schools are requested send representatives to the council meeting of District No. 2, Young eoples division, of the Lackawanna tounty Sabbath School association to be held Monday evening, April 21, at ne Newton Metnaist Episcpal church it 8 o'clock. Eight Day Holiday Is Ended by Jewish Faith Passover, an eight day festival com nemoratlcig the sparing of the first orn of the Children of Irsacl In Egypt ind the release of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, was concluded by ha' Jewish faith yesterday at sun tlown.

Special services were conducted on he last two days of the holiday. The ervices were similar to those held on he opening two days of the festival Although the seder service was not onductcd. Duffy in Hospital The condition of Daniel Duffy, 331 Vheeler avenue, a roadmister for the ackawarvna railroad, was reported as being "fairly good" at the Moses Tay or hospital last night, Mr. was ntured on Friday at Nicnoijmi wnen ,1 truce By a car ui wis unload company. He is suffering from fractured leg.

Tayl IN SLOT MACHINE PROBE (Continued from Page Three) here as defendants, a traction of what the court found out." Te Judge described the illegit imate business as designed to pick the pockets of youths and others of small means and emphasized the conspiracy element by saying, "The other odor ous feature was its implied partnership with the local government." Because the confessed "maintainors" of the devices saved the commonwealth trouble and expense by entering pleas of guilty, the sentence to be imposed were described by court as lenient. Defendants and Their Fines Those ordered to pay $100 fines were: Harry Carpenter, Clarks Sum mit; Pasquale DeMarco, amitn street; Dunmore; Lee P. Frantz, North Washington avenue; Martin Ferguson, Capouse avenue; Emil Herbster, Pitts ton avenue; Joh.i Mangan, Pittston avenue; Joseph Murphy, Front street; Thomas Towers, Boulevard avenue; Robert Thorpe, Boulevard avenue; Nicholas Graff, Lackawanna avenue; Morris Koehler, Lackawanna, avenue; Nick Kappas, Wheeler avenue; Charles Kaptas Lackawanna avenue; Charles and John Procopus, Lacka avenue; Fines of $150 were levied on the following: James Asteriades, Lackawanna avenue; Samuel Bagetta, Main street, Block of 502 Lackawanna avenue, John Bonaduce of Fourth street, Jessup: Jacob Bonnert of 324 Birch street, William Bevelock of 110 Chestnut street, Dunmore; John Batho of 733 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Nicholas Ciccio of 601 Poplar street, Mayfield; Nicholas Carlucci of 203 East Drinker street, Dunmore; John Glenburn of Glen burn, Leo Cadden of 1133 East Drinker street, Dunmore. Harry T. Caffery of 101 Main street, George Chubbey of 635 Sanderson street, John Danchak of 548 Main street, Simpson; W.

J. Durkan, Dale ville; John J. Dempsey of 105 East Drinker strest, Dunmore; Michael Derrig of 828 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Samuel Donato of 358 Chestnut stret. Dunmore; John Dailey of 418 Main street, Mayfield; George Evans of 108 Main street, Old Forge; Robert Fltzsimmons or biu Warren street, Dunmore; Thomas Cresham of 308 George street, Throop; Isadore Ginsberg of 335 North Wash ington avenue, Edward W. Green of S21 Cedar avenue, waiter uramn oi 330 Main street, Archbald; Ralph Gamoo of 440 Main street, Eynon; Cecil Garbin of 607 South Main street, Old Forge; H.

M. Garrett of 416 Lackawanna avenue, Joseph Husosky of 416 Dunmore street, Throop; Harry Halpern of Oak street, Old Forge; James Haggerty of 122 Penn avenue, Patrick Jordan of 924 South Valley avenue, Olyphant. Edward Kearney of 214 Chestnut street, Dunmore; Gerlard Kearney of Kaslow of 1717 Quincy avenue, Dunmore; Gus Kidis of 236 Main street, Old Forge; John Konocki of Hill street, Mayfield; Stephen Kelschawa of Mayfield; Martin Kelinsky of 718 Main street, Simpson; Samuel Longo of 906 Sanderson street. Throop; Peter Long of Sanderson street, Throop; Paul La Rose of 402 Smith stret, Dunmore; Samuel Levy of Mul bery street and Penn avenue; George Lavelle of 1133 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Frank Morrell of 452 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Sandy Matteoli of 448 South Main street, Old Forge; Elmer J. McDermott of 518 Prospect avenue; Patrick Mc Grail of 830 East Drinker street, Dun more; Anthony Morrell of 1506 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Michael Myer of 337 Chestnut street, Dun more; William J.

Miles of 108 Adams avenue, Frank Nudge of 633 Sander son street, Throop; Pep O'Brien of 184 Main street, Old Forge; John Polo of Throop. Anthony Perry of 421 Main street. Mayfield; Martin Paccina of 521 Lackawanna, Mayfield; Paul Patsis of 205 Lackawanna avenue; Samuel M. Pulver of 217 Wyoming avenue, John Pizzo of Birch street and Pittston avenue, Shandor Pasgy of 633 Sanderson street, Throop; Charles Petritis of 1536 Dickson avenue, James Quinn of 644 East Drinker street, Dunmore; Anthony Riccardo of 104 Lake street, Dunmore. Dominick 'Rinaldo of 511 Laurel street, Dunmore; Walter Rychlosky of b40 oak street, Old Forge: iM.

J. Ruddy of Olyphant; Thomas Ross of 507 Biakely street, Dunmore; Stanley Rogers of Eynon, Joseph P. Surace of 523 Main street, Mayfield; Harold Stein of 423 Wyoming avenue, Benjamin Stein of 114 Lackwanna avenue, Olyphant; Stanley Sitko of 608 Maple street, Old Forge. Joseph Shamberger of Penn avenue and Linden street; Peter Savis of 105 Lackawanna avenue; John Telesca of 533 East Drinker street, Dunmore; L. W.

Van Deuser of Main street and Lackawanna avenu: Thomas Valella of 426 East Drinker street, Dunmore; E. A. Vogelbacher of Elmhurst; Wal ter wasninsky of 302 Dunmore street. Throop; Frank Hall of 126 Susque nanna street, uiypnant; Max Weiss of 410 Spruce street; Abe Zieeler of 205 Susquehanna avenue, Olyphant; Chris zacnareuis of 232 Lackawanna ave nue. George Zurene of Simpson: Morris Barron of 319 Adams avenue; Frank J.

Callahan of 34 Lackawanna avenue; Ernest Costa of 303 Spruce street; Walter Hallock of 130 Mul berry street; Henry Liebrtch of 622 Lackawanna avenue; John Makoneck ney of 608 Hill street, Mayfield and Albert Vita of 546 Wyoming avenue. Minooka MINOOKA, April 20. St. Josephs juniors today exhibited a fine brand of ball when they opposed the heavy Legion nine here in a practice game. Manager Padden of the juniors used about twenty players in order to have a start next Sunday when he opens the regular season against Dupont.

The funeral of Thomas Burke will be held on Monday morninc at 9:30 o'clock from thi family home, 2819 Birney avenue. A high mass of re quiem will be sung at St. Joseoh's churxh. Interment will be fci St. Jo The Rev.

Peter Cusick. S. is visiting relatives, Cedar avenue. Fred McCrea, Newark, N. spent the week end with his mother, Birney avenue.

The Misses Dorothy Moran and Anette Ryan were visitors in Clarks Summit today. Martin Laffy, New York, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Catherine Laffy, who is ill at her home. Cedar avenue. John Youngblood and Thomo Mur ray, New York, are visiting their respective families here.

About 700 children will return to their classrooms on Monday morning in Minooka schools. They have. been on vacation since Wednesday. Edgar Coyne, New York, is visiting his mother, Cedar avenue. Mr.

Coyne is employed by the I. New YorK. tore, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Albert Pastore Jr. Albert Pestbre, flfteen day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pastore, 723 South Main avenue, died at 8 clock yesterday morning in the Moses Taylor hos pital. His parents survive.

Funeral will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon In the home. Interment will be in Dunmore cemetery. Quinn Frank Quinn, Montreal, Can. Funeral from 248 Wyoming avenue at 9 o'clock this morning. Requiem mass at 9:30 o'clock in Holy' Cross church.

Interment, Cathedral cemetery. Cook Mrs. Sarah Cook; 1727 Prospect avenue. Serivices at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Bethany Baptist church with the Rev. J.

Sherman, pastor, and the Rev. w. 9. Watkins, former pastor, officiating. Iinterment, Forest Hill cemetery.

Sestak Andrew Sestak, 418 Throop street. Dunmore. Requiem mass this morning in All Saints church. Interment, Mount Carmel cemetery. Henry Mrs.

Margaret 1019 Price street. Services at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in St. David's Episcopal church. Interment, Washburn Street cemetery. Schirra Mrs.

Charles Schirra. 742 East Locust street. Requiem mass at 9:30 o'clock this morning in St. John's church. Interment, St.

Rose cemetery, Carbondale. Roudcliunas Stanley Roudeliunas, 629 Bundy street. Requiem mass at 9:30 o'clock this morning in St. Jo seph's church. Interment, parish ceme tery.

Lewis C. W. Lewis, South Gibson Services in the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Interment, South Gibson cemetery. Fueglein Arnold Fueglein, Madison ville, Pa.

Services at 11 o'clock this morning in the home of his sister, Mrs. Stanley Atherton, Interment, Hornbaker cemetery, Madisonville. Pfoff Mrs. Fannie Lucker Pfofi, 610 Third street, Dunmore. Services in the home of her mother, Mrs.

Harry Lucker. 636 South Biakely street, Dunmore, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. C. B.

Klinetob, pastor of the Dunmore M. E. church, will officiate. Interment, Forest Hill cemetery. Price Mrs.

Rosina Price, 1706 Lafayette street. Services in the home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with the Rev. B. L. C.

Baer, pastor of the Street Baptist church, officiating. Interment Wash burn Street cemetery. C. B. Little Stresses Decree on Damages In a statement issued Saturday, Acting City Solicitor C.

B. Little emphasized the importance to the city of the decision of the 'superior coirt upholding the ruling of Judge Will Leach who set aside a jury's verdict of "$599 in damages to Mrs. Bertha Coleman who alleged that she was injured 'when she fell on a slippery sidewalk. "The city is not liable in such cases. During the last several years any one who fell on a slippery sidewalk started a suit against the city.

There has been an epidemic of them. The action of the Superior court in affirming the decision of Judge Leach in upsetting the Jury's verdict in such a case, should serve to discourage persons from starting such actions." Mr. Little stated. Special U. S.

Term Will Be Conducted on May 21, A special term of United States criminal court to receive pleas from defendants in liquor cases will be held here on Wednesday, May 21, it was decided on Saturday at a meeting of federal court officials. Previously, the attaches had made known that the term would not be held until after June, due to the lack of time in which to arrange for the session. On Saturday, however. Judges Albert W. Johnson and Albert L.

Watson conferred for two hours with Andrew B. Dunsmore, federal district attorney, when it was decided to rescind the previous decision and hold court next month. Persons desiring to enter pleas must notify the district attorney's office before May 17, in' order that a trial schedule may be arranged. Two New Rum Hearings Are Refused by Johnson Rehearings in the cases of two local men found guilty to violating the prohibition law were refused on Saturday by Judge Albert W. Johnson.

The jurist said that no new trials wilL be granted only in cases where exceptional reasons are advanced. The two refused hearings are Frank J. Ritter, 1130 Meadow avenue, South Scranton, and Owen Langan, "ar rested in a raid on Fieldstone inn, Dunmore borough. Ritter, charged with manufacture and possession of a large supply of Intoxicants, has been sentenced to eighteen months at Atlanta, Ga federal penitentiary, and Langan is serving sixty days in the Lackawanna county jail. Rescue Mission S.

S. Gives Easter Program Easter was observed by the Sun day school of the City Rescue mission with a special program yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. There was a large attendance of friends and relatives to enjoy the songs and exercises given by members of the various classes. One of the features was the music furnished by the Sunday school orchestra composed of Amelia Weichel, Abraham Weichel, Paul Weatherley. E.

P. Franc, Dorothy Franc, and Samuel Ransome. A candy treat was provided for the children and flowers were distributed by Harry Kosenbeter. Lehigh Alumni Will Hold Annual Reunioa Banquet The Lehigh University Alumni Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold its annual reunion and dinner tomorrow night at the Hotel Reddington, Wilkes Barre. Bernard E.

Schaeffer, president, will preside The speakers will include Walter R. COkey) Okeson, chairman of the Eastern Football Rules committee. and C. M. McConn, dean at Lehigh.

Reservations can be made by getting in touch with G. H. Bingham, secretary. U. S.

Marshalship Will Be Acted Up6n Today A iubcommlttee of the senate Judi ciary body today will act on the nomination of Col Robert M. Vail. 109th regiment commander, as United States marshal for this district. According to an announcement made on Saturday at Washington, some opposition has developed against the selection of Colonel Vail, but the nature of the reported protest was not made known. New Church Opened WILKES BARRE.

April 20. The first mass to be celebrated in the new St. John's church, North street and Courtright avenUe, was held this morning. Today also was of special signifi cance to the pastor, the Rev. D.

J. Kane, who observed the silver jubilee of his entrance into the priesthood. Official dedication of the new church Is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, with the Rt. Rev. Thomas C.

O'Reilly, bishop of Scranton, officiating. Moosic Child Hurt Fallfng on the concrete floor In the cellar of his home last night. William Camp, 5 Water street, Moosic, re ceived a probable fracture of the left clavicle, and brush burns and contusions 'of the face. He was admitted to Taylor hosiptal for treatment. Mrs.

Margaret Duffy Dies In West Scranton Residence Mrs. Margaret Duffy, prominent resident of West Scranton, died yesterday morning in the family home, 228 So'uth Sumner avenue, after a brief illness. Mrs. Duffy was the daughter of the late Mr. and "Mrs.

Thomas Brown, pioneer residents of this city. She was a member of St. Patrick's church and prominent lh the affairs of the Altar ana Rosary society oi tne parish. Surviving are two sisters. Sister M.

Hilda, of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Port Washington, L. and Mrs. Bridget Convey, this city; and two brothers. James H. Brown, chief inspector for the Glen Alden Coal company and Michael Brown, an engineer for the same company.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday morning with a high requiem mass at 9:30 o'clock in St. Patrick's church. Interment will be in the Cathedral cemetery. Mrs. Margaret P.

Brown Dies From Heart Attack Mrs. Margaret Pearl Brown, 54, was found dead In the bedroom of her home, 1619 Dickson avenue, at 5:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon by a group of neighbors who having not seen her all day investigated to see if she ill. Mrs. Brown had been JH for some time. Death was attributed to an acute heart attack.

The deceased was a member of the Gospel tabernacle of the Missionary Alliance church and active in the women's societies of the congregation Surviving are a daughter. Miss Ber nice Clark, Rochester, N. a sister, Effie MacGregor, this city, and two brothers, William Stuart, Philadelphia, and James Stuart, this city. Funeral services will be conductc ia the family home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev.

J. H. Boone, pastor of the Gospel taber nacle, will officiate. Burial will be in the Hamlin cemetery. Miss Elizabeth A.

Grimes Dies After Brief Illness Miss Elizabeth A. Grimes, instructress at the International Correspondence schools, died last evening at the family home, 642 Willow street, after a brief illness. Miss Grimes was a devout com municant of the Church of Nativity and active in the Blessed Virgin sodal ity of the church. Surviving are a brother. Roger: an uncle.

Richard Grimes; six aunts, Misses Ellen and Elizabeth Healey, Mrs. Thomas Davis, Mrs. Adam Pantle, Mrs. William Perry and Mrs. Anna Hoary, all of this city Loretta O'Connell, Sister Of Local Priest, Dies Miss Loretta O'Connell, sister of the Rev.

S. R. O'Oon nell, Holy Rosary church, North Scranton, died at her home in Bingjiamton on Saturday. Miss O'Connell was formerly of St Joseph's. She was a trained nurse and at one time was associated with the Scranton Private hospital.

The funeral will be held tomorrow morning with a solemn mass of re quiem at St. John's church, 23 Vestal streetf Binghamton. Miner Electrocuted When He Touches Charged Wire William Stacokas, 38, North Scranton, a miner at the Leggett's Creek mine of the South Penn Collieries company, was electrocuted on Friday night when he came in contact wiui a high tension wire. His body was removed to the under taking parlors of Ignatz Noreika, North Main avenue. The deceased had been a boarder at the home of Mrs.

Peter Balinas, No. 9 Clarke street, He has no immediate relatives in this country. His widow lives in Lithuania. Mrs. Carolina Maciejewska Mrs.

Carolina Maciejewska, 70, died at 10:30 o'clock Saturday night in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Karcziewska, 932 South Wyoming ave nue, after a long illness. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Pogeziel ska and Mrs. Walter Karcziewska, and two sons, John Maciejewska, and Joseph Jaworski.

Eighteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning with a high mass of requiem in St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic church." Interment will be in the Minooka cemetery. Miss Xeta Richards Miss Neta Richards, 74, died in the home of her niece, Mrs. William Mc Bride, 928 Cedar avenue, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon following a long illnesf. Surviving are two brothers, Harry, Wilkes Barre and Frank, this city.

and a sister, Mrs. H. O. Miller, Wilkes Barre. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs.

McBride. Cedar avenue. Services will also be conducted at 2:30 o'clock in the chapel in the Hollenback cemetery, Wilkes Barre, where interment will be made. Mrs. Emily Cavell Mrs, Emily Cavell, 59, 1359 North Main avenue, died at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning in the family home after a long illness.

Mrs. Cavell was born in England and came to this country more than forty five years ago, settline in this city. Surviving are her husband, William; a son, Myrl; a sister, Mrs. Edith Brent, and a brother, John Bardel. The funeral will be private.

Friends are requested to omit flowers. Louise Elaine Merring Louise Elaine Merring, eight month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Merring. 13 Orleans avenue, Newark, N.

died at the family home, that city, on Friday. The body was brought' to this city Saturday and taken to the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, 1537 Ross avenue, from where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial will be in the North Chinchilla cemetery.

Andrew Sestak Andrew' Sestak, 516 Throop street, Dunmcre, died on Friday night in the State hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are his widow; four sons, John, Joseph, Albert, and Gerald, and two daughters, Margaret and Mrs Michael Koliber. Funeral services will be conducted this morning with a high requiem mats in All Saints church. Burial will be in Mount Carmel cemetery. Mary Ann Kovalskl Mary Ann Kovalskl, 1438 St.

Ann street, died on Saturday morning in the West Side hospital. Surviving are her parents, Mrl and Mrs. Charles Ko valskir a brother, Charles and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chaukalauck.

Robert Wharton Robert Wharton, 65, died at 8:10 o'clock on Saturday night in the family home, 239 Mill street, Dunmore. Mr. Wharton had been active in fraternal orders for many years having been affiliated with the Eagles, Red Men and the Bartender's union. Surviving are a stepson, William Hopkins, and two daughters, Mrs. Helen Llbcra I 1 1 LAMPS OUT Brilliant Glearaway A COMPELLING economy faeture in lamps there are bridge lamps, table lamps, floor lamps regulation and candle styles.

Lamps for reading, lamps for dark corners, lamps for bridge. All correctly designed the season's most popular models in sufficient variety to meet your decorative scheme. Every lamp is a remarkable value. An early selection is advisable. Groups: Group II 7.90 Divided Into Four Group I 6.90 Parchment Shade Junior Floor Lamps, complete with metal bases.

Junior Floor Lamps complete with parchment shade and metal bases. Clearing Out! SILK SHADE LAMPS In Discontinued Patterns, at and less Values From $5 up to $35 Group III Group IV 12.90 crrniin rnmnriwn an occmt group comprises an $8.90 This This assorted variety of table lamps with parchment or silk shades with metal bases. Junior Floor Lamps in the two candle style, i Parchment shades with metal bases. JH II Scranton's Ljargest Homefurnishers Deferred Payments May Be Arranged. Adams Avenue At Spruce Street.

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