Unique Ceremony On Delaware River Ashes Cast For Couple
Dr W H Health a Mexican War veteran died February 7 requested his and his wife s ashes be scattered on the Delaware river. The daughter a Cranton high school teacher and Dr Maude Hoyer met Rev Dr Forrest B Dager at the mouth of Neshaminy Creek and a boat ceremony formed. They placed about three quarts of ashes on paper and floated them, witnessed by several boat loads of campers.
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W. H. Helth
Serana
Thcranton High School
Maude Hoyer
Forrest B. Dager
St. Paul Reformed Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Neshaming Creek
Delaware
Edgewater Park
Breaker Boy Drowns in Plymouth River Noon
Anthony Lenlavier a breaker boy aged 14 living in Plymouth drowned in the river at noon while swimming with companions. He went beyond his depth cried for help and disappeared. Nearby workers pulled him from the water but could not revive him.
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Anthony Lenlavier
Plymouth
Obituary: John P Sengle 22 Dies of Pleuro Pneumonia
John P Sengle aged 22 died yesterday at his home 159 Mi Street from pleuro pneumonia after months of illness. Lifelong resident, son of the late Conrad Sengle, he worked as a fireman at No. 10 colliery. He leaves mother Mary Sengle, three brothers George, Jacob, Casper, and two sisters Catherine Howell and Mrs Alfred Biglim. Funeral Sunday at 3 from Mill Street home. burial at Hughestown Cemetery. Russell Sage 88 to 89 celebrated birthday at Cedarhurst estate.
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John P. Sengle
MI Street
Conrad Sengle
Union Social Club
No. 10
Mary’ Sengle
Alfred Biglim
George Sengle
Jacob Sengle
Allentown
Mia
Catherine Howell
Casper Sengle
Mill Street
Hughestown
Local Classifieds Include For Sale And Help Wanted Notes
Note from Businessan Wants and Other Minor Matters with items for sale and help wanted. For sale cows at 10 Rock Street Hughestown and Watsons confectionery store and ice cream plant at 86 87 North Main Street Duryea. WANTED young or middle aged man for traveling position and barber shop help. Also 130 acre farm for sale with farm implements and stock at Padys Land Pittston. Housework and servant girl notices and rental house on Montgomery Street. Local business listings include Harter's ice cream and bread products and Benedict Barber shop.
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Businessan
Rock Street
Hughestown
Thomas
Tompkins St
Pittston
William St
Watson's
N. Main St
Duryea
Palser
Pady
Pittston Two
Charles E. Becker
Vox
South Main Street
Tash
Susan Avenue
Benedict
Barber
Montgomery Street
Harter's
Bat Harter
Local Gleanings From Wilkesbarre and Scranton Sports Notes
Local items report Wilkesbarre and Scranton baseball games in progress. The Batts club meets Sunday at 2 received details. Pittston Educational Association formed with about 2 members. A cottage prayer meeting at Henry Martin's Oak street this evening at seven. Felock Division 10 D of B holds a pecal meeting tonight. attendance urged. A child from Marcus and Feldman family dies this afternoon at the West Railroad home. Thomas H. Mailican named assistant foreman at Lehigh Valley car shops. East Buffalo appoints foreman for Manchester roundhouse. Oregon baseball team to Wyoming tomorrow. Brady and Grier to bat. Burglary and pickpockets rising ahead of Roosevelt celebration. A slight fire at Hughes ale brewery basement. employees confined it. Fire department stood ready but not needed.
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Marcus
Wilkesharre
Anterpatto
Roosevelt
Hughes Ale
Real Estate Investment Pitch in Pittston Ups 13 Percent
A persuasive ad urging men to wake up and shift wealth from bank interest to Pittston real estate yielding thirteen percent. The copy promises perfect tiles and personal acquisition through the advertiser.
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Pittston
Local mines accident and city notices in Mount Lookout area
Afternoon reports a miner at Mount Lookout colliery was injured by coal from a blast, with severe body and limb pain. Police announce a citywide roundup of unmuzzled dogs tonight. A four month old infant Annie Morrow dies. funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm and burial at West Pittston cemetery. References to asthma remedies and local shop ads follow, including Hallock's Meat Market and various goods for sale.
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Mount Lookout
Annie Morrow
Rabe Morrow
Exeter Street
West Pittston
Personal notes on visits and travel in New York area
A collection of brief items noting Harry Bowkley and Pred. streng in New York. Arthur Is and Tutledge on business to Chicago. William Mackachila away a few days at Lake Winola. Miss Anna Donahue visiting Kingston and Oregon vacation. Elizabeth Lunny in New York and Far Rockaway. Mrs John Parrett and son James visiting Atlantic City for weeks. Ella Jacobs visiting sister Kate Burnett in Parsonage Street. Mr and Mrs William Drury and family on a Lake Winola driving trip. Mrs Frank Scholl and Mrs John Emory at Allentown. Mr and Mrs McDonald and Miss Drinkwater visiting William Morgan in Duryea. Martin Langan Jr. returns to Duryea after Army service in Omaha. John Cromwell and Patrick A Joyce back from two weeks across York, Boston and New England. Gertrude Mulcaney of Upper...
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Harry Bowkley
Streng
New York
Arthur Is
Durye
Ely
Tutledge
Chicago
William Mackachila
Lake Winola
Anna Donahue Han
Vista
Kingston
Izabeth Mt. Jontex
Oregon
Pocono
Elizabeth Lunny
John Emory
Wilkesbarre
Allentown
McDonald
Mise Drinkwater
William Morgan
Mill Street
Martin Langan, Jr
Omaha
Neb
Duryea
John Cromwell
Patrick Allen Joyce
York
Boston
New England
Gertrude Mulcaney
Upper
Lavery Featherstone wedding guests and travel notices
Pittston was maid of honor at the Lavery Featherstone wedding in Wilkesbarre on a Wednesday afternoon, with cousinship to the bride noted. The Decble family, Mrs Solomon Decble and son William, left for Carste Indiana after visiting this region. Margaret Kelly of Carbondale and Miss Mary Walsh of Butler Street planned a trip to Atlantic Philadelphia. Rev M J Manley and Rev J F Greve attended the funeral of Hon Thomas J Duggan in Dunmore, and Mass was celebrated by Rev Thomas O Malley, a nephew of the deceased, at St Marys.
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J. F. Greve
St. Mary's
Thomas J. Duggan
Dunmore
St. Mary's Church
Thomas O'Malley
Plymouth
Old Newspapers for Sale at Gazette Office
Large quantity of old gazette newspapers remain on hand at the Gazette office. Those needing paper to lay under carpet or other uses can obtain two large bundles for cent.
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Gazette
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Vinol
Rex
Houck Drug Store
Anenpil: Bite
Fay
the Hatter
Shepherd & Rust Electrical Contractors
W. Market St
Windsor Hotel
Filbert St
Reading Terminal
Penna. R. R
Frank M. Scheinley
T. A. Grace
Glade
Main St
Union Savings & Trust
North Main St
Seran
The
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Cedarhurst
L. S Te
Foleyshoney
Childrens Safe
Tloccks Drug Store
Ang
Saene
Frank J. McCanna
Era
St. Louis
Ase
Genesee Pure Food CO
le Roy, N. Y
Portland
Foley
Adolph Truesing
Third St
Davenport
Town
Urely
Houck
Tinker
Hallock’s
Main St. Hoth
Garrison
G. ‘Thompson
Ash's
Ash
Lewis
People’s Store
Ohn
Adiéorn Tees
Spenc
Thomas Lomtus
Yatesville Borough
Thomas Loprus
Elite Millinery Store
Main
Wm. Welch
Music Rouse, Armory Loan Office
W. H. Moon
N. Main
Beecham
Bohai
Stroh's
Stroh’s Pharmacy
Kane’s Pharmacy
South Main St
First National Bank OF
Toe Gktasi Mamtee Gy
Nue
Ings
Theo. Strons
M. Parke
John A. Law
Chas
H. Foster
William L. Watson
Joseph L. Cake
James McMillan
Joseph Langford
James N. Anderson
Salam L. Watson
Ton Business College
H. D. Buck
House Square
Scranton
B. F. Antrim & CO
Broad St
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