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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
1
Mere to no pains connect with carrying an equitable endowment policy 17 is and savings deposit. The dividend returned at maturity buys many comforts during the assurer's lifetime and the policy paid up for the protection of the family. Armstrong & Sanders, agents Pittaton, Pi
A dense cluster of social items notes visitors and residents in Scranton and West Pittston, including Clara Watson and Kate McNish visiting relatives, Miss Neale Jackson at the Granahan Clark wedding, and Mrs Arthur Treleave’s family visiting her mother. It also mentions a June 27 exam for borough teachers in Avoca, a Main Street melee involving Poles with arrests, sympathy for Professor Wyers, and a 11 month old child death by convulsions near Stevenson Street. A farewell to Punk Drake at Drake's Hall precedes the family’s move to near Pittsburg, with goods shipped yesterday. An advertisement for Allen’s Foot Ease concludes.
Reflected in a string of brief items, Scranton area news covers a police chase end, a dangerous chain punishment case, a smallpox outbreak in Carbondale, a new coal company charter, legal actions in Lackawanna County, and notable deaths in the region. It notes Patrick Barrett seeking damages for his son Edward’s injury, a Scranton man’s smallpox exposure, and a boy chained by his father as punishment while police respond to the scene.
A boy was taken to a blacksmith shop after a chain was secured to his leg while in county jail. The procedure was necessary to remove the restraint safely and restore mobility.
Fragmented account notes reelection of Professor George Evans as Kingston public school principal amid other town items. It mentions arrests for shoplifting in Wilkes-Barre, bank building excavation in Nanticoke, a fatal lightning strike near Plymouth, and various local civic notes.
An old ad lists fabrics with prices including Seersuckers, Madi Zephyr Ginghams, Hees and checked patterns, Organdies and Dimities. It notes values like 10 cents, 12 cents, 18 cents and 2 cents, highlighting attractive patterns and worth.
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