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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1895
Page
5
A five dollar reward is announced for information leading to the conviction of anyone caught stealing The Tribune from subscriber doorsteps after numerous complaints of irregular delivery traced to stolen papers.
The building committee of the board of control meets tonight. Luzerne and Lackawanna county workers receive pay at several mines. Rachel E Tolles welcomed as YWCA secretary. Olyphant council appoints police chief Caygill and sergeants Hayes and Hoyea. County hires Alexander Farnham to recover $45 000 owed by Lackawanna. Prothonotary Pryor suit filed for $40 000 against D L&W railroad. Marriage licenses issued to Loftus Burke, O Connor Hitchcock Joyce Loftus. Robb bail set at 910 for adultery charges. Capouse avenue mishap injures John Gaughan. Bailey posted for two liquor cases. Several contagious disease cases reported. Spalding’s Baseball Guide on shelves. Price serves capias on Walter Brownlee for liquor charge. Moran posted $600 bail. Langan charged with malicious mischief. court appearance arranged.
A sheriff's sale is set for next Saturday to dispose of the Jersey hotel on Penn Avenue and Center Street after a 1,400 judgment against Lemuel Mackey. The case includes a trespass suit involving John G. Jennings and the Lehigh Valley Railroad, with other tax and athletic league matters affecting local residents and clubs.
Miss Sykes took charge as instructor at the training school for teachers opened Monday in the No 03 building with 22 pupils. Superintendent Phillips and Controller Wormser attended the session, and Sykes will reside at 444 Quincy Avenue. Changes in junior class and new pedagogical studies planned while senior work remains mostly as before.
Jerry Ryan of Hallstead killed on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad near Bunker Hill crossing. Body found by a returning Pocono Summit train crew. identity from papers, age 35, railroader and member of Brotherhood of Brakemen No 30 Perth Amboy. Feet severed, face crushed. Remains taken to Dunmore. $7.50 found in pockets. Coroner to empanel jury. telegrams received. burial planned at Great Bend this afternoon.
Albert W. Cook, famed for hunting and animal stories and a longtime Scranton contributor, died Monday at his father's home in Schnevus, N Y. The diabetes claim the life and his funeral will be attended by Druggist John H. Phelps. Cook began in 1872 as part owner of the Carbondale Leader and later helped found the Carbondale Circle and the Scranton Bugle. He later served on several Scranton papers and worked as Elmira Telegram correspondent before focusing on his special writings.
W T Bull lauds Scranton figures in Leslie's Weekly as key Princeton players. John Brooks is hailed as future second baseman and Bede Billama praised as superior catcher. Arthur Gunster covers third and belts a home run in a recent game. Sterling silver belt pins offered at Davidow Brog 217 Lackawanna Avenue. Easter Millinery Opening announced at Mrs Cushman’s 26 Spruce Street.
Ann Clark died in Scranton on April 1 1895 with funeral set for April 3 at her residence 613 Hampton Street Schenevus Albert W Cook died April 3 aged 60 funeral from his father home Schenevus Wednesday Baton Asa Eaton died in Dalton Pa April 1 aged years funeral at Baptist church Dalton Thursday burial Hickory Grove Waverly James John A James died Scranton April 1 1895 funeral April 3 at 3 o'clock at 837 North Filmore Avenue O'Brien Patrick died Scranton April 2 1896 funeral notice to follow
Palmer Cox author of the Brownies arrives and hosts a reception at the Hotel Terrace. He will supervise Brownies production to be shown at Frothingham the last three days this week. Malcolm Douglass, who scored the music, attends the reception with other guests and speakers recount the series origins and legend.
Board of health notice has been up for five weeks with only one inmate affected. Forty eight residents plus matron and staff. The ill child, age seven, is recovering in isolation on the third floor. Dr. Heilner treated the patient and precautions blocked spread.
Rev A C Gaebellin of Hope of Israel mission in New York City spoke at Finley Hall Lackawanna avenue on Jewish German religious questions. He will open a Hebrew mission in Scranton soon and seeks Christian support and mail at 209 Madison Street New York City.
Miss Heath gave a second lecture for the Green Ridge library fund in the library building. Her talk on Rubens and Vandyck attracted a larger audience and autotypes by Malson Brown & Co. of New York were displayed as direct reproductions of photos.
Eliza Proctor Otis stars in a grand Oliver Twist production at the Academy of Music with Mian Otis as Nancy Sykes. The program also features Palmer Cox's Brownies in a mid ocean aerial ballet, Sothern's Captain Lettarblair, and the Ken dals bringing Pinero’s The Second Mrs Tanqueray to Scranton for one performance. A new Temptation of Money melodrama tops the lineup with notable scenic effects and a strong cast. Detective Scanlon and Hatter Dunn clash over unpaid bills. shootings occur and both sides give differing accounts. Scanlon fired at Dunn. Dunn fled after being struck by iron and a gunshot.
The People's Favorite Poet Will Carleton headlines at the Frothingham on Tuesday April 0 delivering thoughts on The Drama of Human Nature. Tickets go on sale Friday at 9 am through local vendors with discounts for early purchases and reserved seats. Boxes priced at 8 and 10 dollars.
A local ad promises strictly fancy canned fruits and vegetables along with evaporated fruits at unusually low prices. The offer emphasizes surprising value for buyers seeking quality preserved goods.
The display highlights separate skirts and an adjustable version that doubles as an opera cape. The item is promoted as a new offering with East ern Pennsylvania as the sole agent.
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