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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1896
Page
4
The Leader store at 124-126 Wyoming Ave advertises a wide range of goods with special values across departments. Offers include all wool serge, mohair, silks, dresses, hats, skirts, capes, linens, shirts, suspenders, parasols, kid gloves, corsets, ginghams, organdies, towels and more at Leader's Price discounts.
Lebeck and Corin H L Clements of Wesleyan University visit parents in Scranton shopping last Tuesday a pocket book lost containing 75 to 100 dollars. Several townsfolk and visitors are named with travels to Scranton including Mrs M B Posten Mrs Frank Courtright Mrs William Snell Mrs H L Gaige Mrs Yeager P G Moran and others. George Watts and C P Vanbrant are noted with local business and visits. Funeral for Mrs Levi Blesecker held with interment at Dunmore.
The Ladies Ald society will meet at Mrs. E. Barnes home this afternoon. William Carey has opened a stone quarry on his property and furnishes large quantities of stone. Mr and Mrs B Drake and George Safford attended an aunt s funeral in Brooklyn on Sunday. Rev and Mrs E L Santee returned home from Binghamton on Tuesday and he returns for another year. Easter services at the Brick Church by the Sunday school passed pleasantly with a pleased audience. The Welsh Baptist Sunday school held its second anniversary with singing and recitations. Revs Craven and Wright of Wilkes Barre were guests of Rev W G Funk on Monday.
Advertisements orders for job work and items for publication left at Hannon Co newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The city learns that H. S. Bolton has married Miss Helen J. Kirkbride of Seventh avenue in Hoboken. The bride, resident here six months, is fondly regarded. formerly she lived with her uncle Samuel Hughes of Wilkes-Barre. Bolton, a member of the firm S. & H. S. Bolton, is well known. The couple will tour to New York Philadelphia and Washington for ten days before living with the groom’s parents.
Easton citizens urged Professor W. P. Gregory to lead their public schools commercial department. A committee met him with a petition signed by the board and hundreds of residents. Gregory declined the proposal and will remain in Carbondale, remaining devoted to local advancement and his Wood's Business College role.
The Sages delivered a first class show last evening in the opera house with laughable yet instructive feats. Patrons witnessed remarkable acts including hat pins passed through an arm and cheek with no pain or blood, and the program closed with a toboggan race hailed as the funniest performance.
Alice Murphy aged ninety, an early Irish emigrant who lived nearly seventy years in Carbondale, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. Michael Devine after a month of illness. Surviving daughters are Mrs. Devine, Mrs. Jane Marshall of Carbondale, and Mrs. John McDermott of Michigan.
Olive Leaf lodge marks its semi centennial on May 6 with elaborate preparations. Prominent speakers include Grand Master Harry Weill of Philadelphia Grand Secretary Denbert of New York and Grand Warden W Gaylord Thomas of Scranton. A post event banquet and reception at W W Watt hall will follow at the opera house.
The school board decided to greatly improve grounds around school buildings this summer. The South Main street school will get the most extensive work with a large plot needed on both sides. Bids will be sought for Brook lyn street South Main street and Far view street grounds. High school grounds will also be improved.
The arm of Bert Weed, injured on the railroad last week, was amputated yesterday afternoon by Dr. H. C. Wheeler. M. H. Sullivan received patent grant for a carpet holder and plans city manufacture. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John McCawley of River Street. An exhibition by the Sares at Wood's Business College occurred yesterday. Miss Annie Burke and Miss Annie Barrett attended the Charity Ball at Scranton. J. S. Bates remains ill after appendicitis operation. Miss Anna Doyle visits Williamsport. Mrs. Arthur Howell visits Honesdale relatives. Miss Clara White returns from Binghamton. James Kerine visits from Oneonta. Mare Devine returns from Scranton. Marcus Duffy attended the Charity Ball in Scranton. Schimpf, former resident, touring with McKenna’s Filtration company, visited yesterday. Mrs. John Murray Cobb’s foot amputated after premature healing. Mamie Ruddy of Powderly Street visiting friends.
Byrne and Mrs Chivernn with several guests stay in the city. Mrs Josephine Herbert hosts visitors. Miss May Perkin and Miss Ange Tuthill from Waymact are guests of Miss May Ulmer. The elect and common council will meet in joint session next Tuesday evening to elect a city engineer.
Miss Nettie Canfield visits relatives in Laceyville as H A Bosworth travels to New York to buy spring goods. Town reports maple syrup at 9 ½ cents a gallon and potatoes at six cents a bushel in Orwell county.
The town notes Easter services at the Methodist Episcopal church, a new minister Rev. W.T. Holmes, and plans for a band stand with open air concerts. Residents William and John Thomas construct homes, marriages set for Mary Cornelius and Albert Burnett, plus various local moves and school reports.
A Philadelphia father reports his daughter suffering hip disease improved after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. He notes she could not put her foot down at first, but soon stood and played, with overall health improving. He recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla for other children as well.
Comptroller Eckels releases data showing 3,609 national banks on February 28 held 1 961 344 781 in loans and discounts, 192 036 933 in stocks and securities, and a lawful money reserve of 237 259 922 including 156 000 000 in gold, with capital 652 994 915 and surplus 3247 178 188. The weekly wool market shrank and the first quarter of 1896 records record commercial failures totaling 4 512, Liabilities up 30 percent from a year ago. Standard silver dollars issued rose to 216 999 for the week ending April 4. Broad Top coal tonnage rose to 3 058 tons, with year to date 643 510 tons. Coal prices are expected to rise by May 1, 1896, potentially averaging 4.25 per ton for stove coal. Potatoes are 40 percent cheaper due to a 400 million bushel crop surplus, with no foreign imports expected.
Miss Mamie Murphy and Mrs Russell with Genevieve Gil highlighted a performance. A social was held in the Club of 86 rooms after the event, drawing a large attendance. The school board met Tuesday at the central school building with all members present and no major business. John Huff of Providence called in town yesterday.
Miss Mary Gerety is named postmistress amid local political rifts as Democrats accuse rivals of treachery. Grace church elected vestrymen E Paumann W M Gardner Homer Green R W Ham E B Hardenbergh A C Lindsay D H Menner H Z Russell W F Suydam and J N Welch for the coming year. The final season dance at Central theater entertained attendees, and locals Ray Hardenburgh Fred Hand and T C Kennard were seen visiting.
In Olyphant at the Father Mathew Opera House on Monday evening the Adonis club staged The Convict's Daughter to a pleased audience. Steve J. Evans gave strong turns as Curly Miller and James Willoughby with steady applause. Frank McLoughlin portrayed Colonel Russell with skill while P. F. O Malley played Frank Fairleigh in a modern lover-like style.
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