Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Holds Annual Meeting
The West Side group met at Washburn Street Presbyterian Church for a nine o'clock devotional and reports from Miss Carrie Dickson and Mrs. T. J. Luce. Officers were reelected, and Rev. J. A. Fitch urged more women missionaries to China. Resolutions praised the work and sent condolences on the loss of Emma Vail and Mrs. John Fordham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Mra
J. T. Rodman
Hawley
FR. Kays
Delgate
Carrie Dickson
Scranton
Portsmouth
Carbondale
William Thompson
Thompson
Francis Ridley Havergal
Lelia Porter
M. R. Kays
Green Rides
Sirs. C. Ti. Robinson
Mra. C. F. Rockwell
Honesdale
T. S. Morgan
Providence
T. J. Luce
Myd+ Park
Lterature
T. J. Sice
Lackawanni
F. L. Hitchcock
J. A. Fitch
J. A. Fiich
China
Mina Cort
Beyond Presbyterian Church
Emma Vail
Mia
Kays
John Fordham
Annim
J. P. Moffat
Mra. McLeod
Selden Blatt
J. E. Burt
Substantial Subscription Dance Completes in St. Davids Hall
A large social event hosted by H. 8 Jenkins B. WH Clark MLA and Mott with W. J. Welsh Jr drew many attendees at St. David's hall. The room showed festive decor, the ladies in gowns and gentlemen in black, and music by Professor Johnson featuring popular dances. Notables present included Mrs. G. TB Reynolds, Mrs. EL Clark, and numerous families and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
G. TB. Reynolds
EL. A. Clark
Ben Luce
William Lice
David J. Davis
Robert Walker, Jr
E. D. Fellows
Margaret Edwards
Ella Williams
H. A. Mott
George Phillips
George Waldron
Tracy Tewkesbury
I. A. Smith
G. A. Willams
Birth Day Party at Scranton Street Baptist Church sets unique evening
A Monday event at Scranton Street Baptist Church called a Birth day Party will feature a penny-collecting silken stocking for attendees, with age not disclosed. The program includes glee club numbers, recitations, duets, solos, and a quartet performance, led by local performers and the glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Street Baptist Church
Boleetion Co
Glee Club
Sweet
Deva
David Stevens
Richard Thomas
Bessie Sloat
I Gardner
David Stephena
Bellevue Man Injured Saving Child After Street Slip
Bellevue resident injured by a dislocated right shoulder while carrying a small girl across the street. He slipped, tried to save the child, and was treated by Dr. Tl. HB. Gibbs who made him comfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Tl. HB. Gibbs
West Side Business Directory Note Takers
Notary public firms B G Morgan and Son offer real estate foreign exchange and ocean ticket services with prompt monthly settlements at 14 Jackson street near Musgervaes drug store. Harriet J Davis Florist offers cut flowers and funeral designs at 1M South Main two doors from Jackson street. Second hand furniture dealer J C King buys cash for furniture stoves and tools at 701 to 709 West Lackawanna Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
B. G
Morgan & Son
Notaries Public
Foreign Exchange
Ocean Ticket
Jackson Street
Musgerave
Harriet J. Davis
South
Main Avenue
J. C. King
Weat Lackawanha Avenue
Mary A. Ferguson Obituary of a 36 Year Old Wife and Mother
Mary A. Ferguson wife of Thomas Ferguson died last evening from a throat obstruction causing suffocation. She was 36 and survived by her husband and three children funeral Monday Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. The death of Joseph Jackson four year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Jackson Avoca occurred last evening from paralysis. Funeral Sunday afternoon St. Mary's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Ferguson
Thomas Ferguson
Joseph
Henry Jackson
Avoca
St. Mary's Cemetery
New Scranton Chemical and Hose Company Organizes
The Scranton Chemical and Hose Company held a meeting to finalize permanent organization and appoint a five member committee to seek consolidation with No 1 Company, which did not attend. Officers elected include President Samuel Coslett and Vice President H A Coursen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Chemical and Hose Company
No. 1
Scranton
Samuel Coslett
H. A. Coursen
W. H H. Kauffman
Henry Reifernburg
Martin Campion
Legion of Honor Convention Finance Committee Meeting
The finance committee for the Legion of Honor met in the board of trade rooms yesterday afternoon. Colonel EB H Ripple was elected president and E Robathan secretary as they planned expenditures for the upcoming convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of Honor
The
Legion of Hower
Board of Trade Rooms
EB. H. Ripple
E. Robathan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purified Blood
The advertisement warns winter impurities will affect health as warmer weather arrives. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, strengthens the system, and prevents tiredness and loss of appetite by expelling impurities and making blood rich and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Suburban Arrests and Church Notes Mark Local Life
George Miller was arrested by Constable Seth Smith on a warrant from Alderman Filder after a grievous assault on the prosecutor’s 1 year old son. Miller bail set at $50. charged with beating the child. James Pattison held on $200 bail for board bill, awaiting next court term. Services at Winton’s hall celebrate Welsh Baptists with Rev. W F Davis to preach. Funeral for John W. Jones today at 2 pm at Welsh Congregational church. Corrections note: John Williams not David Lloyd participated in Thursday night fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
Seth Smith
Alderman Filder
David Jones
Miller
Dickson Mine
Young Jones
Jones
James Patterson
Minooka
Constable Smith
Alderman Fidler
Harry Crabb
Pattison
Cross
Winton's Hall
W. F. Davis
Providence
Bible School
Welsh Baptist Sunday School
Winton
John W. Jones
Thomas Meredith
Wayne Avenue
Confirmation services and marriage notice flood South Side
Sunday on Prospect avenue St Pauls Rev Edward Lange will lead confirmation while Christ Lutheran on Cedar hosts Rev Henry Lisse. Evangelical Peace Church Rev E J Schmidt confirms class including Misa Freuchtel Marie Yost Anna Kerlin Emma Laubscher Louisa Schappelmann and several men. St Josephs society of St Marys plans grand hall event Monday night at St Marys hall Enter. Also Palmer McDonalds offers cut flowers. Announcement of Willard Meeareel and Tillie Weethfahl marriage. Crystal Laundry advertises stiff collars with soft button holes. Ancient Order Knights of Mystic Chain held weekly meeting last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
Prospect Avenue
Edward Lange
Henry Lisse
Christ Lutheran Church
Cedar Avenue
Evangelical Church of Peace
E. J. Schmidt
Misa Kate Freuchtel
Marie Yost
Anna Kerlin
Emma Laubscher
Louisa Schappelmann
Charles Sc
South Scranton
Tillie Weethfahl
Ancient Order Knights of Mystic
Local Notices and Funeral Services From Carbondale Area
J B Bronson of Finn street visited Carbondale yesterday. The Loyal Temperance Legion meets this evening with officers Wert Young Montgomery Mackay. Measles cases rise. Funeral of Nicholas Gury killed in No 1 mine last Wednesday, died while robbing pillar. Miners paid by Pennsylvania Coal at Narrows collieries yesterday. Born to Mr and Mrs Richard Jones Grove street a baby girl. Funeral of Joseph Murray two years old of Monroe avenue Thursday. pallbearers listed. Kaes Loftus visiting Pittston. St Mark's church services Sunday: Holy Communion 9 a m, morning prayer and sermon 10 m, evening prayer and sermon 7 m. James Gilmartin Clay avenue making improvements. Thomas Scanlon Peckville visiting M J Scanlon Grove street. Henry Hopp Bloom street ill with typhoid. Dunmore Business Directory listing J B Hobday 113 Brook Street Excelior meat market James Beattie Grove Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bronson
Finn Street
Carbondale
Loyal Temperance Legion
Fent
John Wert
William Young
Eva Montgomery
Alexander Mackay
Nicholas Gury
Pennsylvania Coek Company
the Narrows
Richard Jones
Grove Street
Joseph
M. H. Murray
Monroe Avenue
Edward Murray
T. Mtullen
J. Brown
A. Murray
J. Matley
W. Eilley
St. Mary's Cemetery
Kares Loftus
Pittston
St. Mark's Church
James Gilmartin
Clay Avenue
Thomas Scanlon
Peckville
M. J. Scanlon
Henry Hopp
Bloom Street
Minooka Trio Plan Reading Visit and Diocesan Convention
Herbert Hall and Miss Lizzie Billington depart for Reading to visit relatives while Miss Clara Swingle visits sister Mrs. Charles Fitch on Main Street. Miss Mary Hobbe returns from a brief stay in Pitts ton. The Scranton Diocesan union second district holds its quarterly convention at St. Josephs hall Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hall
Lizzie Billington
Reading
Clara Swingle
South Canaan
Charles Fitch
Main Street
Mary Hobbe
Pittston
Second District
Scranton Diocesan Union
St. Joseph's Hall
Lubricating Co. repairs by skilled workers in Scranton
Repaired by skilled workmen the Lackawanna Lubricating Co at 1212 Capouse Ave Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Lubricating CO
Capouse
Local Convention Opens With Deliberations And Banquet
Delegates arrive for a daytime session to discuss important matters while the hall is decorated for the occasion. The St Josephs Society hosts a banquet for visiting delegates after the convention and a grand musical entertainment is planned with town artists performing in the evening. Pugilistic young men attend the Judge tournament in Scranton, and Michael Walsh a Greenwool No 1 shaft driver was injured when pinned between a rib and a mine car yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Society
Scranton
Michael Walsh
Barber’s Shop Moves to Corner of Dickson and Green Ridge
William Snyder shifts his barber business from HH7 Dickson Avenue to the intersection of Dickson Avenue and Green Ridge Street on Tuesday. The move consolidates services at a high-traffic corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snyder
Dickson Avenue
Green Ridge Street
Six More Defective Democratic Votes Found in Hearing
Judge Knapp examined fifty three witnesses summoned by the Dunmore contestants. Patrick Derrig and Dennis Derrig admitted their naturalization papers were brought from Wilkes-Barre by Martin McCormick and they did not undergo court examination or oath. Tom Kelly voted on his father's naturalization. William Barry James McCormick and Patrick Larkin admitted nonpayment of taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Dunmore
Patrick Derrig
Dennis Derrig
Wilkes-Barre
Martin McCormick
Thomas Kelly
William Barry
James McCormick
Patrick Larkin
Growth of the YMCA in foreign lands lecture
The Young Men's Christian Association hall will host Luther D. Wishard at 2.45 tomorrow. He will speak on The Growth of the Young Men's Christian Association in Foreign Lands focusing on the orient student movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Young People's Societies
Luther D. Wishard
Wishard
The
Orient
Police Court Notes Involving Tony Monday And Joe Chelong
Tony Monday and Joe Chelong both Italian suspects were fined in police court after being accused of harassing women near Nay Ang park. J M McCawiey reported his Burr building rooms were entered with no forced entry. thefts were noted, suggesting access by a person familiar with the premises. Two young women described as Edith Seamane and Hazel Wood were arrested near Penn avenue and Center street after a late night spree. Alderman Fuller fined them in yesterday’s court. The Casey and Kelly advertised draught beer on tap today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Joe Chelong
Nay Ang Park
Seach
J. M. McCawiey
Burr Building
Penn Avenue
Center Street
Edith Seamane
Wikes-Barre
Hazel Wood
Trenton
Ross and
Karina
Fuller
Special Easter Rates via Lehigh Valley R R for Students
Students at established schools colleges and seminaries may travel at one third fare for the round trip on the Lehigh Valley Railroad to any point on the Philadelphia and Reading H and O or Penna routes except Buffalo Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge. Tickets sold within 8 days after vacation begins and valid for return within 15 days with final limit April 39th. Present an identification certificate signed by a school official to Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Suspension Bridge
Philadelphia
Reading
Penna
Mckets
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Dr Agnew's Ointment for Skin Eruptions and Chapped Hands
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew's Ointment as a cure for chapped hands and chafing, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, barber's itch, and skin eruptions. It promises comfort in one application and a full cure, priced at five cents, sold by Matthews Bros.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Claim
An advertisement touts Cure-a-Cold with Bromo Quinine Tablets, promising one day relief for colds. It claims all druggists refund 26 cents if it fails to cure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Side Department
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Lackawanna Presbytery
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Women's Foreign Missionery Society
J. P. Moffatt
Unique Entertainment
William Morgans
Archbald Street
Samter Bros
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert
Albert Henne
Forest Hill Cemetery
Robert Haw
Hugh Boyle
Edward
Alto Maden- Spaecher
Hampton Street Methodist Church
Carolyne V. Dorsey
Edwin Bowen
Bowen
First Presbyterian Church
Washington Avenue
F. C. Hull
F. P. Moylan
Daniel Jenkins
D. B. Beckwith
Ruth Reese
David Reese
North Tradle Park Avenue
William Quick
Eldridge
Brooklyn
Ayers
Bound Brook
N. J
James Phillins
E. ¥. Harrison
Mears Hall
S&s. Main Avenue
Mise Bertha Decker
Price Atvhnt
Olyshant
Catherine Jones
Keyser Valley
Catawissa
W. L. King
Lincoln Avenue
William Powell
Houston
Tex
William J. Jacoby
Luzerne Street
Lightstreet
John Clark
Lorenz
Twenty-third Street
NEW Chemical and Hose Company
Lackawanna Avenue
David Lloyd
Tribune
John Williams
Mr. Liogis
William Halder
Honeslale
William Meredith
South Side
J. B Hobday
Brook Street
Excelvior
James Beattie
Green Ridge
Police Court News
Casey & Kelly
Draugh
Lehigh Valley R. R
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Wilkes
Royal Reading
Florey
Svemue
Old Dominion Line
Cailing
New York
Old Point Comfort
Virginia Beach
Richmond
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Pier
North River
W.L. Guillaudeu
Vice-Press & Traffic Age
E. Robinson
Puseney
Ager Beer
Barmuda
Southern
Produca
Pierge Peny Ave. Market
Canadian Pacific
R’y
Maine
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Minneapolis
St. Paul
United States
Northwest
Vancouver
Beattie
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
B. V. Skinner
Broadway
Chua. EK
Kaney
Lia Vaginda
Brian
Harry Clay Blaney
Come Opera
Inovie
Galler
Dalcony
Mercereau & Connell
Wyoming Ave
the Tribune
the Brotaingana
Ma Sonn T Ker
Beranton
Davis’ Theater
Jermon
Black
Burlesque
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