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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1897
Page
4
Advertisements orders for job work and items for publication left at Hannon & Co. North Main Street Carbondale will receive prompt attention. Office hours are 4 to 10 p.m.
Since Delmont Street was paved it has become a bicycle playground for local children. , a rapid rider struck a hitch bow on Thursday, injuring the 13 year old son of George Bryant on the head. Dr H C Wheeler treated the boy and the injury is not believed to be serious.
A historic schedule outlines the first cereon excursion at Farview on Manorial day followed by a line of tours organized by several societies. Reversal associations from Wilhela Parr Scrantony phant Pechville and others have booked dates for their popular festivals. Catholic Total Abellience union of Scranton the 1. Ct. of Scranton and Minooka and the Wrights of Dythins in Scranton are among those arranging events.
Residents on Morrigan Avenue file claims against stockholders alleging the rear portion of the silk mill exterix norose wheat blocked the avenue. Local property on the verge has decreased in value due to obstruction and a lawsuit for damages and costly litigation is anticipated.
An adjourned borough council session on Thursday chose four ward police officers and a chief. Chief William Myera. First ward Martin, Martin. Second ward John J Farrell. Third ward M F Barrett. salaries set at 340 and 50 dollars. A petition from Rock Terrace residents asked for widening a street parallel to the railroad.
A committee will report at the next council meeting on the matter and the condition of HM street where John M Dougher s horse was injured. Rev T J Comerford attended Rev Lawrence Murphy s Montreal funeral earlier in the week. Frank Bruey resigns after twenty years with Jones Simpson Co and moves to Brooklyn N Y to live.
John Kendall and Edward Richards spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Evans at Carbondale. Mrs Kendall visits daughter Mrs George Woodbridge in Priceburg. Various residents attend social events and a Washtella tribe installation is noted. Easter opening events announced and a Methodist service hosted by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The funeral of John C Evans held at his Peckville residence with many attendees from nearby towns.
Debating club talk in town as young men organize plans. Welsh Congregational church holds morning and evening services with Rev Iver Thomas and topics The Conversion of Cornelius and Remission of Sins Faith in Jesus Christ all welcome. Calvary Baptist Church also holds morning and evening services with Rev Dr H H Harris subjects The Wakeful Christian and The Gospel the Power of God. Ground broken on Railroad street for new buildings by Joseph Hodge and John Baker. Patriotic Order of True Americans Camp No 4 hosts a necktie social on April 22. Reda Mase Fall team to open season against Grays on school grounds Tuesday. St Joseph society of Minooka prepping for quarterly convention. Methodist Episcopal church services planned tomorrow with Rev F A King. Taylorville lodge No 48 IOOF meets tonight. Knights of the Golden Eagle mock trial drawn crowds and laughs.
Public auction of the household furnishings of Mrs. J. R. Davia set for Thursday the 15th inst. replaces an earlier notice that listed the 7th inst. as the sale date.
A crowded notice sheet reports health and legal items in Jermyn. Names include Dr William J Baker and Mrs Petts, plus Chichura and Squire Mc Cafferty. Theodore Byron is examined as a literary figure amid editorials on his genius and faults.
Central school pupils rehearse a play Fairy of the Fountain to be staged at term end. Mrs. Thomas Saltry of Providence visits relatives. M J Loftus returns home greatly improved from hospital care in Scranton. F G Hurd buys Olyphant Ready Payment Market and will assume charge. Labadie ends week at Father Mathew Opera House with Ingomar. Funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Wilson held after service at home. Dr Brady of Scranton visits town. Rev Francis Lewis preaches tomorrow. Young People's Society holds prayer services in evening. Mrs T L Williams visiting Wyoming mother. Miss Gertrude Atherton returns from southern states. Thomas Cawley confined with grip. Olyphant Browns organize for 1867 season. cross bats with Manager Griffin's team at Athletic Park Beranton next Saturday. Team roster includes Bob Garbett, J C Cleary, F Wheeler, J Connors, Keleher, McDermott, W Patten, 8 Roe, T Meehan, W Sheridan.
By the Byron revival note Howells in Harper's Weekly critiques Lord Byron's impact on conduct and faith. He links the poet to Don Juan and argues Byron’s fame rests on his most controversial work.
The article explains that the brain remains vigorous to the last due to special arterial supply. It notes that internal carotids keep blood flow to brain regions, while general arteries dilate with age reducing nourishment elsewhere. This supports the idea that brain function can endure or improve late in life.
A jumble of spoof lines from Boston Courier and New York Dispatch mocks fortunes and love. It playfully contrasts wealth with skill, noting Cupid misses rarely but can shock a heart, delivering a witty satire in a mock dialogue style.
The article notes Mine Parton, famed cooking author, will visit Scranton. It highlights Parton's career from teacher to culinary author, praising practical, nutritious recipes and her wholesome, common sense approach. It also discusses Albany’s proposed crime measure against false newspaper representation and criticizes Frothingham theater’s name change impact on advertising and reputation.
The new firm J W Carpenter Co will open to the public on Monday after a week of unpacking and arranging goods. Miss Carrie Burns of Great Bend visits Miss Vida Johnson as guests. Mr and Mrs John N Williams return to Orange New Jersey. Summer board is booked at C M Mack’s house to capacity. Mrs Doyle is building a residence on High Street with G A Ravenseth managing. The Misses Lena Bonno Cora Kling Ethel Stark Isadore Stone Mattie Miller Minnie Hinkley graduate this spring from the graded show.
A testimonial letter highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and purifier for people not quite sick. The ad appeals to professionals and housewives, claiming the preparation combines tonic, anti bilious, diuretic and alterative vegetable agents. Mrs Hunt’s letter is cited to encourage readers to try the remedy.
Mus G Hunt of New York City reports Hood's Sarsaparilla has strengthened her husband a corpulent 230 pound man after eight years of spring use. She shares improvements in appetite vigor and general well being, cites help for malarial symptoms in a neighbor and pimples in two daughters, and recommends the remedy.
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