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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1895
Page
8
Five dollar reward announced for information leading to conviction of anyone stealing The Tribune from subscribers doorsteps after numerous irregular delivery complaints traced to stolen papers and deliveries.
A stage rehearsal of Allatoona will be at the Frothingham tonight at 8. Yale concert heats are slated for the Frothingham Wednesday evening. Miss Heath will lecture at Green Ridge Library Thursday April 18. Anna Dickinson plans a Frothingham lecture Friday on Joan of Arc. John Shorts died suddenly on Green Ridge Street Thursday morning. Criminal court opens Monday for Leonard Rosa to answer murder charges. Local hospital discharges include Elmer Deal John O'Hara and Frank Managan. Hotel Jermyn nearing third story. inner walls underway. Ray Adams residence fire on Adams Avenue slight damage. Real estate partnership formed by Comegys and Franz in Paull Building. Mrs. Potter to speak at Rim Park Church tomorrow. noted Women's Missionary leader. Funeral for John Gaughan this afternoon from Capouse Avenue. Saint Leo's Battalion to attend. Williams & McAnulty welcome W M Weaver to head new drapery department.
Public interest grows as Williams & McAnulty announces extra staff to handle rising trade. Opening day Monday April 16 marks the new drapery department headed by Mr W M Weaver. Also advertised are Dress Goods stock, MEARS & HAGEN silverware, Clark’s sale, and other department notices from local merchants.
Pottsville champions defeated Scranton 14 to 6 as Billy Marnie pledged slow start to season. Delaney and Fox hurled solidly for Pottsville, while Scranton’s Bill Clark hit a first major league style homer in the eighth. Umpire called a shaky game as Pottsville built early lead.
Ed Crane may prove a tower of strength to Toronto. Van Dyke, the Erie outfield, has been signed by St. Paul. Clymer is making a kick over the salary Buffalo gave him even after he has signed. Celins, whom Boston secured from Buffalo, astounded the old leaguers with his work. Nyce at short and Warner behind the bat are also doing great work for Boston. The former was with Pottsville and the latter with Wilkes Barre last season.
Good Friday services at St. Luke's Episcopal church were observed devoutly with Rev. Rogers Israel delivering a solemn evening sermon on the Saviour's journey to Calvary. Noonday and afternoon prayers drew strong attendance and parishioners expressed gratitude for Lent’s responsive interest. A separate notice promotes Mr Ey Fi Sturges talks at Green Ridge Presbyterian, with topics and dates through May.
Scranton Traction Co promises to place fenders on 14 cars after a Baltimore study shows four street railways using fenders. City officials report no fatal accidents and estimates thirty to forty lives saved in six months. A Baltimore commission examined seventy fenders and recommended twelve styles for adoption. The board of trade plans a resolution urging immediate ordinance and penalties for noncompliance.
Nelson Gillespie of Princeton University visits his father on Oak Street while Mrs James Francis visits her Alster at La Plume. Ground is broken for Roland Hitchcock’s new house on Market Street. A thirty ton Steam crusher is working on Main Avenue near Clearview Street as the road is macadamized. Keystone Social Club invites a May Social at Company Armory on Friday May 4. Mr and Mrs B D Jones of Atlantic City return home after the death of Mrs Jones mother. Guardians set on Providence Road edge to stop driving as grading years ago caused instability. Patrick Lynn reports to Lieutenant Spellman that his brother in law Patrick Dean is insane. Dean claims a jumper invention for hauling cars uphill with safety rope devices. Dean was confined at Hillside Farm last Christmas for eleven days. He has been visiting local schools while seeking to permanently restore his health.
Rev Father O Reilly celebrated the mass of the presanctified at St Peter's Cathedral yesterday morning at 9 o'clock assisted by deacon Quinnian and sub-deacon Carmindy with Master of ceremonies Feeley. The church was crowded and the Altos wore black in memoriam of the Savior's death. Father McNally delivered the sermon on the Crucifixion. Easter masses resume with services at 7, 8, and 10:20 and a celebratory Easter candle gift from Gilmore and Duffey.
Easter sale under the Young Women's Christian Association opened yesterday and drew strong patronage. Areas feature Easter lilies roses and potted plants with a display of novelties. Mrs. Thomas Dickson donated roses while Miss Annie Mason headed the novelty table assisted by Ruth Dale and Mrs. F S Godfrey. Candy department run by Misses Carr Dickson and Marilla Mott. flower sale led by Mrs. F D Watts with multiple assistants. Miss Tolles welcomed visitors. The event runs all day today and tonight, with surrounding shops advertising new clothing, trees, silks, and gifts as part of the local Easter shopping scene.
A decomposed body found in a culvert near Dickson City is believed to have died from violence. Coroner J A Kelley presided over an on site autopsy at Undertaker Jones' morgue in Olyphant. No identity or weapon details are known and a boarding house rumor links a missing man from Priceburg three weeks ago. County Detective Thomas Leyshon is investigating.
Constable Michael Thornton in Twentieth ward vows to issue over 900 tax warrants for nonpayment of the delinquent poor tax. Easter program at the YWCA includes opening chorus, duets, solos, and choir numbers with local participants. Also reported are funerals, illnesses, and mill operations resuming next week amid local civic notes.
A millinery ad touts new and novelty headwear ranges. It promises fresh effects and styles this week with right prices, inviting customers to place orders.
Interment was made at Pittston Avenue Cemetery following services held for a local resident. The Stickwry Street Presbyterian Church facilitated the funeral rites, with attendees noting the deceased’s longtime community involvement and faith.
Prominent Minooka young lady Miss Bridget Philbin daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Philbin has entered religious life. Invitations go to attend the ceremony Wednesday at 4 o clock in the Convent of Mercy Wilkes Barre where she will take her first vows in the sisterhood witnessed by many friends.
John McNichols and W J McNichols aged 21 and 27 were brought before Alderman Fitzsimmons in the poker court and remanded for a further hearing. The highway robbery occurred in Kaley Valley last week.
A residence at Prospect Park and Providence was consumed by a fierce fire last night, leaving the dwelling entirely ruined before firefighters could gain control. The incident follows a run of local misfortunes as residents search for missing items and await assistance from familiar local merchants offering services and notices.
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