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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1896
Page
5
Local notes report a funeral this afternoon for Henry K. Williams and injuries to Frank Lungs from an accident on Franklin Avenue. A failed new trial ruling in a case against D. Kearney, and weekly city deaths total thirty six with five from contagious diseases. Community schedules include temperance union meetings, a St Joseph’s society restraint, and a Lackawanna Institute meeting before courthouse removal to Green Ridge.
Yesterday in Pittsburg the Superior court released several opinions including Wickham versus Annie Tadrick where judgment was reversed and a new trial awarded and Commonwealth versus Charles Stahl with judgment affirmed. Also Thomas Davidson versus Thomas Sands and James H. Jenkins from Lackawanna county.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and its president face equity appeals from Lackawanna Street Railway and Scranton and Pittston Traction in Lackawanna County common pleas court. Judge Orlady filed a dissent, concurred by Judge Beaver.
The Blues benefit concert at the YMCA hall featured John T. Watkins in his last local appearance before Europe, Captain Dolph Atherton in a humorous Rube outfit, and Julia C. Allen on violin. The program included Old Folks at Home and Auld Lang Syne with encores and praise for Mrs Thewster, Miss Margaret Jones, Moges Morin, and Mr Wooler.
Turners of Scranton and the athletic club joined in a cymnastic exhibition at Turner hall West side to aid Professor Carl Stulber. An audience filled the hall as Saft accompanied the program ending with dancing and songs. The event featured boys and girls in various gymnastics acts including club swinging vaulting horse long jump and group tableaux.
Wood’s college Williams Debating and Dramatic society relearns The Lost Mine a melodrama and will present it next Friday evening at Frothingham. Cast includes Nevada The Wanderer Flora H Helrelgle Vermont An Old Miner Thomas J McNamara Dandy Dick James J Cooney Win Kye Chinaman Christie Powiderry Mother Merton Winnie Huggert etc Specialties introduced by William Burke M J Coyne R W Rankin Edward Kelley G Lumas and others.
Mayor James G. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey return from New York where he met with Joseph Taylor and Counciman P. J. Hickey about police and fire leadership. He reviews 200 plus applications for special officers and may delay new appointments. The city buries a consumptive woman died in squalor at Ninth and Scranton, with sanitary workers cleaning the home. Funeral notices for Thomas Dodds and Mrs. M A Sanborn are issued. Misa McLane opens a new store at 201 Washington Avenue.
The board of control spent a long session debating the Notz affair and an opinion from Solicitor Knapp on whether a school controller can be paid for services. President Mitchell criticized the motive, while Welsh argued the prior opinion justified paying Notz. Additional talks covered budget timing, heating bids, and building plans as various committees reported.
Margaret Mather appears as Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Academy of Music this evening with a strong supporting cast and elaborate costumes. Robert Downing and his company bring The Gladiator to the same venue on Tuesday, while the Hanlon brothers offer Fantasma on Friday and Saturday with a Saturday matinee.
H M Spencer has built a 200 yard rifle range at the end of the No 6 trolley line in Dunmore. A shooting house battery and scoring system accompany the range. Spencer will manage via a committee including Lt H B Cox W W Youngs Joe Huntington A W Jurisch and G W Stout and season memberships will cost $2. A group of interested riflemen will meet this afternoon to inaugurate the range with two targets. The longest range is 200 yards.
Special Officer Frederick Mink, shot in the back during the Ruthven riot at Dunmore three weeks ago, has been hospitalized at Lackawanna and for days was deemed near death. He briefly improved but has grown weaker again with the bullet未 extracted and risk of blood poisoning looming. the wound external portion healed two weeks ago.
Ex Sheriff Charles Robinson plans a valuable trophy for rifle teams of the Thirteenth regiment with Dr B H Throop also offering a trophy for the soldiers. The move aims to heighten interest and pride in Scranton as the home of the National Guard’s first regiment and state champion marksman W W Youngs, who has won the state title five years running.
The Rt Rev N B Rulison bishop of this diocese and Rev Rogers Israel rector of St Luke's hosted vestrymen of the church last night. Attendees included Rev F B Ballentine of Green Ridge and Hoy A L Urban from St Mark's Dunmore mission with St Luke's. Vestrymen named were John Jermyn B H Throop A J Holland Major Everett Warren Samuel Hines James M Everhart TG Wolfe J H Beapell and FL Price. Vestryman W T Smith was away and George L Dickson missed due to a serious family illness.
The Scranton fire department board re organized electing Chief F Ferber president George H Suydam secretary and Fred Durr treasurer Last night assistants present included Joseph Hall George R Suydam J Birtley Louis Secwass and L Meyers The Fifth district assistant chief P Feeney was absent The council failure to appoint committees left a vacancy on the board for each branch chair.
Ziba Stephens aged about 74 died after a two hour illness at midnight. Heart failure listed as cause. Born May 16 1822 in Nicholson Wyoming County he earlier ran a mercantile business and a Providence Bristol House hotel. He later worked in Philadelphia fourteen years before moving to Scranton in 1892 with his wife at 14 Franklin Avenue. Survived by wife, two sons from first marriage in East St Louis and a mayor and a locomotive engineer as sons. Funeral at his residence with burial in Nicholson. Thomas Hession died Sunday night of pneumonia leaving wife and three daughters. High mass of requiem at St Peters Cathedral and Hyde Park Cemetery. Dan Shearan died at Kelleys boarding house in Ninth Street. known in minstrelsy and the Hi Henry troupe. about 40, no Scranton relatives. wife believed in New York. Mrs Hannah Cohen died at 68 at 915 Linden Street widow of Jacob Cohen once a prominent merchant. The Dickson couple of Jefferson Avenue mourn seven month old Kathryn Lydia Dickson.
Stella Sanford appeared before Alderman Millar and was fined 10 for alienating the affections of Annie Wilson's husband. Miss Wilson produced letters proving Stella and her husband were involved. The alderman warned of further court action if she troubled Mrs. Wilson again. she paid the fine and pledged to trouble Mrs. Wilson no more.
In Scranton on April 11 the James Jervis wedding joined John X and Miss Linale Jervis of Dickson City with officiant Hev. D. P. Jones. The ceremony at the Tabernacle church united the couple in marriage.
Died Hannah Cohen of 95 Linden Street Scranton on April 13 age unknown. Kathryn Lydia Dickson seven months old daughter of Walter M and Amanda M Dickson died at 40 Jefferson Avenue with funeral notices to follow. Mira M A Sanburn of 621 Luserne Street died April 14 with funeral Tuesday at 2 30 and interment at Rye noted.
The will of the late Rev J J Doherty D D longtime pastor of St John s RC church Honesdale was admitted to probate. He leaves 5000 to St Mary s College Emmettsburg 4000 to Catholic University Washington 500 to Magdelena Home Springfield Mass 2000 to St Mary s Orphan Asylum Emmettsburg and 1000 to St Patrick s Orphan Asylum. Executors may spend up to 20000 to build St John s Hall or Opera House in Honesdale.
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A sensational claim offers a “Mystic Cure” that allegedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in one to three days. It asserts immediate disappearance of the disease after the first dose, with 75 cent price. Sold by Carl Loreng, 418 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton. Also mentions Pillsbury’s Flour mill capacity of 17,500 barrels daily.
The ad touts a new season stock of hats claiming superiority to Scranton and a customer friendly refund policy. It highlights modern methods and styles, inviting customers to compare prices and shop with confidence. The store remains open Saturday and Monday evenings.
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