West Lackawanna Avenue paving eyed by West Side board
News of the Suburbs reports the West Side board of trade nominated officers for the next term. They backed paving on West Lackawanna avenue and urged removal of traction tracks, with hopes for a viaduct over DL&W rails and a belt line. They discussed double tracking west Lackawanna from Franklin to Seventh and line connections to Providence Hyde Park. Local notices mention a flame shanty fire, visitors and a Beers hall sermon, plus shopping and classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Board of Trade
EB. M. Clarke
T. F. Mason
P. F. Struppler
C. E. Daniels
William Farrell
West Side
West Lackawanna Avenue
Traction Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Bailey
Lackawanna Avenues
Franklin
Seventh
Providence
Hyde Park
Funeral Services for Mrs Margaret Morgan Held at Home
Funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs Margaret Morgan were conducted yesterday afternoon from the residence of her son John Morgan at 1112 Jackson street. Rev D P Jones preached the sermon as a quartet under Professor Haydn Evans direction sang. Interment was in Washburn street cemetery. Reports of local deaths and society notes follow with marriages, social events, and church activities across Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Morgan
John Morgan
Jackson Street
D. P. Jones
Tabernacle Congregational Church
Haydn Evans Gang
Misa Lizzle Reynolde
Mia
Frank Beck
W. W. Jones
Professor Evans
Pall- Weavers
Richard A. Thomas
J. W. Evans
Reese D. Lloyd
William F. Heese
Ebenezer W. Evana
Thos. Evans
Washburn Street Cemetery
Primitive Methodist Sunday school officers elected at church
Miss Durland of Honesdale visits Miss Amanda Carr of Dickson avenue as various local residents are noted. Plans include Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor delegates meeting, Green Ridge Presbyterian Junior group social, and a grand opening at Green Ridge Ready Pay store with Chase & Sanborn coffee samples and bread souvenirs. Music and attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primitive Methodist
East Market Street
Durland
Honesdale
Amanda Carr
Dickson Avenue
Martin Biddleman
Peck Lumber Company
Harry Kingsley
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
George Mitchell
Chase & Sanborn
Benefit Ball for Michael Moran at Brisbin Mine
A ball for the benefit of Michael Moran who badly mangled his hand at the Brisbin mine will be held at Company Har omry this evening. Alvin Gray of Port Jervis has returned home after visiting friends in the porte End. Mrs. Elvira Jones of Olyphant spent yesterday with friends on Wayne Avenue. Harry Ki. Francis of North Malin Avenue will go to Ashley to serve as best man at the marriage of Er. L Lindsay and Miss Mary Colligen this evening. Annie Williams of Taylor circulated among North End friends yesterday. The Ladies Aid Society of the North Main Avenue Baptist Church will hold a festival tomorrow evening in the Sunday school room. Mrs. Noone was before Alderman Roberts on a charge of housebreaking and threatening to kill Mrs. Margaret McGrath. bail set at 300 dollars. Mrs. Noone’s brother is also in jail. John Danavitch was arraigned before Alderman Pidler for using insulting language to Miss Annie Morgans and was committed to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Moran
Brisbin
Haromry
Alvin Gray
Port Jervis
Porte End
Elvira Jones
Olyphant
Wayne Avenue
Harry Ki. Francis
North Malin Avenue
Ashley
Er. L. Lindsay
Mary Colligen
Annie Williama
Taylor
North End
Ladies’ Aid Society
North Main Avenue Baptist Church
Toom
Clark Street
Castoria Usage Across Ages Cited in Historic Ad Slogan
A vintage ad line recalls Castoria accompanying a child from illness to adulthood. It frames Castoria as a trusted product through stages of life, noting its use for babies children and even for mothers when caring for offspring.
County to Pay Assessors for School Children Enumeration
Deputy Attorney General John R. Elkin concludes counties are liable to pay district assessors for enumerating school children aged eight to thirteen under the compulsory school law. He notes assessors perform this task alongside property valuations and voter registrations, returning results to county commissioners, and argues separating payment would violate justice and statutory interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary Lable
Corrie
Lackawanna County
Loenentes
Commonwealth
John R. Elkin
Local Notices and Appointments From Scranton Area
Trene Russell born to Mr and Mrs George Russell at Throop Street home. Charles Collins, born to Mr and Mrs James McMillan of North Blakely Street, moved into Collins house on Cherry Street. Laurence Brink leaves for Dover New Jersey to lead wholesale dept of a large grocery. Collins building ruins on Blakely Street torn down for rebuilding. Mrs Hitchner and others from West Pittston hosted by Mrs A N Bingham on Cherry Street. Borough council to inspect streets at 7 30 am at borough building. Albert Mowery presents daughter Leah a piano. Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad clerks form baseball club with Samie Bliss among players. Mida Englert from Butler Street visiting Peckville. Regan Boland's new hotel exterior painted. opening about April 20. Erie and Wyoming Valley clerks accept Dunmore high school baseball challenge. game Saturday at 2 30 pm on No 6 grounds. K A Branda captain, T J Ward manager. Thomas Logan to formally open Exchange Hotel at the Corners next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene
George Russell
Throop Street
James McMillan
North Blakely Street
Charles Collins
Mark Simpson
Cherry Street
Laurence Brink
Dover
N. J
Collins
Blakely Street
George Algh
Mra. Hitchner
Berlew
Davis
Schooley
Nellie Ellsworth
West Pittston
A. N. Bingham
Albert Mowery
Leah
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company
Samie Bliss
Mida Englert
Butler Street
Peckville
Regan & Boland
Dunmore High School
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania Coal Company
K. A. Branda
T. J. Ward
Thomas Logan
Exchange Hotel
Ontario Carbondale and Scranton Railroad Elects Fowler President
Stockholders at the Ontario Carbondale and Scranton Railroad held their annual meeting in the Commonwealth building office. C R Pitcher J H Rittenhouse and F B Platt led the election process as Thomas P Fowler, president of the New York Ontario and Western, was chosen as president and a board of directors was elected including Edwards B Sturges C D Simpson John Jermyn O S Johnson James N Rice John B Kerr Daniel Scurry Edward Clarkson James E B Childs C K E Spencer James E Burr and William H Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railroad Company
EB. B. Sturges
Commonwealth Building
C. R. Pitcher
J. H. Rittenhouge
Thomas P. Fowler
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Edwardsb
Sturges
C. D. Simpson
John Jermyn
Johnson
James N. Rice
John B. Kerr
Daniel Scurry
Edward Clarkson
James EB
Childs
C. KE. Spencer
Burr
William H. Richmond
County Jail Notes Releasing Josef Novak After 30 Day Sentence
Joseph Novak of Lloyd street was released yesterday after serving thirty days for assault and battery on Walter Moore. He was kept an additional thirty days for costs. Patrick McGrath of the North Fund was committed for ten days by Alderman Roberts on the charge of long drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Mrs Killen Noone, McGrath's sister, was committed in default of bail on assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Novak
Lloyd Street
Aazault
Walter Moore
Costa
Patrrick McGrath
North Fund
Alderman Roberts
Killen Noone
MrGrath
Amendments to Constitution Approved by Lackawanna Institute
An evening meeting of the Lackawanna Institute of History and Science detailed amendments to the constitution and a plan to restructure membership. The institute plans to relocate specimens to Green Ridge Library, consider a brick fireproof building in Nay Aug park, and redefine membership degrees from patron to annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Institute of History and Science
Board of Trade
A. W. Dickson
John Proud
Court House
Green Ridge Library Association
E. B. Sturges
Green Ridge
Nay Aug Park
Charles L. R. Wheeler
John J. van Nort
L. M. Gates
Arthur Avenue
Mulberry Street
Wheeler
Institute
Board of Trustees
Bishop O Haras Birthday Dinner at Hoban Home
Mrs Bridget A Hoban hosted an informal dinner at her North Washington avenue home to honor Rt Rev Bishop O Hara on his eightieth birthday. Attending were bishops O Hara Hoban Finnen and several clergy and students from St Thomas college. The students delivered addresses in Greek Latin and English before the bishop blessed them and proclaimed a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget A. Hoban
North
Washington Avenue
O'Hara
Thorne
William O'Hara
Scranton
M. J. Hoban
Alalis
John Finnen
Pittston
Scvanton
R. A. McAndrew
St. Mary's Church
Wilkes
Charles Webber
Avoca
John A. Ruddy
Bellevue
Kenneth Burnett
Local items note funerals socials and baseball plans
Thomas Loughney and daughter attend a relative's funeral at Moscow. The Independent Social club held a social at Taylor rink. Greenwood Blues Base Ball club plans the season with players Coyne Toole Kivlin Toole Smith Jordan Cotter Connolly Gallagher Toole. A farewell social for John J. O Neill at Caliery's arcade as he leaves for Allegany to join St Bonaventure. Infant Mahon burial at Minooka Cemetery. Township auditors met at Cusick's store on Stafford street. Nickel Plate Road promotes low rates and service between Buffalo and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Loughney
Mary J. Loughney
Main Street
Moscow
Taylor Rink
Blues
Greenwood
MM. Coyne
W. Toole
W. Kivlin
J. Toole
Smith
M. Jordan
J. Cotter
J. Connolly
FE. Gallagher
P. Toole
John J. O'Neill
Caliery’s Arcade
Minooka
O'Neill
Allegany
N. Y
St. Bonaventure College
Patrick Mahon
Minooka Catholic
Cuslck
Stafford Street
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets touted as universal cure
A period notice extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe cure for all digestive complaints. The ad claims strong experiments, lists ingredients, praises relief from indigestion, and cites a New York distributor and widespread pharmacy availability.
Hartmanns Patent Paint for Roof Tinning and Soldering
Hart Manns Patent Paint is promoted for tin, galvanized tin, sheet iron roofs and brick dwellings. It claims to reveal cracks and crumbling in brick and lasts longer than tinning at one fifth the cost, sold by the job or pound, with contracts taken at 27 Birch Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Nio Hartmann
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Oxford Street
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James Dunlap
Foxbury
Richard Hall
Ada Hall
W. B. Owen
Holden
Forest
Mabel Dersheimer
Eynon Street
West Side Business Directory
South Main Avenue
Harriet J. Davia
Starners
South Avenue
J. C. King
Mrs. Morgan
David M. Jones
Sooth Main Avenue
Elmer
George Jones
Charles Olver
Nettle Fern
St. Mark's Church
P. G. Whetstone
Bernard
New York
Daniel Phillips
South Hyde Park Avenue
Samuel Morgan
Decker’s Court
Agnes McLaughlin
Scranton Street
New York City
Mears’ Hall
Beach
Henry Smith
Luzerne Street
Hampton
Jennie Lewis
John D. Hughes
Plymouth Congregational Church
Wandling
T. Hell
D. E. Hughes
Walter Bevan
Lafayette College
Scranton Street Baptist Church
Mattie Davis
Twelfth Street
Myrtle Fraunfelter
Jane Davis
Margaret Pembridge
Ida Pembridge
Annie Davis
Will Reynolds
Tom Beale
Ed. Meredith
Byron Evans
Will Meyers
Robert
Morgan Williams
Hyde Park Avenue
Pettebone Street
Holden Mine
Green
Plymouth
Joseph
Alck
Castoria
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Dunmore
O. C
Lackawanna Institute
Nayaug Park
Bishop O'Hara
Dridget A. Hoban
Buffalo
Chicago
Stuart
C. Bensinger
Bensinger & Co
Dey Street
Bruart
Benninger
Sandy Dey Street
Steinway & Son
Decker Bros., Kraniche & Bache
N. A. Hulbert
Wyoming Ave
Music Store
Lackawanna Avenue
St Bc
Olle
Traders National Bank OF Scranton
John T. Porter
W. W. Watson
F. L. Phillips
Robert Beadle
James Mu Everhart
Irving A. Jane Eeeee Finley
Jermyn
Kemerer
Charles Fi Ows
John T. J. W. W. Watson
Charles Solinger
Gene Orale
James Moir
First National Bank
Morial
Fiore
Aeneas Darrety
W. J. Gonrers
Lackwanna Ahenie
Dupont
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Luzerne County
Wilmington
Pixma
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming Ditrict
Wyoming Avenue
Third National Bank Building
Thos. Ford Ad Pa
Joan B. Smith & Son
Flymouth
BE. W. Mulligan
Iiker
Canadian Pacific RY
Maine
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Minneapolis
St. Paul
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Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
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E. V. Skinner
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MT. Pleasant
Third National Bank
Bpecia
WMT
Mart
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Madea
Andy
Biemnens
Martingy
Matthews Bros
DR. Lobb
N. Sath St
Philada
Frotaingham
W. Wagner & Reis, Lessonss and Managers
William Morris
Michael
Strogofe
Jules Verney
A. D'Ennery
Eale
Madame
Kidder
Aupuetus
Augustus Piow
Academy OF Music, Oo
Robert Browning
Ae Pee
Tony Company
the Gladiator
Academy OF Music
Hanlon Brothers
Davis’ Theater
Albini
Si Hassen Ben Ali
Irabian
William S. Millar
Center SL
Mnloney Owl and Man
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M. W. Collins
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