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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1895
Page
5
City Notes Highlights From A Busy Local Week
Reports from city include the Marcy Male Quartette concert at YMCA hall, probate of George A. Homan’s will, John Salmon's robbery charge and security actions, and a large YMCA social for young women. Police court fines, streetcar conductor Alonzo Cobb, livery sales to Walter E. Pratt, sheriffs sale of Carpenter House fixtures, a forged check scheme by M T Keller, and two unnamed men held for box ash dump near the gas works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcy
Young Men's Christian Association
George A. Homan
Register of Wills Hopkins
John Salmon
Miss Tollee
Young Women's Christian Association
Association Room
James Wilson
Jn Yeaterlay
Union
Christian Endeavor
Second Presbysterian Church
Young Men's Christian Association Glee Club
Tuallie Morgan
Alonzo
L. T. Payne
Carpenter House
Franklin Avenue
Spruce Street
Sherif
H. M. Edwards
Reese G. Brooks
John Noakes
John Sekelski
Peckville
Pearce Arnold
Joseph Poole
Sekel Lekl
Poole
M. T. Keller
Edward Mason
Mason
Mrs Torrey Hosts Reception for Wells College Guests
Mrs James H Torrey gave a reception at her Jefferson avenue home yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss Williams and Miss Adams. The event featured fern decor and carnation centerpieces with cardinal Wells college ribbon. Numerous guests including Archbald, Jessup, Sturges, Gearhart, Adams, Nettleton, Torrey, Hand, Matthews, Archbald Jr., and many others attended the gathering hosted by Mrs BE Jermyn and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mame
Miss Adams
James H. Torrey
Jefferson Avenue
Miss Williams
Wells College
Torrey
BE. B. Jermyn
John Wentz
Kate Nettleton
Parke
Romaine Seybolt
Merriman
Dickson
Lindsay
Steele
Hitchcock
Coursen
Dimmick
Evelyn Gilmore
Hull
Hand
Sherwood
Hunt
Matthews
Chase
Joy
Price
Winton
Linen
Kuya
Pratt
Jones
Cooke
Grace Kingsbory
Archbald
Augusta Archbald
Anna Law
Anna Matthews
Flora Matthews
Alice Matthews
Sheru
Penny Club Opens Fancy Patr Sale for Ephphatha Guild
Penny club members and St Luke's Sunday school organize a charity sale at Garney Brown Co. buildings corner Adams avenue and Linden street. Five tables display handmade items by deaf children of Ephphatha guild with proceeds aiding the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garney, Brown &Co
Adams Avenue
Linden Street
Penny Club
St. Luke's
Ephphatha Guild
Deaf Mutes
Emma Wall
Helen Wilcox
Margery Warren
Dorothy Besseil
Milliion Smith
Beatrice Morris
Louise Davenport
Gertrude B. Smith
Helen Davies
Margery Davies
Clarence Osland
Meta Roderick
Sam Wood
Harold Norton
Roswell McMullen
George Sandon
Howard Yost
James Matteson
Ross Surdam
Jesse Roderick
Scranton Prospects for 1896 Christian Endeavor Convention
The executive committee of the Christian Endeavor union met at the YMCA rooms with C E Daniels presiding. He reported on visiting each society to boost Scranton as the 1896 convention site. Fr M Bouton read Come and Go, Whitlock spoke on Endeavor work among sailors, and an invitation was set to Naval Christian Endeavor's president for a public address in the city. Miss Williams was tasked to convey greetings to the Keystone union conven tion at Factoryville on April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Union
Young Men's Christian Association
C. E. Daniels
Strawton
Fr. M. Bouton
Whitlock
Naval Christian Endeavor Society
Miss Williams
Keystone Union
Factoryville
Closing assembly ends Scranton bicycle club season
The season finale drew many dancers to the Scranton Bicycle Club House with chaperones Mrs H W Kingsbury Mrs R M Scranton and Mrs Everett Warren in attendance. Auction and exhibition events promised Trilby pins, mirrors and art works with proceeds directing WCTU property disposition on April 18.
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Scranton Bicycle Club
H. W. Kingsbury
R. M. Scranton
Everett Warren
Herbster Infant Lar! Herbater Dies at 17 Months
In Scranton on April 15 1806 Lar! Herbater son of Albert Herbater aged 17 months. Funeral from the residence of his parents 5 Stone avenue Wednesday at 2 30 o'clock. Interment in German Catholic cemetery.
Gompers Visits Scranton For Labor Talk At Local Hall
Samuel Gompers, former AFL president, addresses about 250 union men and clothing workers in Scranton. The talk covers arbitration, the tenement sweating system, and a boycott against Hackett Carhart Co. for alleged labor practices amid tense exchanges with supporters of the Knights and AFL.
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Pittston
Sumter
Samuel Gumypera
New York
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Gompers
England
Afghanistan
Morocco
United States
New York City
House of Hackett, Carhart & Co
Hackett, Carhart & Co
Roach
Knights of Labor
John Trouch
Sam Sloan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John J. Collins
T. V. Powderly
Prothonotary Officer Burgess Leaves Five Children
The late official, who served a full term as burgess in 1868, leaves five children: three sons and two daughters. Horatio N. Patrick, the eldest son, lives in this city and is a member of the Lackawanna County bar.
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Horatio N. Patrick
Lackawanna County
Yale Clubs Concert at Frothingham Tonight
Large audience expected for Yale Glee and Banjo clubs at Frothingham with many seats sold. Program includes Banjo Club pieces and Glee Club selections, followed by a reception and dancing after the concert. The clubs depart on the 2:50 Lackawanna train to New York after the performance.
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Yale
Frothingham
Banjo Club
Merry Men
Mosher
Mauniowin Club
Thorne
Glee and Banjo Club
Cornen Vale Negro
Stephenson
Nolan
Parker
Lackland
Morgan
Bright College
Pember Durand
J. St. J. Nolan
Glee Club
G. M. Howard
H. Rawson
Manaiger
George Jacobus
H. Street
D. Stewart
G. Bob
Lamb
A. Ft. Clark
J. L. Parke
W. Wilcox
A. Hamlin
J. J. Good
BR. Kennedy
A. D. Kountze
James Archbald
Lackawanna
New York
Wilkes-Barre
Wisswaesser Seeks Readmission After Pastoral Departure
C I Wisswaesser returns to his wife and family in Wisswaesser after twenty months away. He asks the Lackawanna presbytery to condone his conduct and restore him to the pulpit, saying he repents and will lead a better life. He spent most of his time in Chicago working as an engineer before resuming contact. His wife denounces insinuations and describes his absence as abrupt.
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Lackawanna Presbytery
Chicago
C. IL. Wisswaesser
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
South Side
Wisswaoesser
Green Ridge
Wisswaesser
William Pfeiffer
Hickory Street
Tribune
Gol
Friend Fritz Draws Largest Audience of the Season
Marion Manola and John Mason headlined the second performance of the pastoral play Friend Fritz drawing the season’s biggest crowd. Changes to the production slightly mar performance. Justin Adams substitutes for Robert McWade as the mischievous rabbi but impresses. Both leads performed superbly despite colds, earning strong local applause.
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Academy
Marion Manola
John Mason
Frits
Clarefontaine
Miss Manola
Linsay Morison
Hanezo
Justin Adams
Robert McWade
Adams
Mr. Mason
Manola
Fritz
Silk Factory Planned by Connell and Simpson in Scranton
Between William Connell and Simpson & Co silk manufacturers of Newark N J papers were signed for transferring six acres along Cedar avenue in Scranton s Twentieth ward. A one story brick plant 169 feet square will be built and ready for operation in three months employing between six hundred workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Connell
James Simpson & Co
Newark
N. J
Cedar Avenue
Scranton
Simpson & Co
Connell
Twentieth Ward
Carling
Millinery Exclusive Offer Draws Customers Rather Than Copies
A local shop emphasizes exclusive millinery styles and an extensive assortment. The ad highlights investment and confidence that customers will choose this store for their millinery needs over others.
Coffee Ad Promises Unmatched Mandehling Java Arabia
A dated promotional fragment touts Mandehling Java and Arabian Mocha at 400 with claims of unmatched quality despite continuing advance of rival roasts. The text ends abruptly indicating follow up was to note specifics.
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Java
Death of David L Patrick Father of Horatio N Patrick
David N Patrick a leading Luverne county lawyer died in Wilkes Barre aged 69. Born in Farmers Mills Dutchess County, he moved to Wilkes-Barre in 1847 and joined the bar in 1860. He served as clerk of the courts for three years after his 1865 election. He was nominated and elected to the...
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Horatio N. Patrick
David N. Patrick
Luverne County
Wilkes- Barre
Farmer's Mills
Dutchess County
Wilkes-Barre
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