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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
8
The Leader offers complete assortments of millinery dresses silks and dress goods with heavy discounts. Men suspenders stockings and hosiery, children and boys stockings, crepon, serges, silks, and laces priced as leader's price. Household linens towels muslin and ready for spring season with guaranteed satisfaction.
In a rugged mountain encounter, a man on a mule confronts tax disputes with Tom Hopkins over seven dollars from last year. Hopkins reacts by drawing a pistol and demanding payment while the visitor negotiates a settlement and asks for a receipt. The dialogue reveals community tensions over taxes and local authority.
Readers urged to leave advertisements job orders and themes for publication at Hannon & Co newsdealers North Main Street. Office hours are 8 a m to 10 p m for prompt attention.
Thousands gathered as the body of Andrew Farrell, who died Monday, was laid to rest after high mass at St. Rose's. The Crescent Social club, with over sixty members, led attendance, presenting a crescent, a sodality pillow, and a large wreath. Out-of-town mourners joined in the somber ceremony.
A young man from Susquehanna boarded with Mr and Mrs Istuwe Ato on Donwall Street and stole a gold watch once owned by Jacob Schermerhorn. He fled city after taking the watch, was pursued by Constable Neary, arrested at Mayfield, and the watch recovered from his pocket.
Thieves entered P Fineran's grocery on Dundaff Street in the early morning hours but found little loot. They disarmed a safe already unlocked and left behind a small amount of ten cents, while housewife Mrs Burns reported two men seen on the sidewalk during the disturbance.
The William Morris Company will present Michael Strogoff at the Grand Opera House Monday evening. William Morris stars in the title role with a strong troupe, elegant scenery, and costumes. A guaranteed performance for romantics of stage drama.
The Merchant Tailoring Establishment of W. Evans on Main Street was closed yesterday morning by writs issued by Sheriff Clemons. The action was in favor of Michael Moran of this city. The sale date was to be announced.
L. D. Spragie of Chicago visits friends in town as mourners attend the funeral of Mrs. William King held yesterday in the local church, with service conducted in the afternoon.
Rev J N Lewis conducted Episcopal church service. Amity Social Club rents third floor Foster block rooms and will fit them up for use. Epworth league hosted a fine supper at Methodist church parlors. Fishermen in Wayne county report very poor luck on streams. FE EL Hardenbergh left town for a short trip.
Miss Kittie Pike visits Binghamton friends while L L Sawyer calls on Parlor City residents Thursday. A new road machine is bought for Great Bend township. W W Adair, secretary of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, visits Scranton on Thursday. John Finley moves into Mrs Gannon's double house on Wellington street as Delaware Lackawanna and Western pay car visits.
Mrs Bonney of Scranton spent Sunday with Mrs Ira Porter and family and with Mr and Mrs Brodhead of Lake Brook. Mrs Fred Repp held a surprise party for her son William on Tuesday evening with many young friends. Mrs E L Santee is visiting her parents in Shickshineay.
The Guy Brosminstrels delivered a creditable performance at the armory last night with a well balanced first chart and high order specialties. Manning, Koa, and Maintroche are noted among returning figures from Susquehanna and New York.
A humor piece recounts legal anecdotes and courtroom wit from Eli Perkins and Chief Justice Fuller. It weaves stories of Roscoe Conkling overfees, John Wentworth and real estate, and juvenile Retold jokes from Oldtown debating to judge exchanges with O’Rafferty and Brady.
The San Francisco Most recounts a city hall joke about a municipal judge whose lunch habit depends on who pays. A rotating group of colleagues lunches with him across the street and teases him about who covers the bill.
In Wilkes-Barre Alderman Donahue heard a case where Mrs Ferry accused Mrs McNamee of disturbing the peace and setting her house on fire. The court found Mr Perry the second husband of Mrs Perry caused the disturbance and fined him one year and costs. Mrs McNamee was discharged.
Mrs Lucretia Perrin observed a mid birthday at her daughter Mrs Salmon Lewis home in Mt Zion Pixetor township. A large gathering from West Pittston and nearby towns attended the event. Perrin, born April 1 1705 in Andover New Hampshire, is the daughter of Revolutionary soldier Joshue Danforth.
Jeorge S. Scott formerly with the L and Well and later Lehigh Valley mining chief is named division superintendent of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Coke Co. based in Pottsville. His broad career is noted as a strong qualification for the new post. A wreck on the Lehigh Valley near Bear Creek injures no one but blocks the line for over three hours as a gondola breaks free and is dragged by a passing train.
The will of Frank Meighan of Miners Milly is probated. He leaves all to his wife Killen for life, with the remainder to his sons James and John after her death. He also leaves portions to his other sons Frank and Charley. Fires sweep Laurel Run area as forests stay dry and a powder works is cut down with fifty men sent to subsdive the Mires.
William Metalloch, by attorney M. H H. McAniff, sues Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley Traction Company for $5,000 damages for injuries sustained.
A reception will be given for Rev. W. H. Pearce next Tuesday evening at Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The event invites members and neighbors to welcome the new pastor and meet him in a informal gathering at the church hall.
John and Andrew Brechisks faced a hearing yesterday before Squire Honeywell for the murder of John Nice in Plymouth and were remanded without bail. Robert Burke of Plymouth injured at No 5 Delaware and Hudson colliery by a coal fall. J Frank Seliel to lecture at Loomis Hall tonight inviting all former patrons and friends.
Two open letters reveal how happiness came to a young woman from Chicago. The pieces describe personal joys, daily struggles, and the bright turn in her life shaped by community support and perseverance.
Lucy E W writes from Chicago about improving health with Veritable Compound and summer treatment. She plans marriage in September, hopes to visit Boston, and expresses gratitude while noting family disapproval. The message echoes Mrs Pinkham’s appeal to women seeking medical truth from non physicians.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a ranch scene with threats and commands as voices threaten a stranger and hint at a planned ambush. The dialogue references a Texas trip and a looming sale, suggesting tension over stolen cattle and a pursuit.
A fragmentary letter reveals Mrs. Gashis asking Mrs. Slambang about Armintha and her husband in New York. The reply laments unhappiness, noting Armintha writes happiness while the mother fears deception and contemplates actions to understand the situation.
A lone traveler encounters ten cowboys at Raccoon Creek near a cottonwood tree where a rope is readied for a hanging. The leader questions the stranger, but the traveler declines involvement, noting the deceased’s crimes and offering only a flask and a final, uneasy exchange before the execution proceeds.
A nostalgic ad style verse traces Castorla as the constant remedy from infancy to motherhood. It emphasizes consistent use across life stages and the product as a trusted family choice.
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