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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1896
Page
8
Wyoming Ave shop advertises numerous discounts on textiles, dresses, shirts, hats, parasols, and linens. Items include corded dimities, linens, crepes, ties, boys waists, muslin skirts, brocaded capes, silk capes, parasols, hats, roses, ribbons, and towels with Leader's Price reductions.
The town notes a warm spell and ongoing home and garden work. Mr and Mrs L D Kenney entertained about thirty women and Bettlen on Friday for their daughter Jessie. Several locals, including Harry Stone of Scranton, visited. The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist church serves supper Wednesday evening. Gardner and Reynolds family members travel or serve as witnesses and jurors in county matters.
John C Tibbetts aged about 44 died at his home in Hyde Park Scranton on Saturday evening from typhoid pneumonia. He leaves a wife four children Lillie Bertha Frank and Avis his father a brother Asanc and a sister Libbie Honesdale. The funeral is set for 8 20 a m Tuesday at his late home. The body will travel on the 12 25 train to Glen Dyberry cemetery for interment. Also Mshop Rulison confirmed a class of 38 in Grace church and another class in Balem county marking a Sunday and Monday confirmation with youth from White Mills and Waymart.
Ad fragment notes a newsdealer operation on North Main Street in Carbondale with hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and references to advertisements and cross work. The text is fragmentary but indicates a storefront open for long hours and selling papers.
CarbondaleCycle club pushes to build a cinder path from Scranton to Crystal Lake despite setbacks. A meeting was postponed due to low turnout. organizers plan a rally in Olyphant and riders from Carbondale to meet at 6 30 from the club rooms. So far $230 has been pledged by Frank Hubbard and George Patterson with subscription blanks to follow.
The event will feature several loyal vocalists including Thomas Duty of the West Side. His injuries from a Saturday Ontario and Western collision were painful but he is reported improved. Father Curran was in the city yesterday, and Jadwin plans to return from California with his trio.
Mrs. Angus Cameron died at her daughter Mrs Anna Scurry’s home on Wyoming Street. The funeral was yesterday afternoon at 1 30 conducted by Rev Charles Lee of the First Presbyterian Church with a consoling sermon on Matthew 11 28. Pallbearers included Edward Chrkeson Willam Mile Irving Davis I Robinson William Hubbard and John Rhewherd. Many out of town attendees arrived from Scranton and Clifford among others.
J A Stanton vows to wed Miss Rena Cook once he secures a divorce while J A Blanton pursues the same. The couple eloped a few weeks ago and were jailed. Stanton was released after agreeing to deed property to his wife. Charges against Miss Cook were dropped after funds were raised, and she was freed yesterday. Cook traveled to Beranton and returned with her partner, who now seeks a divorce and plans marriage.
A Spectal election is planned in Bikely borough to decide bonding for a water plant. Voters are urged to go to the polls today to support their own plant. Local social notes list visits and meetings among residents, with several names and places across nearby towns.
Epworth League of the Methodist Church presented a well received program last evening. Notable items included solos by W D Evans and U F Talk, a quartet sung by Mrs Abbey Miss Robinson Butler and Miller, and soloists Miss Muriel Bayley and Miss Nettle Bayley.
John Mikhmush, injured when struck by a locomotive at Forest City on Saturday, was moved to this city. Despite amputation of a leg by Dr. Dwyer, his condition remained critical and he died early Sunday morning from shock and internal injuries.
M. R. Campbell of North Church street, foreman at the Delaware and Hudson No. 1 colliery, was struck by a heavy fall on the arm yesterday morning. He sustained painful injuries to the arm and was treated by Dr. Gillis.
Mrs. Frank White of Port Jervis visits relatives in this city while Miss Bertha Trip from Clifford cards time with sister Miss Cora Leo. Local residents and visitors include Hitcroft of Scranton and William Muir of Honesdale. Funeral notices and theatre invites accompany anecdotes of travelers, baseball and society events through the week.
George Weaver longtime resident dies at home on Firnt Street after a short illness aged 87. Funeral tomorrow from his home with Rev. Ball officiating. interment in Ridge cemetery. John McHale victim of Eddy Creek mine accident had funeral at St Patrick’s Church. James and Robert Abbot killed last Thursday will be buried this afternoon at 9 from their residence in Throon.
In Wilkes-Barre a court heard that Peter Wassil known as Terrible Pete will be first to face a murder charge against Peter Kupersavage. Eugene Ward seeks a continuance and argues juror panels were irregular due to oath issues by jury commissioners Taylor and Dahl. If Ward proves the claim the January March and April grand juries and other panels may be illegitimate, risking retrials and possibly freeing Frank Shaffer on irregularities.
Rev W H Stone began his charge before a large congregation at St Clement's Church. He preached on watchfulness and urged immediate commitment to a Christian life, noting many delay too long. Miss Emily Daniel performed a new musical prelude and postlude.
Lehigh Valley passenger train No. Woon due in the city yesterday at 40 was delayed hours at Stony Creek after striking debris from a rock slide on a single track two and a half miles from Penn Haven June thon. The engine and two cars derailed and Fireman Duggan was slightly injured. A wrecking train cleared the line by noon.
Between two and three in the morning burglars entered William Dougherty's Five Points residence and carried off three hundred dollars in cash a gold watch and all silverware. No clues. Dougherty formerly worked as an engineer on the Valley road and later in butchery. He lives at the corner of Horten se and Kidder streets. Entry gained through the kitchen. The item notes his distress.
Sunday services at the Episcopal church included a pleasant address and annual promotions with diplomas for the normal class. George K. Powell resigned as teacher of a lecture class, replaced by B. M. Espy. A fire destroyed No 3 school’s apparatus due to missing plugs, with $1,400 insured, a new building to be ready in weeks. The week also notes deaths, juries, visitors, and a silk mill bell social tonight with 10 cent admission.
An advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year favorite of mothers for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It claims universal use, soothing the child softening gums and curing diarrhea, priced at twenty five cents per bottle at druggists worldwide.
The Lehigh Valley railroad invites suggestions for a name of the new fast passenger trains between New York and Buffalo. A prize of 25 dollars in gold teeth is offered to the winner whose entry is acceptable to management. Submissions close at 10 o’clock midnight on Wednesday.
Levi Gibbons aged 53 died Sunday afternoon at his home 184 Stanton Street. He left thirteen children, ten living. Funeral Tuesday at 2 o clock. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Red Men Ivorites and Pocahontas lodge.
Last Saturday afternoon Joseph Kitchen aged 64 a Moss township resident was working on his farm when his team ran away throwing him from a wagon. He struck his head and his neck was broken dying almost instantly. He is survived by a wife and a large family of adult children.
Ward L Davenport was elected yesterday as superintendent of the Plymouth Water company and the Plymouth Light Heat and Power company to fill the vacancy created by O M Lance moving to the consolidated water companies post. Davenport had been employed by Register Davenport in preparing indices for his office.
The M. E. Sanday School welcomed Rev Dr Pearce during the Sunday school session at the First Methodist church in a formal introduction ceremony.
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