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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1897

Page

10

Pioneer City Lodge of Machinists Holds Annual Ball

The second annual ball of Pioneer City Lodge of the Order of Machinists occurred in the Watt building Friday night. A well organized committee arranged a smooth, enjoyable dance with music by Prof Wirth and Prof Peters. Refreshments followed as John Nevser Charles Moon Mark Brennan and Robert McMillan formed the general committee.

Pioneer City Lode Order of Machinists Watt Wirth Peters John Nevser Charles Moon Mark Brennan Robert McMillan

Anthracite Park To Offer Summer Sports Attracting Patrons

L A Patterson and J J Gimpson plan to drive crowds at Anthracite park with a new association formed after meetings with General Manager Flynn. A fourteen member group is formed with more expected. membership costs five dollars for a year’s privileges. A Memorial Day matinee is planned if weather allows, with July fixtures possible.

L. A. Patterson J. J. Gimpson Anthracite Park Flynn Traction Company St. Patrick's Day Wright Messrs. Patterson Simpson Itme Meyers Patterson Clifford Herrick Wagratt Carbondale

Arbor Day Observed at St. Rose Academy

Arbor Day exercises were held Friday at St. Rose Academy with visitors and most post graduates in attendance. The program included hymns, a school chorus, readings from St. Rose's Journal, a boys dialogue, recitations by F Kilpatrick and May Moffitt, songs Drifting and Dearet Lady of Geel, and a cycle club room renovation update for Watt building on Church Street.

St. Rose Academy Heart of Maury St. Rose's Journal May Moffitt W. McHale J. Campbell J. Forbes F. Kilpatrick W. Schimmel H. Gillis McHale T. Casey J. Loftus Watt Church Street

Odd Fellows mark seventy seventh anniversary celebration

This evening Olive Leaf Jodge of Odd Fellows commemorates the seventy seventh anniversary of the order. The Salem avenue hall hosts the event with Cambrian lodge and Lucretia degree lodge joining in. Local Odd Fellows will give addresses and provide vocal and instrumental selections.

Odd Fellows Order Salem Avenue Cambrian Lodge Lucretia Degree Lodge

Trinity church vestry elects officers and delegates

The Trinity church vestry met on Thursday evening and elected C. R. Manville censor warden CB Relien junior warden N. L. Moon secretary and Will H Morass treasurer. C Relien and J Vandermark form the property committee with delegates to the next diocesan convention J H Wheeler N OH Hiller and Frank Hubbard.

Trinity Church C. R. Manville CB. Relien N. L. Moon Will H. Morass Relien J. Vandermark J. H. Wheeler N. Oh. Hiller Frank Hubbard

High School Debate Promises Entertainment Friday Evening

Students host a debate on Friday to raise funds for the athletic committee to improve Alumni Park. The proposed resolution is Moves are More Mischievous than Girte. Event includes music and recitations with little interest shown so far.

Alumni Park

Local and Personal Notes Highlight City Arrivals and Events

Mrs. Jane Treland of Danville arrived and went to her sister Mrs. T. B. Vannan's home. Mrs. Ireland, ill with a serious complication, was brought to the city for hospital care with Dr. F. E. Jenkins attending. Thermnas Thomas of Belmont Street begins shoe making for L. Schroeder on Lincoln Avenue. Trinity church Woman's Guild plans an entertainment in Watts Hall tomorrow evening. Miss Laulee Wrought has returned.

Jane Treland Danville T. B. Vannan Ireland F. E. Jenkins Thermnas Thomas Belmont Street L. Schroeder Lincoln Avenue Woman's Guild of Trinity Church Watt's Hall Laulee Wrought

Scranton Social Notes Include Visits and Marital News

In Scranton and nearby towns residents were visiting friends and relatives, with many short trips noted. Elizabeth Thomas, Ida Rees, and Miss Ligaie Meilly are among those mentioned, while Mrs J J Coughlin and others spent weekends in South Canaan and Wilkes Barre. A marriage is planned for J Lamb and Margaret Lenahan at St Marys Church Wilkes Barre, with Rev R K McAndrew officiating. Letters of administration were granted for the estate of the late Wills Arthur Manville to C Rolin Manville, bond set at 40 000.

Scranton Elizabeth Thomas Paul Tralles Washington Ida Rees Terrace Street James McAndrew Josephine Wilkes- Barre Michael McCann Pittston Jessie Smith Mra HH. Wheeler J. Foster Cemetery Street Mra. Canse Olve Jermyn F. P. Coates Beranton J. J. Coughlin Nicholas Glynn Maggie Anna James Coughlin Shmpson South Canaan J. Haney Porter Church Street David Bouck Utica T. FE Jepson Rounds Binghamton Merigan Susquehanna Ligaie Meilly Wilkes-Barre Arthur Manville C. Rolin Manville Admin Eee de T. J. Lamb Misa Martaret Lenahan Haute Rolle Bertha Coles Florence Crowell Nettle Bayley Lotthe Millan Mesers Charles Whit Jock Will Baten Prank Gaiee Leon Scott A. Tt. Jones C. P. O'Connor Mamie Burns Rh. A. Bronson Stdney N. Y Alice Tlennessy New York Sarah Mittan Chris. Mittan le Roy Jones Waverly Anna Flynn

School outing and community notes from North Main street area

Pupils from No. 2 School at North Main street, with Misses Janet Ella Davis and Polly Davis, enjoyed a day outing in Keyser Valley woods on Friday. Mrs. Joseph Fairclough is seriously ill at her Main Street home. Miss Tellie Burger of Main Street is listed among relatives on South Scranton. The Emblem Division No. 57 Sons of Temperance leased Van Horn's Hall on Main Street recently used by the Junior Order United American Mechanics and invites meetings on easy terms via trustees John Jones, Frank Decker or Charles Guard. Katie Ruttibaugh will wed Charlee Leuthold, a barber, at her parents Morean Jones' home on April 18. Parsons visitor Morean Jones saw cousin Richard Williams on North Main. The Taylor Silver Cornet Band attended the Avoca fair Saturday, in new uniforms, marching down Main Street and playing in the evening. Lodge No. 668 Odd Fellows installed officers Saturday evening with D. D. Grand Master Davis and staff from Scranton in attendance. The funeral of the child of Mr and Mrs Lewis P. Davis was held yesterday. three deaths in four weeks from diphtheria. Interment at Taylor Presbyterian Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Michard Davis spent the Sabbath with Mr Davis’s father, Sire David Price, at Hill Side. Rev T C Edwards will give an illustrated lecture tonight at Lawrence Congregational church of Od Forge on Through Italy to Wales with Naples Vesuvius Pompeii the Bridge of Slehn and Welsh scenery. Admission is 0 cents.

North Main Street Janet [Nella Polly Davis Keyser Valley Woods Joseph Fairclough Mainetreet Tellie Burger Main Street South Scranton Emblem Sons of Temperance van Horn United American Mechanics John Jones Frank Decker Charles Guard Misa Katie Ruttibaugh Charlee Leuthold Davis Scranton Lewla P. Davis Taylor Presbyterian Cemetery Michard Davis Greter Sire David Price Hill Side T. C. Edwards Lawrence Congregational Od Forge Italy Wales Naples Vesuvius Pompeii Bridge of Slehn

Arbor Day program and local notices in Peckville and vicinity

Arbor Day observations were held by A and B grammar pupils in the central building with a program including history, songs, readings, and discussions. Community events included a Harrison house opening with the Olyphant Cornet Band, a visit by Charley Walt, and Ontario accidental fund officers elected for the coming year with adjustments to the treasurer’s bond.

Ge. FE. Griener Malin Street Harrison House Charley Walt Mount Cobb Arbor Day Lotte Williams Enaay Mabel Mummer Bertha Hall Heraminar Maying Warren Arnold Alice Chivers Mabel Williams GD Grammar Ontario Accidental Fund Hose Rooms John M. Gallagher Andrew Nicholas Isaac Sledges John F. Donnelly Patrick J. Welch

Eastern Star Chapter to Meet Next Tuesday Evening

A message from Philadelphia’s grand chapter states the Eastern Star will institute a new chapter next Tuesday evening April 27. Enrolled members to convene at Ledyard hall at 7 50 p m sharp as Miles Maude Treverton recovers from illness. Mrs W W Watkins and daughter visit Scranton while Mrs John Kendall returns from Carbondale. Frank Chivers breaks ground on a new house in Peck’s addition.

Grand Natron of Philadelphia Eastern Star Ledyard Hall Sharp Miles Maude Treverton W. W. Watkins

Nellie Mar launches on Crystal Lake after purchase

The Naptha Launch Nellie Mar, twenty five feet long with capacity for fifteen to twenty persons and a nine mile per hour speed, was bought by Thomas Seymour and Wm Boundy and will be placed on Crystal Lake.

Dingleys Tariff Talk Analyzes Import Shifts and Free List

The article reviews Mr. Dingleys tariff remarks and official figures showing a surge in imports, especially on the free list after the November election. It notes customs receipts rising and a shift toward free-list items, with dutiable imports and overall duties expanding over recent months.

Dingley Bureau of Statietion

Bargain Clothing Sale Promises Lowest Prices in City

Advert shows a retailer boasting unbeatable city prices on Broadcloth suits and jackets. It highlights combinations and English tweed suits, silk lined pieces, and multiple color options with deep discounts aimed at drawing customers from rival shops.

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Auction sale of J. L. Harding stock in Scranton

The Harding stock moved to the corner of Wyoming and Linden and bought for under a quarter of its value. To avoid shipping to our New York wholesale house we will auction the entire Scranton stock.

J. L. Harding Wyoming Linden Street New York Scranton

Central Railroad of New Jersey Time Table Highlights

Scranton schedules show departures to New York Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre with multiple daily express and local trains. Key links include connections to Reading Bethlehem and Albany regions, with through tickets available and Pullman services on express trains. Pocket timetable and station ticket offices provide detailed routing.

Northumberland Pittston Wilkes Barre Plymouth Bloomsburg Daneville Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Nanticoke Pullman M. L. Smith Lackawanna Depot Lehigh Valle Railroad Scranton Philadelphie New Aor A Ai H. T Dainex Plamond Barre Daor Tittaton Lehigh Valley Wilkes-Barre New York Philadelphia Buffalo Rollin H. Wilbur Chas Lee Pass Phila Nonnemacher South Bereichem Gcranton Omce Lackawanna Avenue

Train Schedule From Scranton to New York and Erie Ports

Effective January 4 1807 trains depart Scranton for New York Newburgh and intermediate points on Erie and Hawley at 745 am and 228 pm arriving at the above points by 922 pm and 940 pm. The times reflect the era’s telegraphic phrasing and arithmetic.

Traine Scranton New York Newburgh Erie Hawley Loval Polnie Polnie

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