Electing an Acting Mayor in Pittston Sits on Ninth Ballot
A joint Pittston city session to choose a mayor pro tem adjourned after nine ballots. Thomas English led with 15 votes to Edward Barrett 12, with Benjamin Hartig voting on one ballot. The session ended amid excitement and disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Englis
Edward Barrett
English
Barrett
Pittston
Thomas Maloney
M. J. Langan
Newton Coal Company
Maloney
Clifford
Toyne
Hennigan
Kenneady
Reap
Bohan
Thompson
Dempsey
Kearney
Joyce
Gerrity
Connell
Neilson
Drew
McDonough
Madden
Baker
Foy
Doran
Remains Brought Here After Death of Scranton Man
Henry Emerich, a former Scranton resident, died in Pittsburg on Wednesday. The remains were brought to Scranton and arrived yesterday morning. Undertaker G A Miller from Cedar Avenue met the casket at the station and moved it to the home of Philip Weichel, 701 Adams Avenue. Emerich was 51 years old and a brother of Mrs Weichel. The funeral is set for 2 p m this afternoon with services at the house and interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Emerich
Scranton
Pittsburg
G. A. Miller
Cedar Avenue
Philip Weichel
Adams Avenue
Woman Arrested for Drunkenness Appears Before Alderman
Mrs. Roberts, found asleep, told Patrolmen Sloat and Marker she entered a church to rest until the post office opened. At Alderman Millar's 6 o'clock session she denied drinking, asked for mercy as she lacked funds, and was committed and cried, then slept in the county jail.
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Sloat
Marker
Millar
Republican County Convention Call for Scranton 1896
Republican county committee sets August 4 at 1 p m in Musse Hall Scranton to nominate for Congress Eleventh District two county commissioners two county auditors and to elect vigilance delegates August 1 between 4 and 7 p m with two days public notice to follow Signed J H Thomas chairman J E Watkins secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Musse Hall
Scranton
Congress
J. H. Thomas
J. E. Watkins
City Notes Updates on camp pay and local legal actions
City notes report Company B will receive camp pay tonight and a moonlight Lake Ariel excursion by letter carriers on Monday. Aug 31. Timothy McNulty and Andrew Doyle post $300 bail for statutory burglary. Miss Meredith succeeds Miss Stelen Mott as clerk to Secretary Fellows. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western pays employees at Archbald, Continental and Hyde Park mines today. A special train carried President Olyphant to Carbondale in twenty minutes. Marriage licenses issued to pairs from Olyphant, Priceburg and Fifteenth Street. An action of replevin by S. K. Pierce & Son against several local men over furniture. Josephson & Mendelson in Penn Avenue furniture business recently sold. Claims include eighteen dining chairs, eleven rockers, two tables, forty-five cottage chairs and thirteen piano stools valued at $51.33. Scragg, Gardner, and Stone involved with purchasers and attorneys.
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Company B
Lake Ariel
Timothy McNulty
Andrew Doyle
Edwards
Meredith
West Side
Stelen Mott
Fellows
Board of Control
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Archbald
Continental
Hyde Park
President Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Carbondale
John H. Thomas
Peter Gick
Mary Nenits
Olyphant
Stephen Lamataki
Annie Restis
Priceburg
Evan D. Jones
Hannah Elias
Fifteenth Street
S. K. Pierce & Son
New York
John F. Scragg
C. B. Gardner
A. J. Stone
B. Josephson
D. Mendleson
A. A. Chase
Josephson
Mr. Stone
Scragg and Gardner
Miss Mary McHugh Died at 17 After Pneumonia
Miss Mary McHugh daughter of Mrs. Richard J. McHugh died yesterday morning at her mother's home 1418 Penn Avenue at age seventeen after pneumonia following illness since January She was educated at St Cecilia's and St Joseph's Emmettsburg Md Funeral services will be at St Pauls Green Ridge tomorrow at 3 PM with interment in Hyde Park cemetery A delegate election is set for Saturday in First district Ninth ward at Adams Avenue rear of Garney Brown building from 4 to 7 PM for McGarrah's Insect Powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McHugh
Richard J. McHugh
Penn Avenue
St. Cecilia's Academy
St. Joseph's Academy
Emmettsburg
St. Paul's Church
Green Ridge
Hyde Park Cemetery
Ninth Ward
Adams Avenue
Garney & Brown
Trial Run on Olyphant Road Marks New Electric Line
A noon trial run of the first electric car to Olyphant tested the Laurel Hill line from Scranton via Dunmore to Olyphant. The route avoids the Delaware and Hudson crossings, with a court hearing on crossing at grade adjourned and the case awaiting Judge Gunster’s ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunmore ‘Corners
Winton Borough
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Olyphant
Laurel Hill
Dunmore “Corners
Dunmore Road
C. M. Clarke
Philadelphia
Scranton Traction Company
Frank Silliman, Jr
Robert F. Fox
Lemuel Amermann
A. B
Scranton
Providence
Dunmore
Central City
Winton
Hudson Streets
Gunster
Chambers
I. H. Byrne
Mr. Amerman
M. J. Martin
Jessup
W. H. Jessup, Jr
Silliman
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Delaware and Hudson
A. B. Dunning, Jr
James J. Cummings
the Truth
Cummings
Traction Company
Durning Freed After Serving Nine Years For Belle Vue Murder
Thomas Durning of Bellevue was released from the Eastern Penitentiary. He had shot Peter Martin on January 18, 1887 in a Belle Vue saloon, claiming burglary suspicion. The trial lasted five days, verdict for second degree murder, and he received nine years and three months with commutation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Durning
Bellevue
Peter Martin
Martin
Durning
John Gibby
Jefferson Township
Alfred Hand
Lackawanna County
H. M. Edwards
Commonwealth
John F. Connolly
Durn Ing
Augustino Nelli
Dunmore
Concordia Prignanno
Gunster
Only Living Heir of Penn Sues for Damages
William Duguid Stuart claims to be the sole living heir of William Penn and sues Jacob Bryant for 19000 dollars. He alleges trespass events from 1890 to 1896 including breaking into a grove in Plymouth township and felling trees and pollards. Stuart, said to have arrived from England, seeks to protect Penn family lands in Pennsylvania since 1682.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Duguid Stuart
William Penn
Jacob Bryant
Plymouth Township
England
Pennsylvania
Penn
William
Wilkes-Barre
Judge Gunster Hears Arguments In Open Chamber
Arguments were heard yesterday morning before Judge Gunster on an unresolved matter. Attorneys presented positions for and against the petition, with no immediate ruling disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunster
Cham
Bauer's Band Concert at Laurel Hill Park Schedule
Bauer's band performs tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 in Laurel Hill Park with a program including National Unity Overture Tancred All the Rage Longing for Home Way Down South Barber of Seville Pilgrim chorus from Tannhauser and other selections. The note lists other community items and business notices from the same issue.
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Bauer
Laurel Hill Park
National Unity
Knight
Tancred
Fossil
Beyer
Hartmann
August Wahler
Tontoarma
Cccessensereeeses
Lautonmord
Rosein
Pilgrim
Wagner
Ocean view and seafood at Lohmann's in Bruce SC
Ocean end of South Carolina offers a fine lawn and view of the ocean. Lohmann's serves steam clams spring chicken and good beer to patrons in Bruce.
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Ocean
End
South Carolina
Arent
Atlantic City, N. J. Fine Lawn
The
Lohmann’s
Bruce
RATIONS OF THE SOLDIERS AT CAMP GIBBON LISTED
Colonel Curtin division commissary N G P issues a detailed tally of supplies consumed at Camp Gibbon. Large quantities include beef ham bread beans sugar rice coffee candles soap salt pepper potatoes onions canned corn and vinegar.
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Camp Gibbon
Curtin
Camp Gibson
Chief Hickeys Birthday Reception at Natter's Hall
A reception will be held this evening at Natter's Hall Alder street in honor of Chief of the Fire Department P J Hickey on his 31st birthday. City officials and fire department members will attend with committee chairmen County Auditor J B Spraks District Engineer Louis Schwass Select Councilman Edwin Frable and A L Derry coordinating arrangements.
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Natter’s Hall
P. J. Hickey
Alder Street
Fire Department
Spraks
Louis Schwass
Edwin Frable
A. L. Derry
Man Beats Wife in Home Attack Arrested
Joseph Shulto of Taylor was jailed on aggravated assault and battery charges after a drunken beating of his wife who tried to intervene. He threatened further destruction of furniture and struck her with his hands and feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shulto
Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Andrew Coles
Shulto
Charles Dunn’s Conversion Anniversary at Rescue Mission
The Rescue Mission on Franklin avenue marked the third anniversary of Charles Dunn’s conversion. The service was led by Dunn with converts and their families in attendance. Captain W. A. May gave a brief address and Rev. Richard Hiorns led the prayers, followed by ice cream and cake in the mission refreshment room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rescue Mission
Charles Dunn
Franklin Avenue
Dunn
W. A. May
Richard Hiorns
Plack vs Prussian National Insurance firm award reached
Attorneys Gardner Carpenter and deputy prothonotary Keseer acted as arbitrators in the William Plack suit from Providence. They awarded $1,175 to Plack for his house and furniture insured for $1,100, the full claim with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. DB. Gardner
J. W. Carpenter
P Rothonotary
Myron Keseer
William Plack
Providence
Prussian National Insurance Company
Plack
Partridge to Preach Here Tomorrow
Rev. Warren G. Partridge of Cincinnati, former pastor of Penn Avenue Baptist church, will preach to his former congregation tomorrow morning and evening. He arrives this afternoon and will be in town briefly before continuing to the Maine coast for vacation until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue Church
Warren G. Partridge
Cincinnati
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Partridge
Maine
Resting Mary Roberts Found Drunk on Wyoming Avenue
Mrs Mary Roberts a familiar name on the police register wandered along Wyoming avenue and entered St Luke's church seeking rest. She was tired footsore and drunk. Inside the church the sign The Church Is Open Come in Rest and Pray attracted her and she lay down to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Roberts
Wyoming Avenue
St. Luke's Church
Bailey Delays Appointments as Adjourned Select Council Meets
Mayor Bailey says he will not send appointments to tomorrow night’s adjourned select council meeting and will hold them over until next Thursday. If a quorum is reached tonight route business may be handled and Attorney George Horn’s nomination to the board of health could be considered. Democratic county committee chairman James J. O’Neill arrives to finalize a date for the county convention while primaries are held this afternoon to elect delegates to the Republican county convention at Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select Council
Bailey
Tribune
George 8. Horn
Board of Health
James J. O'Neill
Carbondale
Democratic County Committee
Music Hall
John H. Thomas
Return of the Vitascope Heads Frothingham Week
Edison’s vita scope returns to Frothingham stage next week with a matinee Wednesday and Saturday. A new Nonpariel Trio adds vocal and dance sketches after a successful Keith circuit tour. Acts include Mme Flora transformation dances Frank Latona musical tramp and Miss Annie Whitney McKinley song. Schank and Koehler boot and shoe dealers dissolve partnership at 410 Spruce Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Frothingham
Vitascope Company
Keith
Mme. Flora
Frank Latona
Annie Whitney
McKinley
Obituary notices from Scranton and Hyde Park region
Multiple death notices and funeral announcements from Scranton Pennsylvania and Hyde Park dated between 1894 and 1896. Included are Patrick Cruise aged 89 at his daughter Jane Strong’s home. Mary McHugh aged about 18 with funeral from Penn Avenue residence. Owen O Malley aged 15 months. Fred Ottinger aged 60. Ida Perry aged 1 year 6 months. Rachael A Taylor aged 67 with survivors noted. Funeral details and interment plans given or to be announced.
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Owen
Owen O'Malley
Ottinger
Scranton
Fred Ottinger
Forest Hill Cemetery
Perry
Ida Perry
West Parker Street
Marcey Cemetery
Taylor
Rachael A. Taylor
Thompson Street
Acid Phosphate Tonic Praised by Doctor Norfolk
Dr. W. J. Norfolk of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts endorses Ford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic and stimulant he uses personally and keeps at home. Umbrellas recovered while you wait at Finley's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
W. J. Norfolk
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Finley’s
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Pitts
Scrantonian
Norrman & Moore Fire Insurance
Wyoming Ave
Pierzon
Ackawanna
A. B. Warman
Penn Ave
Brussels
Wyomino Ave
City Notes
Miss Mary M'Hugh
She
McGarrah
Bers
Borough of
Mt. Vernon Street Railway Company
I. H. Burns
Hon. C. P. O'Malley
Eastern Penitentiary
Luzerne County
Poplar
Twin Shaft Fund
Scranton Supply and Machinery Company
Hayden & Derby Manufacturing Company
Simpson & Watkins
H. W. Middleton & Co
Phila- Soiree -Ccuasaeycucveceunensaeasarens
Board of Trade
A. T. Khau Toa
Scranton Business College
B. C
Buck, Whitmore & Co
E. T. Wheatin
Mears
A. D. Preston
Massachusetts
Warwick
Chief Hickey
Schank & Koehler
Spruce Street
Sawyer’s
S. C. Snyder
Sprace St
Jermyn
W. W. Berry
Lackawanna Avenue
Clarke Bros
Berkshire
Shaw
Emerson
Malcolm Love
Clough & Warren
Waterloo
J. Lawrence Stelle
Ivors & Pond
Powell’s
Music Store
Bissell
Mam
Huey Lee
Sige
D. Bolz
Wyoming
P, McRea & CO
China
Rupprecht
Crystal Palace
Ponn Ava Opp
Baptist Church
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