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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1898
Page
3
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be found in Scranton at M Meinhart news stands located on 19 Wyoming Avenue and Lackawanna Avenue.
Regular health board meeting at city hall at seven. Property transfer notes include Columbia Hotel sale to Green Ridge residents. Equity suit hearing continued until August 1. Baseball game August 1 for charity. Various court actions and fines noted. Excursions, band engagement, and pending city payroll funds discussed. Marriage licenses issued to multiple couples. Five County Endeavor excursion to Farview on Thursday with 75 cent adult tickets. Dr George B Stewart of Harrisburg to speak.
The Men's Guild acknowledges cash donations with grateful thanks. Total received at last report is 545.00 dollars. Additional contributions are welcome and will be gratefully received. Samuel Hines, Treasurer.
Death notices list Mia Nicholson aged about 1 month in West Scranton on August 2016 with funeral to be announced. Agnes Molfitt infant daughter died August 2 with 2 pm funeral. Mrs John M cColligan aged 6 years died at home with funeral and interment details. misread dates and places indicate early 20th century obituary notice style from Scranton and Moscow.
In Wilkes Barre music hall Jim Judge defeats Tick Case of Utah in a brutal 20 round dove contest. Case led early but Judge pressed after round six to dominate with left jabs and a decisive right to Case’s jaw in the final minutes. The crowd of about 200 saw Judge emerge exhausted but clear winner as plans announced for a future match.
Col Reese A Phillips of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western company received the official file yesterday and today assumes duties as assistant mine superintendent. He fills the vacancy created by the death of Thomas W Phillips, with Thomas L Williams moving to the former Davies section. Phillips, born in Bellevue Heights, is a 35 year old son of the late Rev T J Phillips, and has risen through inside foreman and mine engineer roles. He is a Republican, a Baptist, a Mason and Knight Templar, and has resided at Forty Fort before planned return to West Feranton. Postmaster George M Hilbert Jr was named portmaster at Mountain Top.
Miss Maria Moyles 29 died at 228 Walnut street Dunmore from a hemorrhage while alone in her home Monday night. Neighbors found her body Tuesday morning 11 o clock. Her brother Edward Moyles a local freight brakeman was away at work from 5 15 Monday until 4 yesterday. The lantern lit room and a milk bottle on the porch marked the last sign of life. Funeral at 9 20 tomorrow mass at St Marys Church with burial in the old Catholic cemetery. She belonged to the Nunmore Ladies Catholic Mutual Benefit association.
Scranton presents an accurate vivid reproduction of the sinking of the Merrimac with eye witness descriptions. Mammoth fire portraits honor Hobson Dewey and Schley while Old Glory and the Maine signal blaze in fiery display. The event includes rockets bombs a patriotic concert by Bauer's band and advance seat sale details to follow.
Yesterday at Laurel Hill park the Montefiore Hebrew Ladies Association hosted an outing for many attendees. Lawrence's orchestra supplied the music for afternoon and evening dancing, followed by a concert by pupils of the Hebrew mission school to raise funds for the school.
The association in charge of the mission at Howley's hall Mulberry street and Penn avenue announces its officers: Mrs Breckstein as president, Mrs Yuskovitzs as vice-president, and Miss Minnie Seige as secretary-treasurer.
Nineteen contractors submitted bids for five stone bridges in West Abington South Abington Greenfield Newton townships and Dalton borough. The county commissioners will award to the lowest reasonable bidder but have not yet let the contracts. G H Perrigo’s bid was rejected as unrealistically low. The table details bids by bridge and bidder.
Obituary reports Judge KH R Skeler born February 2 180s in Greenwood township Crt Umbia counts died Monday morning in Bloome burg from Brights disease. He trained as a miller near Millville became a lawyer in 1845 served as district attorney and first treasurer of town organization. Married Helena Armstrong he chaired Democratic papers and held district judge candidacies. Survived by widow and two sons Frank A and Fred T Theler. Includes short death notices for Mrs John G Nicholson and Mrs John MacColligan.
A compact sale notice lists ginghams priced at 12 1/2 to 15 cents, white lawn and pique ties at 15 cents, and lace and linen items reduced from 20 cents to 5 cents. Includes ladies and gents ties, puffs bands bows and strings in assorted colors.
Agnes infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Momit died yesterday morning after a short illness at the family home on Ninth and Cagenne Street. The parents and two young siblings survive. Funeral and burial details to be announced from the residence with interment at Cathedral cemetery.
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