Local Residents and Visitors Report Various Trips
August Hass returns from Atlantic City while C D Jones travels on business to Buffalo. Kingston resident A G Hoyt visits Wyoming. Mr and Mrs J Willis Conant and family tour Pleetville and Asbury Park. Numerous friends and relatives visit in Scranton Carbondale Wilkes Barre and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hass
Atlantic City
C.D. Jones
Buffalo
A. G. Hoyt
Kingston
Wyoming
George Scott
Lawrence
Asbury Park
Celia
Sadie Gilmartin
Carbondale
May Campbell
Scranton
M. J. Keck
Wilkes-Barre
Macon
Philadelphia
Tragedy in Pine Brook Shaft Injures Miner
Martin Cunningham, 26, suffered scalp wounds after missing a step and falling fifteen feet in the Pine Brook shaft hoisting carriage. He struck head and shoulders on the sump but survived, with injuries not expected to keep him hospitalized longer than three weeks. He lives on the South Side and was working with others at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Cunningham
Pine Brook
Chief Takes Precautions Against Possible Contingencies
Chief Ferber orders the Reliefs of Petersburg and the Centurys of the South Side to respond to the first alarm in the central city district. He doubts the Crystal companys full ownership of all claimed articles and will investigate to verify ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Company
Ferber
Petersburg
Will Have Fair Weather for Elks Lake Arte Excursion
Weather Clerk Atherton assures fair and warm weather for the Elks excursion to Lake Arte today. Trains run hourly to 4 oclock with ample cars to prevent crowding despite an immense turnout. Pillebu Flour Mills reports capacity of 1,400 barrels per day as Guernsey Bros advertise Weber and nyt products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atherton
Elks
Lake Arte
NEWS OF THE SUBURBS REPORTS REVOLVER INCIDENT AND SOCIAL NOTES
News from the North End and Dunmore covers Kellerman denying brandishing a revolver while admitting possession of a shooting iron and threats made toward a saloonkeeper. Also reports St John’s Tourist club departure for a convention, a wedding at St Peter’s cathedral, and travel news from local families.
North End residents travel and local notices
Richard Lloyd North End and Edward Lewis depart for New York City while James Carr visits Miss O Grady in William Street. Michael Burne also leaves for New York. The funeral for John Saltry at 1041 West Market Street tomorrow at 10 am. Mrs Stearns returns from Peckville. Crystal Literary and Dramatic Society excursion to Mountain Park reports a fine time. Christian church excursion to Farview. Miss Bather and Miss Annie Cawley visit from Pittston return home. The Lincius Lake child dies at 32. funeral this afternoon. Will Carlton entertainment staged at Providence Methodist Church. crowd small due to weather. William Bright, Providence carriage maker, injured after horse runs away near the Providence Ontario and Western depot. taken home to Breaker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's
National Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Carnegie Hall
New York
James McGonedrick
Nellie Hopkins
St. Peter's Cathedral
James F. McDonald
Frank
Waverly
Minn
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Mr. McDonald
Katie
Minooka
Laula Schwass
Henry Sultz
Willow Street
Gaughan
Figg
Locust Street
Visi Frieda
Connecticut
J. A. Moffitt
St. John’s Parish
Richard Lloyd
Rockwell Street
Edward Lewis
Leggetts Street
New York City
James Carr
Clinton, Maso
Misses O'Grady
William Street
Michael Burne
Bloom Avenue
John Saltry
West Market Street
Stearns
Peckville
The
Crystal Literary and Dramatic Society
Mountain Park
Christian Church
Farview
Bather
Annie Cawley
Pittston
Nolan
Oak Street
Mr. Bright
Breaker Street
School Board Awards Bid and Seeks Instructor
The regular monthly school board meeting in the central building approved Green Ridge Lumber as the lowest bidder for top floor room completion at 1 715 dollars and authorized contract for school supplies to the lowest bidder. Profeasor Derman sought music instructor post while a Peter Peuser application was favorably received. musical instruction decision postponed. Community notices include residents traveling or hosting visitors and a milk depot and ice cream room opening by John Stanton in his west district location.
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Burke
Young
Swift
Morgan
Horan
Ginley
No. 1
Green Ridge Lumber Company
M. E. Worden
Patrick Franey
W. D. Osterhout
Anna Hoffman
William Street
Jersey City
Stanfield
Georgia
William Redding
Dudley Street
Presbyterian Church
A. D. Blackinton
Misa Hefferen
Olyphant
Bessie Shephard
A. Shaffer
Wardell
Lillie
John Stanton Hklo Tan
Weat
Local notes on occupancy and council quorum
Miss Murphy sisters left for a two week vacation in Atlantic City. Miss Mary Shelp recuperates at Dr Hand’s residence in Beranton. No council meeting due to lack of quorum. A small house owned by A D Spencer was destroyed by fire early yesterday.
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Drinker Street
Iago
Mary
Mame Murphy
South Binkely Street
Atlantic City
Mary Shelp
Ash Street
Dr. Hand
Beranton
A. D. Spencer
Scranton Letter Denies Band Stand Collapse Report
J T Watkins of Scranton disputes a Republican article on the band stand project. He says he never met Mr Atherton or discussed open air concerts with him and denies claims that Bauer and he blocked performances by the Scranton United Choral Society. He asserts the piece is fake and defends local civic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauer
Mr. Atherton
Scranton United Choral Society
Scranton
Atherton
J. T. Watkins
Death of John Saltry at Marvine mine in Scranton
The North End community mourns John Saltry son of the late John and Sarah Saltry. After nine months of illness from a mule kick at the Marvine mine he died on Monday at age about twenty six. He was respected, generous and devout, survived by one brother and three sisters. Funeral set for Thursday at 9 am with requiem at Holy Rosary church and burial in Dunmore Catholic cemetery.
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the Tribune
Norrow
North End
John Saltry
John
Sarah Saltry
West Market Street
Saltry
Marvine
Delaware and Hudson Company
James
Mia
Patrick Mullaly
Peter Kelly
Margaret Saltry
J. F. Saltry
Holy Rosary Church
Dunmore Catholic
John J. Costello
Barrett Building Scaffold Fall Spares Three Bricklayers
On Spruce Street yesterday morning a scaffold collapse sent three bricklayers Paul Koehler Anthony Huber and John Mungo to the ground. The falling wall section weighed about 200 pounds and caused the scaffold to break into a V but the men escaped with no serious injuries and returned to work after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Spruce Street
Paul Koehler
Anthony Huber
John Mungo
New Pump Ordered to Finish Roaring Brook Abutment Work
The Roaring Brook bridge abutment work is suspended awaiting a new six inch pump. Officials expect the pump will drain water from pits and allow excavation to resume with little delay. Hood's Sarsaparilla promoted in ad text alongside the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaring Brook
City Officials Debate a Three Lawyer Three Businessmen Commission
City officials discuss a proposed commission of three lawyers, three businessmen, and the mayor to review ordinances and resolutions. The aim is to repeal or draft measures to remove conflicting provisions causing council and department confusion. Interviews show broad support for a streamlined approach to self governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byslmen
Commission
Rich Sand Deposit Discovered During Gould Carriage Works Excavation
Workers on Linden street near Washington avenue uncovered a rich sand formation beneath the foundation line for the Gould Carriage works. About fifty wagon loads have been removed to clear space for the walls and cellar. The site was once swampy and water now sits on clay, not compromising structural stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould Carriage
Linden Street
Washington Avenue
Another New Industry Lager Brewery Planned in Scranton
Michael Hand and former partner W. W. Van Dyke will build a large lager beer brewery on Capouse avenue at a cost of 150000 dollars. They secured a land tract of 200 feet square from the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company opposite Van Dyke’s caramel factory for the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hand
Scranton Ale
W. W. van Dyke
Capouse Avenue
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
Mr. van Dyke
Onestion Settled Says Dentist Joke From Tribune
A Chicago Tribune item features a witty exchange at a dental chair. The dentist jokes about learning a new profession in heaven, while the victim replies that heaven is not in his future, delivering a quip about the chairside talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
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Worton's Bulletin
Norton
Lackawanna Avenue
Snow
Weston Mill Co
Mrs. J. Willis Conant
Pleetville
Nettle Fern
Ada Hall
George G. Mahy
Young Men's Christian Association
George Felton
Richfield Springs
Joseph Coyne
Honesdale
Green Ridge
John Melrose
Globe Store
Trenton
N. J
Waterbury
Conn
F. H. Jermyn
Frances
I. F. Everhart
Gene and
Bessie Griffin
Asbury
Missex Kathryn
Elpheth Winton
Julia B. Steever
Squirrel Inn
Westminster
Thousand Islands
Weber
Nyt
Guernsey Bros
News OF
Kellermes
Fuchs
Dunmore
South Side
Kellerman
George Fitch
Fitch
Prosprc
Joan Saltry
Hood
Hand & van Dyke
Washington Star
Haviland
French
China
Limoges
China Hall
Weichel & Millar
Ony
Vici
H. D. Swartz & CO
F. A. Tisdel
Penn and
Franklin Aves
Claridae
E. Grewer
Po Old Peetoffice Building
Pennvenue
St. Berne
Doviour
University of Pennsylvania
Medico-Chirurgical College
Opus
Symroom
New Life
WER
Old Post Office
Paemm Avenue
N. A. Hulbert
Wyoming Ave
Steinway & Sordecker Brothers
Krarich & Back
Btultz & Bauer
Green Ridge Sanitarium
Marion St
A. E. Jordan
Boston Hospital Training For Nurses
Rexford's
Lackawanna Ave
L. Hangi
Look, Ay. and
Stewart’s
James & Kelly
Pittsburg
Spruce ST
Saluda
Led Shore
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Long Branch
Ocean Grove
Pee
Ocean
Jove
Ash Ogmonn
Manuegi
Nme
Igs
Meridian Street
W. Collins
M’er
Pratis
GIA Erie
Wyoming Valley
A. R
Excelsior
G. Elmen. Dorf
Elmira
N. Y
Megargel & Connell
Messrs
Curtin & Wheeler
Peckanimert
Cagkawanka Store Association
Lacka. and
Jefferson Aves
Wellbach Light
WNT & Coe, Co
E.C. Rigkers &Co
Ademe A
John Hamlin
West Lackawanna Ave
Scranton Training School
Booten
Katharine H. Clark
Reading
Mass
ODD Fellows
Masons
P. O
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