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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
7
An immense audience filled the Carbondale school board meeting room. A principal was expected with Prof Hockenberry possible. Bryden offered to teach under his contract but only old teachers were re hired. Salaries set next Monday after attorney opinion.
Augustus Hachert of Ingleton is among applicants for the city clerk position, the second attempt after George Leighton failed to qualify. He is well recommended by James Creagan, a Carbondale businessman, and has years of municipal experience. He previously corresponded with several councilmen but withdrew when Leighton appeared likely to win.
Mrs C F Lathrop visits friends in Wilkes Barre and Mrs James Nicholson returns from Scranton. Dr A B Burr remains seriously ill at Hotel American. The Grand Opera House opens Labor Day with The Prisoner of Zenda. Rev W A Nealon returns after seven months in Rome and may be reassigned. Read Tribune Educational Contest details on page four.
Blakely borough council in regular session accepts payments to vendors and hires committees to work with the Hose company on double fire hydrants at Ketchum's Corners. They table a Walnut street petition and discuss a Fourth street bridge with county officials. A cow death prompt leads to possible settlement with John Lowery, and a plan to widen the gravity bridge approaches consideration.
Burgess Hales ordered to notify police to enforce peddlers license. Union Sunday School excursion to Harvey's Lake leaves Delta Ware and Hudson depot at 7:45. Fare adults one dollar, children zero. Lawrence's full band to attend. A first class time awaits joiners tomorrow morning for the lake.
Two men George Martin and Henry Maynes were seriously injured in a blasting accident at Glenwood shaft. Maynes suffered a fractured spinal vertebrae and paralysis, while Martin sustained a fractured femur. They were taken home for medical care as doctors attended them.
A mother recalls a severe dysentery case in her eight-child family and credits Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her daughter's life. She urges other mothers to know the medicine, noting she would have avoided much anxiety had she known of it earlier. Sold by Matthew Brothers, wholesale and retail agents.
James D. Green came home to Wyoming yesterday after a short visit with his daughter Mrs. Henry M. Ives. Miss Hatthe Jackson visits East Lemon with her parents for a week. The Methodist church will host a supper in the basement this evening. A large crowd attended the African Methodist Episcopal camp meeting at Waverly Friday. A Lily Lake party from Scranton caused disorder with beer and profanity last Sunday. Local opinion condemns the disturbance and calls for Sabbath enforcement or possible jail time. Dr and Mrs J W Price entertain friends over Sunday, next Sunday morning Rev P F P...
A terse telegram from Russia instructs immediate dispatch of Vin Mariani for Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Russia, directed to Anitchkoff Palace in St. Petersburg. The message emphasizes urgency.
An old Mariani Wine advertisement imgines world famous tonic with claims of endorsements by emperors and princes. It promotes ornate station of aristocracy and promises home delivery to any reader who writes.
Botgong of Waverly to preach in Baptist church. Loadies Auxiliary of Scranton to hold a basket sale at Mrs Theodore Miller home. Mrs Walter Roney entertains friends at her home. Winfield Jenkins returns from Tay lor visit. Albert Ball and Ruth visit Clark's Summit. Northup family plans second annual reunion on old Northup farm next Saturday. Mrs Mary Faton entertained Miss Shriver of Beranton. Walter Dean to Pittsburg as electrical engineer. George Morrow of Gravel Pond guest of Nelson Dershiemer. Mrs Henry W Northup hosts Wilkes-Barre friends.
Miss Annie Giles and William J. Gaul unite in marriage with Rev. HW Harrie officiating. A wedding dinner follows at the bride’s home with many gifts. Socials, engagements, outings at Harvey’s Lake, and community notices fill the page along with obituaries and church events.
Mrs Frank Wilrick and two sons Charles and Herbert, with Mrs Lizzie Stanton, returned after six weeks in New York state. John King and daughter Miss Lena visited with Mr Charles Mack in Madisonville. Nellie Selby Lena Colvin from Parsons visit friends here. Frank Ames of Binghamton called on Rev J N Buller. Edna Estella Levan returned from Lake Carey. Matthe Hurds visiting Port Jervis. Mrs Grant Sheckler and son of Cutocaqua guests of Mrs F J Grover. Epworth League meets at the Methodist parsonage tonight.
The Athletics of this place head to Olyphant tomorrow to face the Browns for 10. The game is expected to draw a large crowd and the team aims for victory. Willard, son of M. Reap, is slightly improving.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a five dollar round trip to Niagara Falls dated August 11, 1900. Tickets are valid for return on August 11 and 12, allowed on any train except the Black Diamond Express. Contact LV ticket agents for details.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey plans excursions to Mauch Chunk and Glen Onoko on August 24. Special cars will depart from Drinker Street Providence Marvin's South Side and Jersey Line at 6 40 a.m. and Ligerne Street Green Ridge at 6 0 a.m. All trains connect with the Scranton excursion at 7 49 a.m. and with New York Ontario and Western service from Carbondale at 7 a.m. These connections link to Berarnton and Gen Onoko arrivals.
Train excursion from Scranton to Mauch Chunk and Glen Onoko offered by Central Railroad of New Jersey. Round trip fare one dollar for adults sixty cents for children with limited return times. Additional Chicago return via Lehigh Valley Railroad for G A R encampment dates August 27 to September 1. tickets on sale August 24 26 and 28.
The People s Exchange offers classified ads for housing rentals real estate sales or exchanges and job help with cheap rates. Listings include rental apartments in central city property details like electric elevator and location and notices seeking clerical or legal work with contact hints at Monroe Avenue and related streets.
Central offers a ten day outing from Scranton to Long Branch Asbury Park and Ocean Grove leaving August 11th. Fares are 4.59 dollars from all stations with half fare for children five to twelve. Tickets valid return by August 21st and include through earnings both directions. 150 pounds baggage checked and bicycles and baby carriages checked. List of hotels and boarding houses provided by ticket agent.
Delegates of the Catholic Total Abstinence union gather for the eightenth general convention in Philadelphia at Horticultural Hall. Archbishop Ryan presides at a cathedral sermon by Rev. J. County, with leaders from multiple chapters attending a banquet and tours of local religious sites. The union totals about 10 societies and around 10,000 members.
A fragmented page lists law firms, attorneys, medical ad listings, a Northern Line timetable for June 4 with North and South bound trains, connections at Carbondale Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, and notices about professional services, printing, music groups, and travel agents in Berwick and Scranton area.
Sealed proposals for grading Main Street Moose Borough Cabenit four miles will be received by the borough clerk Thomas Sutcliffe at the office of the Moose Powder Co Moose Pa until 6 pm August 17 00 Bids must be accompanied by a certified check for 100 Sealed proposals for City of Scranton bonds will be received at the office of the City Clerk Scranton Pa until 7 20 pm Thursday August 20 118 to purchase one hundred and thirty five City of Scranton coupon bonds dating June 1 1010 redeemable June 1 1950 bonds issued at four per cent and three and a half per cent rates The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids M T Lavella City Clerk Scranton Pa August 1 tuo
Aug 7 report from Pittshore notes the American Steel and Wine company entering the structural steel market as a rival to ConveTh. The move prompts price pressure and market rumblings while the pool composition includes Care hehe, Laughlin, Steel Company of Strelion, Pasaic Holling MI, and Petronyd Bron works in Philadelphia.
Baseball round up reports scores and lineups for games at Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis and Chicago with batter names and umpires. Record shows pitchers and fielders like Wyatt Manphy Tannehill Schriver Coppy Nichols Clarke Brettenstein Polit Carrick Grade Jones Cruger Emalio Werhing Howell Motluke Griffith Chanve and umpire Emalio across venues.
The report lists the officers at the St George Grand Lodge convention including Cond pres L William Griffin and grand officers from Philadelphia Philadelphia and Pittsburgh names such as Albert J Payton J Money Williams John Kenworthy and Herbert Warwick McKerspert with William Heely and Trembath also noted from Wilkes Barre
Vleweland reports the Mewemer association has determined to shut down furnaces here and elsewhere on Sept 1 to curb production. The market is overloaded and demand is weak, so the move aims to halt the downward price trend. Until then, work on current prices may continue.
A severe wind and hail event caused widespread damage in the county. It destroyed John Thompson of Smyrna’s home and contents, with estimated losses of 7,000 dollars in personal damage and 5,000 dollars in insurance coverage.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple city names and scores including Kanes City zero and Chicake four with Minneapolis Milwaukee five. Other entries show Shotroit by Cleveland one and Indianapotia six with Bufflalo.
Fragmentary sports scores include Syracuse 5 Worcester 4 and Montreal 3 unknowns with other misread names such as Hartfird and Piowhlonew. Unable to confirm teams or events from garbled OCR data.
A man arrested last night for burglary was found dead in a police station cell today with a New Testament in his hand. Police report says he expired while reading. identity uncertain, with names like Brock, Brockway, or Dillom Moral tied to the case in Ohio.
In Newport Kentucky court ordered sale of Cincinnati tobacco warehouse property by Jones Ernest to W R Hutton for 0.0. The project located in Obie Kentucky and Tentener.
An old advertisement touts a product called Window's soothing drops claimed to ease teething pain and soothe gums for children. It asserts cures for wind colic diarrhea and fits a 19th century patent medicine tone with exaggerated claims and price of twenty five cents.
A family dispute in Newport ends in violence as a man allegedly threatened and killed a person and mortally wounded his wife at the home of their parents. Police report a fatal domestic incident with ongoing investigations.
The Chinese minister Wo Ting Fang departed from Cape May this morning en route to Washington. The travel is expected to continue toward the near shore by Saturday, with a probable return planned in the near future.
Rail timetable note lists May 27 2000 departures from Scranton to Philadelphia New York and western points via D and WH Te, with various rates and connections. It includes White Haven Pittston Towanda Geneva Rochester Buffalo Chicago service, Pullman parlor and sleeping cars on key routes, plus rail office contacts in Scranton and New York for reservations.
Train lines list departures from Scranton to New York Newark Bethlehem Allentown and Pottsville with times such as 6 00 am and 2 10 pm. Notices mention connections to Mountain Park Baltimore Washington and Reading with rates and ticketing details.
In an odd dated rail notice readers see timetable phrases about trains and routes. The fragment hints at connections through Scranton Hawhar and Okee with late night and Sunday services.
Mikie Keller leads a discussion on scalp treatment methods in Seichi Society. The session covers chiropody links and includes Jon Quincy as a referenced figure in the field.
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