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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1898
Page
5
An elderly woman visits affluent ladies with a Bible and aims to convert them through prayer meetings. She frames herself as a salvation army for the high classes, provoking tense exchanges with maids and hostesses in palatial residences on Clay Avenue.
A visitor seeks to pray with a busy, rich woman who insists on leaving prayers for the mistress unspoken while the maid reports the scene. The article notes concerns about pretexts for intrusions and frames the incident as an eccentric hobby turned harmless ritual.
A flood of society updates lists Dr. C Ja Frey returning from Richfield Springs and numerous residents visiting or touring nearby towns. Names include Homer Greene Esquire in Honesdale, Mrs Dolph Glennon from West Pittston, Miss Minnie Jones from Asbury Park, and many others across New York state New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Republican County Committee met in the Central Republican club rooms and set August 27 as the primary date and August 30 as the county convention date at 2 p.m. in the courthouse Boranton. Chairman John H. Thoras presided with J. Bh Watkins as secretary and John H. Thoras advised by M. W. Lowry and Dr. Donne on timing and venue for delegate elections and vigilance committees across many wards and townships.
The Third Legislative district standng committee scheduled a district convention in Dalton for August 22 at 2 p.m. to nominate one assembly candidate and handle business. Delegate elections were set for August 21 from 4 to 7 p.m., with no final arrangement yet on Crawford county voting system adoption.
Five hundred dollars in gold and bills were stolen from a trunk in Emmet Street home of Andre Bathelaza. His brother-in-law Jonew Skaueh, 22, is missing, leaving Bathelaza distraught after they planned to invest the money in real estate. Police seek Skaueh and bathelaza’s whereabouts.
Government ruling states mortgage clauses attached to insurance policies are not subject to taxation. Commissioner N B Scott notes that these clauses designate who bears risk and the insurer must cover payments without tax implications. The advisory comes from the Treasury Department's Internal Revenue Division, Washington.
The approved Quincy Avenue paving ordinance has been served on City Engineer Phillips. A hearing on appeals is designated for next Tuesday. The avenue from Pine to Gibson Streets will be paved with asphalt. Moses Taylor Hospital fronts the eastern side of the avenue.
Wills of Anthony Edwards of Taylor and Joseph Nash of Scranton were admitted to probate yesterday by Register Koch. The will of Eber Dimmick was admitted to probate and letters testamentary were granted to Eleanor M. Dimmick.
Notice hereby given to the Republican voters of the Second Legislative District of Lackawanna County that a convention will be held in the Arbitration room in the courthouse Scranton on Tuesday August 23 1896 at 2 oclock p m for the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate to represent said district in the legislature for the ensuing term and the transaction of enca other business may properly come before the convention Vigilance committees will see that the polls are open from 4 o clock Pm to 7 o clock p m on Saturday August 3 1904 for the election of delegates to the convention Fred W Fleita Chairman W E Davis Secretary
Yesterday marriage licenses were issued to John Gnap of Dunmore and Mary Hanke of Scranton Mor ian J Watkins and Alvin Reese of Scranton Adam Dougherty Jr and Inna Gower of Scranton Joseph Lekosek and Mary Blekowicz of Price hare Dald N Steinberger and Ruth Spiegel of Scranton Thomas J Con roy and Lena Hellig of Scranton.
A hearing in the divorce of Nora Lindsau Albright from John Albright occurred in chambers before Judge Archbald. The husband, who wed in June, disappeared a week after the ceremony, later residing in Philadelphia. Mrs. Albright has not seen him since and sent a medical bill to him, which he refused to pay.
The Dunmore school district filed a legal statement showing current indebtedness at 33000 dollars, with 26000 dollars bonded and 9000 dollars floating. Taxpayers face an annual levy of 24 million to support the new debt as bonds bear four percent interest.
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