Council acts on street work and bids in Carbondale
The Carbondale council met in a joint session to confirm Thoms Harte as measuring officer on Dundaff street. A 7000 bond issue was awarded to Cuobald & Company of Cincinnati with a 2005.55 premium.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
7
The Carbondale council met in a joint session to confirm Thoms Harte as measuring officer on Dundaff street. A 7000 bond issue was awarded to Cuobald & Company of Cincinnati with a 2005.55 premium.
Rev W A Neston led a requiem mass and delivered a moving sermon over the remains of James Quinn who was murdered. Attending were St Patrick s T A B L and the Catholic Knights. Pallbearers included Thomas Horan Thomas Quinn Patrick Keogh John McDonald Michael Fadden and Michael Raddy. Thomas McDonoweth was carried from St Rose yesterday. Father Neaton officiated. Flora emblems were borne by Michael Manley Michael Walker and Henry Nelson. Pallbearers included John Fox Thomas Crane John Pidgeon Joseph Powderly and Joseph Nealon.
Charles Chapman and Estella Ehert married at the bride’s home. Chapman, once a Delaware and Hudson agent, served in Cuba with the signal corps and then returned to work as a line extn operator. Attending were numerous local residents and relatives from Prompton.
Representative Thinlin from Jer myn served as oculler yesterday. Dr Pulley was in Wilkes-Burro on business. Mr and Mrs tethward Quintin moved to Canian. Several residents left for New York while others returned from a ten day outing at camp. Mrs Anton Kowler hosted a party. Robert Roberts joined Pea Show company as salesman. W Frank Wowets took a new position. Baratoge visit noted. Welsh Brow show canceled Honesville date and will stay local.
Local veterans from the borough attended the seven counties reunion in Lanesboro yesterday. Mrs. Arthur Moessiit of South Main afront is gravely ill, with death momentarily expected. Railroad and mine workers were paid yesterday. Multiple residents from Scranton Carbondale Wandling and Peckville were noted in various visits and social events. The Primitive Methodist church and St James Ladies Aid plan gatherings this week, and a community bus is planned for the Fiehding Cub plane trip to Lake Chapman.
Stophen Cawley to wed Mies Moran next Wednesday at St Patrick's Church. Infant child of Mr and Mrs William Williams of Hudson died Tuesday night. funeral today at 2 o'clock at Ft Patrick's cemetery. Miss Kathe Regan left Tuesday for ten days in Atlantic City. Mrs Annie Jones of Scranton visited Mrs Griffith Williams in Binkely. Mrs P J Newcombe and Mrs P F Mo (text cut off).
A large crowd attended a social on the Methodist church lawn last evening. The report includes many names from Crystal Lake and surrounding towns, travel plans, and local happenings such as visits to Providence, a marriage note, and a church supper. A letter praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with Bogee of Stumptown endorsing its efficacy.
Attendees of the seven county Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Lanesboro included J. P. Loftus W. F. Ketchum John Johnson George Moore and Mr and Mrs George Tiffany. The Marvine family reunion is set for Whitman’s Grove Scott on Friday August 18. William Babcock left to attend the Free Methodist council meeting at Ararat Summit this week. Mrs Jennie Frear and Mrs Herbert Frear left for a Methodist Episcopal camp meeting at Salem. Allert Newton plans a vacation at Newton lake Mo and will attend fishermen’s pleinte at the lake Thursday August 17. Joseph KR Tell and Squire Arnal captured twelve large bass from Beuwll pond earlier in the week.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the cure for deafness caused by inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Claims nine in ten deafness cases arise from catarrh and offers $100 for any case cured by catarrh treatment that cannot be cured. Includes call to order circulars and mentions Hall's Pills, Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Oldcash Juila plans a unique birthday party inviting a guest for every year of her life. Miss Parses-Yea questions space, London Graphic notes the novel idea and its charm.
A fragment from the London Clarion captures a cryptic dialogue where Johnny hints at his father’s belief in the twine, while noting a secret whispered confidence about both items.
In Virginia City Nevada Jim Sanders lies dead after a dramatic evening on Mount Davidson trail. Casadra, a rival miner, discovers the corpse and a suicide note. At a gambling hall in Paso Robles Jose Casadra confronts Jim's uncanny eyes that seem to accuse him of stealing four thousand dollars.
A historical observation notes how wild animals, including tigers of India and African species, seek shade and water to escape sun heat. Deer appear by Adirondack and Maine lakes to cool, while cattle flee to woods and hills to dodge biting insects.
Fragmentary lines describe a fox-like appetite and animals retreating to familiar shelters. A hare flees near a brook while a weasel and an unnamed creature head to their den and home tree, evoking a quiet rustic mood.
An analysis of tobacco smoke particles and nicotine effects contrasts old beliefs with modern science. It notes moisture draws particles, clarifies soot stains, and weighs risks versus mildness. The piece surveys opium and other substances, prices, and shifts in imports from the Philippines and Caribbean, predicting a tobacco trade boom postwar.
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