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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1902

Page

2

Crescents Trounced by Alerts in Scranton Ball Game

The Crescents suffered a lopsided defeat to the Alerts of Weet Scranton Saturday. The crowd blamed errors and poor infield play for the loss while Scranton pitcher held the Crescents to seven hits. Cult and roster shone in field as Burnett impressed at first base and Derrick guided disciplined play. The score details follow.

Martha Scranton Ort-Garden Tie Jook Scranton Boys Caine Burnett Tower of Etrousth Nainy Derrick

Old Mulds Versus Bachelors In Laughing South Side Baseball

A lively Duffy’s Held game between the Old Mulds and the Bachelors drew a large crowd. The Bachelors prevailed 29 to 1 as the spinster team chased bases amid humorous antics. Players include Quinn Rooney Corcoran Sheridan Kane Higgins Morin Cavanaugh and others. for the Bachelors: Dodgins Griffin Gavin Causey Causey Donnelly Hughes and more.

Duffy's Old Mulds Old Mude Old Matis Harry Quinn Batrick Rooney Peter Corcorah Meltale Arsi Peter Sheridan Joh S Kane Charles Higgins Westiel John Morin Mike Cavanaugh Flight Tela Patrick Dodgins James Griffin Patrick Gavin Janes Causey John Messenna Thomas Gusey Willan Causey John Donnelly Wil- Vam Hughes

Miss Annie Beyer Injured by Protruding Nail in Scranton

Miss Annie Beyer of Maple Avenue, a popular forelady at the Klots Throwlegill, was incapacitated from work after a nail protruded from an uncovered box on a house steps. A child’s play left the cover off, and Miss Beyer slipped on the wall, suffering a painful wound.

Annie Beyer Maple Avenue Klots Throwlegill Scranton

Couple Weds Quietly in Surprise Friday Ceremony

Mr Spirp Barrett of Fallbrook Street and Miss Then Doollette of Forest Pits were amietly married on Friday last. The ceremony surprised many friends who have since offered congratulations.

Spirp Barrett Fallbrook Street Doollette Forest Pits

Bonnett 15 Is Released on Bond by County Judge

Josep Bonnett son of Mr and Mrs Michael Bonnett was released Friday by Judge Kelly from the county jail on a 200 bond. The youth had a history of running away and misbehavior at home and with him valuable articles were involved.

Josep Bonnett Michael Bonnett Kelly Bonnett

Not Over-Wise in Handling Trouble and Remedy

A fragmentary allegorical note contrasts a frightened girl with a grain hopper and a heedless man who neglects to protect his family. It touts a remedy, amberlain's Colic Cholera and Cholera Remedy, as a prompt safeguard against distress, claiming wide availability through druggists.

Cyclone

Reformed Youth Released After Bond Secured by Father

A wayward youth was jailed on the charge of being incorrigible until yesterday when his parents relented and posted bond with his father acting as security. He reappeared Saturday in a new suit, working at a store and showing signs of reform.

Foreigner Held on Board Bill Neglect Charge in Scranton

A foreign resident of Bimpson appeared before Alderman Jones on Saturday charged with neglecting to pay a board bill. He was sent to await trial after a constable conveyed him to Scranton by train.

Bimpson Alderman Jones Neary Scranton

Professor Geary Struck Down By Illness At Local High School

Prof. A. Wilson Geary of the high school faculty is confined to his home on South Church street by a serious illness following an attack of influenza.

A. Wilson Geary Hfe South Church Street Inese

Bon Ton Social Club Plans Elaborate Burke Hill Dance

The Bon Ton Social club, a prominent town group, will hold a social at Burke's Hill tomorrow evening. The event aims to pledge every attendee with an especially elaborate program. Prof. Firth will be at the phono playing new waltzes and five steps from New York. Prof. Collings will be the prompter.

Bon Ton Social Club Burke's Hill Bon Tons Firth Phono New York City Collings

Quiet Lane[s]boro wedding of Mrs. Sarah Thomas to George Bernhart

A wedding at Lanesboro last Friday surprised friends as Mrs. Sarah Thomas of North Main street wed George Bernhart, formerly of Lanesboro and now of Sidney New York. The ceremony was quiet and the couple left for Sidney to reside where Bernhart works as a plumber. Friends extend best wishes.

Lanesboro King Sarah Thomas North Main Street George Bernhart Sidney N.Y

Girls to spend a week at Chapman's lake camp

A party of young ladies led by Mrs. T. T. Davis and Mrs. Hoody Toby will spend a week at camp You need a Wrest on Chapman Lake. The group includes Misses Emma Davis Kate Davis Bertha Davis Allee Lindsay Sadie Watkins Florence Jones Reed and Masters Carl Toby and Paul Davis.

Hoody Toby

Belmont Families Return From Newton Lake Camping Trip

Mr and Mrs Joseph Nicholson and children Rexford George and Katherine along with Mr and Mrs George Fisher and daughter Chihara Ralph and Miss Mae and Jennie Pengelly and Herbert Histed have come home to Belmont after ten days spent camping at Newton Lake.

Joseph Nicholson Rexford George Katherine George Fisher Clhiara Ralph Mae Jennie Pengelly Herbert Histed Belmont Newton Lake

Sorrow Fills White's Crossing Family Over Death of Youngest Son

Mr and Mrs Neville Arthur of White's Crossing mourn the loss of their youngest child Joseph who died from pneumonia Saturday night The funeral is set for Monday at 2 30 PM with interment at Maplewood located nearby The notice provides a concise family obituary and burial details.

Neville Arthur White's Crossing Joseph Maplewood

Mourning Notices for Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Mannion

Mr and Mrs John Mannion of Cordon Avenue mourn the death of their four weeks old baby boy last week. Funeral held Saturday with interment at St Nose Cemetery.

John Mannion Cordon Avenue St. Nose Cemetery

Mayfield social features music and candy-pull night

Miss Aliee Quinn entertained friends at her home in Mayfield Friday night with music and candy-pull ing as the featured event.

Aliee Quinn Mayfield

Passing Throng Among Scranton and Nearby Returns

Miss Josie Taylor, formerly of this city, now in Scranton, visits Mrs. Bly. Mrs. William Sluman of Honesdale stays with the Slumian family on Thorn Street. Numerous locals vacationing or visiting relatives in Pittston, Scranton, Bear Lake, Rhode Island, Albany, and Lake George.

Josie Taylor Celts Scranton J. J. Bly William Sluman Honesdale Pred Slumian Thorn Street Cora Franey Pricedure Gertrude and Agnes Walker Brooklyn Street Pittston Giles Morgin Forest City John Williams Dundatt Street Crystal Lake Boyd & Oliver W. Wagner Bear Lake M. H., Hiller Rhode Island Lillian Perry Hattie Rolls Williams Avenue Bula Carey Tunkhannock Blodwin Evans Cadossa Thi City Alice Brennan Greenfield Richard Williams Thomas Thomas Providence Edmund Thomas Dunduff Street Guy Little Albany Baratogan Lake George Loomis Emergency Hospital Corps of Nurses Carrie Norton Clinton Carbondale Edna Loomis Lincoln Avenue Wayne County Lewsley Eagles Mere Grace Gorman New York City Elizabeth McDonough Lucy Jordan Schenectady N. Y Mare Elisabeth Larkin Monica Messett Arthur Regina Smith Green Ridge

Visitors and travel notes from Dunmore to Berwick and Liberty

en New York visitors in Dunmore with Superintendent of Schools B Garr and family returning from a summer outing at Berwick. Misa Carrie Mead of Hallstead visited Mrs W H Kinney and left Saturday for Liberty to visit friends the coming week.

N. Y Dunmore Garr Berwick Misa Carrie Mead Hallatead W. H. Kinney Liberty WII

Infant dies after illness in Malin Street

An infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Muldoon of Malin Street died Saturday after a week with cholera infantum. The funeral was held yesterday at St. Thomas Cemetery Archbald with pallbearers James and Thomas Muldoon Michael Walsh and John Sullivan. Relatives and friends from Jermyn attended the funeral of Miss Mary Isabel Maxwell at Carbondale. The Ladies Ald society of St James church meets tonight. Other notes include visitors from Conklyn NY and Peckville and an improving condition of Rev Frances Gendall. A local resident caught a refrigerator thief a boy and his parents may avoid prosecution. Dr P F Sickler of Andover hosted by Dr Byron H Jackson of Mayfield. Miss Gertha Jones of Valley Falls is visiting Jermyn relatives. Wallace and Willie Garner of Scranton spent Sunday in Jermyn.

Frank Muldoon Malin Street St. Thomas Archbald James Thomas Muldoon Michael Walsh John Sullivan Jermyn Mary Isabel Maxwell Carbondale Ladies’ Ald Society St. James’ Church Misa Fanny Badger Conklyn N. Y Badger Cemetery Street Frances Gendall Peckville FP. C. Sickler Andover Byron H. Jackson Mayfield Gertha Jones Valley Falls X. Y Wallace and Willie Garner Scranton Samuel McVicker Dunmore Street James Trey Primitive Methodist Church Union Cemetery Mark Williams Lewis E. Goff William Thompson Thomas Evans William Longmore William McCormick Lizzie Jones Emma Tinsley Frank Tinsley Thomas Jones Crystal Lake John Jones Lee Park T. Ju. Williams Susquehanna Street Mary McNicol Elk Hnl M. B. Mull Clara Hull New York Sea Shore Hattie Matthews Lackawanna Telephone Exchange Murvey's Lake William Mason Blakely Mabel Patten J. Cowley Lackawanni Street D. L. Berry J. O'Boyle Lackawanna Street Alice Hoban Newark N. J T. DeWitt Edwards Atlantic City Albert Buckman Methodist Episcopal Church M. J. Watkins Hallstead D. C. Edwards Welsh Baptist Church Anthracite Glee Club Pilgrims Dan Jones Sidney Owens J. E Richard Watkins Forest Home Cemetery Invincible Commandery Knights of Malta John Powell Richard Roberts Arthur Morgans Henry Evans John R. Thomas Bert Sterling Itterbaught Leonard Taylor Reds West Scranton Taylor G. E. Davis Manger James Heffer Union Street H. H. Harris Charles Oyster Ellsworth Burl Richards Tommy Powell Eiverett Reese Olwen Howells Leah and Maud Evans Lucy Winters Hannah Powell Hannah Davis Sophia Thomas Mary Jenkin Silas Randall Lackawanna Marcy Cemetery Lydia Hoskins Edwardsville W. J. Hoskins Atherton Street Joseph Davis Main Street Lake Windy Daniel Thomas Plitston J. B. Watkins Sunbury Grand Lodge The Knights of Pythias Taylor Lodge

Local social notes and game results from Blakely area

Peckville visitors to William Peck. Jennette Gardner visits Sadie Gendall. Wilkes-Barre and Scranton residents in town. multiple calls by residents from Green Ridge and Bell Place. Diphtheria illness of Candice Doyle. S.S.S. Blakely heads to Luke Chapman for camping. Hickories beat Winton 17-2 and scrub team 9-7 on White's Addition grounds.

James Basset Carbondale William Peck Main Street Jennette Gardner Scranton Sadie Gendall Wil Newton Wilkes-Barre A. C. Hendrick WI Widowsfield Olyphant Byron and Myron Morrow Bell Place Pittston F. M. Stearns Green Ridge N. W. Thorpe R. W. Pentecost Maple Street A. F. Pentecost New York City J. Ro. Williams A. Harvey J. F. Williams Mary Pentecost Blakely Luke Chapman Hickories White Winton Scrub

Funeral services held for Mrs. Samuel McVicker in Dunmore

The funeral of Mrs. Samuel McVicker was held from her Dunmore Street home yesterday at 2 30 pm. Rev James Trey of the Primitive Methodist church officiated and many friends attended. Interment followed in Union cemetery with pallbearers named.

Dunmore Baseball Game Postponed In Jessup Town

Local notes show Dunmore baseball team could not fulfill yesterday's engagement in Jessup. Visiting residents include P. H. Eagen from Wilkes-Barre and Miss Mary Sullivan from Scranton. Wayne County tour included a Father Smoulter social. area residents consider a mass meeting by the United Mine Workers of America.

Dunmore P. H. Eagen Wilkes-Barre Hill Street Mary Sullivan Scranton Thomas Ruine Wayne County Father Smoulter United Mine Workers of America Mitchell Beatrice Byrne This Place John Byrne Depot Street

Frank J Cheney commits to pay for incurable catarrh

Frank J Cheney sworn as partner of Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio he offers to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Ball s Catarrh Cure He claims the firm will cover all such payments and notes his oath before a notary about December day in 18 Page text mentions Ball s Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy.

Olio City of Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney Aoilor Bj, Cheney & Co Ciity Vrank J. Cheney

Dr David Kennedy Remedy Promoted as Universal Cure

An advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a cure for kidney liver bladder and blood diseases claiming cures by doctors and patients alike. It cites James Lettuce of Canapharie New York and Dr W H Morse of Westfield New Jersey endorsing its efficacy and promotes a sample bottle and various sizes sold by the Dr David Kennedy Corporation Rondout NY.

David Kennedy James Lettuce Canapharie N. Y Alban W. H. Morse Westfield N. J Rondout N.Y

Services held for T DeWitt Edwards in Taylor obituary

The late T DeWitt Edwards died in Atlantic City and is mourned by a large Taylor crowd. The funeral at Forest Home cemetery followed services at the Methodist Episcopal church with Anthracite Glee Club and a Knights of Malta delegation present. Pallbearers included Sidney Owens and Richard Watkins. Interment at Forest Home.

Not a Gentleman

A Detroit Journal excerpt recounts a tense business dispute with a Mexican dealsman. The speculator pursued a hired killer but failed, recalling how threats prompted two weeks of nightly seclusion and a tense exchange over assassination bids and personal honor.

New Black Goods at Uncommon Values in Various Widths

A merchandise note highlights new Black Goods including canvas etamines from 40 to 50 inches wide priced at 1.00 to 1.50 and Venetian fabrics in 52 to 54 inch widths priced up to 2.00. Broadcloths 50 to 54 inches priced 1.00 to 3.00.

Panama

A Mexican Entanglement in Tlaxco

An English governess in Tlaxco, Tlaxcala recounts a romance with a Mexican cowboy who courts her via a cross street and a hidden Sunday mass gesture. He returns in disguise as an American suitor named Charles Moran and proposes a plan to marry, leading to a tense, intimate moment at the doorway of her hacienda.

Mexico Rio Grande River Tlaxco State Tlaxcala Mexico City Sierra Madre Apam Madre Puebla Baek Clara Mira Muy Bone Daminus Voblecus

Split in the Church of the Extended Innovation

An old text fragment recounts a rift in a church named the Extended Innovation after members allegedly gave their pastor an automobile as a fundraiser. The incident centers on the method of vehicle propulsion chosen, highlighting a dispute over steam, electric, or gasoline power and the resulting controversy.

The Automobile Magazine

His Proficiency as a Linguist

A Quizzical exchange notes reading and understanding German English and other terms. The dialogue toys with language skill and translation limits.

Brown Jonca

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