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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1899
Page
3
The report lists multiple games across Philadelphia Louisville Baltimore Brooklyn New York Washington and Cleveland with batters such as Criger Douglass Wilhelm and Mowers noted. Umpires Lynch Gaffney and others are named. A separate note mentions a world war veterans reunion in Jonesboro and a man arrested in Lanesboro for security provision.
In Hartford the Eastern League featured a series of tallies with Hartford 5 Toronto 4 while Worcester led Syracuse 10 2 and Providence 4 Montreal 4 Rochester 4, Springfield & Montreal 4.
Tele gram announces the death of John H. Sickles father in Matawan New York. The Morahans return from their wedding trip and will live on York avenue. Philadelphia visitor Miss Harriet Loach stays with PF Mellowan and Prof John Gibbons. Stinsons North End daughter dies. interment at Market Street cemetery Pittston. Kate Gibbons Mamie Fitzsimmons Alice Morahan go to Rockaway Asbury Park. Hutchingses visit West Side. Mrs Thomas McMurrary and son Herbert stay with Morton. Sidney Wilkeman visits Hopkins North End. Ving Dunleavy visits Gibbons Main Street. James McDermott and family at Lake Ariel. Moeos Curtis visits Webber residence. Lake Ariel excursion train times West Avoca. Richard Villame leaves coal fields for Red Jacket Michigan and to sell household goods from Crove Street.
The Susquehanna County Prohibition convention gathered in Hallstead with about thirty delegates from across the county. The day featured a county ticket nomination by a county committee and an evening public meeting at the Baptist church with Rev. Whalen of Honesdale delivering speeches on hard times.
The Emanuel Northup descendants held an annual reunion at the old Northup homestead in Glenburn. About 12 members attended, electing officers H W Northup president Winifred Northup secretary John Northup treasurer and planning a permanent organization. A literary program and a long readers’ poem honored ancestors as many guests from nearby towns joined the gathering and dinner.
Mrs. James Dickson and family visit Block Island for ten days while Mr and Mrs Henry Ives join Mise Louise at Glen Buningit for a Sunday outing. A list of campers named including Mas and Marjorie Kees and others with chaperones from Scranton. Junior league hosts a lawn social at the Parsonage. The Dean camping party returns from Busquehanna. Mrs W O Hoger attends a Dimeack camp meeting session. Fred Smith attends the Wyoming County Grangers picnic at Lake Carey. Methodist Ladies Aid plans a yellow tea at the church on Wednesday August 2. Ralph Santee of Scranton visits Rev J B Banley.
Misses Lillian and Daisy Hines of Great Bend visit aunt Mrs. H. Conklin. Lena Bushoell of Auburn calls in town. Mies Little Boles of Binghamton revisits friends. W C Cruser and son William travel to New York on business. Emil Penil of New York visits relatives. James Gilpatrick recently in Busquehan na. William Gruslin of Halistead in town Thursday. William Sprout of Boranton in town this week.
New York stock market showed active trading with broad participation. Early gains faded under profit taking with notable dips in tobacco and Consolidated Gas while several rails and coal stocks rose. Southern Pacific tours strong near 84 and total sales reached 755,000 dollars with United States 4s slipping marginally.
Corrected by 2h G. Date shows several listed items with prices and quantities including beans coffee potatoes lemons and dairy products. The text resembles a local market price listing with inconsistent spellings and unit notes.
Philadelphia August grain and produce market notes show steady to firm prices across cereals and refined products. Mixed corn, white clipping, and No 2 mixed futures indicate cautious demand while live poultry and dressed poultry hold steady in fair demand. shipments show substantial wheat and corn movements and declines in some categories.
Market notes show mixed sessions with wheat options closing firm then easing while oats and corn hold to bids. Dairy prices linger steady with Western creamery products and cheese values drifting, producers reporting varied demand and storage concerns across regions.
Speculative wheat market again rose on active cash demand with September and December futures rising. Corn showed irregular gains for September and barely steady for deferred contracts while oats climbed. Provisions advanced and cash quotes listed for flour coffee, lead, and various grain grades with prices for pork, lard, and whiskey noted.
Cattle offerings were light with dull to weak grade cattle selling at 4 1/2 to 5 1/4 dollars per hundredweight and higher grades near 6 dollars. Hogs and sheep showed firmer tones with hogs around 6 dollars and sheep generally steady near 5 dollars. Receipts: cattle 9,000 head hogs 17,000 head sheep 7,000 head.
An OCR fragment mentions Jos. Kurttel and items related to a manufacturer of wire products and a person named Borie V. The readable text is partial, with unclear context and mislabeled phrases.
New York Aug 18 livestock sales show varied demand. Heifers and steers firm, cows barely steady, calves and yearlings mixed. Bulls and veal steady to higher on top lots. sheep and lambs mostly steady with limited export demand. No sales on hogs noted. overall market prices range with top grades attracting buyers.
Fast Liberty notes cattle receipts at two cars with steady to unchanged butcher grades and good to prime Yorkers. Sheep and lamb receipts at one car show fair to good conditions with cull to common values. Prices listed include beef and sheep ranges.
East Liberty August 18 cattle prices show steady extra prime and prime mediums with various weights and grades. Prices listed include veal calves at 7.50 and spring lambs around 1.00 to 1.05 per unit, with general market activity and quality notes. details appear partially garbled but indicate typical regional ranges.
August report shows credit balances at 1.27 with no bod or sales and shipments averaging 6 857 barrels. Barrels priced at 4 99 each, total shipments 65 614 barrels.
In Tunkhannock the primaries for Democratic delegates occur in election districts today ahead of Monday’s convention at 2 pm. Notable candidates include John Donovan for prothondiltary, John W Geary for sheriff, and Joseph Sickter for register and recorder. A contest looms for commissioner and auditor. Felix Ansart and Mary Ansart visit Scranton hosts Lucius Squier and wife. The Lehigh Valley pay car travelled over this division last Friday.
Sealed proposals will be received at the secretary's office until 2 PM Monday August 2 for a twelve room public school to replace old No 2 on Orchard Street Twelfth ward Scranton PA. Plans by James H Peeney. $1000 bond. must comply. right to reject bids. Annual meeting of the Borunton Forging Co directors on Wednesday August 2 at 2 PM. Situations wanted notes for bookkeeper clerk and a clothing goods worker seeking positions.
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable details announce May 14 schedules for routes to Scranton Wilkes Barre and New York. It lists trains via multiple lines including D M and WK with connections to Bethlehem Reading and Pottsville. notes ticketing and Pullman reservations available at 009 Lackawanna Ave Scranton PA.
Train times from Carbondale and Wilkes-Barre to Albany Saratoga Montreal Boston and New England points via Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroads. Express and Diamond routes listed with departure times from 7.0% May Heh and additional arrivals in Scranton. Post linked notes reference Berenton high Susquehanna division and New York depots.
Travel timetable from June 25 1994 shows trains from New York to Philadelphia Harrisburg and Baltimore with connections via Allentown Bethlehem and Reading. Notable routes include express services at 2 am 1 20 pm and 4 pm and Sunday departures with through tickets to points south and west. Station details list Grant Central depot and Long Island Rail Road connections.
Fragmentary timetable lists trains between Scranton and Lake Ariel with unspecified stops and irregular times. Mentions departures around 6 00 p m and 2 a m, and a Sunday service with 7 45 p m and 6 00 p m, plus intermediate stops and unclear station names.
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