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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
10
Lane office opens early for advertisements and job orders at Shannon and Co. in Carbondale. Visitors include Thomas Dunleavy of Philadelphia and several residents and guests from Hawley Scranton New York Brooklyn and Susquehanna.
Cadwallader Biddle secretary of the State Board of Public Charities with Dr W D O Neill and Colonel Johnson visited Carbondale hospital. Director Jones and Superintendent Desmond led the tour and outlined needed improvements including an outside vegetable cellar repairs and funding needs. The visitors were pleased with the hospital’s overall condition.
John Scott of the West Side faced charges brought by his son John F. Scott for threatening his life and disturbing family peace. He was committed to jail to await the next court term. Another case involved Daniel Loftus with Mrs. Margaret Moran testifying to ill treatment and unlawful eviction from her home. Loftus was bound over for trial and secured bail.
Funeral services for Daniel Morgan were held at the Maplewood cemetery after a traditional service at the Con real church conducted by Rev. William Surdival of Jermyn. Foresters of America Court Lilly lodge No. 60 attended in a body and the order’s ritual was read at the grave. Pallbearers included John E. Bowen John Thomas John Evans George Roberts and Messrs. Messel and Balley.
Miss Alice Irene Hyde daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Hyde of Afton New York and J Seymour Childs of Onaquaga New York were married at the bride’s parents home. The bride formerly taught at Mrs M I Meaker’s kindergarten and last year at Central High School. Numerous friends in the city send best wishes.
Frank Stoutenger and Thomas Levi son recently completed a long bicycle tour visiting Oneonta Syracuse and other New York locations. Stoutenger, new to long rides this season, has built a notable reputation for endurance after several lengthy runs.
Mrs Ella M. Ross daughter of George Ross wed Henry Wills son of Officer Harry Wills of Belmont street. The ceremony took place Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Binghamton conducted by Rev. T. F. Hall. They returned home that evening to Clark Avenue and will settle there with many friends sending best wishes.
E Bevan the proprietor of the cash meat market formerly in Scranton has moved to a new home on Belmont street. His market operates in the Moon building at the corner of North Church and Canaan streets.
The Sacred IMerit Cadets joined a Cath o lic Total Abstinence parade in Scranton. Citizens band also attended. John J. Burns represents St Aloysius at a Scranton convention. Dunmore’s new superintendent Bovard will move to Green Ridge next week. Various locals visit Scranton, Dunmore, or Carbonale. football season, Alumni park clash with Mayfield club planned next Friday. Emergency hospital praise for Dr. W J Glennen. Bellevue graduate and Blackwell's Island experience noted. Druggist John K R Jones gravely ill at Malin street home.
The Taylor excursion to Mountain Park on September 2 features a Reds versus top amateur game. Tickets cost 65 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. Also noted are visits from Miss Gertrude Evang and Miss Ladies Gaugner, mine distributions, band performances, and local athletic arrangements including a purse game for £25 a side. John Powell injured at Pyne mines. Hickory baseball club visits town.
On the school grounds a 7 to 6 score was reported as Profesor John EB Watkins from Scranton visited his mother Mrs. W.W. Watkins of Grove Street. George Highfield of Scranton called in town. Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas of Hyde Park visited friends. Mice Sadie Jones of Hyde Park stayed with Miss Lizale Owens in North Taylor. The Taylor and Pyne mines plan eight hour days this week.
A medical note outlines poisonous mackerel family members found in tropical waters including jurel chicora and bonito, plus two poisonous herring varieties meletta and related forms. Details cover distinguishing marks, seasonal dangers, and caution for travelers to avoid risky fish.
A bright-eyed girl recounts how boys teased their father by saving a dime in a bank for coal. He joked about charging fuel, the boys saved ten cents each, and four friends finally collected enough to buy a ton of coal for a very poor family. The father accepted the gesture graciously.
A southern railroad tale recalls Maggie Conroy a red headed woman who saved lives during a washout on the C and O line in West Virginia. A locomotive engineer recounts the incident with dramatic detail about a stock train and a dangerous curve.
Louis XIV, in disguise, visited M de N- at a ball with a masked party. When denied entry, the king's group set fire to doors and then entered unmasked, only to be welcomed. The next day he praised the masquers and ordered doors opened after midnight at balls during carnival, a social rule adopted widespread.
The January 6 issue of The Official Journal reports France’s population census showing slow five year growth from 1991 to 1996. Paris leads gains while Normandy suffers declines. overall increase barely 176,027, with regions like Seine Inferieure shrinking.
The New York Evening World recounts a colossal wrestler racked by emotion after imagining the harm his power could cause. He wonders if armor could spare an opponent, tears over the thought, and knocks a trainer aside in a rare display of vulnerability.
In a small Indiana town Mosea and Iaune Marty twins married Ta bith and Lavinia McCormick twins. The two couples each have seven sons and five daughters with first children born within days of one another and the last children nearly same age.
The Cornfed Philosopher remarks that most crime stems from ignorance and adds it helps to know how far to go without overstepping legal bounds. The exchange is noted in the Indianapolis Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Soliciting deposits from corporations merchants firms and individuals. The company serves as trustee executor administrator guardian and similar fiduciary roles under court appointments corporate acts or individual grants.
An advertisement touts a new food drink called Girain Q for children. Claiming to taste like coffee while offering nourishment, it promises health benefits when fed to kids. The product is sold by grocers for 15 cents and 250 units.
A colorful boxing-tinged fragment shows a confident fighter declaring strength while knocking down trainers and sending a bag flying. The bold narration emphasizes power and a playful bravado in a single dramatic scene.
Fragmentary note from 1897 mentions routes between Erie and Wyoming Valley with reference to New York and intermediate points. Content is incomplete but indicates train service details or timetable notes from the period.
Train timetables list departures from Scranton and Wilkes Barre to New York Philadelphia and points including Pittston Bethlehem Easton Harrisburg and Towanda. Pullman parlor and sleeping cars offered on all routes with multiple daily departures and express services via the Diamond and D L W R lines.
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