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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and items for education left at Shannon and Co. news dealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office open from 8 am to 10 pm.
Belmont street residents hope for relief as the common council approves action to address pavement delays. The Traction company consents to fulfill its part, Parke & Co. arranged the contract, and the city may assume payment for seven feet of pavement along the tracks. The decision hinges on the Traction company’s obligation and potential franchise impact if costs are refused.
A disruptive incident marked the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers excursion arrival. Ne Bell and others allegedly attacked Copeland. Bell’s wife intervened to stop a beating, sparking a broader confrontation. Officers reportedly planned charges as witnesses described the melee.
Tomorrow the eisteddfod at the Weles Paamtist Ehuuel farmer row will feature two sessions, afternoon and evening, with judging reported as highly successful. The program promises strong musical talent from the city and a preliminary pregame exertion highlighted by the best performers.
Miss Heath of Wasnt visits Miss Mary Al Mebhuigh of Pengherin street while Mrs Mawdreakins of Pruston guests Miss Bide Lewis on Pike Beet Patrick. A party including Mrs Wallace Diriock and Miss Lettie cand Hessteths visits Lake Tellewild. James Brennan of Pittsburg visits South Main street and Miss Mary Pentecost of Peckville visits Minnie Wallice on Hedmount street. Frank Smith attends a Minneapolis convention with Grave Smith traveling from Chicago.
Euane of Green Ridge visits Miss Ligghe McAndrew. Miss Kate Merrick of New York City guests on Cottage street. W. D. Evane and sons John and Willard plan a trip to Asbury Park.
A Forest City Republican club gathering featured Frank Carson of Philadelphia and W D B Ainey of Montrose, with music from a band and the Forest Glee Club. The Carbondale Herald reports a disorderly police incident involving an officer and a Lithuanian wedding on Main Street, including a lost revolver and handcuffs, a faulty pursuit, and various local residents noted as present.
Miss Wittie Hayden of New York visits friends in town. Mrs John Hayden calls on friends Monday. The McWinleyites plan a grand rally at the Opera House this evening. The New Milford baseball team to face Poster players Saturday afternoon. Stone quarries boom with blasting activity. L W Moore returns from New York. Several residents, including Mrs Doolitt h of Scranton and Miss Grace Little of Scranton, visiting town. Montrose on the home grounds next Tuesday. Fred Dewitt bikes into town Tuesday.
Mica Emma Bilsworth of Derrance ton and cousin Miss Maggie Smther spent Wednesday together. Mrs Johl Cole of Mooste visits her son Menry. Mr and Mrs Robert Whitely entertained friends from Wilkes-Barre and Plymouth on Monday. Mrs Mary Wagner of Berwick visits Mrs Willams Switeer. Edward Kloffman left Wednesday for New Jersey by bicycle. Mrs J E B Pateh of New Albany spends a week with daughter Mrs J 7 Newton. Misses Jennie and Chare Taylor of Wisconsin and Mrs William Brace with daughter Lacey of Orange visit Mr and Mrs William Swite er Tuesday. Miss Lida McRIN returns home Tuesday after a week with cousin Miss Anna Phillips of Orange. Mrs George Smith is quite ill.
The Epworth league of the Methodist Episcopal church hosts a poverty social at Mrs. Horace French’s residence on Main street Friday evening August 21, 1896. Proceeds benefit the church stewards. Everyone is invited. Newton Williams plans a bus to the dance and clam bake of the No.4 band. He has secured a new bus capable of seating fifteen.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy for children. It promises perfect success in soothing pain teething gums and curing wind colic and diarrhea, urging mothers to ask for the syrup by name and avoid substitutes.
The La Plame Sunday School held a picnic in the Academy grove on Wednesday. Ada and Ethel Carr visited Miss Louise Bunnell of Montrose. A wedding tour has ended and the newlyweds will reside with Mrs. Robinson on Academy street. Mrs. B A Hill of Scranton visited brother L D Kemmerer on Tuesday. Fred Osterhout and son Carl visited in Scranton on Wednesday. Premella Bennett Mrs Fred Small Ziha Hinds and Frank Harrington spent Wednesday at Lake Winola. Rev Wilbur and family attend Dimmock camp meeting this week. Mrs Jayne and May Mehoopany moved to town. Williams and Richards of Scranton were in town this week. Prances Lewis returned from Scranton and Peckville after a week’s visit.
David M. Davis of Nanticoke visited his brother Howared Davis on Wednesday. A large FLO T.A. delegation from Hyde Park attended a lam bake hosted by the P.O.T.A. last evening. W.G. Howells' friends gave a surprise fiftieth birthday party with the Anthracite Glee Club performing and James F. Watkins delivering an address for the club. Borough Council met tonight as Willian H. Gordon and wife moved to Soninton and Thomas Griffiths recovers from rheumatism on North Main Street. The Price Library Association plans an outing to Lake Wingla next Tuesday and urges attendees to be present.
The Trans-PTerard recalls Nicolai Tesla's view that marriage defeats inventor genius but aids art and music. It notes Deborah Read supported Benjamin Franklin, enabling electrical experiments, and Harriet Livingston supported Robert Fulton, praising her appreciation of her husband’s genius.
The article surveys early marriages of Fulton, Stephenson, Faraday, Davy, Watt and others. It notes Fulton's 1808 marriage enriching his career after steam navigation success, Stephenson marrying at 21 and rising to build locomotives, Faraday’s marriage amid his scientific rise, Davy’s temperament and union, and Watt’s two marriages during a lifetime of invention.
The American Watch company posts a notice at its Waltham factory announcing a shutdown tonight with reopening set for September 1. President Fitch cites the silver question agitation as the cause. A Boston Manufacturing notice mirrors the temporary closure. Bailey notes demand slump and hopes for improvement.
Walford C. Anderson, 38, manager for a Boston ticket agency, shot himself in his state room on the Portland boat just after its arrival. He had telegraphed his wife to meet him and was found dead by the deck after she awaited him in the ladies’ saloon. No motive is known.
A fire at a one story frame building on Randall's Island used by the department of corrections destroyed the shed and caused about 500 dollars in damage. The cause is unknown. Reports of a large vessel off Sayville on fire were false. the blaze came from grass and refuse on the beach.
A piece on the race for education highlighting health risks from study excess. It cites symptoms for exhausted students and endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy said to restore energy and vitality. The letter from a college student describes recovery and improved grades after using the product.
Prices elsewhere run from twenty five to thirty dollars. If these costs are beyond your means we offer a suit for fifteen dollars that will surprise you.
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