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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1897

Page

11

West Side and City Suburban Reform Through Warrant Sale

A land lord's warrant against T. J. Luce property at 08 West Linden Street led to a constable's sale by Timothy E. Jones. The action, aimed at overdue rent, precipitated a controversial shift in local residents and prompted praise from a standing committee while residents of the neighborhood note improved conduct and reduced disturbances.

West Scranton Parade Honors Saint Leo's Banner Victory

West Scranton sent a large contingent in the parade of total abstainers led by Lawrence's band and Hyde Park Father Mathew society. St. Leo's won the banner for most new members, with about 700 uniforms in line. Last evening St. Leo's hall hosted delegates from the societies and others.

West Scranton St. Leo's Battalion Hyde Park Father Mathew Society Lawrence St. Paul's Pioneer Corps St. Leo's St. Leo's Hall

Informal reception honors Prof Vernon Hughes in Brooklyn

Prof Vernon Hughes of Brooklyn hosted an informal reception at the Reese residence on North Hyde Park Avenue. The event featured songs by Edward James and John Jones with recitations by Norma Jones and performances by Harry Wrigley and others, followed by refreshments and guest arrival by Mrs Reese and assistants.

Gomer Jones South Myde Park Avenue Lasher New York City George Chase North Main Avenue Sarah Davies Price Street Dalton Margaret Kimble Vernon Hughes Brooklyn N. Y Jenkin T. Reese North Hyde Park Avenue Edward James John Jones Harry Wrigley Norma Jones Hughes Reese Mary Martha Jones Frank Hagen Pert Meyers John Phillins Henry Hance Mr. Walker William Long William Jones Alfred Twining John J. F. York

Committee formed to arrange pulpit for Welsh Baptist church

A committee is chosen to select a pastor for the First Welsh Baptist church. The group will consult leading Welsh divines and invite a chosen eligible minister to preach a series of sermons locally. The church is described as very needy of pastoral leadership.

First Welsh Baptist Church Wales

Sunday School and church notices mix with local political bids

The notice list includes Tabernacle Congregational Church Sunday school after morning services for Dr. Jenkins funeral at Garfield Avenue, St. Mark's Lutheran church picnic and ice cream social on the church lawn, and a Lutheran Pastoral association meeting at Rev. J. W. Randolph's home. Various candidates announce for Republican and Democratic county conventions in ward districts, plus local church pulpit schedules and a hospital update. A bay horse found on South Main Avenue awaits its owner, and local businesses advertise laundry services and dental care.

Tabernacle Congregational Church Dr. Jenkins Garfield Avenue St. Mark's Lutheran Church Lutheran Pastoral Association J. W. Randolph Prescott Avenue John Kawala Zion's Lutheran Church Zizlemann Gomer Jones John Hare R. G. Owens Fifth Ward William Price South Main Avenue Price Thomas Dacey John ©. Jones Wilkes-Barre Bellevue Oxford Chris Robertson Chris Fiehler John Jones William B. Evans BE. ¥. Harrison Mears Hall Main Avenue

Classified Notices for Local Professionals and Services

Mrs Fenton clairvoyant and prenologist 412 North Main avenue notary public. B G Morgan and Son notaries public real estate foreign exchange and ocean ticket agents rents collected prompt monthly settlements office 114 Jackson street over Mus graves drug store. Harriet J Davis Florist cut flowers and funeral designs specialty in Booth Main avenue two doors from Jackson street. Second hand furniture cash for anything you have to sell furniture stoves tools etc. Call and see the stock of J C King wl 107a West Lackawanna avenue.

Fenton North Main Avenue B. G. Morgan & Son Jackson Street Musgraves Drug Store Harriet J. Davis Ln Booth Main Avenue J. C. King West Lackawannd Avenue

Funeral for Peter Winter M D Held by Hiram Lodge No 261

Members of Hiram Lodge No 261 F and A M meet in the lodge room on Sunday August 22 at 1 PM to attend the funeral of Peter Winter M D from his Dunmore home. Sister lodges invited to attend. Various local notices follow including visits, gatherings, and church activities.

Hiram Lodge Peter Winter Dunmore Silster Sarah Lizzie Evans Taylor Carrie Staples William Staples Alderman Roberts Miss Whitesell Philadelphia E. 8. Jackson Hollister Avenue Henry Kemmerling North Main Avenue New Jersey G. W. Davis Lake Winola David J. Evans Summit Avenue Reed Bridgeton Conn Emma Harvey Parker Street New York City Mary Golightly Plymouth John Middleton North Malin Avenue William Hall North Main Avenue Baptist Church Christian Endeavor Society Welsh Baptist Sunday School Wayne Avenue Laurel Hill Park

North End Football Team Elects Alfred Davie as Manager

In a late evening meeting on West Market Street the North End team elected Alfred Davie to manage and organize the club. David Blackwell of Nanticoke visits William R. Thomas of William Street as Mrs Sadler from North Main Avenue returns from Fayetteville.

William North End Rooma West Market Street Alfred Davie David Blackwell Nanticoke William R. Thomas William Street W. H. Sadler North Main Avenue Fayetteville

Polish journalists feud lands editor in court

Two South Side journalists Joseph Zalewski and Adam Surdel clash in court over alleged embezzlement claims. Zalewski says funds were patron subscriptions and ads for his former paper. Surdel accuses Zalewski of continuing to collect money for Prigglad creditors after leaving. Also notes on local visits, funerals, construction of a new Walsh home and community events at Artesian Wellgrove.

South Side Joseph Zatewski Straz Adam Surdel Prizgrad Zalewski Surdel Prigglad Miss Fdna Francis Klaumaser Susquehanna County Thomas Walsh Pittston Avenue Allentown Accidental Fund Association Connell & Co Artesian Wellgrove John Snyder St Mary's German Church Anthony Brennan St. John's Church Fig Street Hyde Park Catholic Mra Charles Riesee Lydia Burch Street Clark's Summit George Scheidle Mount Cobb Annie Burns Nelile Barrett Lake Ariel Bauer Annie Daley Hickory Street New York City Mt. St. Ursula Academy

Death of Mrs Annie E Clark at Green Ridge

Mrs Annie E Clark died Thursday night at 11 at her home 147 Capouse avenue Green Ridge. Born in Dunmore in 1952 she married William F Clark in 1874 and lived in Green Ridge. Survived by husband and four children. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at home with Rev W J Ford officiating. Interment in Dunmore cemetery.

Annie E. Clark Capouse Avenue Dunmore William FE. Clark Green Ridge W. E. Perry Charles B Alexander E William E. Clark Dunmore Cemetery W. J. Ford the Baptist Church Paul Brown Peckville J. S. Miller Penn Avenue Ocean Grove Millie Lou Dimmick Lake Carey Hattie Phillips Nay Aug Avenue Syracuse Emma Thompson Albright Library Bayonne N. J Frank Leslie Montrose

Social notes from Hollisterville to Lake Winola

Local residents and guests from Butler street to Pittston, Blakely Street, and Elmhurst visit relatives, with several returning from trips to Lake Ariel, Lake Winola, and Wayne County. A bicycle accident injures Berdella Williams on Blakely Street as Victor Deemer’s delivery wagon wrecks her bicycle.

Misseur Mida Phoebe Englert Butler Street Hollisterville Mable Watrous Ash Street Lake Ariel Berdella Williams Mertle Davis Pittston Mires Sara Hughes Blakely Street George Yost Shenandoah B. Yost Dlakely Street Rubble Yost Blakely N. J E. U. Wert Anna Byrne J. C. Byrne Dudley Street Horn E. W. Crawford Ruben Dainty Lake Winola VV. W. Woodruff Elmhurst Mixes Olive Haynes Pine Street Herman Ludwig Drinker Street Sara Hughes Victor Deemer John van Horn Hemlock Hollow Henry Musgraves New Jersey W. J. Mungraves Frank McCann M. Brown Emma Herman Ludwig Oscar Ludwig

Doctor Peter Winters Dies After Lake Underwood Rowing Incident

Dr Peter Winters aged 65 died after an afternoon rowing outing at Lake Underwood near Dunmore on Wednesday. A physician for thirty years in the Lackawanna valley he retired in 1895 due to strain and overwork. He was born February 22 1830 in Jenkins Township Luzerne County and studied at Wyoming Seminary before medical training at NYU. He served as assistant surgeon in the 113th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War and later settled in Dunmore in 1885. He leaves three sons Frank Ralph and Harry and his funeral is planned for Sunday at his Dunmore home with burial in Dunmore Cemetery.

Peter Wintera Dunmore Lake Underwood Lackawanna Valley Lackawanna County Dr. Winters Jenkins Pittston Luzerne County Henry Winters Jenkins Township Doctor Winters Elizabeth John Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Sarah Stevens Grom Hidge Street Newman Factoryville Wyoming Seminary French Hyde Park University of the City of New York Curtin One Hundred and Thirteenth Pennsylvania Infantry Chenango Forks Broome County N. Y Frank W Jefferson Medical College Ralph Harry H Dunmore Illuminating Heat and Power Company Blakely Street Dunmore Cemetery

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia

Rheumatism and neuralgia claim a radical 1 to 2 day cure with a mysterious system wide action. It asserts immediate disappearance of the disease and quick relief, marketed by Carl Lorenz druggist at 418 Lackawanna Ave Scranton.

Carl Lorenz Druggist Lackawanna Aves Scranton

To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy

An old drug advertisement promises a quick cure for colds using laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.

Local Doctors and Attorneys Listings in Scranton Notices

Medical professionals list office hours and addresses including Dr Kay, Dr Bateson, Dr Frey, Dr Shepherd, Dr Trapold, and Dr Allen with locations on Spruce Street Adams Avenue and Wyoming Avenue. Attorneys Warren & Knapp, Patterson & Wilson, Hand & Hand, Edgar, Watres, Williams, KilIiam, Hamilton, Watson Diehl Hall Kemmer, and Barring & McSweeney are shown with office addresses in Commonwealth Building and Lackawanna avenues. A miscellaneous Interstate Secret Service Agency entry appears at end.

A. Trapold Wyomin Avenue Spruce Street Scranton

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West Side City West Linden Street Benjamin Hughes Edward Thomas Henry P. Davies John T. Williams James A. Hughes Luther Lewis J. B. Sweet Lake Sheridan Katie Gallagher Luzerne Street Preston Park Andrew Weisenfluh Chestnut Street Kellow William Evans South Lincoln Avenue Asbury Park Mise Lillian Weisenfuh Lake Hopat Tenth Street Thomas Asbury North Sumner Avenue Atlantic City Bevan Academy Street Rose Miles Edwardsdale Reese Lloyd Amanda Twining Swetland Street Sweet Village Elvira Denver Colorado Grand Council The Order of Foresters of America Nellie Judge Miss Judge Bessie Judge Wahington Avenue Mina Tague Luzerne P. W. Tague North Bromley Avenue Frank Clarke Anna Madigan Fifth Street Anna Shields Dodgecourt Binghamton and Elmira Rachel Jones T. E. Jones Corning Jennie Baynon Morris Court Corning, N.Y West Side C, T. A. U Globe Warehouse West Side Business Directory North Scranton South Scranton Robert Webber Avoca Mary Kelley May Hughes Fredda Ludwig Gertie Hughes Julia Zenke May Simpson Louise Simpson Jennie Morgan Jane Simpson Clinton Price James O'Hare Harry Stevens Eugene Garvey Omar Ludwig Marty Flynn George Oswald Nelson Wolf William F. Gibbons Minnyon Manyot Dale Prof Manyonm Arch Street William Jenkins David M. Jones America Washburn Street Thomas Ruane John Nealon Orchard Street Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery Peter's Cathedral Cora Daniel Davis Academy OF Music Corse Payton His New York Sava Lackawanna Wyoming Aves Newark Drexel Baldwin's Hunt & Connell CO Lackawanna Ave George W. Coleman Burr Building Wolf & Wenzel Adams Ave Richardson-Boynton Snow Weston Mill CO Scratlon, Olyphant, Orbondale Jersey W. HL Pierce Penn Ave. Market Professional Directory Physicians and Surgeons Kay Penn Ave DR. Bateson Washington Avenue C. L. Frey Jewel Spruce Reet Mary A. Shepherd Adama Avenue DR. W. BE. Allen North Anna Law Wyoming Ave L. M. Gates Board of Trade Madison Avenue L. Freas Amoreaux Adams Mulberry W. G. Rook Ospital Linden Street James H. Torrey Commonwealth Frank. EB. Boyle Red Dwart RD W. Thayer Aia 1Jeffreys & Ruddy, Atto Ya. At-Law Commonwealth Weldnge Bee Warren & Knapp Republican Building Jessup Law Co . Building Washington Free Eat Patterson & Wilso Atterson 2 Alfred Hand William J. Hand Commonwealth Building Frank Tokell Attorn Law Rein 6 Coal Exchange, Kevantoxe James W, Oakford Jorney Eee EL W. Edgar Ofice Assoming Ave Ila Watres,bs Eee Itcher Cottonwealth Bulling Scranton, Pa Mears Building BP. Killiam Wyoming Avenue J. H. Hamilton Barring & Msweeney, Commonwealth Building Interstate Seoret Service Agency Percival J. Morris Edward H. Davis E. L, Walter Washington Avenues Lewis Hancock, JR Spruce St Cor, Wash, Ave Frederick L. Hrown Sere Cranton Tl. Lacey & Son, Architects Traders’ National Bank DR. L Lyman DR. F. Etrect Lawgraw, Spruce H. F. Reynolds B. ¥. Harrison Main Ave DR. CC. Laubach Snover Lacka M. B. Davis Adams Avenue Jos. Kuettel Lackawanna Avenue School OF the Lackawanna College of Business Thomas M. Cann Walter H. Buell Ee . BR. Clark & CO Serdmen Green House Blore Telephone ELK Cafe Prank- Lin Avenue Bates Reasonable P Zeigler Ee Scranton House Victor Koch Megarger Brothers Becranton Een Frank P, Brown & CO Thomas Aubrey Willams Building Postence Rex Tribune Fublishing CO Baratees Dr. Peal Pahee Molnt Pua Menicize Co Cleveland John H. Phelps Spruce Strmat
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