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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
3
The city announces the sale of reserved seats at the new Dixie theater will open this morning. The event highlights a major expansion in local entertainment options.
The Clark family annual reunion will be held at Nichol's Grove Clark's Bumimit on Friday August 29. Sale of Personal Property: Harmon & Co bankrupts personal property to be sold at Laceyville on September 4 at 10 am.
Cottagers at Lake Sheridan held a carnival last night drawing many visitors from the surrounding country. Bauer's band furnished the music for the event.
Margaret Grass of Briggs patch was committed to the county jail for thirty days on a vagrancy charge by Alderman Ruddy last evening.
Samuel Breldenstine of North Cornwall township Lebanon county filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday in a U S court. His liabilities total 2287 dollars and 51 cents while his assets are listed but not stated here.
Workers at all Delaware Lackawanna and Western collieries in Luzerne were paid yesterday and today workers at all collieries in the Lackawanna district will be paid.
A government laboratory in the Philippine service will hold an examination in Scranton on September 30 for an instrument maker position. The age limit is 18 years, and the job pays $1,200 annually.
Robert Fraunfelker of Capoose Avenue was arraigned before Alderman Howe on charges of insulting Catherine Kirkpatrick and refusing to pay for coal collected by the woman’s boys. The case was settled to the satisfaction of all.
Ella Schine of Mineral Street caused the arrest of Mrs. Anna Mc Hale Warry McHale and Mrs. Anna Ash on assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges. The hearing, set for yesterday afternoon, was postponed to 10 o'clock this morning.
The Tribune notes a different Murphy from last winter, naming George Murphy as the Hampe team bowler for the coming season. He recently rolled a phenomenal score of 27 on the alleys marking a record night at Hampe alleys.
The Union League of Lackawanna County elected delegates to the State League of Republican clubs convention to be held in Erie September 17 and 18. P Silas Walters L H Senker and Edward L Williams named as delegates with William Thomas as alternate.
The Erie Railroad offers Sunday excursion tickets to Maplewood and Lake Ariel this summer. One way fare for round trip from stations on the Wyoming division is 65 cents to Maplewood and 75 cents to Lake Ariel.
Owing to a lack of a quorum no meeting occurred with eight city fathers present. Clerk Lavelle scanned the empty chamber as F. H. Clemons and Councillors Quinnan and O’Royle joined others at the dam. The assembled councilmen listed include Finlay Ross Melvin Schneider Vaughan Clemons Von Bergen Regan Naegeli Merriman.
The fifth assembly of the Grand Council Young Men’s Institute Pennsylvania jurisdiction convenes in Atlantic City with delegates from across the state. From Lackawanna County attend Supreme vice president James E Roche grand treasurer M J Fitzgibbons board chair P J Quinn and others. Fitzgibbons will retire and Edward McDade of Dunmore will seek to succeed him.
People's Opera Company of New York presents Alexander the Crown Prince of Jerusalem at the Lyceum Monday night. A cast of top performers is joined by a 40 voice chorus, lavish scenery, and brilliant costumes for a grand opera event. Box office opens at 9 this morning for reserved seats.
A group of prominent Philadelphians summering at Mt Pocono visited Philadelphia yesterday as guests of C Wills staying at the Montanesca. They enjoyed a boulevard ride including trips to Mt Anonymous on the new Albright and Jeffries drives. The party featured Judge Ferguson of the Philadelphia Orphans Court Attorney McCarthy and Messrs Hummer Bohan non Bremmer and Justil who returned to Mt Pocono last evening.
County Detective W A Phillips offers 500 dollars for the arrest and conviction of Francisco Cerra alias Frank Paire wanted for the shooting and killing of Augusta Falbo and wounding Germuaro Falbo on August 4, 1902 at Old Forge. Cerra is about 26, 5 feet 4, 165 pounds with a bronzed face, red hair and moustache, wearing black clothes and a brown soft hat.
Many travelers to and from New York and Chicago return to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern for regular trips. The line is praised as fastest, safest, most convenient, and comfortable, with frequent riders insisting their tickets read by way of this railroad.
The Von Storch mine of the Delaware and Hudson and the Nay Aug washery at Dunmore reopen on the one hundred second day of the strike with about eighty miners at the Von Storch. No disturbances reported. The washery runs fifteen men and seventy five tons daily. no work yet at Nay Aug colliery. District officials note limited resumption and question operator claims. A mass meeting circulated support for miners. Mother Jones was expected but left for West Virginia.
Judge G Halsey of Luzerne County filed an opinion with Prothonotary Copeland in the Carbondale municipal water case. The court overruled all exceptions to its findings and decree and confirmed the decree nisi, leaving the original opinion against a municipal water plant and noting an appeal may be taken.
A worker rejected a striker's offer of aid to quit, saying he would rather work and support his family. Another applicant was refused assistance after revealing $200 in savings and then went to work.
The high and training school committee of the board of control decided to strictly enforce a rule banning nonresident pupils from admission unless they pay a 76 dollar fee. The Civil War veterans' children are exempted, needing prior board application. Entrance exams will occur the week before school opens. Principal W C Joslin and Superintendent George W Phillips attended the meeting. A follow up session is planned.
On August 28 the Pennsylvania Railroad will sell five dollar round trip excursion tickets to Atlantic City Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City Anglesea Avalon Wildwood or Holly Beach good to return until September 8 inclusive via specified trains from Scranton to Philadelphia connections notes and stopovers plus a Delaware and Hudson connection from Nescopeck Philadelphia route details. Also a classified ad seeks a first class district agent for a large Insurance Company with benefits for qualified applicants.
The former Armory on Adams Avenue in Scranton is opened to the public next Monday as the Dixie theater a modern vaudeville house with about 1300 seats. Henry F. Dixie is lessee Oscar P. Sisson associate manager and a full crew including John Reese Frank Sherman W E F McGregor Edward Sunday oversee operations. The new theater features 600 plus electric lights a 30 by 65 stage fire wall asbestos curtain and 11 dressing rooms. It aims for clean family entertainment with strict access for women and children and promises top vaudeville offerings with no objectionable acts.
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