Miss Mary Jordan Returns from Atlantic City Sojourn
From the personals: Miss Mary Jordan returns from Atlantic City. Several couples and individuals are vacationing or traveling, including Mr. and Mrs. P. J. McCaffrey and Miss Josephine Leonard at Fleetville, and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Nape departing for New York. The Kiger family reunion is set for August 22 at Asbury Park with multiple members listed as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jordan
Atlantic City
P. J. McCaffrey
Josephine Leonard
Fleetville
Kiger
Asbury Park
Folewig
J. D. Kiser
W. W. Kiger
BE. BF. Kiser
Shaffer
J. Dahlgren Winer
Mra
W. J. Bb
Hoy and Bell
FP. A. Peckardson
Mahlon
Arnold
Kennedy
Temple Iron Company offers reward for attackers at Bagerton mine
The Temple Iron company will pay above reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who seriously injured two of its players at Bagerton colliery on the night of August 18 1902. B Thorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Iron Company
Bagerton Colliery
B. Thorne
Mystery surrounds Kilmer boy found dead near Moosic
Jesse Kilmer a 16 year old from Spring Brook was found in a bush near the Spring Brook Water dam three miles from Moosic Luzerne county. Indications point to murder though Dr Pier says death resulted from heart disease. Kilmer had been missing since Sunday night after visiting Scranton to collect wages, buy shoes and carbolic acid at Kornacher drug store. Coroner Berge to conduct post mortem as a jury investigates the case with witnesses Michael Osborn and Kilmer family involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pier
Berge
Jesse Kilmer
Alvin Kilmer
Spring Brook
Spring Brook Water Company
Moosic
Luzerne County
Zeigler
Scranton
Rapid Transit Railroad Company
Michael Osborn
Locust Street
South
Osborn
Kornacher's
Pittston Avenue
Kilmer
Frank Patterson
North Main Street
Pittston
Stephen Church
Squire Morahan
Aveen
East Locust Street
Della
Kate
Cay
Konngcher
Moosle
Avoca
M. J. Dixon
Charles Church
Thomas Thomas
T. J. Dunn
John Clifford
Sunday Excursion to Shohola Glen by Erie Rail Line
The Erie railroad announces a Sunday excursion on August 24 from Scranton and Dunmore to Shohola Glen on the Delaware. The resort draws crowds for its Falls Glen and switchback scenery with weekly return trains leaving Scranton at 8 15 a m and Shohola at 6 p m. Round trip fare is 1 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shohola Glen
Erie Railroad
Scranton
Dunmore
Delaware
New York
Traiis
Shonola
Gun-wielding man nabbed by Patrolman Neuls
Patrolman Charles Neuls arrested a slightly intoxicated man at the Jackson house on Franklin avenue after he drew a revolver on the bartender over fifteen cents due. Neuls seized the weapon as the man lunged, took him to Center street station, and a hearing was set for this morning. The gun had five loaded chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Neuls
Jackson House
Franklin Avenue
Neals
Neal
Center Street
Daughter Reclaimed From Life of Shame in Police Court
A 16 year old girl, read as uneducated, left home seeking work. She was lured by a housekeeper in Oaklandford court into a life of shame. The parents identified her yesterday and an officer removed her to custody. Magistrate Howe heard the case and the girl agreed to return home with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaakford Court
Congdon Takes Charge of Local Tithe Guaranty Agency
Gilbert Congdon of Baltimore is named superintendent of the Tithe Guaranty and Trust company agencies with headquarters in this city. He arrived recently with his wife and is temporarily housed at the Holland. Congdon is noted as a capable insurance professional previously with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Congdon
Baltimore
Tithe Guaranty and Trust Company
Holland
Congdon
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Pocketbook Missing at Nay Aug Park During Veterans Reunion
M. J. Weldy of 816 North Bromley Avenue reported the loss or theft of a lady's pocketbook at Nay Aug park during the Seven County Veterans' reunion on a Wednesday. The item held $15, a ticket for Moscow, and a Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad trunk check. a finder may claim a reward at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Weldy
North
Bromley Avenue
Nay Aug Park
Seven County Veterans
Moscow
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Lawrence Band Concert at Scranton Bicycle Club
The Lawrence band performs tonight at the Scranton Bicycle Club. The programme includes marches and waltzes such as Second Regiment Panella Walt and Bohemian Girl, with selections by Weldon and Offenbach among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Scranton
Second Regiment
Panella Walt
Babe
Seventh Army Corps
Offenbach
Old Kentucky
Dalby
Chambers
Glen Excursion to Shohola Dela ware and Benson
A special Sunday excursion from Scranton will head to the Glen and Shohola with caverns cascades and a switchback. The trip departs at 8 15 p m from Dunmore and returns from Shohola at 6 p m with round trip fare one dollar and rail fare twenty dollars per person?
Rush for Seats at Scranton Business College
Fall enrollment at Scranton Business College is expected to be large with six hundred fifty dollars of tuition already sold. The union Business College program promises good job prospects as students secure positions with high salaries and rapid promotion. Buck and Whitmore cannot meet the demand for bookkeepers and stenographers even during the busy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Business College
Me Union Business College
Messrs
Buck & Whitmore
Quads Set for Next Sunday at Lake Poyntelle
A note lists the FP quads slated to compete next Sunday at Lake Poyntelle. Organizers emphasize event readiness and local spectator access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Poyntelle
Growth of private business forces Adams to resign as treasurer
Robert C. Adams announced his resignation as treasurer of the Spring Brook Water Supply Company due to demands of his private interests. He has served since the company’s 1896 organization and will remain a director while returning to his New York office at 253 Broadway. He spent two months in Europe, mainly London, and will continue to reside in Scranton. Colonel Watres, the president, expressed reluctance at the change and praised Adams’ valuable services and extensive business connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Adams
Spring Brook Water Supply Company
Adams
New York
Broadway
Europe
London
Scranton
Colonel Watres
Mr. Watres
Break for Liberty headline by Jacobs Stock at Academy of Music
The Jacobs Stock company presents A Break for Liberty a sensational melodrama based on the Biddle boys exploits in Pittsburg at the Academy of Music. The program also features In His Power The Romance of Coon Hollow Jesse James and Tom Sawyer with diagram of seats opening at nine this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs Stock Company
Academy of Music
Biddle Boys
Pittsburg
Coon Hollow
Jesse James
Sixteenth Annual Picnic Draws 3000 at Chapman's Lake
Three thousand people attended yesterday's sixteenth annual Farmer's Fish club picnic at Chapman's lake west of Jermyn. Ex Mayor John H. Fellows spoke on the club's origins and the reunions held under its auspices. The lake and surroundings made an inviting, well suited gathering spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Fish Club
Chapman's Lake
Jermyn
John H. Fellows
Shore Dinner at Lodore Exposition Draws Rhode Island Banquet
The Delaware and Hudson conductors plan an August 27 excursion from Wilkes-Barre to Lake Lohore near the shore with a Rhode Island Shore Dinner. The event features a large meal with chicken fish clams and corn cooked under wood, plus an elegant dance program and reduced excursion fares from Scranton. Trains depart Lackawanna avenue depot at 9.28 10.13 and 12.00. Fare on Beranton 74 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Delaware and Hudson
Lake Lohore
Wilkes-Barre
Honesdale
Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton
Beranton
Brooks & Sanderson Shoe Co Promises Green Trading Stamps
The Brooks and Sanderson Shoe Co offers twenty five Green Trading Stamps with every dollar purchase through a stated deadline, as advertised in the local commerce pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks & Sanderson Shoe Co
The P Quads Excursion Notice to Luke Poyntelle
The P Quads announce an excursion next Sunday to Luke Poyntelle. Tickets are one dollar. Train leaves at 8 80 sharp. Scranton Business College office open day and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Quads
Luke Poyntelle
Scranton Business College
Williams and Adams Rise in Scores and Entry Noted
The former jumps up nine places and the chinchilla young man adds to his score with one to five others. Several leaders resume activity after long rest periods. A new entrant appears, signaling fresh rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinchilla
Standings of Contestants With Scores by Scranton Area
A readable listing shows contestant names and scores from Scranton and surrounding areas, numbers align with ranks 1 through 83. Notable entries include A. J. Kellerman Scranton, Charles Burns Wandling, Oscar H. Kipp Elmhurst, and Maxwell Shepherd Carbondale.
Thirteen Points Propel Elmhurst Contestant Up Nine Places
Elmer Williams of Elmhurst added thirteen points to his total to rise nine spots in the Tribune Educational Contest standings. Hendrick Adams of Chinchilla gained three points to take twelfth from J A Havenstrite of Moscow. Other scorers include Frank McCreary Hallstead Maxwell Shepherd Carbondale Grant Decker Hallstead Charles Dorsey Scranton and Herbert Thompson Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Kellerman
Scranton
Charles Burns
Wandling
Oscar H. Kipp
Elmhurst
Albert Freedman
Wm. T
Rodriguez
Fred K. Gunster
Green Ridge
Herbert Thompson
Carbondale
Maxwell Shepherd
Wm. Sherwood
Harford
Chas. W. Dorsey
L. E. Stanton
Hendrick Adams
Joe Havenstrite
Mesas
Frank B. McCreary
Hallstead
Harry Madden
Homer Kresge
Hyde Park
Beatrice Harpur
Thompson
Jane Mathewson
Factoryville
William Cooper
Priceburg
Lee Culver
Springville
Grant M. Decker
Ve Hallstead
Scran- Pa
Bred" Kibler
South
Elmer Williams
Tribune
Chinchilla
J. A. Havenstrite
Moscow
Frank McCreary
Grant Decker
Mr. Decker
Leaders for August Prize Winners in Camera Contest
First prize is Folding Pocket Kodak No 1 A. Second prize awarded to No 2 Brownie Camera. Third prize goes to No 1 Brownie Camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
Railroad Excursion Tickets For Letter Carriers Meet
Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip excursion fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for the National Association of Letter Carriers meeting in Denver from September 1 to 6. Tickets sold August 29 through September 1 and valid for return until September 8. Validation by Joint Agent required with a 2 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Letter Carriers
Denver
Col
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Labor Day Excursion to Lake Lodore
Labor Day excursion to Lake Lodore departs Scranton and Carbondale on Monday September 1 with dances, steamer trips, row boats and a gold prize ball game. Trains leave Scranton at 9 15, 10 12 and 1 11 am with 75 cent fare. Carbondale at 10 00, 11 05 am and 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Lodore
Scranton
Carbondale
Honesale
Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School Ad Opens Sept
Kingston Pennsylvanias Wyoming Seminary advertises a co educational preparatory program focused on character building and college and business preparation. It highlights superior dormitories a science hall chapel dining gymnasium and athletic field with an $800 annual cost and September 27 term start. For catalogue address L Sprague D D president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. _ Sprague
D. D
Excursion to Ocean Grove and Shore Resorts by New Jersey Central
The New Jersey Central announces a popular excursion to Ocean Grove Long Branch and Asbury Park on Monday August 26 from Scranton to White Haven inclusive. Tickets valid to September 4. Trains depart Scranton 7:00 am and 1:00 pm Pittston 7:45 am and 1:16 pm Wilkes-Barre 7:59 am and 1:00 pm See timetables for intermediate stations. For details contact ticket agents or J S Swisher district passenger agent Scranton Pa. Also Dr Lindabury surgeon women specialty 215 Connell building hours 11 am-4 pm and 7-8:20 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Central
Ocean Grove
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Scranton
White Haven
Pittston
Whikes-Barre
Swisher
Dist
Lindabury
Connell Building
Murray Birth Announcement for Dr and Mrs G D Mur Thuy
To Dr and Mrs G D Mur Thuy, a son is announced. The brief item notes the new addition to the family without additional details.
Financial Ad Offers High Class Mortgage Bonds
High class 1st Mortgage 5 per cent gold bonds offered in amounts from A up. Describes payment of 3 per cent interest on deposits, title insurance, opportunities to become surety, and trustee services. Implies comprehensive fiduciary and security offerings from a financial firm.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rollman
Foote & Shear Co
Washington Ave
Carter
Linden Street
Peter N. Haan
Mulberry Street
I. F Megargel & CO
Commonwealth Bldg
the People's Bank
Maud Gilhool
Quincy Avenue
Glenwood
J. W. Guernsey
May Guernsey
Block Island
Gertrude S
H. Emily Randon
Greenwood
Lake Aries
George W. Nape
George ©. Sharps
Pine Street
Cortland
N. Y
William Bielhour
Misa Minnie Schaffer
Herkimer
Brook Street
Fred Brown
May
Hoboken
N. J
James Rowley
Wyoming Avenue
HW. A. Pierce
Olive Street
Oswego
Thousand Islands
William Mears
Joplin
Lake Windy
BP. F. Keeley
Waterbury
Conn
J. L. Widmayer
James Fleming
International Text Book Company
Elizgabeth A. Rose
A. Knapp
Riverdale Farm
N. Y. Wire
R. H. Rose
Wthel
Marjorie Rose
Haverhill
Mass
J. M. Rose
John BE
Roche
Boston
H. B. Clearwater
George A. Clearwater
New York City
Kier
Russla
Conservatory
Onis
Neuls
the Trust Company
Lawrence Band
Glen
Shohola
Benson
Jacob’s Stock Company
The
Chapman Lake
Lodore
E. G. Coursen
Lackawanna Ave
Hendrick Adama
A. W. Pfahler
Cedar Avenue
J. Kellerman
William Sherwood A
Charles Burne
William T
L. Kh, Stanton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Key West Sc
O'Hara
Wyoming Seminary
Kingston, Pa
Wettleton's
Connell Boailding
Washington Avenue
Guaranty & Trust Co
Watres
Phillips
Masury
Parrotts, Masury’s, Valentines and
Lawsons
Franklin Ave
Spruce Street
Lackawanna Avenues
Dickson
Mill & Gr Scranton
Ain Co
Olyphant
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