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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
2
A city council joint session in Carbondale failed to meet despite quorums in both branches. Bids for surface water sewers split opinion with Blair & Kennedy favored by some and the solicitor’s advice to reject and rebid. It is believed no sewers will be built this year.
The third Erie excursion along the road between Honesdale and New York yesterday attracted about 1,000 people to Carbondale. They spent time and money in the city, drawn by the gravity railroad and the Pioneer City of the Anthracite region.
The George W Weat division of locomotive engineers will hold their annual clam bake today at Burnwood resort on the Erie Jefferson division. The division includes engineers from Erie Ontario and Western roads and selected Burnwood as the site this year. Elaborate preparations have been made and a big crowd is expected.
Work has begun on the hospital with the building raised a few feet. The first story will be extensively remodeled to add private rooms and conveniences. Contractor Tiffany handles the project and aims to finish in six weeks.
Local and personal items report Mr and Mrs L A Rascett returning from the seashore Rev FE Balsley of Williamsport shakes hands with old friends P A Kennedy of Scranton visits Carbondale J J Regeluth and family at Long Pond Mrs T V Powderly and sister Miss Margaret Devers return to Washington after Mrs Coogan funeral Miseith Fowler visiting Luckawaxen W E Kirby ill at home A Niles visiting Waymart G W Cross returns from a trip with his mother Miss Mary Malley of Pittston visiting Carbondale many Carbondalans attend the Georgia minstrels at Dundaff. Also an ad urges Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills for blood purification.
Reverend Vishaneff of Macedonia will lecture at the Methodist Episcopal church on customs and religion of his homeland, in native dress, with free admission and a collection. Local Odd Fellows and the Citi zen band joined a dedication trip to Priceburn. Miss Myra Mills received a bicycle from her uncle. Mrs. Lutey returned from England after two months. Four carloads joined a Baptist excursion to Nay Aug park yesterday.
Local notes report competition for the tax collector seat with four candidates: John D. Jones Jas Morris Jr James Mapleson and Edward Williams. Banquet plans for the True Ivorites Temple of Love lodge No 7 include a lively program and a suspender of sidewalk obstruction on North Main Street. Community items note baptisms, visits, accidents at Archbald mines and a silk factory restart after repairs plus various social visits and obituaries. A letter testifies to the effectiveness of Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in a pediatric illness from Stumptown Gilmer Co West Virginia, via local merchants.
Evening social at Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grimithes home on North Main Street pleasant and satisfied with the day. Guests include Mr. Jacob Piller from Bacon Street with his New Jersey brother and wife, Frank Steele from New Orleans visiting family, Mrs. Elias Evans from Wandling, and Miss Margaret Mughes from Kingston. Maxwell & Co throwers dissolve by mutual consent and will continue under R. M. Maxwell. Willis Nichol of Cemetery Street is recovering from a long sickness.
A large crowd attended the Maptint Friday School trolley excursion to Novy Aug park yesterday. Mr Charles Jenkins visited Pittaton. A game between the Starlights of Jessup and St Thomas College club Scranton was won by St Thomas. Captain H Briggs present. United Veterans reunion at Tunkhannock noted. Mr and Mrs F White celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with gifts. Wilson Fire Company to host fourth annual social and chowder at hose house grounds on Saturday September 9.
Stock activity opened with a hopeful tone and irregular moves. Brooklyn Transit faced determined support preventing further declines, aiding a broad advance led by American Tobacco and Continental Tobacco while high priced issues lagged. Foreign markets improved with London as a buyer. total sales reached 758,000 shares and bond activity remained strong.
Market notes list dairy items with per unit prices including cream, butter, and milk products. Prices show per bushel and per box figures with several misspelled terms and corrected by MG Dale 4 Lackawanna Avenue.
Wheat and flour prices show firm to higher tones with August contracts steady. Corn oats and butter follow firm levels. cheese and sugar hold near unchanged. cotton tallow and poultry markets show mixed activity with steady to softer live poultry. Receipts list flour and sacks as noted.
Readable OCR lines show wheat about 41 00 bushels, corn 79 000 bushels, oats 17 00 bushels, hipmente wheat 4 000 bushels, corn 187 000 bushels, oats 619 bunhela. Figures indicate listed crop yields or storage totals with inconsistencies in spacing and punctuation.
The report shows fluctuation across grains and dairy with advances and retreats. Prices for corn, oats, wheat, and soybeans shift throughout the session while dairy items such as butter and cheese move between steady and firm, then ease.
Wheat markets firm with advances for September and December as shorts cover. Corn strengthens on end demand, while December slips slightly. Provisions mix from unchanged to higher. cash quotes show waged ranges for flour, grains, pork, lard, and sugar with notable Northwest price references.
Hog and cattle demand shows weakness in lower grades while choice lots hold. Cattle receipts near 21 000 head, hogs 25 000, sheep 17 000. feeders and stockers steady, steers and cows varied with quality. Lambs show slow sales and lower prices for common types.
Auction totals show cattle receipts around 8 head with firm grades for top cattle but veals down. hogs receipts about 40 with dull demand and lower prices for most categories. sheep and lambs 1 car fresh and 12 holdovers with overall market softer except some choice lots. Prices list ranges for various classes but include many garbled terms and uncertain figures.
Market report on cattle and calves with prices for steers cows and calves. Notes include steady to lower trends, slow calf sales, and varied animal categories. Prices given for steers, cows, calves and lambs along with descriptors like prime and cull. Local details referencing Walle and Beave areas and general market conditions.
Scranton institution offers preparatory courses for college law medicine and business with a catalog available. Directors include Thomas M Cann WL D and W E Plomitey head master G K Clark Co and others listed with addresses in Scranton. Also features wire screens by Kuettel and music by Bauer with local services and printing supplies from Meargee Brothers.
An advertisement for Rene MRS L T Keller offers scalp treatment shampooing facials massage manicure chiropody at Mt Quincy Me listing services in the Quincy area with a focus on personal care.
East Liberty on Aug 23 reports mixed cattle prices with prime and medium hogs listed. details include prime heavies and Yorkers at about 5.05, slow grades for sheep and veal calves around 7.75 to 8.25, with varying weights and conditions across categories.
A. F. Briggs cleans privy vaults and cess pools using improved pumps. Proprietor A. H. Briggs leaves orders at 11:00 at North Alain avenue or Bicke's Drug Store corner Adama and Mulberry. Telephone 9540.
Credit balances noted at 1.27 with certificates closed 1.29 on cash bids. Shipments show 3015 barrels average with 7472 barrels total. runs state 422 barrels.
In a cluttered National League recap, multiple games are listed with team pairings and battery combinations. Loule and Chicago matchups feature Griffith, Chance, Powell, Budhhoff, and Criger. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh show Leever, Schriver, Hawley, and Peltz in various batteries, with umpires noted for each contest.
Public notice lists a proposed charter for Hyde Park Shaft Miners and Laborers Fund to provide weekly benefits for members in accidents and funerals. The charter application sits with Lackawanna Court. solicitor is W Gaylord, Thomas. Auditor J M Walker schedules distribution hearing September 11 at Meare Building Scranton. interested parties must file claims or be barred.
Scores show Worcester beat Rochester 2 to 1 and Toronto defeated Springfield 7 to 4 in a listed schedule. Providence split with Syracuse 5 to 4 in the first game and 2 to 2 in a five inning second game halted by darkness. Hartford beat Montreal 8 to 0 in nine innings as darkness ended play.
Several short ads show a young man seeking steady work as a flag man carver meat cutter or clerk by names and addresses in Forest City Beranton Bernnton city and Wis Franklin avenue. A young widowed mother seeks a protector. A girl seeks washing work at home with references. An experienced bookkeeper and clerk offers services in any business.
Through tickets and express and local train times are listed for routes from Beranton to New York Philadelphia Reading and other points. Fares include 99 dollars for express to New York and connections via Bethlehem Allentown and Harrisburg with daily and Sunday departures and mention of connections to ferries and elevated railways. Officials J H Olmaben and H W Baldwin sign as general superintendent and general passenger agent.
Time table in effect June 4 1909 shows trains from Bevanton to New York Newhare and intermediate points. Morning departures listed including 6 0 a m and 5 00 a m with various connections. Sunday trains to Lake Ariel operate at 3 45 a m and 1 50 p m stopping at intermediate stations.
Partial OCR shows scattered team names and scores including St Paul Grand Rapids Kansas City Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee and Minneapolis Buffalo. Lacked coherent game structure or dates. unable to confirm complete teams results or context.
The Senators of Grean Ridge accept a challenge from the West Ride Reserves for Saturday August 24 on West Ride grounds. They seek travel details and contact through The Tribune. The Defenders of Dunmore challenge the Crescents of Olyphant, with other bids for four games on Dunmore grounds.
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable shows trains leaving Scranton for Philadelphia New York via D and other routes. It lists departures in the morning and afternoon, including special services to Bethlehem Harrisburg Pittsburgh and intermediate stations. Pullman cars and sleeping accommodations are noted on some long trips. Reservations and tickets available at Lackawanna Avenue Beranton PA Office.
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