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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and items for education will receive prompt attention at Kannon and Co newsdealers North Marin street. Office hours are from 8 a m to 10 p m daily.
George B Porter aged 94 died after months of illness at midnight Monday. He was born in England and worked twenty one years as a brakeman and lathe operator for the Delaware and Hudson Co. He served in the Civil War four years with Company Sixteenth Pennsylvania reserves and received an honorable discharge in 1865. He was a member of Wilon Hi Davies Post 187 Grand Army of the Republic and is mourned by surviving relatives.
In Hinton and nearby sectors a local parade includes families and groups from Wilson Lose and Jerinyan peers. The event showcases community presence with marching units and collective displays, though details remain fragmentary in the report.
Mrs Plizaberh Themes hosts a long list of neighbors and relatives visiting in the city. Numerous names from out of town are mentioned as returning home after stays with friends and attending family events.
A respected town resident named Taylor died Sunday evening after a lengthy cancer illness. Interment is planned at Pires Home cemetery with burial details by clerk John B. Ryans. The Anthracite Glee Club performed lunes night serenading William Connell.
Those present are confident they will win the prize at Shamokin on the sixth of next month. A special borough council meeting is held this evening. Emblem division Lone of Temper an headed by the Taylor family will parade tomorrow evening advertising their Lake Ariel excursion on Friday.
Social notes from Scranton and surrounding towns recount weddings, visits, and engagements. Families in Clark's Green, Waverly, and West Pittston attend the marriage of Hattie Prances Smith to Burtit Parker with a formal ceremony and reception. Visits include professors, descendants, and travelers from Durango, Mexico and Newark Valley. Local events mention a Richmondale hop hosted by Star Light Athletic Club and upcoming Glove contest between Michael Davitt and Patrick Kane.
The notice lists numerous residents and visitors including A. A. Davis with friends in Serientean, and others like KB Callender and Mr Mrs. Sprague among locals traveling or visiting schools, relatives, and friends. It mentions school term start dates and various short trips to nearby towns and homes.
Names Misa State Clark and Providones, James Lloyd, Hertha Roopts, and Kate Brondage surface with several visits and hosting events. Charles KRaanp travels to Iowa. Mrs. Lewis and Mim host and visit relatives. Others return from Lake Sheridan, Heart Lake, and Lake Winola with brief notes on leisure trips and family visits.
The Jefferson Branch union and Young People's Bodily Christian Endeavor hold their convention today at the Presbyterian church in Forest City with some sessions in the Gospel tent. The tent services begin Thursday evening in the grove between Forest City and Wandling. Myrtle V. Alexander left for Mansfield this morning to enter the senior class at the State.
Judie Scarke named election boards for Montrose borough in two wards. First ward judge Pred Amsbury inspector Selden Minnanear, with Cierra Pember as presiding. Second ward judge Teavis inspector Miller Allen, and Mind Warnt with John Raayns fod. Court appoints John Howell and N. Idson Neth as constables. Several residents noted visiting New York or returning home.
Town residents and visitors are listed with movements and visits. Mire 2 Newton Mir Mee and others travel for visits, relatives, or politics, with references to Lake Nicholson, Tunhkhanmook, Hinwhamton, and Heartlake. A borough fine and seized goods sale are noted, along with a transient clothier incident and a blocked sale.
The demand was disposed of with the balance of goods and trunk offered to Mr Hindleman who refused them. The same parties previously beat the borough last fall in a license fee suit and expect to try again. S. L. Tiffany serves as borough counsel this time.
Mrs Byron Tanner recovers from illness. M Bullard traveled to Montrose. E H R Roosa has a contract to build a house for Patrick Burns. Robert McCreary and son from Buffalo are visiting in town. Mrs Charles Richardson of Hooper visits William Vedder on Main. Maude Trombridge visits sister in Scranton. Mrs John Tyler returns from New York City. Mrs R C Collina and daughter and Miss Lillian Tyler from Portsmouth visit Burton on Church. Tramps and army worms noted. Nettle Knapty visits George Tlatfield. Mrs S A Tlall in Parlor City Monday. The Davenport family from Paria, France, and Kirk Davenport of Lenton. J W Davenport and others from Malon visit James Davis on Main Street. Mrs Clarence Barnes and children from Fimivra return from M S Lowe on Malin Street. BG Thinduck digs for a new house on Chase Avenue. Mrs George Wiley Jett heads to Wileaox, New York for a week with friends.
Silas Taylor of Pilehhkuid Park died at home on Pinsday night. He leaves a wife and four sons Ruben Theodore Henry undr Tompkinsville. Funeral will be held at Tompkinsville today Wednesday at Wofehoet. The Ladies Aid will hold a lawn festival at Mr Hendvicks Friday evening. Mr and Mrs MoM Poe and Mr and Mrs William Litts were on a two weeks fishing trip on the river.
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