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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
8
The Arnold property on Worth Main Street was bought by A Berry. Mrs Saunders who kept a boarding house planted a garden there and claims a $20 damage from house removal and garden destruction. The case was postponed due to Arnold’s lawyer being away.
Mrs Thomas M Lindsay of Canaan Street died suddenly yesterday night, likely from heart disease. Born Mary A Reese in Wales in 1847, she moved here as a child and married Captain Lindsay in 187? April. Survived by husband and two children William and Lydia.
A Monday evening selectmen session approved extending the main sewer from the gas house to the No. 1 shaft outflow into the river. Bids will be sought after passage with work due within sixty days of contract and a daily penalty. Bond of ten pounds required for faithful performance. Several council resolutions were also approved and bills ordered paid.
Detective Michael Moran captured one suspect after an attempted entry at Simpson Watkins store in Mayfield Sunday night. Barney Mack, named as the burglar, is jailed while a colored accomplice named John Miles remains at large. Moran expects to arrest Miles soon.
Augustus Schermerhorn, a mechanic at Hendrick Manufacturing on the West Side, suffered severe facial burns when molten lead spattered from pouring operations. He leaned over to improve the pour and the liquid burned around his eyes, though he escaped with injury not yet life threatening. Mrs. William Rivenburg and family left yesterday for Factoryville.
About twenty young men organized an athletic club calling itself the WV Aliens. They plan to rent the rink’s upper floor for exhibitions socials debates and entertainments. The club includes leaders from business and professional fields and already fields a successful baseball team that defeated the Old Sports 7 to 4.
Milkman Crandall was held up by highwaymen in the woods north of Forest City while returning from deliveries to his customers. He fled to seek help, finding an officer not at home, after the robbers demanded money and he chose not to resist.
Thieves attempted to force entry into Mrs. Shaw’s home Sunday evening but were frightened away again. A barn on Chase avenue owned by Michael Walters burned early Tuesday morning destroying a wagon hay and other small articles likely arson. School opens Monday next. Major is again proprietor of the Major house hotel. Presbyterian Sunday school plans a plealo today. Montrose and local clubs played baseball with Montrose winning 16 to 11. Several residents show black eyes from a stone thrown at an excursion train to Itharn Saturday. Cottage meeting Friday will be at L. G. Simmons home on Williams street.
The Wayne Independent could not go to press yesterday due to insufficient water power as reservoirs run very low, blamed on negligence of works officials. The notice urges local residents to demand their rights amid the water crisis.
Old Forge keeps Dab Della and Sadie Knapp from Greenwood visiting relatives while George Kehr, the tax collector, has received his duplicate and will collect taxes at his home in Sibley. Miss Phoebe Davin from Dunmore visits Miss Lydia Reed and Mrs Stearna of Cortland N C guests of the Ladies Aid Society with a tea this afternoon. Tickets for all events priced 16 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
An advertisement extols Bovinine as providing essential nourishment with minimal digestive effort, supporting strength, repair of waste, and overall health in the smallest possible bulk.
The funeral for N. K. Sutton, 71, was held from his home Sunday and was largely attended. He left behind a family of sons and daughters. Additional notes mention Heart Lake house construction starting Sept 1 and the graded school opening with the same teaching staff as last term.
The Home mission of the Primitive Methodist church meets at Mrs. James Hlease residence in Old Forge on Thursday afternoon with a busl ea at 2 o'clock and tea at 4 o'clock followed by an evening lawn festival. Mrs. M. J. Dempsey of Scranton and her children are guests of Mrs. C. J. Connor of Grove street. Nellie Seamens West begins an extended trip through New England states yesterday. Howard Rucky of the Anthracite team visits his Port Jervis parents. Magelle Clifford of Carbondale vacations with Nellie Callahan. James Larkin of this place to wed Kate Guy of Scranton this afternoon at St. John's Church. Rev. M. F. Crane spends weeks at Cape May. Bert McAlpine of Marathon, N.Y. visits D. L. Sanders of Lincoln Hill. Thomas Jones of Spring Street is dangerously ill.
Families from Olyphant including Fred Wichel Mr Good and Misa McCormick spend a week at Mr Welchel's Lake Winola cottage. Fred Weilchel Jr visited Scranton on business. Miss Hattie Hunter from Scranton visited her parents. The South Abington high school started Monday. O R Pease moves to Scranton on Wednesday.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the Now Great South American Kidney Cure. The remedy relieves pain in the bladder kidneys back and urinary passages for both men and women. It eases water retention and pain during urination almost immediately. Bold by C M Harris, Druggist, 16 Penn Avenue, Beranton, Pa.
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