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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
10
The Carbondale Indians, Lackawanna county champions, lost at Alumni Park as Wyoming Seminary proved the stronger squad. The visitors led 16 to 1 after a well played game with the Indians scoring on a fumble return by Hore covering thirty yards to the goal.
Yesterday both Trinity Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal churches conducted services. Rev R A Sawyer administered communion at 8 50 a m while evangelist Dunnett P preached the sermon in place of the Baptist clergymen, per the established order.
Jesse Wagner returned to Waymart for his father’s death and renewed acquaintances in town. Owen Loftus appointed wardmaster for the Fire Department to fit a new office from increased builders. Ella and Cornelia Stamp visited Susquehanna friends while Mrs Frank Millard entertained her mother Mrs Lizabeth Sandry from Buffalo. "A Young Wife" played at the Grand Opera House to large audiences with general satisfaction.
Thanksgiving day went as a general holiday with stores closed and church services held. A Fast Side shooting match drew hundreds with Jake Van Sickle taking first prize and Cuth Chesterfield second. a third prize was shared by several shooters. A fire gutted Mendelson's store and adjoining home in Marfield due to a cellar blaze likely started by a candle, with insurance anticipated to cover losses. A Jermany and Carbondale high school football match ended in a draw, while local residents visited relatives and a new streetcar motorman began work.
Miss Edith Coleman and Charles Taylor were married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Coleman on Dunmors street. Miss Grace Pettigrew led the bridal party into the parlor and they greeted Rev Moxes Harvey of the Primitive Methodist church.
The ceremony featured Miss Hannah Taylor as bridesmaid and George Simma of Priceburg as groomen, with a white lawn gown trimmed in lace and taffeta silk. After congratulations a sumptuous repast followed, gifts were plentiful, and the couple plans to reside on Dunmore Street. Many guests attended.
An Ohio friendly advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a mother’s aid for nighttime coughing and throat irritation. It claims the product soothes irritation and cures the cold, with Matthewas Bros as wholesale and retail agents and available at all druggists.
A crowd of about 500 watched a lively football match on the river side grounds. Stone's eleven won 6 to 6B in two 20 minute halves, with notable runs by T A Evans and H Gendall’s goal after a fine kick.]]
Guests included Miss Lizzie Davis and Mrs. Richard Davis of Mainstreet with many friends at Plymouth for Thanksgiving. A country dance at Weber's rink by the Catholic parish drew a large attendance, followed by a grand supper prepared by the young ladies. Sadie McNicholas of Rendham visited Olyphant friends early in the week.
Peceville resident Penatty Beatty was aboard the Lackawanna basin wrecked near Paterson. He rode fourth coach from the rear and though shaken, he was unharmed. Telegrams to his wife confirmed his safety. Thanksgiving gatherings and local news surround the incident and other town happenings.
The Spooner company thrilled audiences at the Academy of Music with two performances yesterday afternoon and evening. Today they present The Girl from Texas and tonight Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. At the Gaiety The Sporting Widow opens a three day run with a Thanksgiving matinee and full houses both matinee and evening. The show features lively burlesques, special ties, and the quartet of Tom J. Grimes Frank Giddens C Cy Barrett and Charlee Watson.
The Lyceum presents New England Wife with Archie Boyd in the title role and a starry cast for the Village Postmaster, followed by Clifford and Huth in Courted Into Court at the Lyceum with a strong supporting troupe. Thomas F. E. Shea's Man o War's Man headlines the Academy of Music with matinees all week.
The play repeats a popular success with stirring incidents and lavish scenery. Captain Jack Conway in the last act commands the New Orleans during a major battle scene. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised as purifying blood to save health and wealth.
A dense Scranton newspaper column lists doctors with offices and hours, a nursing or medical care focus, a sewing shop, a printer, and numerous help wanted notices. It includes several “Situations Wanted” ads for bookkeepers, houseworkers, a girl for general housework, a middle aged woman seeking work, a experienced woman seeking employment, a lady seeking a position as garden clerk or errand work, and a middle aged gentleman offering accounting experience. It also notes a music orchestra service and a seed store, with addresses in Scranton and Beranton. The page provides names, addresses, and contact points for services and job seekers.
A clergyman is urged to size up his intrinsic worth and endure to master public questions as he does religious debates. He should justify his right to speak authoritatively on politics and temper disdain with wisdom, knowledge, and philosophy to avoid perceived moral superiority.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures deafness caused by catarrh. It explains Eustachian tube blockage leads to rumbling or impaired hearing, claims nine of ten cases cured, offers $100 for incurable cases and urges sending for circulars. Mentions F J Cheney & Co Toledo and Hall's Family Pills.
A witty lineman from Micalcan Telephone avoids wearing a hat until a kind old woman offers her husband’s hat near Saline. He accepts, jokes about brains, and proceeds with post-hole digging, then declines to keep the hat. The scene ends with a humorous exchange about head protection in hot weather.
Train schedule effective November 19 with departures from Scranton to New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Bethlehem Allentown Mauch Chunk and White Haven plus services to Pittston Wilkes-Barre Reading Lehigh Valley Harrisburg Pottsville and coastal destinations. Express and local times listed with fares and Sunday runs. Officials OLMAUSEN and BALDWIN sign as general agents.
Rail service updates list various routes from Scranton to Philadelphia and New York via D&WR, DL&W and Lehigh Valley networks. It notes Black Diamond Express, principal coal region connections, and intermediate stations including Bethlehem Easton Reading Harrisburg Wilkes Barre Geneva Rochester Buffalo and Chicago routes with schedules and Pullman reservations guidance.
Train schedule changes take effect Monday November 6 with services from Scranton to Carbondate and Cabots. The timetable shows departures from Scranton at 4.22 pm and 67 percent speed details, connecting via main line and Shoum to Teniring and Garnendele with limited stops.
In Newburgh and intermediate towns a Tinte Table in Wort Byattey Trains reoove Beranton for Neork. Hawley axp client points at 7.0 am and 238 pm. Returnive alene arrives at Boranton at 00. m. ane 16 and OW Pp me.
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