Local notices from Scranton area governance and society
Various community items including a dancing class gathering in Excelsior Hall, company payroll at Von Storeh mine and machine shops, a monthly meeting of the Home for the Headless, a mystery execution note, a mission by Care mellow Friars opening at churches, a warrant for Provictor McDonnell goods sale, a recovered overcoat owner sought, Christin Endeavor society event, administration letters for Horace Grittin, probate of Patrick Scott will, arrest of H. L. Wall for obtaining goods under false pretenses, multiple marriage licenses granted, two new citizens naturalized, and Anthony Walsh sponsor noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Excelsior Hall
Wyoming Avenue
Delaware Aml Hudson Company
von Storeh
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Sturrs
Harriet N
W. W. Watson
A. F. Breed
Caremellow Friars
Pittsburg
St. Patrick's Church
Olyphant
St. James’ Church
Jessup
Alderman Howe
Gglindiori
Provictor McDonnell
Wabbler's Grove
Lurimore
George Roberts
Gibson Street
Christin Endeavor Society
Grace Lutheran Church
Hall
Youngs Women's Chiigthin Association
Horace Grittin
Sceranton
Frantet
Jesse Gittin
Patrick Scott
Carbondile
H. L. Wall
L. Bone
William Prynn, Jr
Jennie Ridgeway
Scranton
Daniel M. Davis
Joha May Coffman
Leonard R. Howard
Mary
Diets
Tourte Thomas
Jadpe Gunster
Thermus Jacobs
West
England
Patrick Pugin
North
Treland
Anthony Walsh
They Are Cheap Now Coat sale at Mears & Hagen
Reduced prices on all children's coats at Mears and Hagen in broken. Come before the assortment runs out and save on winter wear for children.
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Broken
Mears & Hagen
New Branch Organized For Painters And Decorators
A new branch of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators was organized in Hulbert's hall Hulbert's hall 7 Wyoming Avenue last night. It will be Branch No 118 with sixty names on the charter. Local Organizer William F Kelper led the effort and officers will be elected in two weeks. The group aims to provide mutual protection and advance the painting trade interests.
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The
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Hulbert
Wyoming Avenue
William F. Kelper
Sages Draw Crowds to Academy for Fourth Hypnotic Night
A sizable audience attended the Academy of Music for the fourth hypnotic performance of the week. Many regulars returned alongside new faces as subjects performed on stage. Tonight features an impromptu minstrel show with matinee tomorrow for 45 cents adults and children for blank cents with no reserved seats.
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Academy of Music
Tomorr W
Old Rolling Mill to Resume Work Next Week
The old rolling mill will start up next Tuesday at 6 o'clock after a long idleness and will employ 275 men. Rolls will be changed tomorrow morning and preparations completed for resumption. Dinner seats are given away decorated with tea and toilet sets, and club orders receive special attention. Scranton Tea Store at 525 Lackawanna Avenue.
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Scranton
Lackawanna Avenue
Busy Shoe Stores Extend December Evening Hours
Local notices indicate Busy Shoe Stores will stay open evenings this December. Also listed are 250 white envelopes for license at the store on Lackawanna Avenue and steam heating and plumbing services offered by P. F. and M. T. Howley of 231 Wyoming Avenue.
Divorced Fireman Sproats Fallout Dominates City Council
In Scranton the Franklins permanent man William T. Sproats faced removal after charges of absence, abuse of horses, insubordination, and lack of harmony. The majority report supported the mayor, removing Sproats, while a minority urged retention. The council eventually adopted the majority report amid votes and procedural skirmishes.
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Select Council
William T. Sproats
Franklin Fire Engine Company
Sproats
Bailey
Congellman Wagner
Colonel Sanderson
Fre Department Committee of Councils
Fellows
Fire Department
Wis
Tey
al Pocats
Franklin Engine Company
DPM
Franklin Company
A. Fellows
Edwin Frable
W. M
Willi T. Sproate
Uly
Spreits
eMelent Wil
Fred Durr
M. J.urns
Manly
Lansing
Wagner
Coyne
Sproate
Chittenden
Mr. Coyne
Thomas
Williams
Roche
Durr
Schroeder
Lanning
Urns
Ross
Finn
Kearney
Clark
Robinson
Manley
McCann
Frable
McAndrew
Board of Engineers
John R. Lowry
Bosen
Franklins
Central Pennsylvania Telephone Company
Goldberg & Co
Board of Health Holds Monthly Meeting and Site Visit
The board met for routine business then toured Moses Taylor hospital led by Dr. Smith. Officials praised the new operating room, and Health Officer Allen urged street grading and sewer siting powers. He noted stagnant water on Crown avenue and called for another sanitary officer.
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Board of Health
Allen
Moses Taylor Hospital
Dr. Smith
M. J. Kelly
H. J. Ziegler
J. K. Heatley
W. Jaine
Miller
Dunmore
T. Owen Charles
Tribune
Councily
Bentley
Crown Avenue
Birch
Beech Streets
Oliver Hurke
Mulberry Street Paving Work Advances In Council
In a brief common council meeting with twelve members present the session lasted about one hour. Officials rushed through ordinances approving electric lights at multiple street corners and wards and the laying of flagstone sidewalks with gutter paving and curbstone setting on both sides.
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Common Council
Select Council
Merrifield Street
Cawley Place
Wales Street
Washington Avenue
Richmont Street
Nineteenth Ward
Beech Street
Stafford Avenue
Erie and Wyoming Railroad
Brown Place
Main Avenue
Chestnut Avenue
Schnell Court
Wright Place
A Woman's Paper Aims for 100000 Circulation
The Binghamton ladies plan a December issue of the Binghamton Daily Republican to support the Commercial Travelers' Home Association. Proceeds fund a home under construction, with Scranton area ads sought and Madison Square Garden fair souvenir status December 16 to 26. Mrs. McNamara, editor, promotes a first-class publication for a national reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Binghamton Daily Republican
Commercial Travelers’ Home Association of America
Scranton
Madison Square Garden
New York
McNamara
Womens
Indy
Symphony Society Delivers Notable Fourth Concert
The Symphony Orchestra Society's fourth concert at Frothingham theater drew an appreciative audience. Prof Conant’s Beethov en concerto in C minor and his refined Largo impressed, surpassing ordinary standards. Miss Grenelli of New York offered an aria from Don Giovanni and a Grieg song, while conductor Hemberger earned praise for growing grace and breadth.
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Professor Conant
Heboven
Miss Grenelli
New York City
Symphony Orchestra Society
Frothingham Theater
Mozart
Conant
Donigetti
Linda
Grieg
Witching
Norway Pines
Hemberger
County Farmers Institutes Begin Next Week in Lackawanna County
Arrangements are complete for a series of farmers institutes across Lackawanna County with sessions in Clark's Summit Fleetville Wallsville Tompkinsville Madisonville and Bald Mount from December 1 through December 12. Lecturers from Pennsylvania Ohio and New York will address dairy topics good roads and country home education with morning sessions featuring key talks. Programmes available from J L Stone Waverly PA, chairman of the county board of institute managers.
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Lackawanna County
Farmers’ Institutes
Clark's Summit
Fleetville
Wallsville
Tompkinsville
Madisonville
Bald Mount
Dee. Ik
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
Lackawanna County Agricultural Society
Seselona
J. L. Stone
Waverly
County Board of Institute Managers
Pigs and Whistles Upset Osterhout Nine in Cracking Finish
Osterhout's team, once undefeated, fell 12 to 10 to Clarke's store squad known as the Pigs and Whistles in a tense game. The final innings saw eight runs for the Pigs after a 10 to 4 lead, amid fights and a spectator being struck, with Patrolman Palmer and levelheaded fans restoring order.
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Waterloo
Clarke's Store
Pigs and Whistles
Osterhout
Pigs
Palmer
Italian Mission Work Benefit Sale at First Presbyterian
Proceeds from a Young Ladies' society sale at First Presbyterian Church lecture room supported Italian mission work in the city. The event featured fancy articles dolls candy and refreshments with Mrs A H Storrs Mrs Willis Kemmerer Miss Anna Matthews Miss May Coursen Mrs Frank McGowan Miss Helen Hand Miss Augusta Archbald and Miss McLeod overseeing the various tables.
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First Presbyterian Church
Young Ladies’ Society
A. H. Storrs
Willis Kemmerer
Anna Matthews
May Coursen
Frank McGowan
Helen Hand
Augusta Archbald
McLeod
Charey
Miss Dickson
Miss Archbald
Good Roads Movement Eyes $60,000 State Support for Lackawanna County
Scranton developers advance a plan to spend up to sixty thousand dollars from state funds on county roads. The Flynn good roads bill permits the expenditure with county commissioners approving necessity. The board of trade and League of American Wheelmen seek taxpayer backing, citing a recent inspection dispute in Asbury Park as leverage. Philadelphia road authority J Emory Stone will speak at the board of trade about the effort.
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Lackawanna County
Flynn
Board of Trade
League of American Wheelmen
A. T. Dunnig, Jr
Asbury Park
Scranton
J. Emory Stone
Philadelphia
Board of Trade Rooms
Firemen Celebrate Charter of Moogle Hose No. 1
Moogle Hose Company No. 1 received its charter in engrossed form from attorney John M. Harris and held a general jubilation. Firemen from nearby Moosic and a city delegation led by Chief P. J. Hickey attended the event. Also notes appear about display cards for sale and rental listings such as rooms for rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moogle Hose Company, No. 1
John M. Harris
Moosic
P. J. Hickey
Sophomore Class Forms in Scranton High
Scranton High sophomores organized a class yesterday and elected officers for a three month term. President W. J. Walsh Jr. Vice President Miss Leipsick. Secretary Miss Daley Nelson. Treasurer John Howell. A committee will draft a constitution and by laws and report next Thursday. A high school journal was discussed and may be started soon.
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Scranton High School
Sophmores
W. J. Walsh, Jr
Miss Leipsick
Daley Nelson
John Howell
Baby Bazaar Showcases Children Coats on Spruce Street
A dainty line of children's coats is featured at the Baby Bazaar located at 612 Spruce Street. Also advertised is Beecham's King of Pills, a popular patent remedy.
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Baby Bazaar
Spruce Street
Beecham
Sawyer's Great Reduction Sale of Millinery
Advertisement details steep discounts on trimmed hats and untrimmed hats, with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars. Also offers on trimmed sailors, flowers including violets and roses, and silk velvet pieces. Limited remaining stock appears to be sold at deep reductions.
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Sawyer
Good Melodrama at Davis Theater
Kidnapped a melodrama by the author of The Vendetta offered at Davis theater for the balance of the week. A young woman is torn between two lovers as a Frenchman abducts her. rescue comes from artist Philip Northcotte with a dash of action. A murder and a dramatic escape from the Brooklyn bridge conclude the tale with live horses and police patrol on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis’ Theater
Academy of Music
Mise Martha Conway
Philip Northcotte
Daley McMooney
Northcotte
Brooklyn Bridge
Mrs Kelly Seeks Insurance Recovery From Royal Benefit Society
Bridget Welly filed a suit in Pryor's office seeking $1,000 life insurance on Michael Kelly who died December 21, 1805. The policy dated September 6, 1805, remains unpaid as the Royal Benefit Society of New York refuses the claim. Attorney John F. Scragg filed the papers in Prothonotary Pryor's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Welly
Royal Benefit Society of New York
Michael Kelly
Prothonotary Pryor
John F. Scragg
Loomis Gas Power Process to Be Compared
Mr Loomis inventor of the process will discuss at the board of trade meeting. The talk will compare Loomis gas power from bituminous slack with J Gardner Sanderson's anthracite culm method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Board of Trade
J. Gardner Sanderson
Fire destroys oilhouse near West Hidge breaker
An alarm from box 73 reported a fire at the oilhouse beside the West Hidge breaker. North End companies responded but could not save the structure. the building was completely destroyed and the cause remains unknown.
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North End
Ended in Fight Ends Indoor Baseball in North End
Fights among spectators after a Wednesday night game at Company H armory prompted the end of indoor baseball in that city section. The armory had been rented with a proviso that rental would cease if spectator brawls occurred, and a recent incident involving the Osterhout party triggered action.
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Company H Armory
Fightin
Osterhout
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Norman & Moore Fire Insurance
Wyoming Ave
A. B. Warman
Our
WMS & A
CILY
Dr. McDowell
Adams Avenue
Sages
Academy
Tabor
John Ross
Thc
A. Ave
P. F
M. T. Howley
Frankelin
Mulberry
Tion
Judiciary Committee
John McNamara
Kressler Court
Fig Street
Prospect
Stone Avenues
James McNally
Leech Creek
Bloom Avenue
Peter P. Mulligan
P. J. Thornton
M. J. Gibbons
M. A. Donahoe
Pittston Avenue
Mary Street
D. W. Morgan
Fifth Ward
W. Thomas
Third Ward
Mulberry Street
Mifflin
Prescott Avenue
Zeidler
Flanaghan
Moir
Cullen
H. W. Loftus
Briggs
Symphony Society
Frothingham
Theodore Hemberger
Starling
Bgart
Lackawanna
Powell
Music Store
A. R. Sawyer
Carbordale
Sterling
White
China
China Hall
J. Weichel
Mears Bldg
Wash
Spruce St
Davis
Snyder
D. D.S
Sgrecent
Hotel
Jermyn
D. Bolz
Dime Bank
Capes
Sue
JI Bolz
H.W
Hallacher
Langfeld
Lackawanna Aven
Ruppreght
Penn Ave
Eapilst Church
Reiseman & Solomon
Tos
Cides Street
Rarkis
Dunn
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