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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1895

Page

7

Local notices and society items from Plymouth suburb

Funeral held for Willie Gerrity on Jackson Street with Hyde Park Catholic cemetery burial. Harriet Davie to open a flower store on Main Avenue near Jackson Street. Ice skating begins at central pond and Luzerne Street plot flooding unlikely this year. Adonis Social club held a masquerade ball in Mears' hall with about thirty couples. Various local ads for Majestic stoves, bicycles, photography, barber services, coffee, second hand furniture, and plumbing services.

Plymouth Se Haben Mears Eynon & Co Willie John Gerrity Jackson Street Hyde Park Catholic Harriet Davie West Side Florigia Wheeler and Rodham Main Avenue Miss Davie Hampton and Sloan Mines J. KR. Kelley New York City John Kelley Scranton Street Josephine Decker North Hyde Park Avenue Chi Upsilon Society Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Herbert and George Waters South Hyde Park Avenue Luzerne Street Evan Sylvester Evans Llewellyn Evans Corbett Avenue Elias A. Evans David E. Evans Bynon Street Adonis Social Club Mystic Auvats South Afsin W. L. Steenback West Side Bank Brarner South Main Avenue John H. Reynold Fairchild FLW Mason & Co J. C. King William D. Griffiths North Main Avenue

Miss Martha Thomas Weds Benjamin Williams in Hyde Park

Miss Martha Thomas and Benjamin Williams were married by Rev. Thomas Bell at the bride’s father Thomas D. Thomas’s residence on South Main Avenue with only close relatives present. The couple, both from Hyde Park and Middle Granville NY, will reside in Middle Granville after a brief wedding trip to New York and the Atlanta exposition.

Martha Thomas Benjamin Williams Middle Granville, V Thomas Bell Middle Granville New York South Main Avenue Thomas D. Thomas Hyde Park Plymouth Congregational Church Mra. Willams Atlanta Exposition Wiliams No. 14 Ede West Side J. J. Roberts Wil- Shaw Rose Williams and Williams

Swayne's Ointment Advertisement for Skin Ailments

Symptom notes of intense nocturnal itch and stinging with scratching leading to bleeding and ulcers. Claims Swayne's Ointment stops itching bleeds heals ulcers and removes tumors in most cases. Sold by AI druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Dr Swayne and Son Philadelphia.

Swayne Swayne & Som Philadelphia

Bazaar and Sniper Event At Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society

The annual bazaar and sniper of the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will be held this evening. Funeral held for Edward Hobbs from West Market Street home. Court Robin Hood Order of Foresters attended in full. Mrs. Richard Jones of Charles Street dies after a lengthy illness. Edward Holmes of Parker Street injured by a mule at Leggett's Creek mine and expects a quick recovery. Lawyers defeat druggists and doctors 12 to 2 in indoor baseball at Company Harmory. New crogawalk installed at Thadore Street and North Main Avenue. Mrs. Hilsa Jones wife of Richard E. Jones dies after two-year illness. Services for Mrs. Jones at Welsh Congregational Church on Saturday at 1.9.

Ladies’ Ald Society The Presbyterian Church Edward Hobbs West Market Street Court Robin Hood Order of Foresters Richard Jones Charles Street Edward Holmes Parker Street Leggett's Creek Harmory Thadore Street North Main Avenue Hilsa Jones Richard E. Jones Church Street Jones North End Thes Welsh Congregational Church Market Street

Hope and a Kidney Remedy Interview in Ithaca

A local interview recounts Mrs. H. T. White’s experience with Doan's Kidney Pills after grippe left her with back and kidney pains. She describes relief within days and claims full recovery, praising the remedy as a public good.

Ithaca Herald Mra. H. T. White Seneca and Plain Streets Mra. White Doan

Injury at Dickson works ma chine shops in Cliff district

Peter Hartman of Pittston avenue was seriously injured yesterday in the Cliff works machine shops, squeezed in a boring machine. He suffered head and right arm injuries, the arm severely lacerated but no amputation needed. He was taken to Lackawanna hospital then home, 27 years old, unmarried. Century Hose company hosts a celebration tonight at the hose house with a Thanksgiving day prize turkey, refreshments, and speeches.

Peter Hartman Pittston Avenue Century Hose House Cliff Works Dickson Works Lackawanna Hospital

Prayer meeting at Methodist church tonight

The community prayer meeting will be held at the Methodist church at the regular hour. Fred Rugeel, who ran a Forest City photograph gallery for three months, has returned to the borough. Henry Blees succeeds Sidney Stone as day operator at the Dunmore station. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will hold their annual praise meeting at Mrs. A D Blackingtons on Kilm Street next week. Edward Woodward of the Pioneer Argus has returned from a country visit. A coal wagon driven by Dennis McDade, slightly intoxicated, was struck by a car on the Laurel Hill Park line last night about 6 oclock. the wagon was injured but the fender was only somewhat crippled. C M Potter is in Philadelphia on a business trip. Preparations for a fair by the Women’s Guild of St Mark’s mission begin December 17. The Loyal Legion rehearses a drama for a future performance.

Fred Rugeel Forest City Henry Blees Sidney Stone Dunmore Ladies’ Aid Society The Presbyterian Church A. D. Blackington Kilm Street Edward Woodward Pioneer Argus Dennis McDade Laurel Hill Park C. M. Potter Philadelphia Women’s Guild of

Isle of June Nassau Now One Hour from Florida

Nassau, the famed West Indies resort, becomes a short hour from Florida via the Florida Heat Coast line. The Northumberland steamer launches Palm Beach to Nassau service early January aboard a 1300 ton twin-screw vessel capable of 18 knots, linking Palm Beach with Nassau through York and Southern, Florida Central and Peninsular railways.

Nassau Florida American Reviera West Indies Tropics Florida Heat Coast Railway Palm Beach M. P York and Via Southern Railway Florida Central and Peninsular Railway

Fragmentary verse lines about a rose and kisses

Fragmented poem-like text describes a rose, kisses, a girl with curls, and a whispered exchange. The lines mix pleas for love with imagery of a sweet rose and worldly affection, though many phrases are garbled or incomplete.

One Cent Postage Debate Reaches National Board

The National Board of Trade advocates one cent letter postage citing potential national savings and a 1890 postmaster general report showing profit even at one cent. Scranton board of trade urged immediate favorable action as discussions start at the January meeting with committee members Finley Acker Silas M Giddings Blanchard Randall.

National Board of Trade Postmaster- General Scranton Board of Trade National Board Finley Acker Philadelphia Silas M. Giddings Brooklyn Blanchard Randall Baltimore Scranton

Upcoming At The Academy And Frothingham Stages

The Academy of Music screens Charles H. Hoyt’s A Milk White Flag this evening with a strong cast, new scenery, and updated accessories. Modjeska presents her farewell Mary Stuart tomorrow at Scranton’s Modjeska engagement, while Henry’s Minstrels perform Saturday at Frothingham with Frank McNish and others. Mile. Jane May headlines Miss Pygmalion at Brothingham Monday December 9 after a Daly’s New York run, with the French Folly Company soon to visit.

Academy of Music Charles H. Hoyt Miss Pygmalion Jane May Pierrot Michael Carre Daly's Theatre New York Augustine Daly Brothingham

Letters From the People in the Tribune Voice

A letter discusses a notice printed in the Truth about Andrew Grachick a Polish worker fined for leaving a garbage box on a railroad right of way. The piece critiques enforcement and cites a thirty day default imprisonment if the fine is not paid, urging consideration of the incident.

the Tribune Sir Truth The Andrew Grachick Lackawanna Avenue Delaware

Season of 1896 football marked by reduced roughness and discipline

The 1896 college football season is praised for improved play due to new rules and notably less roughness. Yale and Princeton led the trend with clean contests, while individual examples like Rosengarten’s disqualification highlighted rule adherence. Parallel notes cover British sprint pace scrutiny and coaching announcements at Harvard, Williams, Lafayette, and world bicycle records set at Cheyenne Wyoming.

Yale

Clergymen Ticket Controversy Spurs New York Meeting

An executive committee of the Trunk Line associations will meet in New York on Thursday to discuss ending cler gymen tickets. Railroads have varied on issuing the tickets with opposition expected from lines between New York and Buffalo. West and East lines are aligned in phasing out the practice, citing tickets falling into unscrupulous hands. The Central Railroad of New Jersey and other lines show support for maintaining live systems, while special trains and private cars are noted in related movements.

Trunk Linea New York Buffalo Pennsylvania

Pellets claim relief for bilious headaches and digestion

An advertisement touts sugar coated pellets as a cure for bilious headaches dizziness and digestive distress. It claims to ease appetite improve liver and stomach function and aid over eating. Free samples offered by Worups Dispensary at 663 Main Street Buffalo NY.

Peter Seaterson Worup Main Street Buffalo N. Y

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