Local notices and early spring business on Scranton scene
The registerists prepare for disposal in the county commissioners office as Delaware Lackawanna and Western and Delaware and Hudson pay yard men and Southern division workers. Several registrations and legal notices follow including two marriage license grants and a divorce suit filed by John J. Jones. A revival sermon by Dr. Me Lad’ even is announced at First Presbyterian, and Calvary Reformed welcomes Rev George W. Welsh as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oioe
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Southern Division
Delaware and Hudson Company
Dickson Mine
Green Idee
Grassy Island
Olyphant
St. John’s Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society
Pine Brook
Lackawanna Wheel Company
Scur Miller
Tentle PL Luts
Peckville
TD. L. Moody
New York City
Scranton
Jung
Ermon
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Army of the Republic
John J. Jones
North End
Hulshinder & Vosburg
Pryor
Mary Gwyone Jones
Plymouth
Nichael Morgans
George W. Welsh
Calvary Reformed Church
W. H. Stubblebine
Welsh
Faust Berlin
Adams County
Gibson Street
Alderman Wright
F. H. Kellogg
Kelsertown
Jefferson Township
Prisoners Sent Up From Police Court
Three prisoners were sent up by Mayor Halley from police court. John Shannon a 24 year old listed as a a inn er received ten days for building a fire in Nay Aug park. Harry Warner a 49 year old tramp from Boston got ten days for begging on Lackawanna avenue. Wilson Curran a Carbondale brushmaker was given thirty days after kicking the door of John Horn s saloon in the Thirteenth ward. Lackawanna Bible Society to hold its fortieth annual meeting this afternoon at 2 20 o clock at Colonel H M Hales office with officers named for attendance.
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Halley
John Shannon
New Jersey
Alnner
Nay Aug Park
Harry Warner
Boston
Lackawanna Avenue
Wilson Curran
Carbondale
John Horn
Lackawanna Bible Society
The
H. M. Hales
Alfred Hand
J. L. Stelle
W. W. Lathrope
W. H. Richmond
William Connell
J. van Bergen
G. Kerr
Luther Keller
Samuel Hines
Silk and Woolen Waists at Notable Sale Prices
Mears & Hagen advertises reduced prices on Silk Waists with many at cost. Woolen Waists and high grade Black Silk Waists are offered at reduced rates, including Changeable Silk Waists. Also promoting Oxford and Family Bibles at Reynolds Bros, 189 Wyoming Ave.
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Oxford Bibles
Family Bibles
Reynolds Hros
Wyoming Ave
Wyoming Seminary Prospectus Highlights Programs and Open Terms
Wyoming Seminary offers college preparatory work with thorough drill in English music art and elocution. It also features a business college organized on actual business principles and a first class boarding department. Winter term opens December. Catalog address Rev L L Sprague D D President Kingston Pennsylvania.
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Wyoming Seminary
Dec, Ltd
L. L. Sprague
D. D
Kingston, Penn
St. Leo's Battalion Plans Tenth Annual Ball
St. Leo's Battalion will hold its tenth annual ball at St. David's hall on Monday evening the 7th. Calendars and booklets available at Reynolds Bros.
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St. Leo's
St. David's Hall
Bicycle Club Assembly Hall Nears Completion in Scranton
The Scranton Bicycle Club reports its assembly hall addition is nearing completion and will open in two weeks with a smoker. The new facilities separate assembly space from members quarters and will host eight or more dance sets with proper dressing rooms, resolving prior needs for central city events.
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Scranton Bicycle Club
Ecity
Bicycle Club
Washington Avenue
Bome Century Club
Philadelphia
Arthur Godfrey
Frank M. Wandling
H. ¢. Wallace
Connolly & Wallace
BR. Atherton
Board of Trade
Harry Lucas
Craig
Percy Morris
Brown & Morris
Dr. Atherton
W. P. Kennes
B.C. Dean
City Poor Board Hears Altar Bid and Relief Pleas
A poor board meeting notes bids for an altar at Hillside Home chapel with Woolsey 174 Green Ridge 209 Benore 175 Peck Lumber 195 awarded to lowest. discussions cover relief for starving workers, almshouse census 17 residents, six November deaths, and ongoing care by Dr Strang and Dr Williams collecting patient visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terppe
Hillside
J. BR. Woolsey & Co
Green Ridge Lunger Company
John Benore
the Peck Lumber Company
Ellen Fisher
Elm Street
Mary Feeney
Ninth Street
Mulherin
Paine
Miguel
Mra. Feeney
George W. Beemer
A. Strang
Morgan J. Williams
Memorial Service of Scranton Elks Promises Sacred Remembrance
The Scranton Elks lodge plans its yearly memorial service at the Academy of Use with Bauer's Orchestra and soloists from Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The program features overtures, recitations, solos, a memorial address by Elliot Hoss, poems, duets, and a final quartette with lodge members and orchestra.
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Lodge of Sorrow of the Scranton Elks
Academy of Use
Sacred Order
Bauer
Tile Lewis
Wilkes-Barre
Elsie van Dervoort
Thiele
Dan Hart
Wilkes-Harre
J. Elliot Ross
Suppe Bauer
Elkeee
Monszomety
John J. Barrett
Sl Scranton Lodge
Elka
the Lewis
Elliot Hoss
Pensiero Melanconico
Milliotti Misa van Dervoort
Hbach
Bupkit
Quotation
Teo
Arcadia
Louse Huner
City Bright
A. F. Loud W. Watkins
Lamniel
Tari Wilkes-Tarre Ledee
St Addle
Donigetti
Miss van Dervoort
Quartette
Lodge
Elk Quartette
Fred
Hand
Howell Davies
Will W. Watkins
Curtis P. Colvin
Scranton Business College announces new hires and events
Robert Roberts took charge of a set of books on Tuesday. Jessie Morgan secured an excellent stenographic position on Thursday. J Arthur Frantz and John W Mullen joined the shorthand crowd this week. Hypnotist Mr Sage spoke to students on bookkeeping and hypnotism. Dr Sprague of Wyoming Seminary visited on Tuesday. He called commercial courses a best investment. The college mourns the death of student Miss Katie Needham who graduated from shorthand and worked at Lackawanna Mills.
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Robert Roberts
Jessie Morgan
J. Arthur Frantz
Selinsgrove Seminary
John W. Mullen
Manafield
Sprague
Wyoming Seminary
Katie Needham
Needham
B. C
Lackawanna Mills
North End Property Suit Filed for Valuable Land
Halslander and Fouburg represent the North End in a case to recover a valuable tract of land in the Second ward. The action seeks to establish ownership and secure the property.
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North End
Second Ward
Halslander & Fouburg
Alumni Face Regular Eleven In Afternoon Football
Alumni of the School of the Lackawanna, aided by other veterans, challenge the regular eleven at Athletic park with Yale and Princeton greats among the possible selections. Referee Albert G. Hunt will oversee the game. park admission allows vehicles.
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School of the Lackawanna
Athletic Park
Kissum
Laurie) Bliss
Yale
Brink” Thorne
Biles
Porkey
John) Brooks
Princeton
John) Murphy
Georgetown
Deacon
Arthur) Gunster
Tub" Or
Beatty
William) Williams
Dude” Dickson
Chapple Blair
Kid” Boles
Hezy" Fuller
Greasy” Beckwith
Adonis
Half a Million Barrels of Beer Reported in Twelfth District
Grant Herring releases annual receipts for the Twelfth district ending Nov 30 1886 totaling 802600 51 with beer taxes contributing 498155 60 and spirits clears tobacco and other sources listed. The article details district divisions offices and staff including deputy collectors and gaugers in Wilkes Barre Easton Muncy Lock Haven and Bloomsburg along with the civil service examiners.
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Grant Herring
Federal
Mr. Herring
Enset
PP. Baushold
George A. Herring
Harry Houck
R. B. Brundage
Luxerne
Carbon
Wilkes-Barre
J. . McDonald
Lackawanna
Wayne
Susquehanna
Northampton
Monroe
Pike
Easton
Sylvanus Weaver
W. 3. Montgomery
Muncy
Lycoming
Bradford
Tioga
Potter
Minton
Center
Union
John F. Brosius
Lock Haven
Northumberland
Montour
Columbia
Sullivan
Wyoming
Bloomsburg
Robert Buckingham
A. Co. Campbell
L. May Wilson
Joseph Haberatroh
Samuel B. Storm
Secranton
Alexander C. Shaw
Pittston
Daniel L. Kitg
Charles Kendrick
Shamokin
John Mourey
Board of Civil Service Examiners
BP. Faushold
F.ef
Bears
James W. McDonald
Paines celery compound praised and New Year sale announced
The piece extols Paine's celery compound as a premier remedy for dyspepsia biliousness and nervous ailments praised by Prof Edward F Phelps of Dartmouth. It then notes a New Year's Day sale offering the second volume of Its Political Handbook for 1897 featuring local census data and society directories with advance mail orders encouraged.
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Paine
Edward FE. Phelps
M. DD
Dartmouth College
the Tribune
Lackawanna
Luserne
Wyoming
Wayne
Suainehanna
Bradford
Crystal Laundry and Elmhurst Hall Ad Offers Services
Thoroughly washed and starched garments by Crystal Laundry. 7 Elegant hall for rent for ball and other purposes, apply to Jos Ruff Elmhurst Pa. Also notices for Miss Carolyne V Dorney teacher, and optician at 125 Penn Avenue. Harris drug store hours 9 am to 5 pm advertises Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets 25 cents.
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Jos. Ruff
Elmhurst
Twining
Penn Avenue
Harris’ Drug Store
Spencer Divorce Filed by Mrs. Spencer
Mrs. Kima Spencer via Reuben N Lea Bar sues for separation and alimony from husband A D Spencer alleging cruel treatment. They wed February 21 1801 and lived together until April this year. Case set for next term of argument court with attorneys S B Price and I H Burns.
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Spencer
Kima Spencer
Reuben N. Lea Bar
A. D. Spencer
B. Price
I. H. Burns
Busy Shoe Stores Open Evenings in December Notice
Display cards kept in stock at this office for sale at ten cents each. Rooms for rent listed include furnished rooms and houses for sale or rent. Property for sale notices appear alongside house to let notices.
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Earhg
Baby Bazaar Ad Shows Children's Coats at 612 Spruce
A dainty line of children's coats is advertised at the Baby Bazaar located at 612 Spruce Street. The notice also promotes Beecham's products and a reference to King of Pilla 1 Beecham's.
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Baby Bazaar
Spruce Street
Pilla
Beecham'sa
Beecham
Bevan Contested Will Grounds Insanity Claim
A contested will case before Register Hopkins centers on the late Rev. Dr. Bevan’s bequest plan and his widow’s will. The daughter contends the widow was insane when she cut her daughter out of the estate leaving charities and other recipients. Attorneys A D Dean and Milo Wilson represent the contestants and defendant.
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E. L. Lewis
Home For the Friendless
East
Twentyninth Street
New York
Society For the Education of Colored Persons
Baptisz Publication Society
Philadelphia
A. D. Dean
Milo Wilson
New Telephone Exchange To Open In Green Ridge
Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply Co will establish a sub exchange Monday at Dickson Ave and Green Ridge St to serve subscribers north of Larch St and the upper valley. A trunk line will connect to the central office and a new card will show cipher suffixes. example 213 becomes 9150.
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Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply Company
Dickson Avenue
Green Ridge Street
Central Exchange
Larch Street
Upper Valley
Green Ridge
All Souls Church to Host Christmas Gift Sale
The ladies of All Souls Universalist church plan a Christmas gift sale in The Chapel on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon and evening December 10 and 11. They urge a generous patronage.
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Ladies of All Souls’ Universalist Church
Trimmed Hats Sale Listings and Irregular Prices
An OCR fragment lists various hat prices and types including trimmed hats at different amounts such as 1.45 and 195 AU, along with mentions of untrimmed hats and trimmed sailors. The passage appears as a chaotic catalog with inconsistent punctuation and figures.
G A R Officers Elected in Local Post Meeting
Lieutenant Ezra Griffin Post No. 139 Grand Army of the Republic elected officers last night. A H Stevens was post commander and H W Loftus senior vice commander with other officers named. Delegates to the department encampment were chosen along with alternates.
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Ezra
Griffin
Grand Army of the Republic
A. H. Stevens
H. W. Loftus
A. W. Colvin
George Shafer
George Wickenhoffer
Samuel H. Stevens
N. F. Stahl
D. Jones
F. J. Amaden
Moses Morey
R. C. Clark
J. W. Westpfahl
B. B. Atherton
Y. Haupt
E. H. Ripple
Legrand Wright
F. L. Hitchcock
D. J. Newman
Horsfore's Acid Phosphate Advertisement Diary Note
An ad for Horsfore's Acid Phosphate claims it acts directly on food to aid digestion and stimulate digestive fluids, keeping the stomach in active, healthy condition. Also mentions diaries for 1897 at Reynolds Bros 1139 Wyoming Ave.
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Reynolds Bros
Wyoming Ave
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Norman & Moore Fire Insurance
the Lackawanna
A.B, Warman
Our
Vitasles and Wall P
City Notes
Dr. McDowell
Adams Avenue
Bailey
Mears & Hagen
Lodge OF Sorrow
Scranton Business College
Lackawanna School
Dunmore High School
Dunmore
Crown King and Crescent
James Boys
Internal Revenue
Chilts
Berri
Lackawanna Avani
Carolyne V. Dorney
Clarke Brothers
Powell
Cit
Lewis, Reilly & Davier
Mra. Bevan
NEW Telephone Exchange
Universalist Lab
Sawyer
Bic
Tae
Mielke
A. R. Sawyer
Binghamton
Sterling
White
China
China Hall
C. J. Weichel
S. C. Snyder
Mewes
Hotel
Jermyn
Iss
Wyoming Avenue
D. Bolz
Dime Bank
Capes
Chiffron
J.bolz
Roges
Quilla
Coques
Mack
Hallacher
Hl. Langfeld
Kuppreght
Penn Ave
Cop Baptist Church
Peiseman & Solohon
For All
Linden Street
Tarkienthes
Dunn
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