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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1899

Page

3

Wyoming Men Defeat Wilkes-Barre Club In Chess Match

In Tunkhannock a county chess tournament ended with the Wyoming county team defeating the Wilkes-Barre club. The Wilkes-Barre squad arrived short handed, sending seven players, while Wyoming fielded a full local lineup. Scores show Tunkhannock players A Sitter, Osterhout, Dereheimer, and others earning wins and draws as the crowd watched a possible tri-county leg tie form.

Wyoming Wilkes- Barre Scranton Tunkhannock Wilkes-Barre Packerhouse Fred Osterhout Factoryville Bilings C. Herrick L. Wilkowloh James Smalley W. Eysenbach James F. Day Reto Wilkes-Harre F. Wendel F. Hippard A. D. W. Smith H. Dewnt George Knoll H. Leni AJ D Thomas Jatat Lucerne Lackawanna

Fatal Child Accident at Babylon Colliery

Vries Chit Meade, a year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Meade of nearby Pittston, died seven hours after being crushed by wheels when she and her brother picked coal along a railway track near the Babylon colliery. The child was taken home for burial and funeral services are planned for Tuesday at 2 PM with interment in Pittston cemetery.

Westgate Oliver FF. Covie Eor BL. Lawman Wsterin Bradford County Enest Moxbui Laymon Biesham Forest City J. B. Bloxham Lurnwead Susquehenna County Harold J. C Walker St. Actes Catholic Mame Pedd White's Valley Ida Stone Dunmore Oliver Cuuvle Carbondale Pittsten Dee Vries Chit Meade Thomas HH. Meade Babylon Duryven Mink Raifway Cme William A Pelocte Pittston Cemetery

Enterprise Hose officers elected for next year

Special to The Berinton Tribone Forest City December 10 at a tiectine meeting of Enterprise Hose company nominations were made for officers to serve during the ensuing year. Election will be held Friday evening January 12. President Thomas J. Pentecost views vice president Henry Carr views vice president ZC Carr secretary James A. Brown A. M. Pentecost and letent secretaries Edward J. Horton treasurer Howard S. John triste T. Warner Mudd George Ut Ladyard George EK Taylor Arch HM Pertouist Lt J Welle FL M Gardner foreman Themis Duck first assistant foreman Monroe Weeteater second assistant foreman John Callahan captain Norman KE Brundage J. Welle Frank M. Cinder driver Howell Johns Frank M. Carpenter janitor FL WwW

Forest City Enterprise Hose Thomas J Letent Secretares Edward J. Horton Howard Triste T. Warner Mudd George Ut. Ladyard George EK Taylor Areh Pertouist J. Welle FL M. Gardner Themis Duck Foreman Monroe Weeteater John Callahan Nornan KE Brundage

Pittston and Kingston Home Teams Sweep Weekend Games

In Kingston and Pittston two basketball games saw the Pittston Young Men’s Christian Association squads prevail over the Wyomine seminay. Other local notes include a death in Berwick after childbirth, church elections, a Sheridan company music hall engagement, and a tax case testimony at Wilkes-Barre.

Mittaton Kingston Miteton Youngs Men‘s Christian Association Pittston Boys Mary Heney Alfred Heney Berwick Mre M.S. Hard G. Simpson Scrantons Mire Meixwell Wilkes-Barre Atherton Wyoming George K. Powell Wilkes- Barre Walford Sheridan Company Music Hall Patriotic Order Sons of America Pittetos West Pittston Hall of Washington Camp Main and Willam Streets Union Pony Express Pittston Scranton Wilker- Pitre Willian Gee Main Street Patterson Mont Mttetton Weet Tututsten Pon M. Rhedon Methodie Episcopal Church Dyterhin Ehuvch Taxpivers Association of Totteten Troxell Woolward Wiiken-Barre Trexell Crone Palmer Mennigan

Unclear Trans Action Mentioned With Hennigan Claim

Fragmentary notes describe a suspicious transaction involving an unmarried man identified as Hennigan and a family of nine children, eight of whom are healthy. The readable text hints at care or guardianship concerns but lacks full context or details.

Hennigan

Entertainment in court house funds public median via Hawks

Prof A W Hawks of Baltimore will present Sunshine at the courthouse under High auspices for public relief. The event features impersonations and humorous recitations with funny speeches. Doors open in the afternoon. no goods sold. A farmers and officers popularity contest is advertised. several local businesses donated for advertising. Sheriff sale on a Chester G Hall farm fetched 27 from James W Platt as creditor. Other land sales and local notices follow, including storage warehouse electrification and bridge petitions.

Pond Extract Company Imereen Tug Company Garfield Tea Company Pratt Pood Company Walter Lawney Company A. Edaton Manufacturing Company John P. Lucas Company Garees Wyoming County Cipegory Monroe Township James W. Platt Chester G. Hall William Montross James Jones Anni Brown New Age

Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Prompts Refund

Advertised remedy promises to cure a cold in one day. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim a guaranteed result with a refund if it fails. Box wording notes Grove's elena ture and seller assurance.

Drugeista KE. W. Grove The

Vinol touted as cure for autumn colds and lung trouble

An advertisement urges that fall colds last through winter and promotes Vinol a cod liver oil based tonic as a safer tasting alternative. It claims Vinol cures wasting diseases and cites a Cambridgeport Massachusetts testimonial praising five bottles for a lasting cure with a money back guarantee.

EB. Coghan Putnam Ave Cambridgeport Mass Vinci

Local notes from Susquehanna and Montrose region

Census supervisor Charles A. Abney plans appointing enumerators next spring. Revival services are under way at Lake View Baptist and North Jackson Methodist churches. Metropolitan Life transfers Peter Hannan to NorWiehh. License petitions for Susquehanna County due by next Saturday. Blacksmiths' Association gains members. Telephone lines link Cynti, Vose Id, Montrose soon. Lynn to Tunkhannock connected. Legal notices touch a Jan execution and a gallows brought from Wilkes-Barre. Railroad accident at Junction injures none. wreckers clear tracks. Women’s groups host a festival and fountain fund drive. Susquehanna Herald cautions about prize fights. local lawfulness defended. Lanesboro Fire Co attractions listed. Erle station agent Walter Corwin dies aged 63. Montrose marks Washington’s death centennial with public services. Dandelions bloom in Susquehanna County. Frank Belcher returns from Klondike with reputed sum. Prosecutions feared for alleged game violations in the county.

Susquehanna Charles A. Abney Montrose Lake View Jackson Township Mire. Roy Paterson N. Y North Jackson Methollet MM. Correll Peter Hannan Loveal Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Nor Ahew Fagan Wilkes-Barre Dofferteen Junction Breese Suequehanna Knights of Pythian Hall Woman's Christian Temperance Union Women's Relief Corps Hallstead Herald Lanesboro Fire Company Warren and Frown Brandt Walter Corwin Erle Narrowsburg George Washington Ciand Army of the Republic Susquehanna County Frank Belcher South Gibson Klondike County

Markets Slide Amid Industrial Weakness and Mixed Rail Rally

The New York market opened weak on continued demoralization in industrials. Sugar and iron shares fell, railroad stocks steadied with a late rally, and the day closed with broad pressure despite some covering after the bank statement. Total sales reached 4,000,000 with quotations from Scranton firms and local bonds listed.

New York Stock Exchange Mauildae Hien Manifort Gar Bere Pricoe Mirar Wan American Tabaven Leurs Becwne

Fragmentary Dairy Goods Price List Note

Corrected by H. Ji. Dale, 7 Lackawanna Avenue. That­ter Creamery lists dairy items including cream tubs and cheese, with scattered figures for prices such as onions per hundredweight and potatoes per bushel. The text is heavily garbled with numerous misspellings and broken terms.

H. Ji. Dale Lackawanna Avenue Tirkina

Philadelphia Grain and Produce Market Summary

Market notes show mixed grain prices with dull to steady tones for wheat and corn. Potatoes and dressed poultry demand remain fair, with steady butter and quiet cheese while refined sugars hold unchanged. Shipments report wheat at 100 bushels and corn around 22 000 bushels, reflecting a stable but varied farm market.

Philadelpha Philadelphia New York Wiktern

New York Grain and Produce Market Report

Grain and produce prices mixed with steady tones as futures opened steady on favorable cables. Wheat, corn, and oats showed mixed bids with no clear gains, while buyers remained cautious and prices drifted within narrow ranges through the session.

New York Michigan Malerate Tive Wwe Imac Gotlon

Western Creamery and Livestock Prices Reported in Fragmented Text

Fragmentary OCR lists several creamery names and cattle quotes, including Butter-bm and June creamery amid scattered terms like dairy products, beef, calves, cows, heifers, and lambs. The text mentions wholesale items, stocker cattle, and market phrases without coherent context or full data.

Western Creamery Twite Wygase BaSze Imihation Creamery Iwazte State Dulty Ieise Zhite Pontus Millerk Walle New York Der Krusiers Reese Cilde Ember

Unclear OCR fragment prompts ambiguous summary

Fragmentary text shows mixed words and names, lacks coherent events or identifiable entities. The piece appears to be garbled OCR with scattered terms like workers, heavy themes, prices, and various proper nouns, but no clear news item or outcome.

Unclear Philadelphia Market Notes With Mixed Terms

The fragmentary text references Philadelphia and weekly market notes with terms like 2282 008 beer and prices. The readable elements suggest a report on demand and price movement but lack coherent facts, dates, or names to form a complete summary.

Philadelphia Dee Dudge

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