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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1899
Page
10
Superintendent Garr reports total enrollment 2944 with 1040 female and 2004 overall average attendance. The perfect attendance count is 1 with 45 corporal punishments and 663 tardies. Foreign pupils numbered 5. five teachers attended meetings. citizens, directors, and superintendents counts are listed.
A committee met to organize a Christmas fund and provisions drive for the Nanticoke strikers. Donations may be left at the empty storeroom in the Leider building. Strikers have returned to work but will not receive funds for a month, prompting generous response to aid a worthy cause.
A planned improvement will extend Seventh avenues from the Delaware and Hudson tracks to the boulevard on the West Side. The change will affect property owned by Mille & Co with dwelling homes near the piers. Property owners protest damages and fear impact on their lots.
Yesterday forenoon rain suspended operations on the transportation complex improving work on Majin street. Afternoon weather cleared briefly but mud persists delaying rail bed work. Mrs. Paya and W Evans hosted visitors while miners in No. 3 gallery and Powlerly workers await their pay. Miss Wilde and Miss Yon returned from travels.
The Jermyn and Mayfield school board met last evening to address heat and ventilation issues with Sinead, Wille & Company. They accepted a note from County Superintendent Tasier about teacher institute attendance and approved several payments. A request from Edward Brubbe for 125 on a painting contract was approved. Carbondale township officials urged tuition support for Boott road pupils, granted at one dollar per pupil per month. Winter holidays set December 22 to January 2. The board discussed redeeming about 4100 in outstanding orders drawing 6 percent interest, and authorized the treasurer to redeem them. Cora Davis is promoted to succeed Miss Jones. five applicants were considered for the vacancy, with Miss Mechrone elected after ballots. The Ladies Aid Society bazaar at St. James’ church’s Enterprise hall opens tonight, with nightly entertainment and a 10 cent admission.
Rev Maynard R Thompson was formally installed as pastor of the First Baptist Church in a large service with an invocation anthem Scripture lesson and installation sermon. The Twentieth Century Wheelmen elected officers including BHreas president I Kelfer view president WI Parke and Merton Wheeler as treasurer. Samuel Harvey awaits healing at Carbondale hospital after a fractured skull.
In Scranton at the Price Library room Professor George Howell head of the city schools will deliver an illustrated lecture on the value of patience and scholarship. Admission is free. Also planned are musical solos recitations and duets by local singers and students. Meanwhile Tailor Camp No 422 plans a grand Friday evening entertainment at Main street rooms with refreshments. Archbald colliery shifts are resumed after demand for coal, and local families visit relatives in Pittston.
The piece extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a superior medicine that cures colds, prevents serious illness, and saves children from croup and whooping cough. Matthew Brown, wholesale and retail agent, endorses its efficacy and notes its appeal to many users.
Olyphant council held regular session with members present. Bills for electric plant supplies and street work were approved and referred for review. Board of health resignation accepted after committee found no consent from members. Play casting announced for The Heart of Erin to benefit the A C H H society at the opera house Friday night with local residents in named roles.
MIWOOKA The St Josephs Total Abstinence and Benevolent society met in regular session yesterday afternoon at their hall on Main Street A committee was appointed to take charge of their annual ball which will be held New Years night in their hall on Main Street Mrs Needham of sugar Noteh is
The guest of Mrs. John King on Main Street was Mrs Miss Kate Edwards and Miss Kate McVarieh who spent yesterday with friends in Pltteton. Mr J P Diskin of Main Street also visited Pittston with friends. W ot Edwards of Greenwood has recovered from a serious illness.
A report on James A. Herne's Hearts of Oak at the Lyceum with praise for the cast led by Sulivan and Herne veterans like James Horne and Margaret Cerll. Also notes The Flip Patrol at Academy of Music by Aubrey Stock Company and upcoming An Ring of Iron and Chauncey Oscott shows with new songs by Golcott and Olcott.
The Tywine Brothers, renowned Santomimic comedy leaders, stage an original Eight Bells production at the Lyceum next Saturday afternoon and evening. The act promises unprecedented feats and witty wordplay, showcasing their reputed punting and acrobatic skills.
One week from tonight Francis Wagon appears at the Lyceum in a new comic opera Cyrano de Bergerne. The Lyceum also features The Musketeers with Wodom es Oo Ned by his stage ensemble.
The article lists first to fourth football elevens with players by position from various colleges and teams. It notes Campbell Wo, Wheelock, Hittetrud Pir, Daluth, Sawinhho, and Benoeu hods among others, including Palmer Pri and Kendall off. It hints at a future meeting and discusses kicking specialists and lineups for an upcoming contest.
Spring reports show Mr Hoskins guiding Bucknell football to a fall season with a notable victory over veteran Billy College at Wililomepitt. On November 4 he became director of athletics at Bucknell and proved a popular choice.
The Board of Charities presents ten months of activity detailing 1 727 applications for aid and investigations. Many cases are found not in need, with 19 employed and 44 transported, 12 provided lodging, 22 medical aid, and 47 under review. The report praises investigations for reducing repeat needs and notes progress toward permanent housing and a charter to expand duties. It also records treasurer figures and board reorganization with officers reappointed and thanks to key supporters.
A fragmented page of business notices lists professionals and firms including a homeopath Dr Mary A Shietimierd and Dr H M Gates, multiple office addresses, and trades such as seedmen, nurserymen, wire manufacturers, and an orchestra for events. Contact details show telephone lines and street addresses across Madison and Wyoming avenues and nearby neighborhoods, reflecting a historical community directory.
Schedule details list trains from Central Kalkaitoo to New York Newark Bethlehem Allentown and other points with times for morning and afternoon departures. Notes mention exclusive anthracite coal use and stations at Liberty Street South Ferry Whitehall. Officials H. Olnauben and P. Baldwin referenced as general manager and agent.
Trains leave Eccranton for Philadelphia and New York via seven routes and branches. Provides times 1458 and 1204 with express options and Sunday schedules. Notes routes to White River Junction, Wilkes Barre, Towanda Elmira and Buffalo, with Pullman reservations and station agents listed.
Time table shows trains in effect on July 11 1804 with routes from Scranton to New York via Nowbureh and Kirie railroad. Local stops Hawkes and others listed with departures at 7.05 am and 2.28 pm. Returning lines reach Scranton at 2 am, 8 pm and 11 pm.
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