Hyde Park Knights hold three cornered charity event
Hyde Park castle No 38 held an entertainment in St David's hall with a drill by Company C of Iveburg lodge and a dance. H Morean chaired. Participants included Jennie Harris Uriah Davis Bessie Blote Etta Anderson and others. A large crowd attended and refreshments were served by the Ladies assembly. Hyde Park castle reports 80 members in good standing and plans for a Republican caucus in the Fifth ward on Dec 86 with seven alderman candidates and several for common council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. David's Hall
Hyde Park Castle
Knights of the Mystic
Ancient Order
Knights of the Mystic Chain
Comny C
Iveburg
H. 3
Morean
Jennie Harris
Uriah Davis
Bessie Blote
Etta Anderson
Mary L. Thomas Gertrude Harris
Hugh A. Jones
Jacob Jenkins
William P. Morgan
David Smith
Cave
William Howard
Watkin Morgan
Wile
Common Council
Fifth Ward
Fairchild
Benjamin Griffiths
Timothy Jones
Mo L. Blair
Dw, Morgan
Lb. BE. Morgan
Frank Gleason
Heanleel Davis
Charles E. Godshall
John DD. Phillips
Academy Street
Chester Cammer
John W. Walker
Local Residents Attend Social Events and Charity Ball
Thomas Hodgson, formerly of this place now in finals, visits friends. The Economy Athletic Club plans a ball at Company Harmory Thursday evening, Dec 44. J J Salmon's Specialty Company performed in Archbald, Mis. Florence Clancy of Rosa Avenue remains ill. Mrs D L Wells and daughters Carrie Ina and Mrs W E Henslee are mentioned in society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James RK. Jones
Luzerne Street
Mr. Jones
Royal Arcanum
Ste Toome
T. Johns
Thomas Johns
Moscow
Bert Harrington
Edward Hurrher
Art Davis
John Thomas
Wilkes-Barre
Robert Morrie Glee Club
J. G. Williame
Pittston
West Side
Young People's Society
First Welsh Congregational Church
Samuel Holvey
Hampton Street
Holvey
Thomas Hodgson
Economy Athletic Club
Harmory
J. J. Salmon
Archbald
Mis
Florence Clancy
Rosa Avenue
Tll
D. L. Wells
Carrie
Ina
W. E. Henslee
Women’s Relief corps to host chicken supper at Green Ridge
The Green Ridge contingent of the Woman's Relief corps No. 60 invites friends and the public to a chicken supper at Mrs. M. Tueller’s home 1557 Washington Ave corner Green Ridge St from 5:40 to 10 PM. Proceeds aid relief for the destitute. Take Green Ridge Suburban car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ridge
Woman's Relief Corps
No. 60
Scranton Teams Set For League Opens And Championship
Scranton and Turners prepare for the first league game Monday January 4 as Scranton manager Edward Coleman reshuffles games with Nanticoke. A Turners Athletic Club title game at Turner hall Friday features two four minute halves and a spinal postgame event with officials listed. The roster includes Nelson Teets Joseph McDonald George Koch Theodore Huber and William Wockroch among others. Beecham's Pills ad ends the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Turkera
Edward Coleman
Nanticoke
Company H
North End
Company H Armory
Scranton Athletics
Turners
South Side
Park Place
Scranton Turner
Joseph McDonald
Nelson G. Teets
Edward Eisele
Edward Weit
Charles Bechtold
George Koch
Victor Noth
Theoore Huber
Theodore Hetb
Frederick Tropp
William Wockroch
William Schimpff
Bert Murphy
Steve Rhule
Hert Steele
Robert Allen
James McGaldrick
William Jay
Leon Cleveland
Willam Wockroch
Scranton Turner's
Scranton Athletic Club
Turner Hall
Athletic Club
Helaner
Rose
Schine
Schaffer
Delsting Smith
Neuls
Fickus
Sohns
Man Steals Sardines and $10 Change at Devine's Grocery
A heavyset man with a black moustache asked for sardines at Devine's on Prospect and Hickory. He paid with a $10 bill, coins were short, a bystander or customer lent 50 cents, and the man left with the sardines and the $10 in change. Police Lt Zang and Patrolman Boland seek the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devine
Prospect Avenue
Hickory Street
Zang
D. F. Boland
Martin MetCrea
Minooka
Palmer & McDonald’s
Schwenk's Park
South
Washington Avenue
Frank Moeller
Charles W. Stone
Ge Sture
Borcher's
Cedar Ave
R. J. Callary
Birney Avenue
Plymouth
P. P. Callary
Trouble for Alderman Report on Fines Due City
Mayor signs a resolution ordering the city controller to demand written reports from aldermen on fines and penalties paid into the treasury during the current year. It notes most returns are missing and urges compliance with monthly reporting to the city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Boland
Man Arrested After Stone Attack Over Beer Refusal
Joseph Smith a colored man entered the American House on West Lackawanna Avenue and asked for beer. bartender Jim Sweet refused. Smith returned with a stone, struck the bartender, smashing the back bar mirror and glasses. Smith was arrested on a warrant from Alderman Millar and posted bail. He later swore out a highway robbery warrant against Sweet, which Alderman Hore rejected, and Sweet appeared before Judge Archbald for his appearance at court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Smith
West Lackawanna Avenue
Jim Sweet
Smith
Sweet
Smithereens
Millar
Hore
Archbald
Jack's Extravaganza At Davis Theater Three Day Run Ends Tonight
Sam T. Jack's company begins a three day engagement at Davis' theater with Monte Carlo and The Bull Fighter. The bloomer parade and Salvation Army drill showcase costuming. Led by Charles Banks and Maud Harvey, the troupe plays again this and tomorrow afternoons and evenings before a pleased audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis’ Theatre
Sam T. Jack
Davis’ Theater
Monte Carlo
Salvation Army
Charles Banks
Maud Harvey
Davis
Marriage Licenses Granted and Legal Adjustments in Scranton Area
Several Scranton residents, Thomas KR Hopkins Hannah Saunders John J Burke Flanbeth Boston and Jennie Monk, obtained marriage licenses yesterday. A divorce action by Clara A Green against Frank A Green was discontinued on petition via her next friend John H Fellows. The Nort End Lumber Co sued John Wittig and Guarantee Savings Loan Investment Co for 1451.04. Deputy Sheriff T J Price seized Bell & Chapman store at Peckville for 665, with executive creditors buying. Samuel Porter was named guardian for Bertha Vernon and William Covey and bondsman W D Spencer. The court ordered sale of warded personal estate to support maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas KR. Hopkins
Hannah Saunders
Scranton
John J. Burke
Flanbeth Boston
Joseph K. Bennett
Dunmore
Jennie, Monk
Carbondale
Clara A. Green
John H. Fellows
Frank A. Green
Nort End Lumber Company
Halslander & Vosburg
John ©. Wittig
Guarantee Savings, Loan and Investment Company
Washington, D. C
T. J. Price
Bell & Chapman
Peckville
J. Sweet
Edwards
Samuel Porter
W. D. Spencer
Bertha
Vernon
William Covey
Pardon Covey
Estate Admin Notices and Probate Actions Listed in Scranton
In the Register's Office notices list administration grants and probate actions for residents of Scranton. William A Geddes and Roger Jones are named, with administrators Badie E Wilcox and Mary Ann In, and Helen Bumbell’s will probated with William Richardson of Corning New York as administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Geddes
Scranton
Badie E. Wilcox Yesterca
Hopkins
Roger Jonen
Mary Ann
Helen Bumbell
Wilam Richardson
Corning
N. Y
BromO Quinice Tablets Laxative Ad
Laxative Bromo Quinice Tablets advertised with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Priced at 25 cents.
Hat styles charm Scranton women with refined elegance
A millinery pitch touts fashionable hats for Scranton women and girls. It promises an indescribable air of elegance, claiming the shop offers a knack for making every wearer look like a refined figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Gerson's Hat Trim Sale Announcement
Gerson's Lac 413 Ka. Ave advertises a half price sale on trimmed and untrimmed hats ribbons flowers feathers millinery trimmings. Details emphasize broad discounts and a focus on stylish accessories for current season.
City Assessors Seek Access Amid Civil Question Refusals
The assistant city assessors face property access denials and refusals to answer questions in a dispute reminiscent of Mayor Connell’s era. Mayor Bailey has issued a letter authorizing the board to summon police aid for the execution of their duties, as stated in the document signed by Mayor J. G. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connells
Bailey
Board of City Ftsessors
Police Department
J. G. Bailey
Delaware and Hudson official visits coal department talks
H. G. Young second vice president and general manager arrives in the city in his special car after three days of consultations with local coal department officials. Company officials say the visit carries no special significance and is a routine meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Young
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Coal Department
Mr. Young
Olden Time Stars at Broadway Athletic Club Benefit
About 2 500 attended the Mace-Donovan benefit featuring past stars including John L Sullivan and Corbett. The exhibition bout between Mace and Donovan ended without a decision as Parson Davies oversaw a lively display with parlor showmanship and no winner. A 10 round 115 pound bout between Jim Rose and Jack McKeck was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mace—Donovan
Broadway Athletic Club
Charley Norton
Dan Keefe
Newark
Jim Hall
Pete Burns
Harlem
Ieorge Rooke
John Donaldson
John L. Sullivan
Hilly Edwards
Arthur Chambers
Philadelphia
Chambers
Billy
Ole Armstrong
Chicago
Tommy Kelley
Hoboken
Mace
Donovan
Parson Davies
Mike
Pargon Davies
Jim Rose
Jack McKeck
Six Day Bicycle Race Ends With Madison Square Garden Honors
The New York six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden concluded with Hale crowned world champion and Rice as American champion. Readings and others received prizes. Reading is at Bellevue Hospital. The winners collected substantial cash and plans for a Washington six day race in December are under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Barthold
Reading
Bellevue Hospital
Hale
Rice
America
Forster
Schock
Peirce
Smith
Taylor
Ashinger
Moore
Maddox
Managera Powers
Kennedy
Cassidy
Gannon
McLeod
Glick
Washington
Sporting Notes on Football and Race Controversies
The London paper reports R C Lehman Harvard’s rowing coach praising American football as rough yet disciplined and notes Yale Harvard athletic talks, a possible triangular boat race, and a skater Donoghue facing Paul Gowdher. It covers negro cyclists seeking color-line removal from the League of American Wheelmen and St Louis ministers opposing the South Side race track with a Lafayette Park sermon denouncing gambling and racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
R.c.lehman
Harvard
America
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Cornell
St. Louis
South Side
Lafayette Park Methodist Church
Ir. T
Reduced Washington Excursion Rates By Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets to Washington for March 1 to 4 return by March 4 at reduced rates for the inauguration of President-elect McKinley. Fares from New York 9.00, Philadelphia 5.40, Baltimore 1.40, Harrisburg 5.06, Williamsport 8.79, Buffalo 11.20, Rochester 10.48, Altoona and Pittsburg 10.00, with other stations on the system at reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Williamsport
Buffalo
Rochester
Altoona
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Capital
Tragedy in Jenkintown Woman Suicide After Husband's Death
In Jenkintown Pennsylvania on December 4, Mrs Emma Clayton aged 3 years? The source describes a widow reacting to her husband’s death by placing a shotgun in her mouth and firing, resulting in the upper part of her head being blown off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkintown
Emma Clayton
Reverend Duffy Held on Libel Charge in PA Court
Philadelphia reports Rev. J P Duffy arrested Saturday and charged with libel by State Senator Penrose. He had a hearing this afternoon and was held in eight hundred dollars bail for court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
J. P. Duffy
Penrose
Classified Notices Listing Rooms and Rentals
The notice lists display ads for rooms for sale and rent at ten cents each. It includes items such as furnished rooms house for rent and property for sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of the Suburbs
West Side Events
C. W. Colborn
North Main Avenue
West Fide
Harriet J. Davis
Booth Malin Avenue
Jackson Street
J. C. King
West Lack- Gwanne Avenue
Morgan
North Avenue
Morristown
N. J
Frank Webster
Wayne Avenue
Chris Benjamin
Fenner & Chappell’s
Bonnie Savage Messinger
Brevard Irvin Harris
W. F. Gibbons
Annie Ward
Spring Street
Odd Fellows
Pride of the Valley Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Dunmore Temple
Ladies of the Golden Eagle
Charles Oliver
Green Ridge Street
Martin Dolphin
Brook Street
L. B. Fowler
Mohawk
Myra Knight
Cherry Street
Patrick McDonnell
Taylor Avenue
Jennie Monk
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Avoca
James Burke
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
H. Selbrig
Davis Terr
Lynett Ait Euarch
Westcott William
Webster
Urly
Providence
Filet Beniamin
Pills
Beecham
TRE
South Side News
Locust Street
Maver
Burgess Toy Store
Everything New
In Toys
Jack’s Extravaganza Company
Court House News Notes
Register’s
Lackawanna Avenue
Young
Jem Mace
Mike Donovan
Billy Edwards
John JL. Sullivan
McKeck
Rice Champion OF America
Wilkese Barreane
Sporting Notes
Joseph F. Donoghue
Paul B. Gowdher
Ohio
la Genuine Donoghue
United States
League of American Wheelmen
National Assembly
League
Assembly
Pennesylvania Railroad
Tribune
Mercereau & Connell
Wyoming Avenue
Coal Exchange, Opp, Neotel Jermyn
The
Luther
Maarrticipants
Young Men's Patriotic
SAM T. Jacks Extravaganza Company
Shea
Moosic
Rie Dale Works
Laplin & Rand
Chamtel Co
Exelonves
Washburn
Crosby
Pacific
St. John's
New Foundland
Nevarslip Tos Gals
Bittenbender & CO
General Agents
Scranton, PA
Thee Dickson Manufacturing CO d
Rs Sina Engines
Bokaan
Mitta Ieee
Tor
Feal Medicine CO
Claveland
John MH. Fhelps
Bruce Street
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