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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
10
For the past three days Carbondale sees a marked rise in holiday shopping as stores glow in bright festive displays. Window trees and elaborate decorations captivate shoppers with many storefronts already dressed. Local merchants report heavy activity and expect continued crowds next week.
A confused record from a meeting notes a treasurer reporting funds in the treasury and trustees urged to apply a charter. The by law committee was directed to print one hundred copies of the laws and have the work completed.
The report lists election results for Wednesday evening with names such as Lingfelter, Cathy G. Vote, John Jennings, Robert Mc Hale, Milo Peale, Alwa Dittey, John Kelly, Jieab Kite, Jenna Kelly, A Daley, Edward Inch, Josiah Viander, A W Daley, and J A Alexander as trustees, delegates, and committee members for the Gepartment encampment and related positions.
Last evening at Alumni park locals enjoyed skating on a newly safe rink after recent flooding. The town also received word on several hospital patients and a private funeral set for Mire Pete Alewaider. residents described continued construction and material piling as spring approaches.
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions a sheriff, an heir, a school, and various names. It references a preliminary examination and a will or institute, with scattered references to a secretary and a person named Clifford. The readable bits describe a chaired event and an evening gathering, but details are unclear.
A Price Library Association meeting is planned with local residents and visitors taking part. The article notes social events, a fall at a residence, a fatality in the Pyne area, and local obituaries, along with forthcoming fundraisers and routine society business.
The Peeiniealvania Toul Com holds a regular meeting at Sharon tie base and installs officers including president Miss Mary Alger and secretary Mrs. Ik. A. Polland. Other officers elected at the meeting include vice presidents Mrs. Mary Boylan and Miss Anna Callahan, treasurer Miss Kate Hop, and secretary Mrs. Mare O Byte. Additional notes mention visits from George Walker of Wilkes-Barre and staff changes at Jonas Long's Sons and J. J. Anderson's store.
A Scranton area set of brief items reports students returning home from Stroudsburg State Normal School for holidays, a Scranton visitor, Armine Battenberg starting with Maupe Limber Co, ailing Thomas Revere, the funeral of John Flennetsey with Miners' and Laborers' Benefit Association members in attendance, and local shopping and missionary meetings at Mrs Charlo Baker's home.
A late night collapse caused a cave-in from Lambert Street to Parkenige Street, shifting buildings and flooding the vicinity as water service was cut. Several families were affected, property damage was substantial, and repairs were begun after authorities assessed the sinkage and gasps. The incident disrupted local shops, and the nearby Pittston club saw personnel changes amid the chaos.
Mrs Hose Ebdon wife of Champ lb lon of Delaware street died Thursday morning at 11 o clock aged 32. A operation last Monday proved unsuccessful and her friends fear she could not survive. She belonged to the Five Presbyterian church and was an active worker there. Funeral services will be held Saturday at two o'clock in the Presbyterian church with interment at Hillside cemetery. She leaves three children Beth, Pearl, and Bina and a mother five brothers and two sisters in England. George W. Cramer of Tompkinsville has been in town for a day or two attending the Warren peak feature business. Rumor says Mewben Williams formerly of here died in a Philadelphia hospital.
Mis Ali Keott of Moelhuile N O is a candidate for unineuninon in the Firet ward. Ida Theme visits relatives while The Pockville Cyclone band performs a Seromule to Mie a) Mrs Marton Hlarloe and others attend a social at theatre. A wedding party boards the 1.40 Delaware and Hadaun train for their nuptials.
A Chloe Times-Hunter report recalls Admiral Dewey’s post battle remarks in a conversation with a Chicago newspaper correspondent. Dewey downplays personal glory, saying he paid attention only to the feet of the fight and hints at a story from the battle worth telling.
The passage presents a garbled, OCR like stream of phrases mixing medieval era references with modern sounding names. It mentions figures like Dewey and U.S. leaders, hints at a meeting, and includes scattered, unclear dialogue about events and memory. The overall sense is obscure.
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