City Notes Recitals Meetings and Local Judicial News
Recitals at the Bicycle club house and social events cited. Meetings of Hornton Christian Endeavor union and Foreth ward political club set. John Ley charged with wife beating in county jail. Volunteer Firemen to elect officers. board of control to discuss half month pay and Christmas vacation. Funeral of Mrs. Morton affects store hours. Edward Hawley injures shoulder. adoption petition in Scranton area. pay to Coal Brook miners and Plymouth Boston mines noted. Several court actions including bail, licenses, and police reprisal. Community notices include bridge work and street repairs. ice company directors elected. upcoming New Society banquet with a program of speakers and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horanton Christian Endeavor Union Va
Foreth Ward
Barrowman's Hall
North Main Avenue
John Ley
Jessup
County
Volunteer
Firemen's Association
Ofcera
Board of Control
Thomas Morton
Louis Conrad
Edward Hawley
Seventh Street
Johnson's Pond
John M. Beemer
Mayfield
Mary
Thomas M. Davis
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Coal Brook
Wilson's Creek
Carbondale
Boston Mines
Plymouth
G. A. Trotten
Phenix Bridge Company
Zang
Charles Jenkins
Ball
Justice of the Peace
Thomas J. Gildea
Archbald
William Dougherms
Simpson
Phillips
Nicholson
Linden Street
West Mountain
Johelson Quarries
King & Cleary
Consumers’ Ice Company
P. J. Horan
J. HM
Teell
C. D. Fores
R. G. Brooks
Rob Reeves
I. F. Megargel
William Connell
A. D. Blackington
B. Sturges
New Society of Northeastern Pennivenia
Hotel Terrace
G. Parsons Nichols
Binghamton
C. D. Foster
Wilkes-Barre
B. S Jurges
A. J. Colborn
Thin City
Theron G. Osborne
Greenwood
C. L. Swarts
George Kirby
T. d. Lane
J. Sentinel
Henry Rappardon
B.C. Newcomb
Trus
Death of Allan Shiffer Fireman In Milk Train Collision
Allan B. Shiffer, 35, a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western fireman, was killed at Nay Aug when he stepped from his engine into an oncoming milk train. The body was returned to Scranton for burial after services at his home. He was unmarried, lived with his widowed mother, and belonged to several fraternal orders. Funeral services planned for the residence with interment in Stroudsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan B. Shiffer
Delaware
Lackawanna and Western
Nay Aug
Nay Ang
Shiffer
South Hyde Park Avenue
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
the Mutual Aid
Electric City Lodge
No. 177
Knights of Malta
Camp 33
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Knights of Pythias
Stroudsburg
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Shea Delights with The Fire Patrol at Academy of Music
At the Academy of Music Mr. Shea pleased a large audience with The Fire Patrol with scenes marked by applause after each act. Jack Dallas showed romantic talent while Joseph T. Greene’s villain was strong though sedate. Henry Testa impressed as Dave Armstrong and Jere McAuliffe charmed the crowd. Louise Hoofer Nesmith gave a graceful Nellie Latimer. The dual Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde will be performed again tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Shea
Fire Patrol
Academy of Music
Jack Dallas
Joseph T. Greene
Henry Testa
Dave Armstrong
Jere McAuliffe
Louise Hoofer Nesmith
Nellie Latimer
Analgsia
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Academy
Turnquest's Advertises Table Requisites on Washington Ave
An array of dining ware items including fruit knives butter spreaders syrup jugs coffee brushes tooth picks crumb trays and more is advertised for sale at Turnquest's 205 Washington Avenue. The listing highlights a wide selection of table requisites and related kitchen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnquest
Washington Avenue
Parkhurst Lecture Decries Municipal Rottenness in Scranton
Rev Dr Charles H Parkhurst spoke at Frothingham theater on Pure Civil Government for Park Place Methodist aiding by local figures including Rev G T Price. He urged nonpartisan city rule, denounced corruption and urged Christians to vote, with references to New York sermons and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Parkhurst
Frothingham Theater
Park Place
Scranton
Parkhurst
Lackawanna
New York City
James Blair
G. T. Price
W. H. Pearce
James H. Torrey
W. A. May
Dr. Parkhurst
Mr. Blair
Washington Avenue
Mulberry Street
Schuylkill County
Torrey
McLeod
Porter In The Toils For City Fraudster Porter
Porter George W. Porter a Suburban Electric Light Company lineman who vanished on November 18 was arrested in Buffalo. He collected and kept hundreds of dollars by fraudulent billing and left town with tickets to New York and Atlanta. Detectives and the Barring McSweeney agency tracked him down after charges were filed by the Suburban company. He had rented a Dickson Avenue house and lived at the St Charles hotel while evading repayment for more than $100 in Dunmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Porter
Suburban Electric Light Company
Buffalo
William T. Simpson
Porter
Barring & McSweeney
Atlanta
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
New York
F E. B. Sturges
Beale
Dickson Avenue
St. Charles
Dunmore
J. D. Williams & Brother Expand Toy Stores for Holidays
Scranton merchants J. D. Williams & Brother increased their Lackawanna avenue facilities adding a third storefront connected by an archway. The new 20,000 square feet houses toys, dolls, wagons and iron figures, with prices aimed at reaching broad holiday buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Williams & Brother
J. D. Willams & Brother
Lackawanna Avenue
Christma Toys
Scranton
Claude Pratt
Lackawana Avenue
Williama
The Popularity of the Piano and a Weber Endorsement
An article extols the piano as a supreme instrument and cites the Weber piano as an exemplar of quality and tone. It notes construction quality matters and praises Weber for its world wide reputation and unmatched tone. A brief ad fragment mentions Turnquist's store offering silver and gold novelties at 206 Washington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnquests
Washington Avenue
Turnqueat's
Foundling heroine outwits attorney in inheritance plot
Last evening the play follows a foundling sharpened by contact with the world who foils an attorney entrusted with papers trying to cheat her. May Smith Robbins headlines as Little Trixie, while Fred Robbins as Socrates Winterpippins delivers hearty laughs. Audience remark on love and the couple’s gift selections at Turnquest’s counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trixie
May Smith Robbins
Fred Robbins
Socrates Winterpippins
Turnquest Ads Promote Jewelry and Household Goods
The advertisement row promotes jewelry and watches at Turnquest 205 206 Washington avenue with a solid 14 karat Ford Hunting Case watch. It also touts Gorham silverware and other gifts as durable Christmas options alongside civic measures discussed by the Common Council Judiciary Committee tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnquest
Washington Avenue
Gorham
The Merry World Tonight at Frothingham Hall
The Merry Wort company returns to the Frothingham for a lively program blending music drama comedy burlesque vaudeville and operatic turns with special scenery and costumes. See Turnquest and Radin Brothers ads interwoven in this lively page of theater and shopping notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Wort
Frothingham
Canary & Lederer
Furrier in City Offers Practical Fur Restoration
In a bold city advertisement the shop pledges practical fur restoration and renewal services promising durable improve ments by a trusted local furrier.
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S. H. Hurst
Ohio
Norrman & Moore Fire Insurance
Wyoming Ave
Busset Shoes
Commonwealth Shoe Store
THE
India
City Notes
Julia Allen
Pat
Mears & Hagen
Allan Shiffer
China
Peter Williamson Lodge
A. M
Masonic Temple
St. John's Day
Edward Evans
W.8
Diehl
EB. H. Lynde
Co. L. van Buskirk
T. H. Lyddon
T. F. Wells
BE. P. Kingsbury
A. B. Stevens
R. A. Zimmerman
T. ¥. Penman
J. H. Reynolds
J. H. Deacon
T. F. Penman
A. B. Holmes
F. L. Brown
C. L. van Buskirk
E. P. Kingsbury
Joseph H. Gunster
Enos Hall
C. J. der
Delft
Finleys
Cannon
Turnquest’s
Pickle
Reynolds Bros
Protingham Theater
Blair
Grand Jury
New York Sun
Colonel Warring
Ucket
Israel
Lackawanna Road
Diamond Merchant and Jeweler
Episcopal
Denman Thompson
Turnquest's
Lemaire
Dr. Shimberg
Spruce Street
Penn Avenue Church
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Adame Avenue
Turnquost's
Santa Claus
Williams
Ufe
Scranton Tribune
Kate
Little Trixie
Davis
Davis’ Theater
Philadelphia Press
Mother
Sissy
Judiciary Committee
Common Council
Board of Assessors
New Street
Shams
Radin Brothera
Penn Avenue
Radin Brothers
Rogers Brothers
Best
Turnquest, the Jeweler
Penn
Richman
Taylor
Scranton and
Taylor's Directory
Tribune
Weber
Guernsey Bros
Father
Nowey
Hallacher’s
H. Langfeld
Lackawanna Ave
S. C. Snyder
D. D
Brownie
Berry
California
London
Jamaica
Elgin Creamery
Scranton School of Elocution
L. J. Richards
BURA
Washington
Columbus Monument
Ttt
Akimgetnn Fu & BP
Pennsylvania
J. Bolz
Wyoming Avenue
Emerson
Malcolm Lova
Clough & Warren
Carpenter
Waterloo
J. Lawrence Stelle
Christian Useri
Chia
Louis Rupprecht
Eugene Kieberg
Penn Avan
Baptist Church
Piano
Powells
Music Store
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