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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
10
Colonel George W. Bain of Lexington Kentucky will lecture Monday night as the second number in the Members Course of the Young Men's Christian Association. He will present on The New Woman and the Man. Labeled a popular orator, Bain is described as the most widely known lecturer of the day by family friend Rebecca Hicks.
Fourteen students from Scranton Business College secured positions this week. A graduate was hired at a sixty dollar weekly rate, with several students attaining roles in insurance, mills, and accounting. The piece notes names such as Miss Jessie Morgan and Miss Mamie Ward among others and cites ongoing talks and events at the college.
A fragmented Norfolk style list notes standard tomatoes and extra small Se can priced at 1 50 per 5 pounds. B G Coursen promotes loose diamonds for inspection on Friday and Saturday December 17 and 18. Cy Luther advertises calendars nooklets and hand painted novelties at Reynolds Bros.
Alderman Millar questions a state National Guard order that lists him as assistant adjutant general with rank from June 1805, conflicting with his belief he was reappointed inspector of the Third Brigade. The confusion followed an apparent misprint and calls from officials to clarify his exact role and rank.
The Mulberry Street contract was settled yesterday for 5014.92. The total contract amount is 45001 dollars and the balance will be paid from city assessments. Walatee will receive street improvement bonds as part of the settlement.
City Engineer Pant and Street Commissioner Dunning inspected the mouth of the Lackawanna river to locate the choke point near Washington avenue. The extra width due to a widened culvert is blamed for debris buildup. still the cure and cost will be fixed after the engineer’s report next Thursday night.
A Montrose dispatch reports seven or eight young, unmarried residents have died violently in recent years. Keesquer Dessauer, 20, fell from a Waverly Place roof after chasing from a window. His death follows a string of fatal accidents including drownings and railway deaths tied to local families and the Klondike rumor.
At yesterday's meeting of the peer group the board approved funding to modernize the Millside Home and provide forty new beds. It noted renewed state funds for the coming quarter and discussed aid applications from the South Side, including a widow with three children denied upkeep. Peter Fist, a disabled veteran, was approved for relief to await pension funds.
Joseph Cassesse accused Nallene Vito a hotel cook of stealing a vast Christmas hauler from the Horna hotel. Deputy Sheriff Jordan and Alderman Millar led a warrant search Recoveries included clothing, jewelry, china, towels and dozens of goods from the three-year tenure at the Remate on Lackawanna avenue. Vito denied theft claiming purchase of items and was held for further hearing at the central police station.
A third ward resident, McLaughlin, faces charges including threatening Craigo and selling hyuver without a license. The defense cites attorney Unruh while Dr. Dorle of Syracuse endorses Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Reynolds Bros promotes calendars, novelties, pens, and photograph albums, with James O Malley and H. Crmlec named in the scene.
Monday evening the Pine Tree Total Abstinence Society will mark its twelfth anniversary at its Copouse avenue hall. A supper will follow and Timothy Burke, society president, will deliver an address and introduce toastmaster LD J Campbell. The program includes local speakers and a social afterward.
The Lackawanna Equal Suffrage era met at 669 North Washington avenue with ten new members received. A communication was read and a motion passed signaling increased future interest. Next meeting set for 606 North Washington avenue in December. Members and prospective members welcomed with notices of holiday books and stationery from Reynolds Bros and Clark & Co.
The regular monthly meeting of the bounded trade is set for next Monday with reports on local matters. Officers for 4% will be appointed. three commissions will be formed. discussions cover highway paving and street repairs. A representative to the Scranton Public Library board of trustees will be elected for a five year term, filling Thomas H. Dale’s vacancy. A letter from the Birmingham board of trade concerns train service delays and adjustments, with requests to the superintendent to speed transit and address rail car schedules.
In a box of divorce papers a couple seeks separations amid accusations of cruelty and desertion. Jermine Pierce sues Ellsworth Pierce and Mary Phillips sues John F. Phillips. both marriages dated June 30, 1587, with alleged desertions in November. Newcomb represents the plaintiffs. tax penalties listed by city treasurer Bojan.
Local ad promotes Kromer Bros as the leading clothing house in the state offering a grand display of holiday goods. The message touts a large assortment in house coats, dressing gowns, robes, gentlemen's furnishings, children's reefers and sultings and features C. Luther boasting 31 years in the trade.
Advertisement notes direct shipment of Florida citrus including oranges and grapefruit. Promotional copy emphasizes juice quality and quick delivery to customers seeking fresh produce.
The city makes a flat initial payment of 5535 to Columbia Construction Company under the Mulberry Street project. The payment is the first disbursement in a planned contract settlement with Columbia Companies.
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