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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
8
Three floors of 100 by 50 feet display a large variety of items from books and Bibles to toys and dolls plus calendars diaries and art articles. Customers praise this year’s display and early shoppers are promised better attention with stock full and fresh.
At a North Park home Mr and Mrs Hurley hosted an at home and evening dance with a large guest list. Mrs W A Drake of Syracuse welcomed guests with the Hurleys as the Lawrence Orchestra provided music. An afternoon reception drew many young ladies including a delegation of fifty or more from Carbondale. Mrs Hurley was assisted by Mrs Kennedy Mrs Sturges and Miss Van Blarcom among others.
Elaborate Christmas programs span Cathedral Elm Park First Presbyterian Penn Avenue Horton St Duke Grace Reformed and other central city churches. Highlights include a pontifical high mass at 10 30 a m at the Cathedral with an augmented orchestra and a cantata at Elm Park. multiple sermons and large choir and organ performances mark the day and preceding Sunday observances.
Today through Saturday Mahons Sloe store at 08 Lackawanna avenue advertises half price on Xmas slippers. The item list includes Kodak gifts and Japanese and Chinese goods at 217 Sprince street with opera bags and novelty inks. Reynolds Bros promote Hotel Jermyn cigars and gold plated inkstands.
Pupils of the Scranton Conservatory of Music piano department under Prof. Penkinton perform tonight at 8 in Guernsey Hall Washington Avenue with Yeomen students under Miss Timherman contributing vocal and ensemble numbers. The program features solos, duets, and group pieces by noted composers and includes works by Browning, Hensler, and Dusing.
Invitations issued for Princeton dance at the Bicycle club on Christmas night following the Glee club concert. Harry Lathrope will make his first appearance in his home city as leader of the Princeton Musical club. The event takes place in St Luke's parish hall.
Personal W J Welsh returns from Lafayette College for the holidays. Mrs B Shackman of New York visits her daughter Mrs Chap man on Adams Avenue. Mish Jonnie McAndrews of Hawley returns after a visit. Clergy Rev Robert F Y Pierce returns from Chicago after lecturing on Illustrated Preaching. Rev Dr James Melcord of Brooklyn suffers illness. wife and daughter travel from the city. John Walsh to wed Miss Maranet Hayes on Wednesday afternoon. Albert J Moen at Penn dental spends Christmas with parents. John Beamish at University of Pennsylvania returns for Christmas vacation.
Place orders for Christmas cakes and ice cream at Huntington's 420 Spruce Street. The Tribune Year Book 1400 announces James O Noells in The Musketeers opening tomorrow as a feature, with distribution set for January 1.
A local shop promotes the Winton Pen with engraving services and card preparation. Mentions include Treynolis Bros and Mahon’s Shop at S08 Lackawanna Avenue, plus Reynolda Bros and Finley’s retailing late evening hours through Christmas.
A motor man pursued rowdy boys on the Dunmore No 6 line but the car sped away. A woman Mrs John McHugh and her two children were forced to jump from the moving car and were injured though not fatally. The car left the track at a curve near Butler street, smashing windows and equipment but the line reopened after quick repairs.
News item reports Shiek held in bail as a sale opens tomorrow morning featuring the London and New York opera, The Musketeers. Other listings include James O Naili on TV Artaghan and products The Winton pen and Smoking Sete at Landis with 207 Bed Uw Ning Avenue.
Children invited to our Dry Goods room to see Santa Claus. Each child accompanied by one adult receives a ticket for prizes given away free to attendees. Prize drawings offered to young visitors in a festive event.
The offer lists two grand prizes and six for girls including large dolls in pink blue and yellow, a doll carriage, a doll go cart, a toy piano, a hobby horse, a silver drum, a patent sled, a sleigh, a tool set, and a toy dresser. Entries are free and multiple visits increase chances.
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