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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1894
Page
3
Shoppers are urged to visit Davidow Bros for solid silver teaspoons at 8.9 percent, with comparisons to other shops offering $4.04. The ad promotes tortoise shell hairpins, sterling silver watch boxes, and extra brewery offerings from E Robinsons Sons and B. Robinsons Brewery during Christmas and holidays.
A bustling Lackawanna Avenue scene shows a dense, festive crowd of men women and children thronging shops for cheap Christmas goods. Clerks tire as buyers surge through doors and along corridors while shoppers jostle in the streetcars and glow with holiday spirit amid lights and decorations.
The Third National Bank of this city received a government notice to file its quarterly financial condition report and completed it in an hour and a quarter. The author commends the cashier William H. Peck and praises the bank’s exact business methods and excellent condition.
Patrick McGee of River Street near South Washington Avenue sat drunk and injured his wife and mother in law after forceful celebrations. Police at Central Station filed charges after 2 PM while neighbor Michael Kelly interfered with officers. Michael Burns of Irving Avenue beat his children before turning his family into the cold night. his wife did not appear in court as Burns was remanded for a morning hearing while family members urged leniency.
Thomas J. Shea and company closed their engagement at the Academy of Music Saturday night with an excellent production of The Snares of New York. The house was crowded with standing room at a premium. In the afternoon Rip Van Winkle was presented.
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