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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
2
Christmas was celebrated across most city churches with rich music and lavish decorations. Kim Park and First Presbyterian led grand programs directed by Pennington and Watkins, featuring choirs soloists and orchestral excerpts amid sermons on the season.
Congregational music was performed at Grace English Lutheran Church with morning and evening programmes. Pastor Luther Hess Waring delivered a Christmas sermon from Isaiah 2 and spoke of the star in the east. Holy Trinity Lutheran on Mulberry and Adama avenues was beautifully decorated with music by the choir and a duet by Miss Bessie Shive and David Davis. RR Protheroe led on organ.
Emperor William I met Chancellor Count Von Buelow this afternoon in Berlin and personally conferred the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle. The exclusive wire report from Vie Associated Press notes the ceremony took place at the royal palace.
Exclusive wire reports from Hevilh say aeronaut Cuout Zeeplin will address the Roman Colonial Society about the future use of his airship. His talk is awaited with interest for plans involving aerial travel and colonial projects.
In Carbondale Fell township a Saturday night meeting at Simpson town hall registered candidates for February elections. Chairman John Mooty kept order as secretary Joseph Burns, with others, set caucus for Monday December 41 from 4 to 8 pm. Officers list includes two supervisors, two school directors, one poor director, one assessor, one treasurer, one town clerk, one auditor and three district election officers. Nominees: Town Clerk John Dolan and Thomas Kennedy. Auditor Daniel Lynch, John Roland, Peter Dougherty. Treasurer Andrew Moran, Adam Hamlyn. Assessor Frank Sterling. Poor Director Thomas Kinney, Michiel Snee, Barney Tormski. School Directors Edward Healy, Thomas Crogan, James Heenan, Martin Mullarky. Supervisors Robert Walker, John Ledger, Daniel Healy, Patrick McCarthy, John Heenan.
Morning and evening services featured special musical programmes directed by Prof. W J Evans with choir assistance from Mrs. George H Ackerman and Leon Piy. Rev A F Chaffee delivered the sermons. The Sunday school plans a Christmas celebration Tuesday with Charles H Gabriel's cantata The Prophet of Nazareth, rehearsed by the children for some time.
Episcopal and First Congregational churches plan a Christmas dinner for patients at Emergency hospital tomorrow. Donations of supplies should be left this afternoon in the Sunday school rooms of the named churches. Churches will continue with New Year’s Day dinners following Thanksgiving and a prior Presbyterian and Methodist effort. The ladies request shower gifts as well, noting inmates enjoy the meals.
John J. Walker of South Washington Street died this afternoon after several months illness. He was foreman of the machine shops at Mayfield yard. Survived by five children Emmett J. Walker and others in this city and Forest City. funeral arrangements to be announced later.
In Bethany the funeral for the late Mrs. Milton Lawrence was attended by Mr. and Mrs. John H. M. Brink of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Herman of Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shay, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brink of Binghamton, and Mr. and Mrs. William Bate of Forest City.
Mr and Mrs Michael Swannick of Powderly are mourning the death of their son Patrick Joseph who died early yesterday. He was 2 years 11 months 17 days old. Interment will be this afternoon at Ft Roses cemetery.
A locomotive ran a wreck at the D. and F. H. round house and crashed into a wall causing considerable damage. Albert Te. Huddy was the hostler in charge of it.
Arthur Williams of Scranton spent yesterday in town. Charkin McIntire of Schenectady is visiting relatives here. Miss Mary Gilligan of New York City will spend Christmas with Carbondale relatives. Mrs. Robert Baird of Bennywine street will spend Christmas in New York state. Miss Joe Burr, long in New York City, has returned home. Miss May Biles of New York City visits her parents on Washington street. Mrs. N. J. McTighe and three children of Atlantic City are visiting Mrs. John Chine on Dundalf street. Samuel Warritt of Winendale, a brother of Mrs. G. Frank Couch, was in Carbondale yesterday. Miss Hess Millard of Elmira is expected to spend Christmas with her parents on Belmont street.
The body of Timothy Foley of the place was found on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad track near B. N. Swarts residence. He was believed struck by the passenger train at 522 p.m. The remains were moved to G. B. Brown’s undertaker and interred at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Timothy Foley was a local resident.
Moscow Friday afternoon pupils performed their parts with credit to teachers. C W Bourn visited his daughter Mrs Wallace Swarts of Scranton Friday. Christmas tree exercises planned at the Methodist Episcopal church on Christmas evening by the Sunday school. Mrs Eshleman offers home made bread for sale at Mrs Pelton's store.
Ontario and Western conductor Fred Green died at his Mayfield home aged 92 after a sudden illness. Funeral in Mayfield then interment in Jackson County New York. Also reports of Patrick Bergan’s funeral, local marriages, Christmas services, streetcar strike impact, and residents visiting or returning home for holidays.
Patrick O Malley died at his brother James O Malley's Dunmore street home at 6 oclock after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Westport Ireland he was 70. Funeral tomorrow at 3 PM with interment in St Patrick cemetery.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for colds in one day. The offer promises no cure, with a bold price of 25 cents and a simple payment claim.
The funeral for Edward J Evans was conducted at his Taylor Street residence with the Rev H H Harris and Rev J C Vans officiating. Burial followed at Forest Home cemetery as the Pyne Mine Accidental fund members attended in a body.
The ceremony takes place at the home of the bride's parents on Depot street with Rew J. and Thomas officiating at high noon. The couple leaves on the 1.95 Delaware and Hudson train for Binghamton and plans to reside in Scranton after their return. Mrs. Willig Krug of New York visits her parents on Main street.
Frank Rogen a brakeman on the Sterrick Creek locomotive suffered a broken tee below the knee joint while on duty Friday afternoon. The nearby school closed for Christmas and will reopen January 2, 2001. A grand ball at St James hall hosted by St James society promises a merry event. Whitenborough teachers received their monthly salary at the high school Friday evening. Miss Cuskes of Poyntelle is visiting relatives in town.
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