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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1894
Page
5
Church choirs rehearse Christmas music and union services fill the week with concerts and lectures. Marriages, funerals, and civic notices appear alongside bridge works and council misorder corrections as local groups announce gatherings and special offerings.
Preparations for a monster New Year reception include decorating many rooms to surpass all prior events. A splendid program of vocal and instrumental music with artists from New York will be offered, running from 2 PM to 8 PM.
A 19 year old Polish girl named Burch eloped Christmas morning with Frank Muskitus after two weeks in the country. Her brother Peter opposed the match leading to an arrest after they were found together in the Oak street home. Muskitus was jailed in default of $1,000 bail for court appearance.
Rhea performed The New Magdalen at the Academy of Music last night. The drama follows Mercy Merrick a nurse who assumes Miss Roseberrys identity to escape her past and faces discovery and punishment while Grace Roseberry a victim seeks protection. Rhea delivers a finished conscientious performance with strong support from Mr Hant as Rev Julian Gray.
John Jackson of H street Jermyn was found dead in the Delaware and Hudson mine at Jermyn yesterday morning about 7 oclock. He had long suffered from neuralgia of the stomach and likely died from a sudden attack while at work. He leaves a wife and twelve children, five in England.
Engraved cards at Reynolds Bros advertise a diamond ring contest between General Manager Reetem of the Traction Co and Hon John Graham of Wilkes-Barre with proceeds to the Church of the Sacred Heart at Plating. Also promotes wool goods, Turkish baths for ladies, dioramas from Pratt's Book Store, fur capes and cloaks by G Owens, and leather travel cases with various local businesses listed.
Ex judge Henry M Seely died at his home in Honesdale after an illness of months Brights disease. He served twelve years as resident judge of the Wayne Pike district and will be buried Friday in Glen Dyberry He was a prominent lawyer bank president and respected figure in Wayne County Born Sept 18 18 in Seelyville He studied at Yale Albany Law School and practiced in New York before returning to Wayne County His colleagues described him as impartial decisive and deeply Christian Funeral set for 2 16 PM at his residence with interment in Glen Dyberry cemetery Ex Justice Alfred Hand convened a meeting of the Lackawanna Bar association to mark his passing.
The Board of Poor Directors conducted an inventory at Hillside Home yesterday. Six travelers departed the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western depot at 9 a m with the secretary and were kept at work until 7 p m compiling furniture, domestic and culinary items into a twenty six page list for appraisal. Superintendents and Dr Evans praised for orderly departments and patient satisfaction with diet and home.
A joint session of councils will meet to act on the streets and bridges committee report. The Edge Moor Bridge Co of Wilmington is recommended for the Linden street bridge contract and the Phoenix Bridge Co of Phoenixville Pa for the Spruce street bridge. A job quorum was absent Monday night, delaying a meeting.
Frank Ruccio, a laborer for the Scranton Gas and Water Co, was badly injured in a dynamite explosion while blasting rock at the Elmhurst reservoir. A cartridge exploded prematurely blowing off his left hand and severely injuring his right arm. He was hospitalized at Lackawanna Hospital in precarious condition.
John Powell of Hireh avenue was found dead in bed yesterday morning. His sister discovered the body. He suffered from heart disease and his death is believed to be caused by it. He was 56 and survived by three sisters and three brothers.
William FP Griffiths of Taylor was appointed county mercantile appraiser by the county commissioners. He currently serves on the miners examining board of this district. Pratt's Book Store. The New Webster Dictionary, leather bound, 50 cents, Reynolds Bros.
Taxpayers are urged to pay city and school taxes by the extended deadline of January 1, 1805. Failure to pay on time will incur a 7 percent city tax and a percentage for the school tax, plus monthly penalties thereafter. City Treasurer R. G. Brooks announces the notice.
Snowbound city faces major travel disruption as gangs clear tracks and an electric street sweeper operates amid halted streetcar service. Late reports show eighteen inches of snow in Peckville with drifts four to five feet on Mount Pocono. trains late and cabs scarce as residents walk or pay double fares.
A large gathering of friends and relatives celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Hopewell at their residence on Sanderson avenue last night. The couple marked fifteen years of marriage with guests and well wishes.
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