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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1898
Page
5
AYouthful mob from No 36 school chased a man through Penn Avenue and Mulberry Street as snow covered the ground. A confrontation near a peanut stand ended with the man and peanuts scattered. the crowd dispersed while the man cursed policemen.
A Scranton writer crafts a parody on the war time song We Are Coming Father Abraham Three Hundred Thousand More about farmers resisting wartime disruption at the Delaware and Hudson farm once supervised by Abraham Vandling. The piece laments crop damage and warns of a renewed march.
Sol Goldsmith of Goldsmiths Bazaar leaves for New York on business. Colonel Coursen of the Thirteenth regiment was in Honesdale yesterday on military business. Ada Wolfe of Wyoming visits Misdes Burnett in Richmond Park for several days. Architect E G Worden and wife go to New York to attend grand opera. J Weichel of Weichel Bros. searches in New York for stock for a new Wyoming Avenue store. Edward Mra Daniel Langstaff and Mrs Shiver and daughter depart for Florida to spend winter at Rock Ledue.
Pupils of Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey hosted a reception at her Wyoming Avenue studio last evening. The elaborate decor featured palms and roses, with several assistants and teachers serving refreshments. A choral and dramatic program followed, including recitations, pantomime The Raven, and a baritone solo, before dancing and games concluded the event. Attendees included numerous families and local residents.
In Winton Lys Thom Gallagher funeral from late residence Wednesday morning at 10. Interment in St. Patrick Episcopal cemetery Olyphant. Anthony Leonard of North Scranton funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2:20 from his home with services at Holy Redeemer Church and interment in Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. Mrs P D Manley of Dunmore funeral Wednesday forenoon with high mass at 9:30 in St Marys church and interment in old Catholic cemetery. Mrs P M Moffitt of Green Ridge funeral Tuesday forenoon with high mass at St Pauls Church and interment in Carbondale. Neille Mullen of Scranton funeral Wednesday morning at 9 burial Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
After the final performance of Mc Nulty's Visit at the Academy of Music, actor John D Ferguson found himself locked inside a dark theater. He crawled to the stage lights, found a match, navigated by sense to a doorway, and emerged outside to call manager Harvey D Long. Ferguson advised the crew to lock the door and then went to the Conway house to sleep.
The Lackawanna and Luzerne counties WCTU mid year convention meets at Elm Park Church. Morning program includes devotionals, committee appointments, addresses, and reports on temperance and youth work. Evening session features hymnody, scripture, and an address by Mrs. Louisa Rounds, Illinois WCTU state president.
New York press reports W H Clearwater posts a 75 dollar forfeit with Brunswick Balke Callender for another match against Jerome R Keogh of the city. Keogh awaits official notice and expects word today. If held, the bout must occur within forty days with Keogh dictating the venue.
Inat Coursen's Gem flour claim emphasizes superior bread quality and cost savings. A customer reports saving $1 per barrel by buying four sacks of a high grade brand. The ad promotes Triple Blend Java at 32¢, 5 for $1, and pulverized varieties at 35–38¢, asserting Best Goods for Least Money.
The English champion John Roberts and Clearwater will stage a contest in London with dates to be agreed. If the dates clash Clearwater may delay, otherwise Mr Keogh could compel terms by naming London as the venue under the rules.
Mayor Batley will not veto the Wyoming avenue extension ordinance and may become operative without his signature. The consideration deadline is Feb 12. Mayor Bailey and City Engineer Phillips will inspect the territory to be occupied by the proposed avenue.
Hundreds were turned away at the Old Folks concert at M A hall last night as tickets sold out before the show. The program showcased top local talent with Miss Cordelia Freeman and John T. Watkins earning high praise.
Merritt B. Peck of Minneapolis killed at a railroad crossing in Kansas City was brought home for burial. The body arrived on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train, with brother W. H. Peck, bank cashier, present. The service at Mrs. G. M. Peck’s home was led by Rev. A. F. Chaffee and William Edgar, with private interment in Dunmore cemetery. Pallbearers included J. S. Miller B. W. Smith W. D. Green W. W. Lathrope and George L. Peck.
J P Vetter to host a meeting at his Penn avenue pharmacy next Saturday at 7 30 PM for twenty local Klondike cadets who remain interested in a gold expedition. officials report that about twenty may go with some forming a group while others back out for reasons not yet settled.
Leon Olchefsky of South Scranton posted bail of 600 for fellow countryman Peter Bukczynski after a petty trespass charge from Stephen Knepple. The case arose from Bukczynski removing a post from Knepple’s property, prompting an Alderman Howe hearing and Olchefski becoming security.
Frei Newmills known as Nick writes A Coon for the North a comedy drama to be produced in the city as a benefit for himself. All cast will be colored with the author and three brothers as exceptions. Cast and production date and venue yet to be decided.
The estimates committee of councils is unlikely to begin deliberations on the appropriation ordinance as early as usual. Revision work on the ordinance may also take less time than before. The changes are attributed to ample reasons for both delays and accelerated revisions.
February wrangle over the ordinance proceeding toward six week finish with expected amendments. Estimates committee and council agree that shorter amendment periods and later committee deliberations will improve general satisfaction. Frequent meetings and ward-based trades have altered amendments, and the ordinance is now being printed for late week availability.
The next term at Scranton Conservatory of Music Adams avenue and Linden Street begins Thursday February 3 with 151 students expected to attend. Registration is open for pupils and is directed by J Alfred Pennington.
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