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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1895
Page
4
GORMAN'S advertises extraordinary inducements on ladies' muslin underwear with prices ranging from 20 to 1.25 dollars. The listing shows multiple price points including 20c 40c 45c 50c 75c and higher, suggesting a wide sale with tiered discounts. The ad emphasizes prevailing bargains across a variety of underwear items.
A meeting at the Carbondale Traction Company office to discuss lease changes with the Lackawanna Valley Rapid Transit Company attracted six hundred eighteen shares represented. The majority of stockholders objected to transacting business without a proper call. William Walker was in Scranton yesterday. Miss Alice Pidgeon visited Miss Marie Bergan Friday.
A group of Democrats from Montrose Towanda Honesdale and other towns met here for a party conference. Wyoming county backs Mr Jordan and Mr Codding while Homer Greene gains soft support. A sleigh ride and reformist talk accompany county notices and local incidents.
Forest City reports a Republican club meeting at Davies hall and reaction to Susquehanna’s nomination defeat. Charles LeRoy Wheeler visits from Scranton. James Codding of Bradford seen as leading contender. Local mishaps include James Ording’s leg injury and Charles Fallon’s eye wound from mining accidents. Revival services continue with Baptismal Sunday planned. A new Forest City Car and Manufacturing charter seeks a 20000 stock, with 14000 already taken, factory to be built locally.
The Franklin Coal company starts operations above the city and shipped coal yesterday via the Erle railroad. The industry provides employment for many men and boys. Local social and notable events include teas at Mrs. D. Scurry and Mrs. M. A. Harrison on Washington street, a infant son’s interment at St. Rose cemetery, and a lecture at Odd Fellows hall on railway corporations by Prof. Johnson. James J. Burke and bride arrived to reside with his parents on Fike street, Mrs. Pierce Butler hosted a tea on Canaan street, and Mrs. Charles P. Hallock visited Wilkes-Barre. The Daley family will move to a new Washington street residence, Mrs. Searles visits in the city, Evan Tucker resigns from G. W. Reynolds & Son, and Manager Swift discussed Carbondale’s proposed new baseball team.
Miss Timlin of Taylor visits Archbold for a Carbondale concert at the Presbyterian church. The program was praised, attendance large, and the parsonage fund was increased. Composers Foote and Willis Woodward & Co received notice of his song The Miner being accepted for publication with a royal.
An infant child of Thomas Winters of Miner's Haven died Thursday. H. J. Brooks, Greenwood Coal mine foreman, will resign today to lead a mine in Laffin. George Fox to succeed Brooks at Greenwood. The Young Men's Institute Dramatic company and friends enjoyed a sleighride to Pittston with a large party listed. Rheumatism cure advertised as Mystic Cure claims rapid relief. sold by C M Harris and Carl Loreng in Scranton.
Hallstead notes Miss Emma Hayward of Binghamton visits, Mrs. George Dewey also visits town. Last night near the sand bank a sleigh team frightened by a train killed the horses. passengers escaped unharmed. Quinsy claimed twenty years. Dr Thomas Below to remedy sore throat. Standish resident Leta Conrad reports October 24.
Miss Addie Swingle left for Carbon dale to visit friends. Mrs. Stephen Richards and son Martin visited Mrs. William Kestell. Tickets urged for DeMoss family entertainment at the Methodist Episcopal church next Friday. Various locals attended funerals, sleighride party, and hospitalities. hotel guests included Wright, Pope, Mears, Duffield, and Lee.
A horse owned by coal operator William Hollister of Avoca, driven by his son Clarence with Miss Lizzie Graham, ran away on a Taylor street curve. The cutter overturned near Taylor’s lumber yard, the horse bolted to Main Street, was captured at Mudtown, occupants uninjured, cutter demolished. Griffin Price to move to Hazleton for a Metropolitan Insurance job. councilmen met. H. J. Daniels seen in Scranton.
East Stroudsburg brief notes list Irvin Freeland and wife visiting his parents on North Courtland street in town. Caleb Valentine and family moved to Belvidere New Jersey where Valentine secured a lucrative position in an electric plant. Professor G P Bible of the Normal returned Friday from business in Harrisburg. J W Goodwin of Allentown visited J L Thomas on Thursday. Miss Jennie Green of Elizabeth New Jersey visits friends on Washington Street.
Brynmor Jones, Liberal candidate for Swansea district, born Morriston forty three years ago. Rival Llewelyn Williams is 27. A tale says Rev D Phillips of Swansea, aged eighty three, hopes for extended service and would preach if a Sunday in 1899 were available. Carmarthen mayor Hronel White holds an unusual workhouse gathering event.
The article recalls Daniel Thomas of Pwligwaun’s $25 contribution to Rev W S Morris’s defense fund amid Pontypridd church matters. It then traces Welsh surname history from lengthy patronymics to adoption after Elizabeth I, noting the 1663 Caerswa eisteddfod and royal commission guiding surname use, with examples like Hugh Conway and Thomas Mostyn.
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