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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1895
Page
8
Readable text shows a shop offering remaining pieces of dress goods at half price suitable for waist or dress patterns. It urges customers to remake old costumes or school dresses and notes the store aims to serve customers while preparing for daily new stock arrivals.
Describes leading fashions and dress materials with stories. Free to customers who call at the store. Every woman seeking stylish yet economical dress options should obtain it.
Dr Parke of Phiteton fired the pulpit at the Presbyterian chapel Sunday evening Rev Mr Hines of Tunkhannock will lecture this evening to Young People’s Baptist union at Riverside Baptist church All invited Revival services at Brick Methodist Episcopal church continue three days this week Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
Will Regengrant moves into a Tannery housing unit. Miss Lou Risley leaves housekeeping for health and moves to Calverton. Seth L. Keeney exonerated from bank failure blame after perjury arrest. charges dropped atDA request. Reports on local deaths, illnesses, church events, and a farmer institute in February with speakers.
The Sacred Heart church plans nightly chance auctions of articles starting this evening as fall approaches. George Walters, once ill with dyphoil fever, shows improvement. Mrs. James Parker moves to Green Ridge to live with her daughter, Mrs. James Fidtam. Sunday services at the Methodist Episcopal church drew a large crowd with 214 probationers and three by letter, spoken to by Mrs. Grace Welser Davis.
In letters to Dr Kennedy supporters argue aging need not bring weakness. Belinda Hodson of Haverhill New Hampshire says Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy restored vitality and steadied nerves after a long illness. Solomon Davies of North Fort Right New York reports similar benefits and praises its ability to ease constipation and renew strength.
Stroudsburg notes show the Shakespearean Literary Society of the Normal School holding its opening meeting. Several faculty and students from Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Bangor visit and recoveries and illnesses among staff are listed along with visits to Nazareth Harrisburg Atlantic City and Old Forge.
William F E Jones a Taylor resident died at his Pond Street home on Saturday after six weeks of pneumonia. Born in Wales in 1840 he moved here about 25 years ago and earned community respect for his Christian life. He had a bicycle accident a year and a half ago that sidelined him for over a year, and he recently returned to work as a miner in the Taylor mines. Surviving are his wife and six children. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the family residence with services at the Congregational church. Jones belonged to the American Protestant Association Od Fellows True Iverites and the Taylor Kee Fund. The groups will attend in a body, with interment at Forest Home cemetery.
Edward Dimock resumes duty on the Delaware and Hudson Moon light after a week of hand injury. Ladies Ald society and Baptist church members plan a gathering at the parsonage on Lincoln avenue. J. W. Larabee and daughter visit from Forest City. Miss Cora Avery and Cora Voyle visit Scranton friends. Sleighing good. concert Feb 20 by Cambro-American company at Baptist tabernacle. Minor Hempstead and Howard Rivenbury prepare for a southern trip. Arthur Harding, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Harding, Thorn street, died at 12 16, aged 12. Funeral Wednesday at 8, interment at Great Bend. Belle Panwarden of Honesdale visits Lincoln avenue home. Mozart band gears up for carnival starting Feb 11 at W. W. Watt building. John Matey of Forest City visits Carbondale friends. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised for teething and diarrhea, 25 cents a bottle.
Factoryville residents and guests attended the funeral of Mrs. M. Bi. W. Carpenter on Sunday. The Bi. W. Carpenter services were held at the Baptist church. A large crowd from this place joined a grand Nicholson concert Friday evening. many enjoyed a dime social. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rice and others from Scranton were present for the funeral and visiting.
The report mentions a church Sunday service at 11 o'clock with large attendance and an interment in Evergreen cemetery. Ira Johnson of Montrose visited friends in town over Saturday. H Briggs and wife of Carbondale stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ousterhout over Sunday. Lizzie Alexander of Kingaley spent the weekend with Mrs. Walter Reynolds. Mrs. Ezra Browning of Scranton visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Browning, over Sunday.
The recent musical alliance drew a packed house for a Friday closing concert, with scholars Mia May Tiffany Susie Black John Watkins Llewellyn Thayer and Shields giving full justice. Universalist Aid society meets at Mrs H Williams home Thursday afternoon and Methodist Episcopal society at Mrs H J Wilkins Friday afternoon. The funeral of C C Brink held today at 9 with interment at Thompson. Mrs Brewer of Trenton visiting Mrs R D Newton. Martin Stephens of Kingston Seminary visited home over weekend. Mrs Theodore Thurber visiting daughter Mrs Chester Butts of Scranton. Funeral for C C Birge held at Presbyterian church Sunday with Rev Waterbury. Mrs Chamberlain and Miss Jay of Preston were guests of Stephen Jay last week. CG A Little and wife attended Birge funeral. Mrs Clara Steinbeck and daughter Stella left for Honesdale.
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