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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1897
Page
8
Carbondale notice directs Rendore to attend promptly to advertiee mpetita ordere for job work and items for ubiication teft at the establishment of Fannon & Co North Main Street. The notice requires immediate action and mentions Nee open Tron and nom to 10 fy. TH.
James Walker hosted a Friday evening gathering on Powderly Road to honor sister Miss Margaret Walker formerly of Chicago. The event featured dancing and vocal instrumental selections by Daniel Diempeeynd and Peter Sheridan with guests including Rose Joe Magele Likele Quinn Ann and Mary Josee Arma Jeresey Mary Huddy William Moponoueh Frances Lavelle Mark Hurt Thomas Walsh Martin Casey Peter Bradley Patrick McAinter and Peter Sheridan.
Officers of Rock CM Water Company held an adjourned stockholders meeting at the Miners and Mechanics Bank on Saturday. W J Hawkins resigned as director and L A Paterson was elected to the vacancy. the former board was re-elected. No dividend was declared due to heavy expenses for improvements. W A May was named president and L A Patterson secretary and treasurer.
A night train car derailed from a river route near Caro Calé and crashed onto the tracks of the Jefferson division of the Jorle railroad. Miners returning from work leaped to safety as the car collided with a small engine and toppled down a steep bank. The crew, led by Hig, and others, exerted great effort to save the engine and prevent further damage.
On Friday evening a powerful impact struck the Briggs residence in Home Vinown, breaking the sash and three windows. Mrs Briggs and a friend had just returned from religious service when the crash occurred, sending the intruder fleeing. No motive is known.
Contractor A. Wi. Titans slows a local project to rebuild the Mayfield Yard hotel after a recent fire. The Winechesterlee Nidgh building with a Hibbsard pool will be expanded beyond the former size. Masons are already at work on the foundation, with completion expected by the end of April.
Funeral services for Mrs Hersey Dimock will be private at Mearelock Flow. The funeral will be held on a date announced later and interment at Crompton.
Mr and Mrs William DPD Tryan of Washington Wo visit sister Mrs J Faure. Rev ED Liryan, former pastor, is noted as father. Various locals, visits, and receptions reported including Miss Carolyn Mercverenu, Miss Josephine Burr, Miss Annie Neglon returning from Scranton, and Miss Lizale Dinlon visiting Plymouth.
Packville hosts Philetus and wife Snedloor entertained many friends last Friday night at their elegant new residence with social greetings followed by refreshments. The guest list included numerous couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Hell, Mr. and Mrs. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Wademan, Mr. and Mrs. Barber, and others.
Benjamin Phillips of Hyde Park wins the contract for the Sterrick Coal company rock tunnel. The Ontario colliery locomotive engineer Robert Craig and Miss Emma Treux wed last Saturday. The Sterrick Creek Coal company buys Jewett McCormick property on Malm Street to build a store. Junior Order United American Mechanics to arrange Wellington A Taylor funeral. Oriental Star Masons plan to attend the funeral at Ladyard hall. Archie Dunnrap out with throat trouble. Albert Chapman and Leonard Simp King return to Wyoming Seminary.
The Avoca Central colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Co resumes today while Old Barge stays idle this week. A series of local items follow including a new Lanwcliffe Presbyterian pastor, a Women’s Mission meeting, Wilkes-Barre convention plans, Saratoga fair dates, and a serious accident in Dugout where Michael Lacuta suffered facial and hand injuries from a blasting mishap.
Rev John Morris of Bellevue and William Richards of First ward return from Wales trip with benefit. Grace Lowry Rosie Dear visit Ran som relatives. Edmond Carter visited Price harge. North Main street walks urged due to mud ankle deep. Professor Lewis Wateyns class planning an upcoming entertainment. Tavlor factory workers paid for January. Mrs William M Evans of Slyde Park visited relatives. Mr and Mrs J Davis spent Saturday at Pricesburg.
Veteran McGeterick visits Olyphant as heated borough race centers on tax collector post. Local Heelers mobilize and voters grow confident. Prof McCawley visits town. Preeburge savela event planned. Miss Wall from Carbondale is connected to Laughlin in North Main Street news.
For over fifty years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for teething. It soothes the child, softens gums, relieves wind colic, and aids diarrhoea. Drugstore ads urge calling for this remedy and no other. Twenty five cents per bottle.
Local notes from Jermyn and Mayfield report new hires at T James Forney in Philadelphia. families visit, church events, a shooting match winner, council actions on taxes and street work, and school board updates with vaccination compliance and heating concerns.
Towanda February hearing by Bradford county auditors investigates extra contracts for the courthouse building. Ex‑commissioners testified about advisers and prices, with total costs near 20 000 dollars. Auditors aim to show most extras were let without court approval and question contractor payments. Adjournment set for Monday at 2 PM.
Meg Smith Robbins stars in Little Trixle at Father Mathew Opera House on Wednesday evening. The Olympia club holds a social at Ob hall tonight. Grim Morgan of Scranton spent yesterday at his place.
A London Telegraph excerpt notes nearly 200 fatal mountaineering accidents in the Swish Alps since 1860. It argues climbers must be seasoned, use professional guides, and secure favorable weather, rock, and ice conditions before attempting ascents.
An expedition reaches Merit chalets after dawn ascent. A reckless, inexperienced climber slips on the Mat-Perhorn causing a fall that leads to the collapse of a rope and a deadly accident involving Lord Pravelt and companions. The incident underscores how a single misstep can trigger a catastrophic Alpine disaster.
The article surveys historic papers from the Oxford Gazette to Worcester Journal and Lincoln Rutland and Stamford Mercury. It notes Worcester Journal dates to 1690, Stamford Mercury’s 1740s lineage, and Leicester’s newsletter style surviving since 1719. It mentions Circulation figures and poet Phones Cooper on staff.
The Princess de Chimay’s view is cited warning American girls against marrying European nobles. The piece argues that titles do not pay debts or grant equality and cites cultural differences, with Europeans seen as controlling and women in Europe described as servants. It concludes American women fare better marrying Americans.
A historical Christian tract argues public virtue rests on private morals. It stresses pure home and school environments to prevent corrupting influences, warns against evil associations, and endorses protective measures to guard children from moral contamination.
A fragmentary note from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph discusses whether Philadelphia predates Boston in settlement and mentions William Penn’s arrival two years after Philadelphia’s site was chosen. The piece also questions biblical mentions of Milladelphia versus Boston.
In dense retail districts of Inve cities many women work as saleswomen formerly held by men. They face long hours and ailments described as female diseases including irregularities and nervous depression. Lydia J Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is promoted as a remedy with a testimonial from a Brooklyn reader.
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