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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1898
Page
8
Susquehanna column reports Lemuel Woodbridge of Fairdale reappears after fifteen years abroad. He recalls England and Australia, remembers selling washing machines in Manchester, and plans a wedding in Fairdale. The item weaves in local notes on schools, Mormon missionaries, county finances, and various regional anecdotes.
In a remote county tale a maiden is killed and her lover retires to a cave. Forty years pass before the wandering Whitney tribe discovers his petrified remains, sealing a tragic legend of love and loss in the mountains.
Frank Smith at Hillside Coal and Iron suffered a broken left leg from a rock fall yesterday morning and was treated at home by Dr. Dwyer before being moved to Emergency hospital in Carbondale. At the district Sunday school convention Philo Burritt Rev and Mrs Jenkins and Alfred Bowell signed a pledge that John L. Harris withdrew from the councilman race in the Second ward. Elias B Edwards seeks withdrawal from the Prohibition school director race asking votes for an alternative candidate, J L Jones visited Forest City, and a birthday gathering for William Jones occurred at the Jones residence on Main Street Monday night with about fifty guests and late supper.
Eva Winder of Morris in Clearfield county sank into a deep sleep during church services on January 23 and remained unconscious for ten days. Doctors treated her with electricity to wake her briefly, she later said she had been in heaven, but she has since fallen back into an extended sleep with no food or drink.
Alexander Story, 82, wealthy Parker township farmer, was found dead in his yard in Butler county. His son James, visiting from Karns City, discovered the body after reportedly lying there for three days. Survived by two sons and two daughters, plus several brothers including Ex-Judge Robert Story.
Mount Carmel Pennsylvania reports a fire that completely destroyed the Mount Carmel House early morning, with losses around 822,000 dollars. Seventy inmates escaped in their night clothes while guests' personal effects totaled about 444 dollars.
Madrid reports the government will send the cruiser Alicante Orquendo from Havana to New York in a move announced February 8. The plan involves maritime redeployment amid ongoing tensions with Spain.
New York stocks faced a Cuban scare with gains in London and early support fading as Senate resolutions for intervention sparked a final hour sell off. The day closed marked by heavy liquidation and a total of 283,000 shares trading.
In New York City the February market for produce showed initial weakness with wheat and other items slipping, but prices recovered later in the session amid renewed demand and cautious trading by wholesalers and retailers at the market terminal.
A dense report shows firm activity across grains and fats with No. 2 red wheat at 1.00 and No. 1 hard winter at 1.08 percent fo b afloat. Corn and oats show firm spots and quiet options, while beef, butter, cheese, and tallow prices edge lower to steady as regional dairy and petroleum markets exhibit dulling demand.
Philadelphia market notes show mixed grain futures with February and March contracts firm for wheat and steady to higher tones across oats corn and potatoes. Provisions futures steady with beef and pork values, butter firm, refined sugars firm, and cotton unchanged. Receipts list flour 1,500 barrels and 24,000 sacks. wheat 10,000 bushels. corn 1,000,000 bushels. oats 14,000 bushels. Shipments include wheat 19,000 bushels and corn 144,000 bushels with additional totals for oats and other grains.
Chicago today saw the best cash trade in two weeks as wheat firmed on export demand and outside buying, with May wheat advancing amid steady course grain and provisions markets. Corn and oats rose 4 1 4 cents. hog products held firm. Receipts and shipments for flour wheat corn oats rye barley and other items listed.
East Liberty Pa to data showing cattle prices steady for prime at 4.90 and common at 4.00 to 4.15 for various cattle classes. Hogs listed as fairly active with prime medium weights around 4.25 to 4.15, heavy Yorkers 4.10 to 4.15, lighter weights around 4.05. Sheep described as slow and lower with common and choice lambs. Veal calves priced between 7.50 and 7.05.
Buffalo market notes show hogs and pigs steady to high, with prices from common to choice around 50.70. Sheep and lambs are fairly steady with lambs at 5.75 to 0.05 and culls to common. Wethers and sheep show prices near 3.10.
Report highlights mixed trading with calves and hogs active and lower while sheep and lambs show declines. Cattle receipts reach about 3 000 head, hogs around 600 head, and sheep near 10 000 head in Chicago and surrounding markets.
The market shows mixed prices with calves slow and weak at 08.25 per unit and 93.25 in, sheep steady at 1,804.75 overall, hogs higher around 4.50 with consumer demand noted. Grass cattle and lambs exhibit softness, while hogs edge up on demand.
Market notes show cash balances and certificates opened at 67 percent with 5 000 barrels sold at that price. Throughout the day there were cash oil sales at 67 and 67 percent with 6T bids. Regular options traded at 68 4 and 70, closing with a GY bid. Total sales including cash and regular amount to 40 000 barrels. shipments recorded at 72 089 barrels and runs at 6.04 dollars per barrel.
Mrs. 8, 8, Wroten of Farmington Delaware credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing her two month old son's scrofula sores after external treatments failed. The sores reappeared at three months but vanished within a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and have not returned, she says.
Walter W Branson, chef at Jonas Long's Sons, advertises boned turkey croquettes and wedding salads with quick service. Orders may be left at 14 Washington Ave or picked up at Jonas Long's Sons' shop.
Trains depart Scranton for New York via D R at 7.00 am 12.05 pm 1.25 pm and 2.21 pm. Other routes serve Pittston Wilkes-Barre Hazelton Pottsville J. L. cities and coal regions with multiple daily departures. Pullman cars and Lehigh Valley parlor cars available on all trains between Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
The timetable for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division lists stations at Liberty Street and Whitehall Terminal in New York. It details multiple departure times from Scranton to Pittston Wilkes-Barre Lakewood Atlantic City and connections to New York Newark Elizabeth Bethlehem Easton Reading Philadelphia and Baltimore with express and parlor car options and through tickets available at the terminal.
Train timetable lists departures and connections from Beranton and surrounding stations including New York Trenton Philadelphia Washington Utica Ithaca and Buffalo with express and local services, parlor and sleeping cars, and notes on connections to Buffalo Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore and the South.
A readout lists individuals including W. fl. Peck H. J. Anlerson J. B. Russell A. A. Sterling W. Laycock B. W. Mulliga A. A. Bryden W. L. Watson R. A. Ja uwin as present or referenced in the document.
Scranton schedules list multiple daily departures for Delaware and Hudson trains to Albany Montreal Boston New York Philadelphia and other points. The notice cites times for Diamond Expresses Lehigh Valley routes and Western and Southern destinations with rates and depot ticket office details in Albany Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
Trains depart Scranton for New York and intermediate points on the Erie railroad at 7 00 am with services from Erie and Wyoming Valley providers. Passengers from above points may connect to other destinations as listed in timetable.
The bank vault benefits from Holmes' Electric Protective System, a security installation designed to deter theft and protect valuables. The article notes the system's role in guarding the vault against intruders and tampering.
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