City Notes Socials and Meetings Around Town
A social by the Excelsior Athletic club will be held Monday in Music hall. The Apollo club male voice choir will rehearse tonight in Finley hall. Sheriff Pryor sold P Langan’s Dunmore store stock for 40. pur chaser was Attorney T J Duggan. Teachers’ committee of the board of control meets tonight. building committee meets tomorrow. Funeral for Miss Amelia Leuthner today at 2:30 from 316 Capousc avenue, interment Forest Pit. Several residents granted marriage licenses in Scranton and Lake Ariel. Board of Trade cake sale by the Woman’s Guild of St Luke’s church Friday 2–7 pm at the board of trade store. Green Ridge Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society meets Thursday Feb 10 2:40–6 pm with day of prayer program. Birthday party for Bertha McCarsy's daughter with neighborhood children at 150 Mulberry Street.
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Music Hall
Excelsior Athletic Club
Apollo Club
Finley Hall
Lackawanna Avenue
Sheriff Pryor
P. ©. Langan
Dunmore
T. J. Duggan
Board of Control
Amelia Leuthner
Melock
Capousc Avenue
Forest Pit Cemetery
Howard A. Sheldons
Minna E. Brown
Lake Ariel
Robert H. Smith
Mary F. Harris
Scranton
Daniel T. Dalton
Theresa Maher
Board of Trade
Woman's Guild
Bt. Luke's Church
Faurot House
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Green Ridge Baptist Church
Foreign Board
Bertha
Bi. D. McCarsy
Mulberry Street
Catherine Schadt
Marguerite Acker
Florence Nickle
Trene Drew
Helen Ives
Chance Praises Signor Del Puente as Finest Baritone
J M Chance of Scranton praises Signor Del Puente as one of the finest baritones on the American stage. He notes Del Puente will sing at the Kievele club house Friday night for Florence Mission benefits. Chance’s letter is dated February 6, 1995, in Scranton Pennsylvania.
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Signor del Puente
Bienor del Puente
Kievele Club
Florence Mission
J. M. Chance
Sidor del Puente
Scranton
Moosic Shocker Elopement Rocks Local Social Circle
Horace Ellis, 26, a shipping clerk for the Pennsylvania Coal Company, and Miss Mary Gammell eloped from Moosic early Monday. Known in church and town circles, Ellis and his wife were long active with the Moosic Presbyterian Church. The affair followed a year-old suspicions and a family council. the couple and Mary often stayed at the Ellis home. They were last seen in Avoca and likely departed via the Erie and Wyoming Valley line or the DL&W road. families chose to keep plans private.
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Horace Ellis
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Mary Gammell
Moosic
Mary Ceammel
Mooele
Ellis
Eillis
Hillside Coal and Tron Company
Moosle
Moosic Presbyterian Church
Mary
Miss Gammel
Avoca
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Unconnected Scranton Man Seeks Work After Saturday
George Ei Davis of 336 Franklin Avenue Scranton Pa announces he is not connected with any enterprise and seeks employment. He notes the ad would mislead customers and asks if anyone will offer work after Saturday. Dated Feb 9 1894.
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George Ei. Davis
Franklin Avenue
Scranton
Cabmen on Prices Slugging Way to Two Arrests
Early morning quarrel over fare on Lackawanna avenue ends in a fight between Isaac Rumbaugh and Patrick Flannery. Police arrest both men. in police court Rumbaugh pays a $2 fine and Flannery forfeits a $5 deposit.
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Lackawanna Avenue
Isaac Rumbaugh
Patrick Flannery
Pollee Court
Rumbaugh
Flannery
Garment Workers Dance Social Held by Electric City Union
In Knowers hall on Penn avenue Electric City Union No 106 United Garment Workers of America held their first social. A large number of friends attended with Miss Kate Reardon providing piano music for the dances.
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Knowers’ Hall
Penn Avenue
Electric City Union
United Garment Workers of America
Friends of the Union
Kate Reardon
Brooks seeks B stock company for Linden theater
Norman H. Brooks, planning to open the Linden theater in the old Davis building, is in New York selecting a suitable B stock company. The opening date for the Linden has not been set.
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Norman H. Brooks
Davis Theater
My Friend from India at Lyceum Delights Audiences
The Lyceum staged My Friend from India last night to great laughter with Frederick Bond as Erastus Underholt the retired pork packer and John F. Ward as A Keen Shover who becomes Underholt’s friend from India. Supporting players include Joseph Adelman Louie Bishop Hall Nita Aleen Helen Renner May Vokes Meta Maynard and Clara Hathaway.
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India
Lyceum
Frederick Bond
Erastus Underholt
John F. Ward
A. Keen Shover
Charles Underholt
Joseph Adelman
Louie Bishop Hall
Nita Aleen
Helen Renner
May Vokes
Meta Maynard
Clara Hathaway
Tragedy as Little Girl Fatally Burned in Home Fire
Anna Dolphin six dies after coal ignites her wool night dress while she helps her mother at 1214 Pittston avenue. Mother severely burned while trying to save her child. tailor James Gettings helps smother flames with carpet. Father, a railroad conductor, barely reaches scene after the tragedy.
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Anna Dolphin
Patrick Dolphin
Pittston Avenue
James Gettings
A. J. Mulderiy
D. W. Humphreys
Dru
Walsh
Quinn
Haggerty
Anna
Handa
Gettings
Traction Company
Scranton
Blanket Seller in Jail After Knife Attempt
John Ryan of Princeton tried to sell a blanket in Michael Klerski’s River Street house Tuesday night. He drew a knife and slashed at Klerski and a boarder during the incident. Ryan said he came from Princeton and claimed the blanket was given by a small boy. A South Washington avenue merchant later identified the blanket as stolen. Mayor Bailey set bail at $300 for court. default sent to county jail.
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John Ryan
Michael Klerski
River Street
Klerski
Ryan
Princeton
N. J
Washington Avenue
Bailey
Letters From the People Readers’ Home Addresses Required
Short letters of interest may be published when accompanied by the writer’s home address The Tribune will not be held responsible for opinions here expressed.
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Tribune
Public notice of benefit settlement and defamation response
A local speaker thanks contributors to a Lyceum benefit in Scranton and defends finances after bankruptcy. He states almost $1000 raised remains with the committee and offers to donate half to charity if proof supports calumnies about his finances. He recalls poverty at closing and vows action after a forthcoming deadline.
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Lyceum
Mvssrn
Rein & Burginder
Rh. J. Bauer
L. B. Powell & Co
Reese
Scranton
Associated Charities
Backus Club Wins First Half of Bowling Match
The Backus bowling club defeated Elk in the first, third and fourth of five games at Backus alleys though Elk scored more total points. A table lists each player's scores by game and total. the second half is set for one week from tonight at Elk alleys.
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Backus
Elk
Elk Club
Elk Alleys
Booth Setup Endorsed by John McCloskey Home
A booth is to be set up at the residence of John McCloskey at the corner of Main Avenue and Depot Street for the present.
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John McCloskey
Main Avenue
Depot Street
Stories of Crowned Heads From the London Post
Tales recount Queen Amelie of Portugal and Queen of the Belgians aiding common folk in outings. Amelie dresses wounds for a woodcutter and offers care. a cab driver recounts a chance ride with the Austrian emperor. Clementine and the Belgian queen milk a cow to aid a farmer’s wife, reflecting royal charity. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad ends the piece.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Amelie
Monte Carlo
Nice
Clementine
Spa
Wandling Voters Polling Place Repaired After Fire
County Commissioners Giles Roberts and John Demuth visited Wandling to fix a polling place for Fell township’s Third District after the former site was destroyed by fire. They recommended court action to formalize the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Roberts
John Demuth
Wandling
Fell Township
City man sues Maguires for 2000 damages over public slander
George Littlejohn by next friend William Littlejohn files a $2000 damage suit against Michael and Bridget Maguire. He claims Mrs Maguire publicly accused him of stealing her pocket book and that her husband encouraged the slander. Vosburg and Dawson are attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Littlejohn
William Littlejohn
Michael
Bridget Maguirre
Holy Cross Fair Tonight Features Solo Performances
The program includes a violin solo by Miss Kitty Fah ey a mandolin solo by Miss Kitty Quinn and a vocal solo by William Vaneton. Last night prizes awarded included a Hall rack Mrs John Kirby a toilet set Miss Kate Duffy a Bt Cecelia picture Miss Della Calpin a ring Patrick O'Brien an oil painting P J Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross Fair
Kitty Fahey
Kitty Quinn
William Vaneton
Hall
John Kirby
Kate Duffy
Cecelia
Della Calpin
Patrick O'Brien
P. J. Doyle
Man jailed for riding Delaware Lackawanna train
Harry Baxter, claiming New York City residence, was sent to the county jail by Alderman Millar after defaulting on a fine for riding a Delaware Lackawanna and Western train. Special Officer James Durkin made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Baxter
New York City
Millar
James Durkin
Cruelty to Animals Case Attracts Local Arrest
Alton Cobb of 21 Larch Street was arrested yesterday on a cruelty to animals charge brought by Deputy Agent W. N. Tole. The hearing before Alderman Howe was continued until today.
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Alton Cobb
Larch Street
W. N. Tole
Alderman Howe
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