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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
8
Misses C. I. Welles and B. E. Bruinies hosted yesterday events while Mrs. J. A. Scranton received invitations for a luncheon on Monday. Mrs. Wingsbury will attend a ladies' luncheon and Mrs. H. Wingsbory will not attend the attorney’s luncheon.
After meetings in the city, major steel rail makers including Carnegie, Cambria Iron, Lackawanna Steel, Pennsylvania Steel, and Silotte Steel agreed to maintain rails at 18.50 per ton for 6 foot rails and 9.0 per ton for 6 foot rails at Pittsburgh mills with Chicago prices 2 dollars higher.
A jumble of names and travels appears in this city column. Jorge McDonald of New York visits Beronten and travels to Philadelphia yesterday. Miss Parton returns after visiting Reading and Pottsville. J P McCann of the Missouri Pacific railway was in town. William Shifter and Charles Mawne travel to New York to procure instruments for a Maine bank. A. Rinsland recovers from a threatened diphtheria attack. James Timon of Philadelphia connected with the Messenger department of the Pennsylvania railroad was in the city yesterday. Rick Brush, an extensive landlord from Lackawanna county, visits the guest of J A Devkup. Dr Roswell Parke attends a Lackawanna County Medical Society banquet. W M Campbell reports his wife’s death in Morron, Florida, and his own illness in a city hospital.
The common council held a long meeting with routine business and minimal debate. Officials discussed street and sewer projects, streetcar service, and new lighting while approving several ordinances and resolutions.
Extensive improvements are planned at the Hotel Jermyn including removal of the partition between the cafe and board room to gain space for more refreshment tables and leather seating. An architect is at work on the plans with work to begin late spring and decorative relief and stucco work to be continued throughout the rooms.
Clothing and rug sale at 240 Lacka avenue and 144 Washington avenue by Michaelian Bros & Co. Offers include Oriental Rugs and Carpets with remaining bargains and reduced prices on various items.
Price sale items advertise half price sales starting at five dollars. Listings include colleges and hardware firms with addresses 220 Lackawanna Avenue Wor Sale and 597 Linden Street. Grandfather's Clock for sale and heating and plumbing services by Pe and M T Howley at 23 Wyoming Avenue.
A postal worker exposes a con game on a sidewalk as a man pockets a purse containing hundred and two dollars riding a Confederate bill bluff. Reese, a bystander, pursues a suspect but the thief slips away leaving the victim's funds in doubt.
The Board of Control convened last night with the Insurance and Teachers committees in session. The Insurance committee reviewed policy considerations while the Teachers committee discussed budget and staffing under the board’s oversight.
The committee favors insuring boilers in school buildings and awards through C G Holand agency. Proposals came from three agencies and Ter Bedere will be insured. Subscriptions to support the proposed Washington university begin after Feb 22 in all middle schools. A 5 increase in monthly salary for Miss J Li Gibbons raises her pay to 55 per month.
Fire completely destroyed the weigh officer and foreman's office at the Johnson No 2 breaker in Price County early yesterday. Mine officials suspect incendiary cause with about $2,000 in losses. The structure housed two sets of syndles and the foreman's office, located about eight feet from the breaker, the largest capacity in the valley. Fire started at the rear and spread toward the Weaker. A man located the blaze and alerted authorities, stopping the spread. The breaker survived, saved by a snicket brigade. coal weighing continues at Lackiwounds Coal co.
A blaze on the old log road east of South Scranton destroyed a barn owned by Hugh Gilmore, killing five horses. The fire alarm failed briefly due to a miscommunication and a missing run order, delaying response and allowing total destruction.
The Beranton Bicycle Clubhouse hosts a charity concert benefiting the Florence Crittenton mission. Tickets available at Powell's Music Store on Wyoming Avenue. Del Puente the noted baritone headlines with Madame Campbell and accompanist Mr Workhurst. Local artists Blackwood Widmayer and Dortsam join for an evening of refined entertainment.
The Philadelphia Sunday Press previews the February 14 issue. It promises a feature on St Valentine, insights on American girls and beauty, and articles on Klondike activity naval guns in fighters biblical archaeology and Frankenstein era inventions. The paper urges readers to order next Sunday's issue.
On March 1 Edward B King is transferred to Philadelphia as Commercial Freight Agent. In Baltimore H W Atkinson becomes successor to King, with J R Beil moving up as chief clerk in the freight office.
A compact notice announces price reductions on clothing at Collins and Hackett's located at 220 Lackawanna Avenue. The ad highlights bargain garments and seasonal stock clearance for shoppers seeking deals.
The YMCA will occupy the old Fauret house on Washington avenue with two main rooms on the first floor and a reading room, offices, and parlor. the John Raymond Institute spaces on the second floor will continue. Secretary Mahy takes a year’s leave of absence for a sanitarium stay after the fire. F W Pearsall and Frank Wil oversee operations. Insurance on contents adjusted, whole policy $6,000 paid. building insurance valued around $52,000, with restoration costs above $70,000.
A two day show at All Souls' church displayed relics of the past including an 1846 letter sealed without an envelope, a German Bible from 1780, an Italian lamp of unknown date, and engravings dating to 1615. Brass warming pans also drew interest among attendees.
Fragmentary OCR shows a public sale notice with missing details. readable items include a sale action and local officials but without complete dates places or names.
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