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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1898
Page
8
An advertisement lists blank account and record books in various sizes from pocket memoranda to ledgers, mercantile stationery, filing cases, social stationery, engraved invitations, forms, diaries for 1808, and annual almanacs 1898. The vendor offers wall decorations, mouldings, window shades, fixtures, and a wide variety at popular prices.
Frederick Kilmartin of Math visited Scranton yesterday. Hon William Connell returned from Washington. Abner Shafer leaves today for New York on business. Miss Sadie Timlin of Jermyn visits Scranton. FP McCaffrey of New York City stays with P J Metafrey at 07 Jefferson Ave. Kathryne and Alice Maloney of Pittston with guest Miss Donnelly of Binghamton were in town. Prof Bible of East Stroudsburg Normal inspected Lackawanna county schools and has returned home.
The Fleetville teachers institute schedule lists an afternoon session with music history teaching and discipline talks by Mrs Burman and Prof. Rogers among others. An evening program features essays on Lincoln and consistency, with Rev. Hulley and Miss Potter delivering addresses. The afternoon session starts at 1 o'clock and patrons and directors are invited.
An advertisement proclaims good times for those cured of scrofula calarrh dyspepsia rheumatism weak nerves and other impure blood by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It asserts Hood's Pills are the only pills to take with the tonic, quick and effective.
Reserved seating for The Homer Concert goes on sale at the Lyceum box office this morning. Advance sales of boxes roges and tickets indicate strong local interest with a crowd expected Friday evening. The program features noted soloists and a capable conductor with a cast of educated musicians and guest artists.
The First Welsh Hapthlet church hosts an Eisteddfod on March 17 with multiple prize categories for recitations and songs. Competitors must submit names to Rev. J. AW Evens by March 1 and contestants’ entries to BE. OW. Lewis by March 14, 1894.
Delaware Lackawanna and Western brakeman James Van Stoke had a leg amputated at Moses Taylor Hospital after falling from a moving car near Jefferson Avenue and the depot. He was found two hours later, the incident occurring around 4 a.m. The Penn Avenue church choir plans to expand to fifty voices to encourage music study and participation with auditions and weekly practice under director Haydn Evans at 144 Wyoming Avenue.
Multiple brief death notices list Mary Dean aged eight at George W Moorshuall’s home on Quincy Avenue Clinton county. Keawanl P McCourt aged two at Monroe Avenue residence with funeral later. Agnes Roche aged two at 500 Third Street West Scranton with funeral Thursday at 1 AM and requiem mask at Holy Cross Church.
Joe M Boies named chairman of the next Bachelor Ball committee with PF B Helin J H W Brooks F C Fuller and Worthington Scranton as members The group discussed location timing and format for the ball to avoid a Lyceum style event and considered a holiday dance as the likely优 option The name The Bachelors Ball may be kept or replaced and a January 2 189? date was proposed for the event planning at Col H M Beles residence The list of guests includes several local families and social figures with multiple mentions of social gatherings and birthday observances in the same note.
The Willards hosted a refined evening with a departure from usual receptions. Judge Willard and Mrs. Willard welcomed guests in a drawing room, then the reception room and library hosted Mr. Harry Peckham of New York performing monologues and songs. Guests included Rev. Pendleton, Mrs. Pendleton, Rev. Rogers Israel, Judge Archbold, Mrs. Archbold, Hon. Knapp, and many local residents in a lavish decor with palms and an Oriental smoking room.
A grocery item listing shows Fine Vanilla Chocolate 4 lb packages priced at 5 cents each.
Florence Mission managers toured the spacious Hartson avenue home yesterday. Inspections will run Tuesday and Wednesday the 22d and 23d from 2 to 10 p.m. to welcome friends and show the building now used for the week.
Last night a large barn at 910 Crown Avenue owned by Jacob Mack burned to ashes, valued at 700 dollars. Firefighters from the William Connells, Neptunes and Centurys battled the blaze to prevent spread to nearby buildings. no cause given and no contents.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Enna Hallock at 401 Penn Avenue conducted by Rev. Mr Sanborn of the Rescue Mission. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery with pallbearers Charles Hetzel James Phillips Jemina Priecoll and James J O Hoyle. A second service for Miss Mageke Gilmore was at 624 MU Street by Rev. Mr Alrich of Grace Reformed Church. Pallbearers named William Bell David Hi John Elliot James Rhodes George Okell and Joseph Anderson.
In Senatobia Mississippi four thousand spectators witnessed George Washington Edwards a Black man be hanged at noon for the murder of Roxie Williams. The crime occurred in July 18% with a shotgun in a room occupied by Williams in the Washburn place in this county.
Steam Heating and Plumbing services offered by P F and M T Howley located at 41 Wyoming Ave Notan Hros 515 Lindos Street provide plumbing, steam and gas fitting work for local customers.
Street Commissioner A B Dunning drafts an ordinance to centralize wet and dry garbage collection in the central city at no cost to residents. The plan would assign collection to a single person or company, require thrice weekly pickups, and introduce sorting at a central plant to separate materials for fuel, hog feed, and saleable items.
The dam at the Alden colliery where a recent explosion occurred was completed on Friday. The portion of the mine with the raging fire is being hooded, a process expected to take several weeks. A bore hole will be drilled as part of the effort.
The Wilkes-Barre Record reports on a mine where air vents are created to release pressure and keep water back. The operation is expected to finish in a month, allowing about one third of workers to return to their jobs while burned employers recover.
Brooks will open his new theater The Linden on Linden Street next Monday with a stock company of fourteen versatile artists. The opening bill includes The Ticket of Leave Man followed by The Celebrated Case. An Australian dwarf will be part of the company and performances will run both afternoon and evening with two plays each week.
A brief note lists one pound prints of Fancy Philadelphia Print Butter priced per unit. Limited details on origin or seller are readable in the fragment.
25 lbs Best Patent Buck wheat Flour 39c Finest Cold Packed Tomatoes 5c per can 05c per dozen Fancy California Navel Oranges 25c per dozen Creamery Butter 19c per pound Choicest York State Potatoes 85c per bushel Feed Meal or Corn 75c per hundred.
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