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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1900
Page
10
Four year old Helen Barnes daughter of Mr and Mrs George Barnes of Archbald Street died yesterday morning after swallowing chloride of potash used for making washing mould. She suffered intensely until death. Burial set for today in Honesdale.
Williams H. H. Davies post 187 invites members to meet at 3 30 p m February 22 in Odd Fellows hall Salem avenue in uniform to participate in the flag raising at Memorial park and to honor George Washington. Weather will decide if events occur in hall or park. Saluting the flag by the firing squad of the Sons of Veterans at the monument.
John J. Casey of the South Side died yesterday morning from pulmonary trouble at age 35. A Carbondale native and member of St. Rose church and Carbondale Conclave of Heptarophs, he is survived by a wife five children three sisters and four brothers. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Miners on the South Side were idle yesterday. Rev J F Warner spoke at the Presbyterian church. Theodore Elmer rents Brown Carroll store on Lincoln avenue and will resume business with an oven on the rear. Mrs C R Mann and daughter Marion return from Syracuse and Nineveh, N Y. Mrs D L Craft falls on Richmond street. Mrs Leonard Cole returns to Thompson. Mrs M B Jenkins of Palisades Park, N J visits Scranton friends. Memorial park preparing for government canons expected daily. Miss Lottie Millard and Leon F Beott to be married tonight by Rev A F Chaffee. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised with health claims.
A grand eisteddfod will be held tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Welsh Baptist church in Taylor to celebrate Washington's birthday. Adjudicators and prizes span music recitation duet trio and children's events with substantial cash rewards. The program features multiple competitions, readings, and a double quartet, led by Rev. D. C. Edwards and others from nearby towns.
Adjudication on Nos 21 and 23 in a choral competition with prizes listed and unclaimed letters at Taylor post office for period ending February 20. Various society notices include lodge meetings and visitors in Hyde Park, plus local election results by ward with counts for council and school director positions.
Election tallies show George Pendered Jr elected burgess in Jermyn with 75 vote margin over Davis. John Avery wins tax collector as independent, defeating Republican and Democratic rivals. Mayfield results pending. local notices note Frank Duffy's burial at St Rose cemetery after drowning in Cuba.
If the reader knows anyone facing billows colic they should tell them about Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It promises prompt relief and is available through Matthews Bros as wholesale and retail agents.
Mrs. BR. K. Benjamin hosts Mrs. Wilson Stark of Hust Lem on and Mrs. G. J. Lillibridge of South Main street visits Philadelphia. Miss Oriana Williams recently returns from Green Grove with Mrs. Giles Scull. The Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church plan a colonial supper at the church parlors on Thursday February 22 from 6 to 8 pm.
Patrick Honan, section boss at Oxford New Jersey, who was badly hurt in the Oxford tunnel railroad accident weeks ago, left Moses Taylor Hospital Monday. He was admitted with two section hands, Peter Burns and John Smith, Smith was released shortly after admission while Honan recovered from a broken bone.
An elderly patient near seventy, previously deemed beyond recovery after grave injuries, shows good improvement in the hospital. A younger patient, with a broken right foot, required substantial treatment but is also improving. Monday departures will leave Barnes as the last remaining patient to be cured.
The Reading festival lists prizes and events for baritone, choir, band, solo and recitation categories. Judges include H M Edwards and D Gordon Thomas. proceeds from entries support readings and music contests across multiple county and city venues in Reading Pennsylvania.
Patrolmen Karlus and Goerlitz arrested Patrick Kearney on Poos Avenue shortly after 4 10 a.m. yesterday. The incident notes describe the location and timing of the arrest by the two officers.
Patrolmen arrest multiple individuals for drunken and disorderly conduct around Lackawanna avenue. Kearney fined 8.49 after forcible ejection from a lunch wagon. John Pierce jailed fifteen days for inability to pay a fine. Others, including Mon day and Nellie Martin, receive fines up to 5 dollars as officers detain them at the Central police station.
The Academy of Music hosts two shows with the Holden Comedy company producing the military drama Captain Tierne tonight. This afternoon Myrjie Perris will headline as the attraction.
The Wilkes-Barre News notes a large audience at Nesbitt for Il Trovatore by the Strakesch English Opera company on tour. Performers include Cliva Lane and Murray, with Payne Clark and Hoyt’s new musical farce A Day and a Night slated for Friday. The Lyceum also hosts The Greek Slave with Edwardes score praised for melody and orchestration.
Classified ad notice listing multiple rental properties including 1522 Monsey avenue ten rooms by Wm W Lathrope and an eleven room house via John Carroll at 422 Madison avenue. Also offers a one room house on a corner lot with cemented cellar electric light and lawn and a ten plus room single house with city steam at 2 Gite Sun street.
Classified list of help wanted and business notices including a woman seeking country work, various trades such as loom fixers machinists and clerks, an architect address, and several local businesses and contacts. Public train schedules and routing information for Scranton and surrounding areas accompany the notices.
The timetable shows trains from the New York Foot of Liberty Street and stations at Whitehall and South Perry. It lists anthracite coal usage, departure times to Newark Philadelphia Allentown Bethlehem and Wilkes Barre, with through tickets to eastern southern and western points at lowest station rates. Generals Olhauen and Baldwin sign as superiors.
Train departures listed for Lehigh Valley routes from Scranton to Milladelphia New York Bethlehem and other coal region points via D& H RR and connections. Times include 6 45 am 12 08 pm 2 18 pm and 11 90 am Sundays with various routes to Pottsville Bethlehem Buffalo Niagara and western points. Includes notes on Lehigh Valley parlor and sleeping cars between Wilkes Barre New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge. Officials: Rollin T. Wildur general superintendent and Charles B Lee passenger agent.
Train schedule lists departure from Scranton to Hawley and intermediate points with connections at Hawley to Erie Railroad for New York and other points. Includes No 2 Accommodation and No 4 Express with varying timings and routes.
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