First Annual Welsh Eisteddfod Draws North Scranton Crowds
The Welsh Peoples Society of Christian Endeavorers held their first annual eisteddfod at the Welsh Congregational church amid lively attendance despite bad weather. Choirs from Welsh Congregational Warthen West Market Street Welsh Baptist Dutch Gap Mission and other churches performed with high praise. Judges named David J. Will Lane as prize winner for the choir performance of Aberystwyth to Jesus Lover of My Soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Market Street
Welsh Capitol
H. M. Edwards
Jones
Deivid PF. Jones
West Side
William W. Eppie
Thomas G. Williama
Furies
David J. Wil- Lane
Aberystwyth
Jesus
Welsh Congregational Church
Henry Mitcehinga
Wariten
Phil
Thomas
Tosenewhat
Chera
Choir Prize Winners At Wayne Avenue Benefit
The prize of 15 dollars was awarded to the Wayne Avenue Capital choir with the Furian Congregational choir second and the Welsh Congregational choir Aclare third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Avenue Bapital
Furian Congregational Choir
Aclare
Rose Farich Celebrates Eleventh Birthday At Home
Rose Farichmarked her eleventh birthday with a party Monday afternoon at her parents home on Meylert Avenue. Guests included Anna De Tempre Rose Rentachler Fannie Aiken Ada Peters Anna Farichon Noumie Goodwin Minnie Slater Lily Pringle Bertha Peters Eva Farichon Lila Pringle Emma Peters and Masters Charles Mennig Elmer Aiken Willie Peters Charles Slater George Waters Willie Pringle Thomas Goodwin Frank Slater Haven Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Farichon
Mia
Barney Farichon
Meylert Avenue
Anna de Tempre
Rose Rentachler
Fannie Aiken
Ada Peters
Anna Farichon
Noumie Goodwin
Minnie Slater
Lily Pringle
Bertha Peters
Eva Farichon
Lila Pringle
Emma Peters
Masters Charles Mennig
Elmer Aiken
Willie Peters
Charles Slater
George Waters
Willie Pringle
Thomas Goodwin
Frank Slater
Haven Smith
Runaway Horse Baffles Town On West Market Street
A startled horse owned by Constable Bernard Davis escaped on West Market Street last evening. Driven by two young boys and frightened by an approaching Delaware Lackawanna and Western train near Cusick's hotel, the horse bolted toward Brick Avenue. A man leaped and halted the animal. the boys escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Market Street
Bernard Davis
Cusick’s
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Powers Leas
Brick Avenue
Community Notes From Mira Martha Jowls Area
Local cottage gathering hosted by J W Thorn on Farefield avenue traces visits of residents from Taylor and Gardener avenue. North Berantom singers meet at 50 orlunk this evening at West Market street Welsh Baptist church. A FA V Social club event featured flags and portraits including Washington Lincoln and Grant led by Charlee Lewtle with a large crowd. James Newy, 17, jailed for attempting to steal nickels from Moope’s pool parlor. bail set at 500. Funeral held for Christian Wilhelm on Green Ridge street with interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Thorn
Farefield Avenue
Mira Martha Jowls
Taylor
Thomas Milligan
John Stameard
Gardener Avenue
Ilains
North Berantom
West Market
Thomas Jenkins
Oakstent
Bloomeburg
Hoartnery
FL A
V. Social Elul
George Walshincton
Abraham Sincoln
General S Grant
Charlee Lewtle
James Newy
Aldermiah Roberts
Ball
Washington Camp
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Penner & Chappell
Christian Wilhelm
Green Hidge Street
Forest Hill Cemetery
Washington's Birthday Observances Highlight West Scranton Churches
The West Scranton community marked Washington's Birthday with patriotic programs across churches on the West Side. At Washburn Street Church a large crowd enjoyed a supper and honored long-serving members Mr and Mrs William Frink. Other congregations hosted lectures, tableaux, phonograph selections and refreshments, with school observances and a noted marriage in the city. A horse theft was reported on the Back Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Side
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
William Frink
Washburn Street
Ladies' Aid Society
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs Sample Bottle
A sensible man would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs. It treats coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and all throat and lung troubles. The proprietor authorizes druggists to give a free sample bottle to convince you of its great remedy price 2s 6d.
Healthful maternity praise for Lydia Pinkham compound
A local testimonial from Bluffton Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aiding pregnancy and shortening labor while promoting healthy babies. Brooklyn NY resident adds she found relief from womb troubles after using the medicine. The ad emphasizes Pinkham’s advice and claims a million women benefited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. NowNaMaren
Bluffton
Ohio
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harris and Lewis wedding solemnized at bride’s mother home
Robert Harris of North Hyde Park avenue and Miss Sarah Lewis of Hampton street wed at the bride’s mother Mrs Hannah Lewis home. Rev H H Harris of Calvary Baptist church officiated. The bride wore steel blue dress with lace and ribbon. Guests from Brooklyn Wandling Olyphant and Scranton attended. Supper followed and the couple will reside with the bride’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harris
North Hyde Park Avenue
Sarah Lewis
Hampton Street
Hannah Lewis
H. H. Harris
Calvary Baptist Church
Taylor
Elizabeth Lewis
Harris
Suburban Electric Light Company
First Welsh Baptist Church
Samuels
Brooklyn
May Evans
Wandling
Charles M. Willams
Mary Williams
Olyphant
Mises Jennie Kenny
Boy Reunited With Family After Gerry Society Interlude
Richard McHugh of 106 North Main learns from his New York brother A. J. McHugh that the Gerry society is holding the boy Anthony, the long lost son, awaiting directions from Chief Nohling. The uncle will take charge and bring him home after a few days’ detention at the uncle’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McHugh
North Main Avenue
Anthony McHugh
A. J. McHugh
New York City
Gerry Society
Metropolis
Chief Nohling
Personal Points of Interest From Royal Resident Visits
Master Edwin Romberger of Royal Susquehanna County visits friends on North Sumner Avenue. Mr and Mrs Peter Drier and children of West Lackawanna Avenue host relatives in Archbald. R J Hughes of North Bromiley Avenue leaves for a business trip to Bayre Tunkhannock and Towanda. George W Clarke of Clarke Bros in New York for a few days. Mr and Mrs Miner Worden of North Hyde Park Avenue welcome a newborn daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Romberger
Royal
Susquehanna County
North Sumner Avenue
Peter Drier
West Lackawanna Avenue
Archbald
R. J. Hughes
North Bromiley Avenue
Bayre, Tunkhannock
Towanda
George W. Clarke
Clarke Bros
New York
Miner Worden
North Hyde Park Avenue
Bertha LaMonte Missionary Notes Released
Short item reports the Bertha LaMonte Missionary activity with upcoming events and community outreach plans. Local churches coordinate visits, fundraising, and spiritual services through January and February.
Funeral Held For Mrs Edward Reya At Monroe Ave Home
The funeral for Mrs. Edward Reya, who died Sunday, was held yesterday at 2 pm from her Monroe avenue home with Rev. W. P. Gibbons officiating. Burial followed at Dunmore cemetery. A separate social event by Pequest tribe No. 837 Improved Order of Red Men drew a crowded Odd Fellows hall, praised as a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Reya
Monroe Avenue
W. PF. Gibbons
Dunmore Cemetery
Pequest Tribe
Odd Fellows
T. P. Letchworth
Harry Cole
John Jenkins
George Schrank
Frank Beamish
Avoca
Smith Prothers
Odd Fellows' Hall
A. H. Allen
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Allen
Charlee Motiska
Carl W. Neuffer
William H. Bachman
Obituary Notices for Mrs Margaret Evans and Lyman Breece
Mrs Margaret Evans wife of Roger Evans longtime Jackson Street resident died after a long illness She was born July 1 1859 in Aberdare Wales and lived here since infancy She was a member of the First Welsh Congregational church The funeral will be held tomorrow at the church and interment will be at Washburn street cemetery Lyman V Breece of Eighth Street Wyoming died Sunday night at age 69 after a paralytic illness He leaves a wife and three married children The funeral is at his home today at 10 o clock with Rev Wilson Treible and Rev Robert R Thompson officiating Interment at Forty Fort cemetery Dr Ralph B Pealer mentioned in the text is noted without further detail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Evans
Roger Evans
Jackson Street
Evans
D. D. Evans & Co
South Main Avenue
Aberdare
South Wales
First Welsh Congregational Church
Washburn Street
Lyman V. Breece
Eighth Street
Wyoming
Mr. Breece
Wilson Treible
Methodist Church
Robert R. Thompson
Baptist Church
Forty Fort Cemetery
Sarah M. Shoemaker
Capoure Avenue
G. M. Shoemaker
Capouse Avenue
West Pittston Cemetery
Dental Doctor Dies After Typhoid Fever in Shickshinny
Wilkes-Barre area dentist Dr Peater died Sunday at his parents' home in Shickshinny after a three week illness from typhoid fever. He was 27, a graduate of the Pennsylvania Dental College Philadelphia in 192. Funeral is set for 2 pm today at the Peater residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Operor
Wilkes-Barre
Jonn J. Peater
Shickshinny
Dr. Peater
Pennsyl
Inl Dental College
Philadelphia
Peater
Second Meeting of Open Congress Discusses Currency
The Scranton Open Congress held a lively session at 423 Adams Avenue. Speakers debated currency reform with calls for government control of banking, free silver, gold money, and moral teachings, previewing a future lecture on Money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Adams Avenue
FBI
Williame
John Gray
Lupas
Dr. Bird
A. Langerfeld
Christ
LeRoy Wheeler
Washington Birthday Liberty Social At Penn Avenue Baptist
The Penn Avenue Baptist church primary schools held an annu al liberty social in the church lecture room with over 150 pupils and teachers. A camp scene stage, Washington crowning by 14 girls, flag drill by 11 boys, and a history of Old Glory framed the program. Notable numbers included recitations by Walter Hallstead and Alma Mashesius, musical pieces by Edward Callender Lester Morse Carrie Bull, and songs culminating in America. Souvenirs featured a picture of Washington for all children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
At &Wolock
Alfred Twining
H. T. Bradshaw
Miner Worden
Virginia
Winona DePuy
Charles A. Bennett
Bessie Slate
Isbel Rinker
Lillian Shivelly
German Presbyterian Church
Chestnut Street
Washington
Schoettle
Village Bell
Louise Barachell
Messrs
Oscar Oswald
Arthur Stover
Plymouth Congregational
Plymouth Congregational Church
A. P B. Fynon
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Frank Hallstead
Walter Hallstead
Edward Callender
Lester Morse
Carrie Bull
Alma Mashesius
Jessie Moyer
George Washington
Henry Fowler
Willie Francis
Nina Robinson
America
Winners of St Pauls Church fair contests
The St Pauls Church fair concluded last night with winners named including Poys sult, Thomas Barrett, Agnes Callahan, Margaret Carney, Aloysius Grewer and others. A supper for about a thousand attendees preceded the decision, and remaining fancy articles will be reopened on Easter Monday night to finish disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church Fair
Poy
Thomas Barrett
Agnes Callahan
Bleyele
Thomas Brock
Dodl
Margaret Carney
Aloysius Grewer
Entertainer of Merit at Scranton YMCA
The third entertainment in the YMCA standard course was given last evening at the Scranton Bicycle club house. J Williams Macy, impersonator and humorist, presented selections from sad to humorous and dialect pieces. The audience, though not large, was highly pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Scranton
J. Williams Macy
Macy
Nolan Bros Plumbing and Gas-Fitting on Linden Street
Nolan Bros. operates a plumbing steam and gas fitting business at 515 Linden Street offering full service plumbing and heating work for residential and commercial customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Bros
Linden Street
Happenings of South Scranton at Hickory Street Church
A large audience filled Hickory Street Presbyterian church for a charity concert by the church choir. Performers included John T. Watkins Charles Doersam Gustav Repert Arnold Lohmann Mira Lydia Saller Miss Porter and Scranton Saengerrunde with varied solos and a final chorus “My Country, ’Tis of Thee.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
John T. Watkins
Charles Doersam
Gustav Repert
Arnold Lohmann
Wilkes-Barre
Mira Lydia Saller
Miss Porter
Lawrence
Mesdames A. A. Chase
L. W. Bensen
Kuecken
Christian Sc
South Side Sporting Club Held Boxing Tournament
About three hundred people gathered at Workingmen's Hall on Alder Street to watch the Twelfth ward South Side Sporting Club tournament. Referee Patrick Rogan and announcer John Barrett presided as bouts featured Evans and Tighe drawing, Mahon and Orr also drawing amid a late substitution flare. Jordon and Gallagher won lively six rounders amid boos while Connors beat Timlin in a sharp display. Durkin and O Connell closed with a three round draw and overall fierce action. Connors to nurse two broken fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workingmen’s Hall
Alder Street
South Side Sporting Club
Twelfth Ward
Patrick Rogan
John Barrett
Jim Dowd
Tommy Evans
Mike Tighe
Jim Orr
Bellevue
Max Connors
Providence
Jordan
Gallagher
Connors
John Durkin
John O'Connell
Marriage of Thomas Corey and Emma Rosar at St. Mary's
Thomas Corey of Beech Street married Emma Rosar of 28 Brook Street in a nuptial high mass at St. Mary's on Fiver Street. Rev P Christ officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Corey
Beech Street
Emma Rosar
Brook Street
St. Mary's Church
Fiver Street
P. Christ
Daniel Fox
Pittston Avenue
Mattes Street
North Mill
Peter Flynn
Boys In
Blue
Thomas Roche
Elm Street
Avoca
Fred Kloss
New York City
Willow Street
William Tamiler
Bride
Birch Street
John Martin
Stone Avenue
Fred Schrieber
Alder Street
Elm Streets
Flynn and Halloran to Travel to Youngstown Ohio
Michael Flynn and Thomas Halloran will leave Thursday for Youngstown Ohio. The O Connell Council Young Men s Institute will meet in regular session Thursday evening. Miss Kathryn Jeffers of Davis street spent yesterday with friends in Wilkes Barre. A move to urge Scranton Traction to install a crosswalk at the street car terminus at the city line is under way. The spot is in deplorable condition with pedestrians wading ankle deep in mud. A rumor says no gang of patriots from Coury Hollow is organizing a rifle club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Flynn
Thomas Halloran
Youngstown
Ohio
O'Connell Council
Young Men's Institute
Kathryn Jeffers
Davis Street
Apent
Wilkes. Barre
Scranton Traction Company
Coury Hollow
Where the Fault Lies in a Chicago Record Remark
A Chicago Record remark reflects on secrecy and trust. The line contrasts Florence’s ability to guard secrets with women who cannot, highlighting social expectations and restraint in intimate confidences. The snippet captures a moment of witty dialogue and character dynamics from the period.
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North
Wayne Avenue
Globe Warehouse
West Scranton
Sarah Lewin
Ladsow Ald Society
Jackson Street Baptist Church
Thomas de Gruchy
Angelo
Raphael
Dure
Giordano
Holman
Hunt
Correggio
Scranton Street Baptist
Scranton Street
Norma Williams
June Walters
John Clark
Dickson Banjo Club
Alice Williams
M. Church
Bellevue Calvinia
Martha Washington
St. David's Hall
Minnie Webber
Stella Vote Peechtuthon
Beasle
Rhoda Clarke
Mildred Anthony Boo
Bydney Hughes
Geraldine Phillips
Samuel Jones Pond
Rhola Clarke
D. W. Phillips
Mise
Lillian Anthony Dug
Clarke
David J. Davis
S. G. Kerr & Co
Professor Johnson
Behinol
Baptist Young People's Welon
James Hughes
Baptist Young People's Union
Pennsylvania
Marian Jones
John M. Edwards
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Charles Wheeler
Warner Wills
Lost Boy
Bertha LaMonte
Dunmore
Ralph B. Pealer
Open Congress
South Scranton
Thomas Carey
Anna Kosar
MPS OF News
Florence
Chicago
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