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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
10
The Carbondale correspondence of The Tribune is now with Mr. C. Ro Mann on Salem Avenue and Church Street for news items. Complaints about irregular delivery should be directed to W. J. Roberts, news agent.
The Farview area presents a rare grandeur as ice laden trees bend under frost and telegraph wires snap. Residents plan morning trips to view the wintry landscape, expecting many more if the weather holds.
The case involving H. E. May as plaintiff and Dr W. J. Lowry as defendant in Alderamin Baker's First ward court has been settled with the alderman ruling no cause for action and ordering the costs to be divided. Attorneys RH. 2, Stuart represented the plaintiff and Milton Lowry represented the defendant.
Mrs. W. J. Lewis wife of the Welsh Methodist pastor died at her South Church Street residence after convulsions. Born in Merthyr South Wales she came to America forty five years ago and lived in Carbondale five years. She is survived by husband and three children M. W. Lewis Plymouth Mrs Edward Qwene Dallas Texas and John Lewis Indian Territory. Funeral details awaited from distant relatives. Her good character earned many friends and sincere mourning.
The remains of Miss Kate Gallaghy were laid to rest at St Rose cemetery after a large funeral procession from Spring street. Rev W A Nealon celebrated a high mass of requiem and praised the departed life. Floral offerings were abundant and pallbearers included T G Coughlin and Dr W H Metra. Attendees from Pittston and Scranton joined locals in the service.
John G. Reese will retire from the grocery business on April first and become a commission merchant and wholesale dealer in fruit and vegetables. He will occupy the Armour building on Dundaff street.
The article notes a shift back to the Keystone block with the new fire hose arriving, signaling readiness for installation and testing in the forthcoming period.
The temperance society of the Primitive Methodist church presented a program on Tuesday evening with organ soloes, dialogues by young men, tableaux, sketches including the Hatchet Family, duets, and readings by local youths. Evangelist Mrs Catlin will hold revival services tonight and tomorrow night, inviting all to attend. Two individuals, George and Randsurphy Soyder, have joined the Johnson Coat Company and will hang coal.
A birthday party for Isaac Carey in Mayfield drew relatives from Carbondale Pittston and Scranton. Attendees included Mrs. Lucy Berry, John Carey, Daniel Carey and families, and Attorney H D Carey among others. Reports note Carey’s Revolutionary War-era lineage and his long local residence. A fire at J. H. Wheeler store in Tompkinsville partially damaged the property.
The WCTU in Peceville plans a mothers meeting and memorial services for Miss Willard at Mrs Grace Miller's home Thursday at 6 pm inviting all mothers interested in temperance work. A Washington reception in Firemans hall by the Presbyterian Young People's Society drew a large crowd Tuesday evening with eighteen participants in colonial costumes led by Benja min and Miss Alice Mion as Washington and his wife. The program showcased recitations missteps aside, a chorus of Star Spangled Banner, tableaux of Washington and his hatchet, vocal duets, and various solo and recitation pieces by local performers.
A school program featured a piano duet by Miss Brundage and Miss Kingsley, a recitation by Miss Winehel, and a Columbia choir. The choruses were led by Professor Parkhurst with Mrs Parkhurst assisting. After the supper a good time was had.
A Tuesday evening entertainment at the Welsh Baptist church featured Professor John H. Francis Milas Susie Powell and a church choir delivering grand selections. Miss Mary J. Davies and Miss Binveche Willis gave notable recitations as the crowd filled the auditorium and a large sum was expected for charity.
The wedding took place Tuesday at Bt. Thomas church at 1 o'clock with Miss Nellie Gibbons as bridesmaid and P. J. Rutledge as groomsman. Mr. Brown, formerly of Pittston, now in Denver, and his wife settle their new life in the West after a day of celebration with relatives and friends. The ceremony followed a Monday benefit event for the Father Mathew Society and other town notes mention idle collieries on Washington's Birthday and local callers.
A Washington Star report describes a landlady who ran a cheap boarding house and faced questions in court about unpaid board. The elderly witness, calm and orderly, endures sharp cross examination as the attorney presses for the amount owed and duration.
The February Brewers Journal issues present two supplements the broadside shows 1897 beer and ale sales across the United States and by city for eleven years New York leads production followed by Pennsylvania Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Missouri New Jersey and Massachusetts The Brewers Directory lists top breweries by state with output figures noting Milwaukee and St Louis as major centers and Alaska Alabama Arizona California and other states hosting breweries
The text lists state counts of breweries with New York at 244 and New Jersey at seven places among brewing states. It notes all states except four have at least one brewery with Arkansas, Maine, Missouri, and Vermont as exceptions.
At a postal congress a report notes two thirds of world correspondence is in English while only about a quarter of speakers native English. It cites India with vast mail volume but limited English use, Russia with heavy population yet small post business, and Spanish speaking regions mainly using other languages, while South American nations transact much in English, French or German.
An advertisement touts Agnew’s Cure for the Heart as effective for spousal health symptoms and dizziness warning of sudden deaths if not used. It claims the remedy removes the cause and urges precautions against recurrence, sold by Matthews Bros.
February timetable shows trains from Scranton and Philadelphia to New York Newark Elizabeth and Atlantic City with express options and buffet cars. Connections to Grand Central and Long Island Rail Road are noted with terminal transfer details for passengers.
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces effective February 20 1898 trains leave Scranton for Philadelphia and New York via the D L & H and other routes at 6 45 pm and 1 06 am with multiple express services including the Black Diamond Express and connections to Pittston Wilkes Barre Bethlehem Reading east and Geneva Rochester Buffalo and Chicago. Sleeping cars and parlor cars available between Wilkes Barre and New York. Scranton office at Lackawanna Avenue.
Beranton schedule details show departure times to Carbondale Wilkes Barre Albans Saratoga Montreal and others with connections via Lehigh Valley R R and Black Diamond Express. Arrivals to Scranton listed from Carton dale Wilkes Barre and the south with numerous minute marks and a notice for rates at the depot ticket office.
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