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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1897
Page
4
Carbondale readers are reminded that advertisements orders for job work and items for publication left at Shannan and Co newsdealers North Main will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from 9 am to 1 pm.
The Wyoming Conference ministerial association will convene the 111th session in Phis City on Monday and Tuesday. President Thorne and Vice Presidents Mince and Stone lead officers. program includes devotional, association address, prayer, business sessions, and discussions on The Mind of the Master Pauline Theology and Reminiscences.
The installation of Rev Fred Ehinger was held Thursday evening amid services linked to the new St Pauls Lutheran church. The ceremony in Germida was preached by Rev W Fischer of Pittston and followed by a discourse by Dr B Trahert of Wilkes-Barre, whose talk was in Maelish.
A circular listing names of those who passed examinations in May and December has been issued. The names include J. J. Fox and others as qualified for clerk and related Phase, with scores such as 77.70 and 72.03 for Willard G. Evans and BL Pex respectively.
Thursday evening the Jolly Ten Social held a Burke’s hall gathering with many out of town guests including Misses Marie Byrnes Waymart Annie Mullen Scranton Minnie Atttehell Great Bend Frances Carpenter Julia Bergan Wilkes-Barre. Several locals plan moves and hospitalities as residents entertain visitors and suffer minor illnesses.
Miss Mame Murphy of Wilkes-Barre spent Wednesday with her mother here. Episcopal services will be held in the local church this Sunday according to the church calendar.
The item lists multiple local social and church activities. Rev OB Hiaivehton conducts services at St George’s mission and Edward's hall. Annie Reed from Philadelphia visits Misses Minily and Dennie Davie. Miss Gertrude Atherton plans to travel to Washington for an event with her father. A. M. Atherton returns from Portia. Mrs Lavin visits Dunmore. Jennie Kennedy to spend Sabbath with Green Midge friends.
A miscellaneous Peckville social page lists gatherings and visitors including Miss Daly of Carbondale with Miss circue Barber, Mrs. Lewis of Potter County visiting sister Mrs. W. Arnold, and others roaming town yesterday. A Blakely board of health meeting is planned at Counce rooms this evening. Church notices cover a Methodist service with communion, a sermon to the young, and a confirmation of fifty five new church members to date with letters.
Mi ss IT Thorentine is ill at home on Main Street. Several visitors call on townsfolk including Miss Olivia Stone of Olyphant visiting Miss Mary Mecham and Miss Elsten of Carbondale. Andrew Meehan recovers from typhoid fever while others plan trips to Alaska for fortune seeking.
A claim about kidney and urinary tract health invites readers to use Kilmer Swamp Root. The ad promises relief for kidney and bladder issues, urges purchase through druggists, offers samples by mail, and cites Binghamton based makers.
Fragmented ad style text touts a "Kidney Cure" claiming to cure a high percentage of ailments linked to kidney disease. It lists symptoms and promises free analysis and medical advice, urging readers to write for information and urging trust in the physician Munyon.
The village names elected officers for the council and committees including President Jones Is Smith and Vice President A. K. Reynolds. A concert fundraiser for Langstaff Hose Company is planned for next Friday evening with a large volunteer turnout. The A. F. of A. held its first annual Danger event last night at the Sisk House with a notable guest list and supper. A temperance society spelling event occurred in Reynolds Hall and village residents prepare for the upcoming Presidential inaugural events in Washington.
The Tribune reports a regular monthly meeting of Lunnetall Hoge company at their room next Monday night. Officers and members including Overy Inembey are expected to attend or face a fine.
The Eddy Cornet band serenades Miss Alternmus of the Wayne County hotel but finds her out of town. On her return she hosts a dinner with the band, then a Baptist church event features young people society entertainment and a seminar at the church and school. Hawley party attends the Wayne Baptist convention with essays and hymns, and Rev A Wy Goodour delivers a commendable address.
Sumner Avenue and Merde Park Presbyterian churches face interchurch tensions as they fail to unite under a single pastor. Three candidates contended February 18 with Rev. Dr Hunter and Rev. L. F. Master listed. a second ballot was planned amid unclear outcomes. Local social notices report visiting friends and upcoming services at Calvary Baptist and Welsh Congregational churches, with ministers preparing sermons and a Lord's Supper observance.
The report details 70 disputes causing work stoppages in 195? involving UTS workers. Outcomes favored workers in 89 cases, with settlements reached by negotiation in many. Data cover numbers of workers affected, compensation totals, and percentages of disputes resolved by conciliation or outright agreement.
In a second postponement at the defendant’s request, Van Valkenburg and Harré appear in Pepperd courts. The Tumous Van Valkenburg bribery case is delayed until next month. Ott appears similarly relaxed, not in a rush to vindicate himself.
Testimonial letters from residents of Epping New Hampshire and Lowell Massachusetts praise Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Olive Ointment. They claim a twenty year nose sore improved after using the remedy and fully disappeared, with the family expressing gratitude and endorsing the product.
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