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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1894
Page
6
The Pittston office at No 8 South Main Street is directed by W. E. Tooke and J. A. Fahy. Subscribers may refer complaints or news items to them for publication.
Abednego Reese assumes controller duties and works with limited clerks. The second floor office is not ready, forcing relocation to the assessor’s third floor room. Haess’s bond stands at $10,000 with sureties Hou, Morgan T. Williams, Thomas Jones, Joseph Hileman, J. Ho Anderson, and E. E. Murder.
On Monday evening Pittston Castle No 77 of Pittton installed its officers for a six month term with District Grand Chief H. C. Pursell presiding. Officers named include Past Chief Liall Brown Noble Chief G. W. Reid Vice Chief K. T. Smiles Venerable Hermit W. J. Nagle Master of Records B. D. Parker Clerk of Exchequer Frank Carter Keeper of Explainer F. J. Wovlen Sir Gerald W. Blank Worthy Bard T. A. Stenner Worthy Chamberrate T. Davis insirm Ro W. Oliver Esquire KE White First Guardsman G. Wall Second Guardsman Ro Kemoys Trustees J. Tiffany TP BH Stenner Representative to the Grand Lodge G. B. Dendle.
A crew under Superintendent Downing digs a sewer line from the northerly side of Railroad Street to the company culvert about fifty feet away. The project, granted as a sidewalk projection by the borough council, will carry surface water away from the strait above the bridge.
Minor Pittston notices report the McGinty fad on the West Side, church festival finances, a Music Hall act by Grimes’ Cellar Door with James B. Muckis, a gynecological chair donated to Pittston hospital, and local accidents and society events.
Practical guidance for singers and players to master tough music parts first, practice backward, and unite air words and accompaniment step by step. Emphasizes independent study of air, words, and accompaniment, then integration. Encourages reading part songs to improve melody and accompaniment coordination.
A Household article describes a simple darning setup with a large celluloid ring, ribbon, a darning bell, scissors, a cushion for needles, and a bag for cotton. It also offers kitchen tips like suet puddings with berries, dried fruit stews, and home mending advice such as tissue repair for torn book pages and glue made from borax and shellac.
Four advertised medicines claim high merit and quick relief for consumption coughs colds and related ailments with guarantees. Dr King s New Discovery Electric Bitters Bucklen s Arnica Balsam and Dr King s New Life Pills are promoted by Matthews Bros drug store with assurances of effectiveness and dealer support.
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