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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1898

Page

2

Local notices and social items from Factoryville area

The column reports on a new paint mill's first output, a correction about a death by chloroform rumor, New Year weather, and Tunkhannock's bid for Salvation Army barracks. It notes a Clinton township road petition, a lodge gathering with humor about Rebekahs, visits by Carbondale residents, a temperance service, and local social calls and errands around Carbondale and Factoryville.

Honsdale Samuel Saunders, Jr Factoryville Tunkhannock Salvation Army Kidd Court of Quarter Sessions Clinton Township Depot Ieane Rebekah H. Briggs Harry Griggs Carbondale Fred M. Osterhout Albert Post Wilken- Barre N. A. Gardner Union Temperance Baptist and Methodist Churches Methodist Episcopal Church M. J. Watkins Thanlist Church Usu Capwell Hattie Crpwell Stephen Capwell New Welse

Scranton Brother Receives Treatment at Waylor Hospital

In Scranton C E Lee Brown lies under medical care at Waylor hospital while family members Bertha Leona Bite Jones Hannah and others visit and later return home. The fragment notes medical treatment and local visits surrounding the patient.

Warts Scranton C. E Lee Brown Waylor Hospital Bertha Leona Jones Hannah

Community Religious and Local Notices Summary

Raimond Young Men’s Christian Association hall hosts Sunday services with a Baptist evening sermon. Presbyterian Young People’s Society Christ in Endeavor installs officers Fred D. Lamb president Frank W. Swigert vice president Allie Scotten secretary Mrs F B Knapp corresponding secretary Lillie Tingley treasurer. John Carrigg of Binghamton visits town. Women’s Christian Temperance Union to meet at Mrs G W Ward’s home Thursday afternoon. Dr Thomas Sevon of Windsor visited John W Chidester over Sunday. Train 19 injures a Hungarian in the yard Monday morning. Grace Waterman of Hickory Grove visits locally Sunday.

G. W. Ward Thomas Sevon Windsor N. Y John W. Chidester Grace Waterman Hickory Grove

Borough and church groups in action across Moosic area

The town hosts many meetings this week including the borough council regular session, Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs. Wheeler’s Grove street home, and Methodist Sunday school officers election Friday. Also notes on births, staff changes at the church, students resuming studies, and a Lincoln anecdote about John Helm with Lincoln’s pardon message.

A. R. Wheeler Grove Street Methodist Episcopal Church Owen McClain J. BE. Sickler Fairview New Jersey Kate Campbell Binghamton I. BR. Wester Edna, Minn A. McAlpine Leon Schlager E. L. West Methodiat Episcopal Church Martin Keifer Dun Missionary College Nyack Hudson St. Mary's Choir Olyphant Mary Jennings Dunmore Hubert Atkinson Buffalo N. Y O'Malley Hotel Reuben Cole Carrie Elizabeth, N. J James Levan Moosic

Snowstorm Delays Delaware and Hudson Trains

HONESDALE reports a heavy Friday snowstorm blocked the Delaware and Hudson gravity road. Trains ran late all day, with Conductor Pearce’s 7 20 p m departure not reaching until 2 a m Saturday. Local visitors include Charles Hand and wife from New York.

Charles Hand New York Horace Hand Jacob Miller Glen Dyberry Cemetery Florence Wood C. M. Parker Concert Company Delaware and Hudson Pearce Raymond Hardenburgh West Chester Military School Christian Endeavor Willits Joseph Crandall Atlantic City Taylor Geseke Main Street Henry Friend

Tie That Bound a Loyal Confed Leader to Providence

A Washington Post retelling cites Senator Mills on an old Kentucky figure, John L. Helm. Helm, once governor, backed the Confederacy during the Civil War, resisted Union forces, and endured prison multiple times before release. His obstinacy and connections drew Federal attention and sparked repeated detentions.

Presiden Lincoln John Helm Weill Helm Ti Nois Mills John L. Helm Kentucky United States Abraham Lincoln Senator Mills Corsicana Ube

Sources of color in arts from natural pigments

The text lists color sources and origin notes for artistic pigments. It mentions cochineal for carmine and scarlet, sepia from cuttlefish, ivory and bone black from animal sources, Praisian blue from animal matter with alkali, plant and root derived colors, and various earths. It cites Turkey red, gamboge, Siena earth, raw umber, and others with peculiar odors and process notes.

Turkey Sienna Italy Umbria Greelan

Safe from burglars plan by hats in hall

Miss Twitters believes she is safe from burglars by hanging four men's hats of different styles and sizes on the hall hat rack. She hopes the sight will deter any intruder who surveys the array and decides the house is too risky to rob.

Harper's Bazar Miss Twitters Miss Kittish John Benc

Great Railroad Wreck Sale Of Clothing At Scranton

A wreck leads to a ten day retail sale of over 97 000 dollars in clothing salvaged from the railroad incident. New stock from a leading clothier will be sold at loss prices at 427 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Pa. starting Thursday January 6 at 10 a.m. Open evenings until 9 p.m. Entries restricted until opening.

Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Moon Carr Melton Harris Young Mer Washington and Wyoming Avenues

Oil shipments and balances report from January

In December and January, the oil balance shows 11,097,787 barrels shipped and 6,460 barrels in runs. No bid for certificate oil is recorded as oil deliveries of 6,000 barrels cash oil are regular. The report covers OU City and Pa. areas with lending and runs around 14,074 barrels for January.

OU City

Markets Show Tight Money Market On First Trading Day

Wall Street opened the new year with a tight money market and a squeeze in call loans. Rates rose to six percent with some offerings at 2 1 2 percent, while no loans under 2 1 4 percent were reported. Total sales reached 2,000,000 shares amid limited funds for speculation. Philadelphia market notes mixed gains in grains and crops with steady butter and eggs, and various price shifts across wheat corn and potatoes.

New York William Linn Ale Len & CO Mears Philadephia Philadelphia Wester Creamery Pennsylvania

New York Produce Market Quiet on Spring and Winter Brands

Quiet and lower activity noted in New York produce market on January 2. Prices for choice brands of spring and winter varieties showed softness amid steady demand for city mill patents.

New York City Mill iGelw

Market summary of grain dairy and fats prices

Commodity notes show weak corn and oats with further declines amid ample supplies. Beef and dairy prices vary with firmer beef and steady cheese outputs. Refined petroleum markets stay subdued with little buying interest across major hubs.

Chicago Grain Market Report with Mixed Futures

Chicago price quotations show mixed futures for Wheat Corn and Ribs with erratic figures. cash market lists flour and grain prices along with a long receipts tally across wheat corn oats rye barley and flour. The report notes various grain grades and commodity prices including pork lard whisky sugars and timothy priced in dollars and cents.

Chicago Jin Mantenwisyec SihwaSsye Banca Advantic Onte Frye Timothy Aood Rite S.mati

East Liberty Market Prices Report From January First

Market notes from East Liberty Pennsylvania show fluctuating livestock and commodity quotes. Prices include prime cattle at various grades, heavy and rough stock, sheep and veal calf valuations across multiple categories with notable activity observed.

Cattle and hog prices noted in Chicago market roundup

Chicago market report shows cattle and hog prices with ranges for stockers, feeders, and hogs. Entails figures such as M90 head, hogs at 5.00 to 1.07 per head, and lambs noted with several price points, reflecting market activity for livestock categories.

New York Cattle and Hog Market Report Brief

New York market notes show Reeves-Active steers rising to 82.75 for native steers and 82.75 for stags. Wally cattle bring 282.75. calves steady at 21.95. Grassers 303.00. westerns 8,042 head. Sheep firm with lambs weak. hogs firm around 14.15.

New York Reeves

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