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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1900
Page
3
Kerry Mills announces latest two step titles in Popular Sheet Music with a note to request unavailable items. All sheet music offered at half price and orders arrive in a few days.
The piece covers pay day at the Delaware and Hudson mine in Olyphant, a night school session at St Thoms college, an organ recital by Prof Kingston at Elm Park church, and a weekly Wheawe’s Exchanges summary. It notes store closings in Glassock, coroner’s inspection of Abraham Jones’s death, and Alderman Kasse’s Saturday arrest for wife beating.
Fresh invoice lists finest table deli items including imported dhures landjager bauruee Neva Beatla Salmon and pates, California fruits and jellies, herrings in wine sauce and Italian chestnuts. Catering orders for holidays accepted for dinner table, breakfast, lunch and supper. oysters in any style. 221-223 Washington Avenue.
Switchman injured at a crossing after a near collision, two weeks after complaint. George Coley died of pneumonia in Priceburg after post mortem. coroner found pneumonia as cause. Chautauqua circle at Elm Park church features papers and Washington quotes. Installation ceremony for Beranton tent No 26 Knights of the Maccabees at Guernsey hall. Wade Mord assaulted near Bellevue. Miss Ford's clothes torn but escape. Frances McCracken discharged after leaving baby with Mrs Schrader. child placed in care.
Former Scranton resident Thomas Bilbow, once active in Lackawanna temperance work and organizer of St. Leo's Battalion, was killed in an ore mine at Butte City Montana. His sister-in-law Nellie Kearney of Pine Brook received the telegram. Bilbow and his wife with seven children left Scranton about a year ago to seek fortune in the West.
I C Langan testified that two barrels found with junk dealer Charles Wartosky contained twenty five gallons of oil each. Langan accuses Wartosky of larceny and a hearing before Alderman Howe resulted in $600 bond for his next court appearance.
Major Frank Robling will conduct an election for first Lieutenant in Company H of North Scranton tonight. Company D of the Thirteenth regiment will drill at the armory Thursday evening January 11 instead of Friday due to inspection. William H. Stanton, son of ex Judge Staunton, named principal musician of the Thirteenth regiment replacing Thomas Miles. Mr Blanton is a proficient cornet player. This week the annual spring inspection of the Thirteenth regiment companies will be conducted by Major W S Millar, brigade inspector.
Shamokin Pa January 7 At a meeting of the executive board of United Mine Workers of this district a committee formed to represent about 20 000 members will confer with committees of districts Nos 1 and 7 in Scranton next Tuesday to discuss enforcing the semi monthly pay law and to set a price schedule for mine supplies Invitations were sent to nine companies to have regional representatives attend the conference Other districts were urged to invite companies to participate in the proceedings.
Twelve cars of a west bound freight train derailed at Leaman Place when a coupling failed, blocking all four tracks and delaying travel. Earlier last night ten cars of an east bound freight were wrecked at Gordonville, also blocking the line.
Elm Park church will present an organ recital on Thursday evening performed by Alfred Pennington with Milas Alethia Turnbull of Baltimore as soprano. Admission is a silver offering. The notice also mentions smoking the Hotel Jermyn cigar at 1c.
Rev. L. Firor, newly appointed Calvary Reformed Church pastor, preached his first sermon recounting the wise men from the East and the birth of Christ. He outlined a career of steady ministry across Maryland, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, culminating in Scranton.
A series of New Year observances and sermons were held across Scranton churches. Rev. Weir Mord preached at Green Ridge Baptist while Rev. Rothmason spoke at Second Presbyterian. The week of prayer opened with morning services, and junior league activities and communion were noted at Welsh Calvary, Ash Street Methodist, and North Main Avenue Baptist churches.
A letter from Miss N J Lockurant of Extra Beth asserts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved years of dropsy kidney trouble fainting spells and female weakness. She praises quick personal response from Mrs Pinkham and notes ongoing use of the remedy with hope others benefit.
The Scranton annual session of the Superior Court begins at 2 PM with Judge John L. Mitchell making his first bench appearance. Four judges arrive, cases from multiple counties are scheduled, and no opinions will be issued until next Monday as the Little Libel appeal and other matters loom.
Rev. J Rh Austin voiced sermons on Fishing Raping the New Year and Sowing and Reape at Pent Avenue Boost church with Rev FLY Pierce. Mrs Heligman Thunds, New York contralto, sang at both services amid a large turnout and praise for the music and sermons.
Philadelphia reports a slack week due to holiday shutdowns with output about half normal for two weeks. Mines clear yards and move coal to storage. cold weather boosts demand and prices. December output around 400,000 tons, annual total near 2,800,000 tons. A Scranton conference aims to settle trade issues including powder charges.
The Jacksonian club banquet in Omaha at the Paxton hotel will draw about 400 guests. William J. Tirvan opens his campaign talk for the presidential nomination, with Dr. M Hitchcock and ex-Governor Hoge among speakers. W. J. Bryan is expected to attend and several toasts include Imperialism Democracy What it Stands For and Our Nation.
In New Castle, Perseus Varavade ambushed quarryman Gradis Veltra and killed Jedusy Ambrosia after a dispute over a love interest. Varavade fired, then ordered his companions away, changed clothes at a boarding house, and fled, remaining at large.
An old advertisement proclaims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used for over fifty years by millions of mothers to calm babies during teething, ease gums, and relieve colic. It claims to soothe, quiet crying, and pains, with a price of twenty five cents a bottle and sale by all druggists.
Urey Woodgon, national Democratic committeeman from Kentucky and Ways and Means member, in Chicago for the Jackson banquet, says Mr Goebel will hold the governor's office from January to February, and asserts Blackburn is not the one who pressed the contest to the legislature.
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