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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1900

Page

6

Wedding of Joseph Taylor and Bridget Madden in West Scranton

The marriage took place at St Patrick’s Church with Rev J B Whelan officiating. Bride Bridget Madden wore grey cloth with violet lace. groom Joseph Taylor, a traveling salesman, after a wedding dinner at the bride’s mother’s home, will reside at 1010 Jackson street upon return from Washington.

Joseph Taylor Bridget Madden Ninth Street St. Patrick's Catholc Church Yesterdy J. B. Whelan T. J. Jennaings Broomeman Nosy Caravan Washington Jackson Street West Scranton Globe Aod

St Patrick's church fair contributions list items

The list includes statues of St Joseph Sacred Heart Lady of Lourdes and St Anthony a hand painted fire screen palm and sardiniere items from Woolworths novelty store sofa pillow Scranton Reading company china tea set and other pieces. Names such as William Farrell Mia Ellen Donnell Kodak Kemp photographer Thomas Langan Mary McHugh Maggie Horan Mrs Frank Walsh Mrs Helland Mrs Thomas Kine J A Strate Miss L Carroll and Penn Clothing House appear in association with various donations and items.

St. Patrick’s Church Fair St. Joseph Sacred Heart St. Anthony Palm Sardiniere Woolworth's Scranton Reading Company William Farrell Mia Ellen Donnell Kodak Kemp Boy's Cult Thomas Langan Mary McHugh Maggie Horan Frank Walsh Washburn Street Helland Thomas Kine J. A. Strate New York

Vin Mariani Promoted as Mild Safe Stimulant

Advert says Vin Mariani is a mild stimulant with no unpleasant reaction or harmful effects after thirty-five years of use. Claims come from druggists urging customers to refuse substitutes.

Furniture and Personal Items Display at St Pauls Church Event

Arrangements have been made for the appearance of a chair from St Pauls church Green Ridge on Saturday evening as part of a select programme. The list includes lemonade set sanitary items and various portraits, rocking chairs, and other household belongings associated with local names. The program promises a showcase pairing community figures with ceremonial pieces in a period social event.

Haggerty S@cranton street Stardiniere Davies St. Paul's Church Green Ridge

Washburn Street church hosts all day session and meetings

The Washburn Street Presbyterian church invites all its women to an all day session with lunch at noon. An evening Christian Endeavor business meeting follows the weekly prayer service. A union prayer meeting is set for tonight with Rev J B Sweet speaking on Family and Schools. Rev BK A Boyl gave a strong talk on Nations and Their ful eye. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society meets tomorrow at Mrs T J Luce's home. The foreign missions offering will be taken next Sunday.

Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor Society First Phaptist Church J. B. Sweet

Attempted Burglary At Druggist Davies Store

An early hour attempt to burglarize John J. Davies on South Main Avenue failed when the intruder fled after being alerted. About 2 o'clock a noise on the front porch and side of the house led Davies to confront the burglar at the back door as he escaped. This marks the second such attempt in a few months.

John J. Davies South Main Avenue Davis

Fourteenth Ward Republicans Nominate Local Officials

The Fourteenth ward caucus at Co operative Hall nominated William Pritchard of West Lackawanna Avenue for school controller and William Stevens of Chestnut Street for common council with Charles R. Acker noted as a proposer.

Fourteenth Ward William Pritchard West Lackawanna Avenue Willam Stevens Chestnut Street Common Council Charles R. Acker

Last Call of the Season On High-Grade Blankets

High quality wool blankets from top manufacturers are being sold as season end stock. Limited lots of five to twelve pairs per item remain, not aimed at bargain counters.

Nominations Placed for District Caucus Slates

Nominees listed for the caucus include first district officials John Gilgalion as Register of voters, Arigoni Ferdinando as judge of election, M. F. Albro as inspector of election. Second district names Edward Farr as Register of voters, John Lloyd as judge of election, John Rechtold as inspector of election.

John Gilgalion Arigoni Ferdinando M. F. Albro Edward Farr John Lloyd John Rechtold

Funeral of Patrick Crossin at St Patrick’s Church

A large funeral at St Patrick’s Church honored Patrick Crossin. Rev J J Ruddy led a solemn high mass and preached the sermon. Pall bearers included Joseph P Phillips P J McCann Martin Gurrell Patrick Duffy Dominick Healey and Thomas Cavanagh. Interment was at Cathedral cemetery.

St. Patrick's Church Patrick Crossin J. J. Ruddy J. B. Whelan J. P. Lavelle Father Ruddy Mr. Crossin Joseph P. Phillips P. J. McCann Martin Gurrell Patrick Duffy Dominick Healey Thomas Cavanhaugh

Funeral Services For William Newman At 2 P M

The late William Newman will have services at 2 PM this afternoon conducted by Rev. Rog ers Israel at 1116 Mead avenue. Bricklayers' union No. 15 members are asked to meet at Traub's hall at noon to attend. Interment will be in Washburn street cemetery.

William Newman Rogers Israel St. Luke's Episcopal Church Mead. Avenue Bricklayers’ Union Traub's Hall Washburn Street Thos. Quinnan Pleasant Street Cathedral William Fox Margaret Raymond Isaac Stark Evans Court Thomas Agnon Plymouth Congregational Church

Community Notes and Social Events in Bellevue Area

Branch No 44 Catholic Mutual Benefit Association held a smoker in Hari Garihad after officer installations. Ira Tripp Hose Company installs officers tomorrow. new quarters expected by early February. Mrs L Shryer hosted a card party for Mrs Harrison of Hackensack and Mrs Urgen of Frostbury. A masquerade at Mr and Mrs Frederick’s on South Main. St Pauls church choir guests at Professor Sullivan’s West Locust. School No 16 pupils receive Birth of Our Flag painting. Mr and Mrs George L Perk entertained on North Sumner. Ruth Acker birthday at South Main. Reese B and William Davis of Syracuse visiting Bellevue, pig roast dinner. Embroidery class of YWCA meets this evening under Miss Westcott. All ladies invited to join. Rev S F Matthews of North Hyde Park Avenue confined at home due to illness.

Catholicc Mutual Henefit Association Hari Garihad Ira Tripp Hose Company Mra L. Shryer Nort Main Avenue H. F. Harrison Hackensack N. J W. C. Urgen Frostbury Maryland William Prederick South Main Avenue St. Paul's Church Green Ridge Edward Sullivan West Locust Streeet Jennings George L. Perk North Sumner Avenue Ruth Acker Tillie Acker Reese B William Davis Syracuse N. Y Bellevue Young Women's Christian Association

Pea Coal Delivered to South Side and Central City Areas

Coal at 1.25 a ton delivered to South Side, central city, and central Hide Park. Orders to J B Sharkey at 1914 Cedar Ave. Phone 6683.

South Side Central City Hivde Park J.B. Sharkey Cedar Ave

Mrs Hampel Celebrates 74th Birthday With Family Gathering

Mrs Charlotte Hampel of 428 Hickory Street observed her seventy four year milestone with family at home Tuesday evening. Guests enjoyed games and amusements before a late supper.

Charlotte Hampel Hickory Street Greenwood Martin Simrell Minooka Manley Nineteenth Ward Kramer's Hall Prospect Avenue Maple Street

David Kennedy Favorite Remedy Ad

An old fashioned medical advertisement urges kidney and urinary tract relief with Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. It describes symptoms, urine test guidance, and claims rapid cure plus a free trial offer to readers with name and address submission.

David Kennedy Reailera Dr. David Kennedy Corporation Rondaut

Scranton Civic Events and Local Notices Summary

A busy week in Scranton features a members only athletic club banquet with Bauer's Orchestra, the Fourteen Friends meeting at Hotel Best to elect officers, and a sub-mine examining board convening at 1101 Cedar Ave. for applicant examinations. Democrats of the Eleventh ward caucus at Germania Hall and a candidates list includes Mett Cawley for common council in the Twelfth ward. Madeline Caffrey’s funeral is at St. Paul’s Church with interment in Pittston. Tena Rorick sustains a serious hand injury from an axe play. The Cedar Avenue Methodist revival meetings continue with Rev. Joseph Madison assisting. Knights of Pythias invited to attend.

The Scranton Athletic Club Anld Bauer Hotel Best Cedar Avenue Eleventh Ward Germania Hall Madeline Caffrey River Street Cathedral Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Joseph Madison John Schrader Moltke Avenue St. Paul's Church Prospect Avenue Pittston Knights of Pythias Mett Cawley Common Council Tena Rorick Frederick Rorick

Dunmore Teachers Institute Set for Jan 13

The teachers of the Dunmore borough schools will hold an Institute in the high school building No. 1 on Saturday morning January 13. They will assemble promptly at 9 o clock to open the program with discussions on grammar and spelling and all teachers are urged to participate.

Country Dance At Auditorium Draws Large North Scranton Crowd

Last evening the Father Whitty society hosted a country dance in the auditorium attended by about five hundred people in farm costumes. The event featured pumpkin and squash decorations, Excelsior Reuben orchestra music, and George Atherton shuttling farmers in his livery wagons.

Father Whitty Society Excelsior Reuben Orchestra George Atherton

Marquette Council 425 YM I Elects Officers

The Marquette council No. 425 YM I elected officers last Tuesday evening with District Deputy Grand President Joseph H. Evens presiding. Chaplain Rev J J Toole. president James J May. first vice president P S Baltry. second vice president J J Hieging. recording secretary J F Murtaugh. financial secretary John Mullen. marshal Thomas Barrett. inside ventine W J Harrington. outside sentinel KR P McLeod. executive committee W A Lynott P A Carroll M J Ruddy Thomas Barrett Charles Carroll.

Marquette Council Young Men's Institute Joseph H. Evens J. J.toole James J. May Baltry J. J. Hieging J. F. Murtaugh John Mullen Thomas Barrett Ventine

Local News Briefs from Cayuga County

Deposits by School No 25 include Costello Battle Jordan and others totaling 25.70 this week. The 1900 Local club plans a party and dance at the North Main avenue Working men hall on Friday night. Miners will be paid today. Marriage notice for Amy Gertrude Decker to Dr Adam Stegner set for Jan 23.

John J. Costello Theresa C. Battle Kate Jordan Kate O'Boyle Ella O' Boyle Is. M. Norton Workingmane North Main Avenue Cayuga and Briabin Mines Giles 8 Decker Cayuga Street Amy Gertrude Adam Stegner Rendham Highworks Literacy Society Martin Stanton Street Keystone Literary and Pramatic Club van Cleft Dunmore Providence Methodist Episcopal Church

Community Notes and Prayer Week Schedule

Birth notices list Edwin G Powell born to Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Arnold of Wayne Avenue and Mise Marie Holleran returning from West Market Street. Also Faith Sickler and Grace Maddox returning from Tionesdale. The Providence Presbyterian Church hosts Week of Prayer with the theme Families and Schools and invites the public to attend.

Jeremiah Arnold Wayne Avenue Edwin G. Powell Summit Avenue Mise Marie Holleran West Market Street Philadelphia Faith Sickler Grace Maddox North Main Avenue Tlonesdale Providence Presbyterian Church

Benefit Ball Planned for James MacGarry in Odd Fellows Hall

An appointed committee arranges a benefit ball at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening January 19 to aid James MacGarry who lost a limb on a hunting trip last winter. The committee promises an enjoyable social time and appropriate decorations.

Order of Odd Fellows’ Hall James MacGarry

Presbyterian week of prayer features service and events

The church hosts a Christ's Service to the Sorrowful as part of week of prayer. Evening social by Twentieth Century Dancing class at Manley's hall with Lawrene's orchestra. Irish drama The Heart of Erin by the Young Men's Temperance Society in Washington hall Thursday. Hose company meeting on South Blakely. Excelsior Dancing class plans a country dance in Kanes hall. Updates on local residents and guests in town.

John i Manley’s Hall Lawrene Temperance Heart of Erin Washington Hall Hose Company South Blakely Street Excelsior Dancing Kanes Hall Stephen Levis East Drinker Street T. P. Letchworth Chestnut Street George Spencer Great Bend Susquehanna County

Remains Brought Home After Fatal Fall

The remains of John William Boyle of 324 North Everett Avenue were brought to the city after his death in New York Tuesday afternoon when he fell from a ninth story building. Funeral services are planned for 2 PM at St Patrick's Church with burial in Cathedral Cemetery.

John William Boyle Everett Avenue New York St. Patrick's Church Cathedral

Green Ridge Community Notices And Meetings

Green Ridge Presbyterian Church members vote to raise Pastor Rev I J Lansing salary to 34009 annually. Lend a Hand mission band meets tonight at Misa Lange’s home on Washington Ave. District President C B Guta installs Camp 280 SONS of America officers Saturday Jan 5 with a four horse wagon. Green Ridge lodge IOOF holds a key meeting at Masonic Hall. Ladies Aid elected officers for the year led by Mrs I P Hull as president and Mrs M L Fine as secretary treasurer. The Women’s Temperance Union hosts a parlor social at Mrs J M Howell’s home at 7 20 with a literary and musical program. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Green Ridge Presbyterian Church Misa Minnie Lange Washington Avenue Mire I. Paterson Green Ridge Friends Philadelphia Geen Ridge Street Presbyterian Church I. J. Lansing Guta Patriotic Order Sons of America Elmhurst Green Ridge Camp Green Ridge Lodge Order of Odd Fellows Masonic Hall Dickson Avenue Ladies’ Aid Society Mre I. P. Hull George Kear M. L. Fine Kellam Mattes Shoemaker van Blarcum Franklin Phillips Pond Hunt Wilame Womans’ Temperance Union Green Ridge J. M. Howell

Obituary of Herman Harris Died in Los Angeles at 22

Herman Harris former resident of this city died in Los Angeles California of typhoid fever after a several weeks illness. He was about 22, a son of Mrs A B Morris of Pine Street and brother to Hannah Jeda Guitell and Lawrence. Harris was known locally for his frank nature and quick mind. His death came as a sudden shock to his many friends.

Herman Harris Los Angles Cala A. B. Morris Pine Street Hannah Jeda Guitell Lawrence Harris James M. Atherton Capouse Avenue Delaware Street Atherton

Local obituaries list deaths in Dunmore area families

The notice reports multiple deaths and funeral plans in Dunmore and nearby areas. It covers Mrs. James M. Atherton, Michael Dougherty, John H. Moore, Mrs. John J. Brune, a child or two from Davies and Morgans households, and other residents, detailing ages, causes, and interment sites with service times and cemeteries.

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Bridget Mayden St. Patrick’s Catholic Church J. B Awanta George W. Jenkins S. Main Vin Mariani Mariani Washburn Street Church Globe Warehouse South Scranton Dunmore Doings Teachers’ Institute North Scranton Father Whitty John W. O’boyle Cusick WSU E. Schimpff Michael Dougherty James Dougherty Hill Street Frivala Patrick James Am Thomas Dougherty Joan Larkin St. Mary's Catholic Church Mount Carmel John H. Moore Fisk Avenue North Beranton Vivian E. L. Paine Thomas Myers Decenquil Thomas Moore Christan Church John J. Brune Beech Street Laura Joseph Mary St. John's Church Milton David J. Davies Fellows and Ninth Streets Secend Annie Knapp Uriah McDonald Dunmore Cemetery Ambrose Gibney Mere John Coffey Water Street Arvie Mrune Ituuyral Mildred John Morgans Margaret Avenue Johsa Thomas No. 22 Blom Street Ella Moses Jaoks North Lin Lyceum Theatre Rona & Reis Long Charles Frohman Empire Theater MONIA Adelphi Theater London Mesers. Liebler & Co Israel Zangwill Wilton Lackaye William Norris Robert Edeson Gus Weinberg Adolphe Leestin Gus Frankel Emil Hoch Frank Cornell Fred Lotto James Rexabel Morrison Mme. Cottrelly Mabel Taliaferro Ada Dwyer Laura Almosnino Ada Curry Ellen Berg Louise Muldener Sadie Stringham A. Herne Academy OF Music, Burgunder & Rbis Lessees H.R. Long Jan Li Philippines Hotel Waldorf Galery Matinees Thoretay, Belay, and and Setarday Tuxedo Club Burlesquers Utopians Big Burlesque CO NambEe Dickson Manufacturing Co Beranton Wilkes Barre Coln Avenue Peter Schirra Booth Scranton
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