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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1898

Page

8

Annual meeting and events at the Young Men’s Christian Association

Friday marks the annual meeting of the Association of the Home for the Friend Jess with all members urged to attend at the Young Women’s Christian Association. Bauer’s band concert is featured as the hour’s musical topic while the first traveling of the Young Men’s Forum occurs in the YMCA parlors. Captain Jock Crawford “The Poet Beaut.” appears at the Members’ Course in the YMCA hall at 2 Wycoming Avenue, Saturday, with a program of humorous, dramatic, and patriotic pieces presented by selected entertainers. The diagram will be open at the YMCA office after 2 o’clock today.

Association of the Home For the Friend Jess Young Womens Christian Association Young Men's Forum Young Men's Christian Association Jock Crawford Your Men's Christian Association Wycoming Avenue Jin Duck Bile Dubietioe Wraternte

Personal notes from Hawley and New York visitors

P J Bower of Hawley made a business trip to Scranton yesterday. Miss Mary F F Kessel a nurse with the Associated Charities returned from New York city. The Rev J W Randolph of St Peter's Lather chitch will lecture Wednesday evening at the Conservatory of Music on Personal Recollections of Venice detailing his travels.

P. J. Bower Hawley Scrintan Leoni Frank New York Eite Jermyn Mary FF. Kessel Associated Charities New York City J. W. Randolph Bt Peter’s Dun Conservatory of Music Adams Avenue Mulberry Pirpet Venice Randolph Venigas Nemo

Beecham's Pills Promoted for Constipation Relief

An old classified-style note lists Nolan ros at 515 Linden Street offering plumbing steam and gas fitting services and touts Beecham's Pills as a constipation remedy with no equal.

Nolan Linden Street Beecham

New Plan To Aid Poor With Social Settlement Model

A Boston style Hale Home plan is proposed by Lincoln F E Brown and wife to establish a social settlement in our city near the upper steel mill or lower mills. They would staff with volunteer workers, locate near the working field, and fund via subscriptions. The board showed interest but could not yet endorse the proposal.

Hale Boston Mass Brown Akeoelated Charities Rogers Israel Lincoln FE. Brown Moscow Meadville Theological School Brooklyn Hale Home Edward Everett Hale Zelda Stevans C. Shin- Inger Webster Avenue Vic

Annual Meeting of First Presbyterian Church Trustees Elected

The First Presbyterian Church held its annual gathering last evening with J. E. Kingsbury as chair and W. J. Hand as secretary. Trustees for two years were chosen, pew rents set at auction, and reports from treasurer F. J. Watts and others noted expenditures around 10 000 dollars with equal receipts. An option to purchase church property was reported and the Olive street firehouse addition expected to finish around February 16.

First Presbyterian Church JE. P. Kingsbury W. J. Hand Dy. James McLeod F. J. Watts D. H. Taylor Mre J. Matthews J. A. Knapp Endownment Fund Snyder J. Port Fk. Tracey HH. A. Kivu AL BH. Stor’a FE. Platt Oekel James Archbald Olive Street

Free Press and Journal Unite In Scranton Venture

John Kirby, business manager of the Scranton Free Press, completes negotiations with W R R Herat of the New York Journal to merge the papers. Beginning next Sunday the Sunday Free Press and the Journal’s Sunday edition will sell for five cents in Scranton, promising strong news from local and world telegraph sources.

John Kirby Scranton Free Press W. RR. Herat New York Journal Pennsylvania Free Presse Free Press

Journal colored supplements draw interest

A fragment notes that the Journal's colored supplements are always interesting, reflecting reader curiosity about the publication's extra features and visual extras.

Dime Deposit and Discount Bank Annual Meeting

President Charles Du Pont Breck declares the bank's year the most successful since its founding. Directors reelected, deposits risen to 602 252 40 by Jan 1 1898, surplus 44 600 02, dividends paid at 6 percent. Bank notes its safe guards including Holmes Electric Protection and custody with Lackawanna Trust.

Dime Deparlt and Discount Bank Banking House Charles du Pont Breck RF. Co James Fitch Heese Brooks FR. J. Lynett Dime Deposit and Discount Bank of Scranton New York Philadelphia State DSI Holmes Reading United States Treasury Department Lackawanni, Trust and Safe Deposit Company

Higgday Case, Oravitz Deal, and Luzerne Court Sessions

Luzerne Superior Court convened with Judge Wickham as associates attend. The docket includes the Oravitz wild license case from Hagleton where Martuchowski, a Hungarian immigrant, was jailed for selling without a license after a shady transfer. appeal questions damages limits and legal papers. The Yuenling suit against Jennings and the Quaker City Mutual Fire Insurance relates to fire loss and notice defects. a garnishment against the insurer was upheld. Warrior Run school district controversy over division costs and act constitutionality is argued, with a challenge to the June 1 1887 statute. The Prudential Insurance case involves a policy claim after premium payments to Bresnehan. The Evans estate case against Kvane concerns funds on deposit and alleged negligence.

Superior Court Wickham Teeder Sevalon Juden Rice Grant Herring School Furniture Company Bloomsburg Armaments Common Pleas Luzerne James WW. Cleveland Wilkes-Barre John RK Jones Binghamton John F. Serage A. J. Colborn Appellee Joseph Martuchowski Frank Orawitz Common Pleas of Luaerne John T. Lenahan George HW. Troutman John McGahren B. McManue Oravits Hagleton John Wilner Wilner Martachowski Oravitz Muartachowski Missioners Damourer D. G. Yuenling & Son C. Siegmaler & Son Peter P. Jennings Ami Jennings Quaker City Mutual Lugerne James RR. Scouton W. R. Gibbons John Metihren J. F. Mellovern Appellees Jennings Glen Lyon Barnishee Conany Stegmatier Sugar Notch Warrior Run Vosburg & Dawson M. N. Donnelly Prudential Tneurancy Company

Home Dressmaking for Hard Times with Diamond Dyes

Learn to refresh wardrobes at home using Diamond Dyes to revive faded gowns and old garments. The guide promises easy color renewal for men’s suits and boys’ outfits, plus cloaks and dresses from cast-off clothes. It emphasizes home use, simple directions, and non fading, vibrant results.

Steam Heating and Plumbing Ad in Harris' Drug Store

Steam Heating and Plumbing and Optician services advertised at 231 Wyoming Ave Twining and 125 Penn Ave Harris Drug Store. Hours listed 9 am onward with prompt service and shop presence.

Twining Penn Avenue Harris D. m

Ik-Not Poll Report Notes Narrow Margin

A brief from a historical page mentions a single poll reading, roughly 45 yards, attributed to a hyayer figure. The record highlights a limited field measurement with unclear broader impact.

XN. Ik Hyayer

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