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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1894
Page
5
Local advertisement for Mattings Rugs and related home goods from Williams and McAnulty located at 127 Wyoming Avenue. The listing highlights available floor coverings and home decor in a compact storefront notice.
William Jefferson resigns as Eden Mogue manager while the Pennsylvania State league of base ball clubs plans a city meeting today. A large variety of community notices follow including library promotions, theatre ticket sales for The Christ of Society, and several church and social events at the Young Women’s Christian Association with prayers, dinners, and lectures announced.
Three children brought before Mayor Connell for a begging spree on the streets were discharged. Mary Dambroski claimed no parental sending and was set free. Lorainne Zorn, unable to speak English, could not converse with the interpreter, and Annie Kashimie was said to be sent out by parents with $900 in the bank. The mayor warned that repeat offenses would incur a $50 fine for each child.
The Henry Comedy company drew large crowds at Wonderland Theatre with A Wife's Triumph. Miss Stamiford as Helen Farady and Mrs Jeasse Griswold as Jane Temple performed strongly. Al F. Darcy and Miss Maggie Willett also impressed in their comic roles.
Li P Atherton was elected secretary of the Scranton board of trade last evening after a spirited vote. Tellers T H Dale and F L Hitchcock announced Atherton with forty three votes and Kingsbury thirty five. the meeting listed attendees and absentees, noting equal numbers present and absent.
Secretary Kingsbury delivered a comprehensive annual report on the city’s progress for manufacturers and the advantages of locating there. Members praised the document as the best in the society’s history and expected wide circulation to benefit the city.
Attendees at the Eden Musee yesterday found the show excellent with curio halls headlined by Wilkina the giant and a clever theater act by Jennings O'Brien and Jennings. Other featured performers include Eddie Edwards Rive MeIntyre Pearl and a boat of noted variety stars.
John Barrett a 15 year old door tender at Legget's Creek mine was struck by a car and dragged along the track. He was admitted to Lackawanna Hospital with a severe thigh laceration but the injury is not serious. The report notes the accident occurred while opening the door.
August Erheart a former Ziedler bakery employee shot himself in the Franklin avenue home hallway. A 38 caliber pistol fired through his heart and lungs left him alive briefly. he became conscious but would not explain his action. A cabinet photograph of a woman was found in his pocket. a messenger later claimed the picture had been stolen upstairs in the same house. Neighbors knew little about the upstairs occupant, a widow. Erheart had been discharged from Zeidler’s bakery for habits and warned he would die within an hour before the act.
Yesterday jurors in the case of Mrs. Mary Ravenagle against Judge Handley returned a verdict for the defendant. A prior trial in this court yielded a similar result. Tipstaff Jacob Ritter told Judge Archibald of alleged improper contact by Attorney Soper, but the court saw no interference warranted. A new trial may be sought, citing Ritter’s prejudicial disclosures to jurors about the dispute with Soper.
The Central Republican club held a regular meeting in its new quarters in the Price bullring on Washington avenue last evening. Executive committee members announce the rooms will be open every evening and invite members not present to use the space as their own homes. The club aims to provide an enjoyable evening venue for members.
General Manager Archer said Superintendent Gorm ley will enforce a rule requiring passengers to exit on the far side from approaching trains on Lackawanna avenue. Conductors must keep the gate nearest the double track closed to reduce risky boarding. The rule may confuse briefly but should save lives.
Mrs Mary MacDonnell petitioned the court to appoint a commissioner to inquire into the insanity of her brother in law James Godwin. Court appointed Attorney C M Girdner to act as commissioner. Godwin recently inherited wealth from his brother John of South Washington Avenue, now valued at 50 00).
Officers of the Thirteenth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania mourn Lieut L J Seeley of Company two. They express heartfelt sympathy to his family and commit resolutions published in daily papers and sent to the deceased’s family. The text also mentions the committees Keeper the Gitner for three unique fetores Telephone Girl Good Morning and Maidens Ironing.
A critique notes Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan as a witty dialogue driven piece with a cynic cast and a hackneyed romance. Evelyn Campbell plays Lady Windermere with clarity, Virginia Harned as the morally compromised woman, while Frank Gillmore Howard Hansell and others support a stylish Academy of Music production.
Burglars entered the Gingell and Pfeiffer saloon on Penn Avenue about 12 30 yesterday morning by smashing the transom. Police found a broken plate window but no burglar was present and no valuables were taken. The rear door stood open indicating the burglars fled.
The Builders Exchange held a mast ing last evening and installed officers elected for the year. Officers include President John Howarth, vice presidents John Collitan and Charles N. Lord, recording secretary James Collins, reading secretary William K. Williams, treasurer Thomas E. Lyddow, directors George W. Fins, William B.R. Willian, Peter Rupp, John O Colligan, Henry Ganater, D P Thomas.
Patrick Burke of Dickson City sues the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company alleging his right leg and other injuries resulted when the carriage struck the shaft fans during lowering at Crean Ridge. Witnesses testified to the accident on July 20, 1887, and to subsequent medical treatment and recovery delays.
The funeral for L. G. Flory who died Wednesday was held Saturday morning from his North Washington avenue home. Rev. N. Stahl preached the sermon. Pallbearers were Sidney Broadbent, Joseph Milla, Richard Oyland, M. Andrews, George Hutchingson, and Arch Marvine. Flory had worked twenty five years as a bookkeeper for Dickson Manufacturing Co and his sudden death shocked many friends.
The article notes many vow to abstain after the new year but warns such efforts fail against a long standing habit. It explains how extended use of liquor alters the nervous system making cessation hard and urges treatment at the Keeley Institute in Stanton Pennsylvania to break the cycle.
The Tue Trioxe group offers three pictures titled Telephone Girl Good Morning and Swinging that brighten hundreds of homes. The article notes the young men in the office stay busy dealing out these gems of a likely catalog or sale.
The thirteenth annual Scranton Liederkranz carnival drew 490 to 700 attendees from German societies including Binghamton, Honesdale, Wilkes-Barre, and New York. King Frank Hummler led a court aided by jesters Edward Barth and Franz Becker as Bauer's orchestra played.
Attorney J Alton Davis says the Elmira Telegram article misrepresented him and partner Connolly by printing a private letter. He states neither he nor Connolly intend to press charges before the Lackawanna Bar Association. The letter was a test and was not meant for public distribution.
Weston Mill company closes the flour department indefinitely after a Saturday night announcement. The move will throw many men and boys out of employment as market demand is seen as weak. The plant currently holds 6,000 barrels of flour with no sale in sight.
Readers are urged to collect issue numbers from Harper's Frank Leslie's McClure's Review of Reviews North American Century and similar magazines. Mr Schweneker can bind them into bright, handsome volumes for libraries, at a small cost, preserving readable copies before they are lost.
Philadelphia manufacturer Gautachi and Sons offers eight and eight ten organ models at 1080 Chestnut Street. Specializes in old music boxes repaired and re tuned with new tunes for enhanced orchestral performance.
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