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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
3
The Delaware and Hudson company paid the treatment south of Scranton yesterday. The ladies of the Kim Park church will give a Super Thursday evening in the church parlors. The young ladies of the First Presbyterian church will hold a sale of useful household welletes at the parlor.
Tomorrow afternoon schedule lists C E B Huribut speaking at 4 PM, teachers meeting at 6:15 PM, and preaching at 8 PM at Becona Presbyterian. Also notes a concealed weapons arrest of Roy Legge on Slackawanna Avenue and a hospital discharge of Nicholas Ristine.
A lavish private dinner for the city’s Superior court judges was hosted by local attorneys in the Scranton club's private dining room on the Board of Trade building’s eighth floor. Florist Clark arranged the room with an immense Justice scales centerpiece and a pond motif with roses and waterfowl as guests enjoyed cigars and impromptu toasts. Present were Hon. Charles E. Rice and several other judges and attorneys including James A. Beaver, R. W. Archbald, Cyrus Gordon, and Joseph O'Brien.
Deputy Installer James L. Caynor installed new officers for the John Boyle O'Reilly council of the Young Men's Institute on Lake Avenue. Officers include Moellinley first vice president Voliter second vice president Connery recording secretary Teonard financial secretary Marion treasurer Connner marshal McDonald inside sentinel Lee outside sentinel with Walsh Moran Clifford Conners and McDonald on the executive committee. An informal smoker followed with member entertainment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company offers a special personally conducted California tour departing New York and Philadelphia on February 27. The trip uses a Pullman drawing-room sleeping car and connects at El Paso with the Mexico and California Special returning by March 29. Round-trip tickets covering all expenses are $376 from all PRR points. Contact ticket agents in New York Brooklyn Newark Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh or Philadelphia for details.
With the opening of Wyoming avenue secured, property values along the route are expected to rise quickly. The Dickson Manufacturing company offers the best business rates between Vine and Olive streets as current prices encourage immediate purchases. FLL Hitchcock and Son handle fire insurance and real estate from the Commonwealth building.
December 1898 registration shows Scranton and Lackawanna county expanding. Total voters 47,505 with Scranton 25,0, Carbondale 3,734 and boroughs and townships 18,?. May figure 46,904 and district tallies listed. If four voters per registered voter applied, county population would near 191,490 and Scranton about 102,778.
Internal Revenue Service rulings hold physicians cannot sell alcohol to patrons as a tax liable dealer unless the drinks are not merely mixed with drugs. A social club that orders alcohol for members and furnishes it for pay or future promise to pay is treated as a retail liquor dealer and must pay a special tax.
The White Company held its first stockholders meeting in the Gould building Linden street. Officers elected for the year: President Theodore A. White Secretary and Treasurer L R Stelle Directors George B Jermyn J Lawrence Stelle D B Partridge W F Ketchum D D Evans. Plant details show over 1 000 dozen shirts in stock with active cutting sewing and finishing on multiple floors. Production of overalls expands with heavy denim cutting and electric sewing work. six salesmen and orders for over 1 009 dozen overalls on file.
Under this heading readers submit letters about Hotel Jermyn and related topics. The Tribune presents short letters of interest accompanied by the writer’s name and notes it does not assume responsibility for opinions expressed.
John J. Skelly of Scranton Pa states he will meet ex featherweight champion George Dixon in this city for four rounds with Dixon receiving all receipts. The offer is dated January 14 from Scranton.
An old promotional note touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the remedy for teething pain and wind colic, claimed to soothe the child and relieve diarrhea. It markets the product as trusted by millions of mothers for over fifty years, with a 25 cent price per bottle and wide availability through druggists.
The superior court is near adjournment with only two cases remaining to be argued before noon. The session yesterday focused on Bradford Susquehanna and Wayne county matters with many prominent attorneys present as opinions including the Little libel case are anticipated.
Levi Cooper of the lower end of York county loses his country home near Delta to a blaze that also consumes a vast collection of rare and antique furniture. Cooper, attempting to save the valuables, was overcome by smoke and his condition is reported as doubtful.
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