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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1895
Page
6
Respondents are urged to provide information that leads to conviction of anyone caught stealing The Tribune from subscriber doorsteps. A reward is set at 45 dollars.
Skating at Driving Park this afternoon and evening. Several local officials and residents are named in politics and civic updates. A fatal pneumonia in Gibson Street and a police incident on Lockawanha avene are reported along with church events and a navy apprenticeship papers.
The court clerk granted licenses yesterday to Joseph Pardon and Josephine Cebniska of Prienburg. Antini Nowrachia and Tadora Dicinikla of Olephan. George Mannion and Teresa Scott of Carbondale. William Grahim and Margaret Shaw of Scranton. Nicholis Hoetus and Angelina Hiechert of Atchbald. Streetcar service on Stone avenue will transfer passengers to South Steck at Cedar and Hickory, running half-hourly from Franklin avenue. A box 19 mishap sparked a small blaze at Attorney B P. W. Stokes’s residence. the fire crews extinguished the flames. A Lehto pus jet incident caused a room’s furnishings damage. Miss Lota I. Shandrow recovers from typhoid fever. she will move to her Brooklyn home next week. A large meeting of the Mer-All mission committee featured Thomas Gullek’s talk on France missions and fundraising needs.
The Christian Endeavor union held its monthly meeting chaired by B.S. Williams. It appointed standing committees including Social Committee with Miss Della P Evans and several church delegates from Penn Avenue Baptist, Wakefield Lamonte, Plymouth, Second and North Main Avenue churches, and others for committee on meetings, correspondence, and membership.
Mrs. J. T. Prichard of Marion Street won first prize for a cake made with premium chocolate. The two week exhibit ends today with tastings for students at ten cents. Recipes featured fruit desserts and health notes on seasonal fruit.
A large gathering at Excelsior hall on Lackawanna avenue welcomed visiting Moyles party from Syracuse and nearby towns. Music by Miss Kathrine Reardon and souvenirs were given to guests as city residents and out of town attendees mixed before departures. Special notices invite Dunmore lodge members to attend a funeral and other local gatherings.
The Worcester NTL pyramid display travels to Wilkes-Harre opening next week on Wednesday. Megargel Connell showcases samples winning new fans. Miss Cross praises Dockash range used in cooking. The Hungarian orchestra performs this afternoon and evening. Marshall Kennedy booth offers valuable prizes for best biscuits from Camellia Self Taking flour. Miss Josephine Hawley won a faring cooker at Peterson Breakfast Food booth. Cop and chocolate promos available at Bensdorp booth. Weston MU booth, run by Miss Cornelia Selmer, attracts visitors with Snow White treats. CRC note and councilmanic interests prompt public concern.
The funeral for John B Smith, late president of the Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad, will be held at 2 PM today from his residence on Film Street Dunmore. Viewing is permitted from 10 to 12 AM. Clergy from Dunmore Pittston and Blanford will officiate with a list of honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers named.
Steve Brodie stars in On the Bowery at the Academy of Music drawing one of the season’s largest crowds. The show is a faithful, though overdrawn, portrayal of life on New York’s East Side with vivid Bowery saloon scenes and engaging stage effects.
A comedy drama set in Tennessee titled Coon Hollow was shown at the Frothingham last night under the ampires of the Scranton conclave Order of Hentusophs. The cast included Dudley, Kelly, Lonergan, Shuram, Crowell and Taunton with strong stage effects and a dramatic finale featuring a bursting dam and a steamboat race.
A benefit concert at the Young Men's Christian Association hall raises funds for the Boyt Missionary Society of the Second Presbyterian Church Scranton. Performers include Merk Label Schiller born at Lyman's Church Brooklyn, Miss Jean Slee, baritone from Scranton, and organist Rothwell of the Second Presbyterian. Tickets priced 30 cents. reserved seats available at the Y M C A Monday at one o clock.
The notice details Kohlis recital tickets held by Young Woes men under Christian auspices with a women and girls meeting at 345 pm led by Miss Juillet 8 Teakle. It highlights Dr Kennedy remedies, Athens and Albany investigations, Jossie Mae Wall in A Barrel of Money at Davis next week, and a Scranton death for Nora F. at 21, with funeral to follow.
In Scranton a broad effort by semi charitable groups and the Y M C A underlines vast private giving to fund buildings and programs. The piece notes millions donated over the last decade, highlights endowments, and argues industrial training for young men should be provided locally by the Y M C A, leveraging existing facilities and national support. It cites recent discussions among business leaders and mentions local notices on gymnastic goods and regional services.
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