City Notes and Community Announcements
Local society and union notices from the city include Plumbers union hall plans at Music Hall and Elm Park church Ladies' Aid supper. a school official's desk draped in City Hall. the Consolidated Light Heat and Power Co of Olyphant chartered with $1,000 capital. various meetings, entertainments, and church events scheduled, plus votes, theater plans, and several local incidents and licenses. The piece notes a theater production, a drama by Coyne and Flynn, and upcoming stockholders meeting for Pancoast Coal with re-elected directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plumbers’ Union
Ladies’ Ald Society of
Board of Control
Consolidated Light, Heat and Power Company
Olyphant
Irrank Perone
Pittston
Williamsport
United States
Marshal Hobling
Anna van Nort
Young Women's Christian Association
Christian Associaion
Sorlock Sharp
Henry Belin, Jr
Lackawanna Lumber Company
Prudential Insurance Company
St. Catherine's Gulf
Moses Taylor
W. J. Burchan
Gaines
Iaane
Wyoming Howse
Miss Sanderson
Vassar College
Miss Tolle
H. R. Miller
Charles KR. Bremer
Carrie Ff. Anderson
Scranton
Michard J. Gritishs
Jennette Frew
Blakely
Samuel Thomas
Kilxabeth Thonas
John Mikos
Victoria Buc
Taylor
John Vorcha
Annie Dorch
Andrew Zatrorkin
Anastasiia Gorecka
Stockhollers
Pancoast Coal Company
Wyoming Avenue
M. Sanderson
RB. Hellman
Charles D. Sanderson
J. Murray Sanderson
Pr. B. H. Throop
K. A. Bettman
Rotary
Scranton Turn Verein
Missen
Violet Fahrenhols
Blatter
Mary Porcher
Lillie Hawk
M Woelkers
Emma McKarcher
Mary Neuffer
Carrie Neuffer
Edward Etsae
Theodore Hubber
Henry Vockroch
Iman
Victor Noth
Will Kemarin Vockroch
Charles Neuffer
Carnival of Fun and Frolic at Lie derkranz Event
The fifth annual Carneval-Sitzung lit Mu ste hall with four hundred guests. German clubs from Wilkes-Barre and nearby cities gathered in fool cap finery for a carnival night of jokes songs and pranks. The president Frank Hummer and the committee staged playful mock trials and spoof roles while Bauer's orchestra provided marches and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muste Hall
New York
Bauer
Wummler
Frank Hummer
Salvation Army
Bootblacks
Uke
Keeper of Records
Fred Hummer
Liederkrang
Laula Reichert
Fred Widmayer
F. L. Wormner
Albert Zenke
Frank Lehtner
J. Bruner
M. Wels
Will Enrich
Henry Klasen
Mr. Bruner
Mr. Weiss
Ahlwardt
Emrich
Navnygoat Hill
Klasen
Edmund Bartl
Edmund Bart
Franz Becker
Frank Hummier
Herman Landau
Fred L. Vermeer
Frank Leitner
Thomas Spelcher
Charles Falkowsky
FE. Moses
Wiliam Emrich
Adolph Frezh
J. Brunner
M. Weiss
Fred Hummier
John Kinsen
Sig. Hoos
Charles Wagner
Julius Boyer
Robert Freiderich
Otto Kracht
P. F. Gunster
Henry Dimler
F. F. Kopff
Court session reviews building dispute and coal case progress
The court hears the defendant's argument while the plaintiff awaits rebuttal in a Franklin avenue building dispute. Clergy members sit in the jury panel. In the main courtroom the Winton Coal Company versus Pancoast Coal Company trespass case advances, with the defense presenting land title papers. the trial is expected to run through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malintiff
LH. A. Harris
Calvary Baptist Church
Taylor
D. C. Phillips
West Side
W. P. Connell & Sons
Mary Zeidler
Franklin Avenue
Spruce
Linden
Winton Coal Company
Pancoast Coal Company
Hadleys Sudden Death On City Sidewalk
Charles Hadley 66 a Civil War veteran collapsed and died on Wyomin g avenue outside Scranton Supply and Hardware. He talked with Thomas Jenkins when heart failure struck. Coroner Longstreet found heart disease. no inquest. Survivors include wife and son Rutherford of Bucknell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hadley
Scranton Supply and Hardware Company
Wyoming Avenue
Thomas Jenkins
Luzerne Street
Wade Finn
Dr. Barnes
Longstreet
Kynon Street
Hadley
Mr. Jenkins
Captain Hadley
Griffin Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas Zouaves
Hyde Park
Rutherford
Bucknell
M Tighe O Brien marriage at St John s Church
Edward J O Brien of Stone avenue and Miss Hessie A MecTighe of Cherry street wed at St John s church Fig street. Ceremony led by Rev E J Melley with nuptial mass and Mendelssohn march. Attendants include Joseph Hannon and Mamie McTighe. They plan New York honeymoon and await home on Prospect avenue and Alder street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
St. John's Church
Edward J. O' Brien
Stone Avenue
Hessie A. MecTighe
Cherry Street
St. John’s Church
Fig Street
E. J. Melley
Mendelssohn
Kate Reardon
Joseph Hannon
Prospect Avenue
Mamie McTighe
John Gavan
Bernard McTighe
O'Brien
Scranton Beef Company
Haslacher’s
Liquor‑driven man menaces store with pistol on South Side
At 245 yesterday afternoon Mark Cormner, a 40 year old liquor addict employed as a contractor Hartman’s teamster, burst into Hartman’s store at Pittston avenue and Alder street and brandished an 8 calibre pistol. Patrolman Sartor and three citizens struggled to subdue him. he resisted, was chained, and to be taken to the central police station for a hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kemmerer
Otto Weisscup
Cordner
Caster Hartman
Endorsement for a Beverage by Dr. M. H. Henry
Dr M H Henry of New York praises a beverage claiming it helps after prolonged wakefulness and overwork. He calls it valuable and without equal, describing it as a medicine with charming qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Henry
New York
No New Cases Called in Common Pleas Court
In common pleas court no new cases were called yesterday. The cases from the day before remained and two will extend into today perhaps tomorrow. The Fowler-Webster issue in No. 2 before Judge Purdy will go to the jury today. The evidence was finished and the ar-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Fowler-Webster
Purdy
Meals and Liquor Offered Around the Clock at Lohmanns
Lohmanns on Spruce street serves meals and cold lunches at all hours with regular dinner priced at 40 cents. The shop also offers imported and domestic wines cigars and liquors. Mothers flannel nightgowns for yourself and children advertised at Baby Bazaar 612 Spruce street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohmann's
Spruce Street
Baby Bazaar
Foul Play Noted At Inquest Over McHugh Death
Coroner Longstreet’s inquest into Richard J. McHugh’s death heard testimonies from four women in the house. Proprieteress Gertie West denied foul play and a lamp was involved in the blaze. McHugh’s case remains unresolved with funeral plans pending and bond hearings held at the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Mehugh
Longstreet
Richard J. McHugh
West Side
McHugh
Mary McHugh
Devenged
Baltimore
Louis Eppstein
Alderman Millar
Bob” Davis
Clara Welcher
A Social Highwayman At Frothingham Tonight
The Holland brothers headline the play A Social Highwayman at Frothingham tonight. Critics praise it as a top season production on par with The Prisoner of Zenda and Trilby, noting its original approach despite being adapted from the Lippincotts novelette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Brothers
Superior Court Adjourns and Jan 1897 Session Planned
The superior court did not meet yesterday. Judge Rice adjourned until February 17 at Wil-Wamsport and approved an expense bill of 465.10 for remodeling the Federal courtroom. Next city session is slated for the week beginning January first, 1897, with Epworth League activities tonight listing a programme of musical selections and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Rice
Wil- Wamsaport
Lackawanna County
Epworth League
Elm Park
G. F. Whittemore
W. M. Curry
Chris- Han
H. H. Beidleman
G. F. Reynolds
W. H. Peck
United States Navy
Mark Edgar
England
F. A. Heidieman
Cuba
W. Edgar
Goess to the Country Shoe Syndicate Formation
L L Johnson Co sold Burt Shoe Co stock to Normile Bros a Five Brothers syndicate with stores in New York and Pennsylvania. Arthur Normile led the syndicate as representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Messrs. L. L. Johnson & Co
Broadway
Burt Shoe Co
Normile Brows
Nome
Five Brothers
New York State
Pennsylvania
Arthur Normile
WETTER-STEIN WED IN SCRANTON
In Scranton on January 23 a marriage was announced between Chriet Misa Magee Stein of Cedar Avenue and Edward Wetter. The notice lists local business ads for carpets lace curtains draperies and window shades at Sie Becker Watkins. It also mentions the Artisans Building Association stock issue at 421 Lackawanna Avenue and a first pay night. Additional product ads promote cocoa chocolate Haylers and Dr Dunnell’s Croup Powder sold 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siebecker & Watkins
Lackawanna Avenue
Lackawanna Safe Deposit Bank
Artisans Building Association
Artisans’ Building and Loan Association
J.C. Vaughan
Prime Central Business Real Estate For Sale
Special notice announces top tier city business real estate for sale. Location described as central and first class investment. Prospective buyers are advised to call C. P. Jadwin at the corner of Penn and Spruce Streets for location details and in person description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Jadwin
Cor. Penn
Spruce St
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Cevelands
Tom
Cleveland
Mas
S. T
Roren
Philadelphia Cooking School
Norman & Moore Fire Insurance
Wyoming Ave
Busset Shoes
Commonwealth “Shoe
Washington Avenue
THE
City Notes
the Tribune Fund
M'Tighe-O'Brien
Seone
Hartman
Tribune Ne
Florence Cassidy
Flanaghan
Cassidy
May Jones
Lou Williams
Bre Young
Miss Williams
Wilkes- Barre
Hugh
John Davis
Leutenant
Academy of Musicc
Minnie Palmer
Chirh
Miss Palmer
Miss Loo
Jack
Billy” Barry
Academy of Music
Lillian Russell
Academy
Davis
Hayler's
All Grocers
Powell’s Music Store
W. W. Berry
Sale
Clarke Bros' Mammoth Cash Store
Rupprecht
Crystal Palace
Opp Baptist Church
Penn Ave
Jess
F. P. Price
S. C. Snyder
D. D
Mink Capes
Persian Lamb Capes
Astrakhan
Alaska
J. Bolz
Emerson
Clough & Warren
Carpenter
Waterloo
Malcolm Love
J. Lawrence Stelle
Christian Wreker
Scranton School of Elocution
L. J. Richards
Ewe
Burr Building
Washington
Pianmos
Wepeier
Petaretty Watereems
Ee Cai
Washington Av
Paj
Dunn
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