City Notes from Scranton Area Board and Church News
Regular board of control meeting this evening. Will of late Josiah Merritt probated in Jermyn. Lantern slide show at Scranton Camera Club rooms. Binding Trades council discussed early store closings. Cuban relief fund donation sent to Mayor Bulley. Funeral of Mrs. Jit Berage set for Madison Avenue residence. Baptist ministers discuss moral and social education. St Pauls Green Ridge fair closes till Washington’s Birthday. J C Hogan chosen as Liberty party delegate to Columbus next month. Select council builds committee recommends Donohue plan for city buildings access. Light fire at Stelemere’s restaurant basement. Michael Brennan injured raising a car in Linden street yard. Pension for Mrs Mina Truesdale approved by Congressman Connell. Fire Chief Hickey granted patent for wagon tire. Last week Scranton Clearing House exchanges listed. City pastors and church groups asked to meet Rev Dr Wilbur Cratsky this evening. Young People’s Societies and temperance unions requested to attend.
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Board of Control
Josiah Merritt
Jermyn
Scranton Camera Club
Lackawanna Ayvenue
Binding Trades Council
Hutert’s Hall
Bulley
Mise Hardenbergh
Beranton
Jit Berage
Madison Avenue
W. G. Watkins
St. Paul's Church
Green Ridge
Washington
J. C. Hogan
Liberty
Columbus
Building Committee of Select Council
Batardiny Alternoon
M. A. Donohue
Btelamere
Weelhngtod Avenue
City Hall
Michael Brennan
Linden Street
Scranton Railway Company
Lackawanna Hospital
Congressman Connell
Mina Truesdale
Washington Avenue
Hickey
Fire Department
Tribune
Etts
Scranton Clearing House
Wilbur Cratia
Young People's Societies
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Hibernians Meet and Amalgamate Reunited After Fourteen Years
After fourteen years of dissension the Hibernians in the county are reunited with no Board of Erin or Board of America, now simply Ancient Order of Hibernians. A plan by Bishop McFaul unites two branches, with county delegates at St Thomas hall and officers elected to run the merged body ahead of state and national conventions in April and June.
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Order of Hibernians
Hibernians
Board of
Erin
Board of America
Order of Hibernian
Cleveland
United States
Trenton
N. J
Maurice F. Wilhere
Philadelphia
Order of Hibernians, Board of Erin
the Hoard of
America
Board
Ancient
Order of Hibernians, of
K. 8. Phillips
Plains
Hazleton
Atlantic City
P. J. O'Connor
Pennsylvania
John CC. Weadock
Michigan
John P. Murphy
Connecticut
James O'Sullivan
William T. McLaughlin
New Jersey
E. 8. Phillips
Hays
John P. Quinnan
Scranton
Joseph MecLaughlin
St. Thomas’ College Hall
Board of Erin
Lot
Bishop McFaul
William Dawson
James J. O'Hara
Dunmore
William McAndrew
The
West Side
John J. Costello
Providence
JC. Vaughan
Anthony McAndrew
William McDonough
A. J. Mulderiy
John P. Collins
Carbondale
W. J. Costello
Dawson
Patrick O'Neill
Trea
Set to Convene June 27 For Approximately One Week
The session will be called to order on June 27 and is expected to last about one week. Officials expect debates on key issues and provisional votes as proceedings continue through the week.
High prizes planned for Wilkes-Barre May festival
A large prizes program titled Highisteddtad will be held in Wilkes-Barre in May at Memorial Day events. The Ninth Regiment armory hosts a musical and literary festival under the Young Cambrian Ald Society with many top acts and diverse prize categories including choir and solo performances. Officers named include President Joseph W. Lloyd and Vice President John S. Hammond with a committee led by Llewellyn Thomas and others.
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Ninth Regiment
Young Cambrian Ald Society
United States
Jowepl W. Lloyd
John J. Davies
John 8. Hammond
Thomas J. Lewis
Thomas Hammond
Pasid J. Williams
Llewellyn Thomas
James W. Tones
Thomas D. Williams
Thomas R. Morgen
Funeral of Mrs. Bertha Frank Held in Wilkes-Barre
The funeral for Mrs. Bertha Frank was held yesterday from 615 Washington Avenue with Rabbis Chapman and Salzman officiating. Interment followed at the Hebrew Cemetery in Dunmore. Out of town mourners included numerous local families and friends from Wilkes-Barre and Pittston. Pallbearers listed as E.B., Moses, P.F. Vermeer, Sol Goldsmith, M. Brown, Max Rice, and Sam Samter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Frank
Washington Avenue
D. M. Chapman
Linden Street
Salzman
Wilkes-Barre
Hebrew Cemetery
Dunmore
and Mires
M. H. Burgunder
8. Burgunder
Herman Burgunder
Saxe
Henry Welsman
Pittston
Mary Stern
Boston
Moses
PF. W.vermeer
Sol
Goldsmith
M. Brown
Max Rice
Sam Samter
Two Deaths From Black Fever Reported by Health Officer
Two cases of black fever were reported to Health Officer Allen from the West Side yesterday. Both victims were children. The first death occurred at 3 Doeckers court, Mary Jane Hughes five months old, daughter of William and Mary Hughes. Hel l was pronounced the disease. The second child, Hannah Davis five months old of Wy Lafayette street, also died after a brief illness. Dr. Beach was the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
West Side
Doeckers Court
Mary Jane
William Hughes
Hannah
Mideworth Davis
Lafayette Street
Dr. Beach
Louie Schoen Fined for False Alarm at City Ball
Louie Schoen admitted sending in a false alarm from Box 05 on Thursday night to disrupt the Prank lin company ball. He appeared before Mayor Bulley on Saturday afternoon, paid a $25 fine, and was discharged after confessing he was drunk and unaware of his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Schoen
Pranklin Company
Bulley
Big Paint Mine near Factoryville to Begin Operations
A mineral paint mine near Factoryville, owned by Scranton interests led by Mayor W. L. Connell, will start operations after minor repairs. The 30 acre deposit lies along a creek from Lake St. John, with ore described as a mineral pigment not just red clay, requiring blasting, roasting, and grinding to produce powder for mixers and wholesalers.
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Factoryville
Scranton Men
Lake St. John
W. L. Connell
FF. HL Clemons
A. J
H. A. Connell
John FR. Davis
Trent
Holy Cross Fair Closes With Large Attendance and Prizes
The Holy Cross fair closed Saturday night until February 5. A very large attendance was recorded. prize winners include Margaret Purcell with a dinner set, John J. Maloney with a case of wine, William Brady with a rocker, M. J. Walsh with a tea set, John Pear with a rug, M. A. Collins with a table, Annie Curran with a statue, Annie Dorsey with a rocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross Fair
Margaret Purcell
John J. Maloney
Wiam Brady
M. J. Walsh
John Pear
M. A. Collins
Annie Curran
Annie Dorsey
Slippery Ice Disaster Sends Man to Hospital
George Wolnock, returning from church in South Scranton, slipped on ice and fractured his left leg. The Lackawanna ambulance was summoned and Wolnock was taken to the hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wolnock
South
Scranton
Lackawanna
Wolnock
New Coal Cleaning Patent Awarded to Evans and Mathewson
Patent Agent E B Patterson secures letters patent for a coal slate separating machine. Inventors David W Evans and Herbert Mathewson of this city claim the device overcomes wet slide friction by leveraging coal lighter, glassier texture and slate’s flat, friction-prone nature when dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Patterson
David W. Evans
Herbert Mathewson
Miner Injured by Roof Fall at Riverside Mine
Dominico Gakell suffered a fractured left arm when a roof fall crushed him to the mine floor Saturday morning. He was taken to Lackawanna Hospital for treatment as recovery begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominico Gakell
Riverside
Gakell
Lackiwanna Hospital
Slate and Wet Glides Alter Speed in Piteton Ga Gartle
A fragment notes how wet glides affect a slate sliding, changing speed and risking separation by space. It mentions heat to keep slides dry and overcome difficulty, with unclear names and details.
Political notes on nominations and meetings in Minooka area
Tomorrow is the last day for nominating papers. The Republican city committee plans a meeting tonight to complete its ticket. Democratic nominee petitions circulate for the poor board and will be filed tomorrow. John J. Coyne calls a Democratic conferees meeting in Lyawinna Township at Dirkin's Hotel Minooka to apportion offices among districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edithes
Republican City Committee
John J. Coyne
Lyawinna Township
Dirkin
Minooka
Clergy recollection of Civil War heroics near Fredericksburg
The Rev. Robert Wilson recalls Col. McCoy of Penneybvanks and Kershaw’s daring reconnaissance at Fredericksburg. He narrates a dramatic incident where Kershaw risked death to survey the Federal line, then rides back unharmed amid the whistling bullets, praising Confederate chivalry and a Meade staff anecdote near Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wilson
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Richmond
Col. McCoy
Penneybvanks
Kershaw
Fredericksburg
Joseph FB
Kerahaw
Co. McCoy
Strange Civil War Reminiscence From Charleston News and Cour
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a tense skirmish where retreaters avoided decisive volley fire. General Meade is named, and a detachment lines up before slipping back into the bush toward camp along a rough route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade
Charleston
Beecham's Pills Promised to Dispel the "bines" Claim
A Town Topics snippet notes Walter and a customer discussing a long forgotten order tied to a seasonal change. The ad-like line mentions BEECHAM'S PILLS as a remedy to dispel the "bines" with advertising tone.
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Walter
Beecham
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