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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
2
The Leader’s January clearance ad lists bargains across women and men’s wear including corset covers chemises gowns and gloves. Featured prices show clearance rates on muslin items cambric lace garments and outerwear with quantities ranging from dozens to hundreds and values noted in cents and dollars.
Cheyenne Wyoming reports a two week old discovery of gold bearing quartz at Table Mountain twenty five miles northwest of the city with ore assaying from two hundred to four hundred dollars. Prospectors and claim seekers flock to the belt as Cheyenne men survey the area and dispatch claims. In Utah the Mercur mine in the Camp Floyd district yields free gold boosting mining interest and Mercur stock climbs to 97 1/4.
A new electric line about 103 miles long is planned from Celina Ohio through Geneva Montpelier Warren Lincolnville Wabath Roann to Rochester Indiana. A wealthy syndicate will run freight and passenger service at low rates using seventy pound steel. Charles Everett of Fort Wayne represents the syndicate and seeks a $70000 subsidy from the county. The capitalists plan to invest about 1.5 million and hope to open within one year.
Akreton a hamlet in Palmyra county with about 100 residents has no women. Letters arrive daily from women seeking marriage. An Eastern woman suggests a boarding house and a Philadelphian bachelor asks about relocating there. Two boys ran away from school seeking fortunes after a farewell note.
Sioux City Iowa January 20 Katie Hart nick a pastry cook left her job at the Hotel Garretson earning five dollars a week. She heads to Cripple Creek to wed Fred Kerger the man who will make her his wife this week.
Miss Hartnick and her lover Berger met last summer in Ute Park Col hotel while she worked there. They planned marriage later as Berger sought fortune in mining country. She now receives $48,000 and a call to join him in Cripple Creek for the wedding.
The body of a well dressed young man was found in a farm well four miles from Knoxville. A bullet wound to the head and a torn nail on the right hand suggest murder for money. Identity is unknown and no clues to the assassins exist, causing great local excitement.
A prisoner in the Buffalo penitentiary set fire to bed clothing in the south wing this morning causing a panic. Prisoners rushed about as the fire department responded, but keepers and staff quickly controlled the blaze. The article also notes various local social updates and deaths from the area.
Mrs Hutchins of Pittston visited sister Mrs Robert Hutchins yesterday. Wyoming Hose Company No 1 calls a speci meeting for Friday evening. Grandma Reidy is very ill. Mr and Mrs Rapson entertain Colorado visitors. Sons of Veterans plan a social February 1. Rev H Reidy reports twenty conversions at Pringleville revivals. Rev Payne of Bayonet church preached midweek. Mrs Heaney returned from visiting son George in Pittston. Rev Payne moved family into new house built by Rev J Laycock. Rev Wilson Treible preached in Kingston M E church. Eugene Wharton, five years and 24 days old, died Tuesday at 10 am of diphtheria.
The funeral of Mrs Vandeburg was held this morning with interment at Jenkins cemetery Avora. Independent voters from both districts convene at Fasshold's hall at seven tonight. Greenwood Hill water main break troubles residents while a new building near Mrs Mary Mulherin raises property concerns. Mr and Mrs Thomas Murray attended the Fagan Kenny wedding in Peckville Tuesday. Buffalo cattle prices ease Monday with varied sheep and lamb markets. hogs dull with mixed quotes across sizes.
Philadelphia on January 29 reports a quiet, unchanged tallow market with prices for city primaries in birds at 3 and a half cents, country primaries in bbis at 2 and three quarters, country dark in bbis at 3 and a half cents plus, cakes at 4 cents, and grease at 3 and a half to 4 cents.
American Sugar stock traded heavily with about 43 000 shares changing hands as prices rose from 105% to 108% before closing around 104%. Brokers with insider confidence have been accumulating the stock for two weeks, boosting market strength and helping lift other listed issues despite mixed moves in rail and coal shares.
New York markets show wheat firm with options trading mildly active and steady at 1 cent over yesterday, No 2 red and other grades mixed. Corn remains dull to firmer at around 56 to 64 1/4 cents, oats quiet and beef and lard markets steady with refined goods dull.
Wheat receipts listed at 6 200 bushels with shipments 15 600 bushels and market quiet for No 2 red cash May 7244c July 69e. Corn receipts 1 800 bushels shipments 3 600 bushels market easy with No 2 mixed May 30yc No 2 yellow cash 27 percent. Oats re-
WANTED COPIES OF THE SCRANTON Tribune for July 17 and December 7. Offers paid 5 cents per copy for each requested issue. Local services advertise medical and legal professionals in Scranton, Pa, with addresses on Wyoming, Washington, Lackawanna avenues, and Commonwealth Building.
The timetable shows trains from Scranton to Pittston Wilkes Barre and more with departures at 6 20 9 15 10 am 1 20 2 00 3 05 5 00 7 10 pm Sundays 9 00 am 1 00 2 16 7 10 pm For Atlantic City New York Newark and Elizabeth express times 8 0 am 1 20 pm 3 05 pm Sunday 2 15 pm Returning from New York to Philadelphia Reading Terminal 2 00 pm 6 45 pm full list of outward and return departures including connections to Pottsville Allentown Bethlehem and Harrisburg.
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