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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
5
The paper invites Crantonians planning summer trips to update their address with The Tribune. Readers can have deliveries re-routed to a new address at no extra charge and will receive the paper promptly by mail. Send old and new addresses by postal to the Tribune office. rate is 12 cents a week or 60 cents a month.
Mr and Mrs Jyven Irafson left yesterday for a few days outing in the Catskills. Miss Marian Watkins of 423 Quincy avenue visits Mrs J Becker in Brooklyn. John Wolf of Ithaca arrives to celebrate the Fourth with relatives. Misses Zones and Alice Cavill of Philadelphia visit Miss Catherine Taggert in Mulberry street. Thomas Connery of Pittsburgh vacationing with his parents on South Webster avenue. Miss Helen Brandt of Wilkes-Barre returns home after a week with Scranton. Dr C C Laubach joins wife and children at Blairstown New Jersey for the summer. Richard Dolpa and Harlett go to a fishing roadhead creek Canadensis. Miss Eisie Clark of Montclair visits Mrs W S Miller on Penn avenue. ynout Comegys real estate and Stanley Yocum go to the Cataleil mountains for a short stay. Archbald who has spent time on the Rocky Mountains returns Sunday. Robert Gwynne Jr of Salem visits the office of Director of Public Works HKoche in Taunielpal. Mr and Mrs W Clemens leave for Buffalo for a few days then visit relatives in Indianapolis.
The semi annual bar examination will be in the law library beginning Monday July 14 and continue through the week. Candidates must submit in writing to Ford, secretary of the bar examiners, a list of the topics they intend to offer. Turnip Seed at Clark's florist is listed, and Connell's office hours for July and September are 10 to 4.
President Roosevelt signed the bill making Scranton the permanent seat for the United States court of the Middle Pennsylvania district. The change centralizes records and officials in Scranton, extending practical courthouse access and reducing travel for jurors, prisoners, and witnesses across the district.
Director of Public Works John E. Roche announced letters from the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and New York Ontario and Western railroads showing willingness to remove the piers supporting the Carbon street railroad bridge. Beranton Coal Co gifts a 115 by 2.3 foot land strip near Penn avenue to allow a uniform street width and trenching of a retaining wall. City appropriation stands at $2,621.25 with total project cost estimated at $25,000. work to start by private contract once obstructions are cleared.
Blondetto Bordanolis was fined yesterday in police court for violation of the city ordinance regarding eyeddllers' 1 erace. He was arrested by Superintendent ay.
Classified listing offers a clear show case for sale at 2023 Washington Avenue. Contact G. R. Clark and Dr. Lindabdry a surgeon specializing in women's diseases at 2145 Connell Building. Hours unclear.
The poor board met yesterday afternoon to review relief applications. Dr J M Carnochan resigned as Hillside Home physician. Dr William Lynch was appointed for the year. The home now houses 430 inmates with 127 men and 144 women insane. 11 deaths occurred in the month. Several applicants were admitted or referred, including Mrs Katherine Jordan and Mr and Mrs John Downey. two men Seeley and White sought readmission.
The Lake Lodore Fourth of July event offers a $50 gold prize after the last excursion train arrives. An excursion coupon earns a chance to win, with Mozart band providing music and M F Fadden catering for up to fifteen thousand guests. Trains depart Lackawanna avenue depot at 2.15, 10.13 am, and 1.12 pm with reduced D and H railroad fares.
The Lackawanna Railroad schedules a passenger train from Nicholson to Scranton at 10 p.m. on July 4 to handle crowds, with a 10:50 p.m. arrival in Scranton and a return at 11 p.m. to Nicholson, stopping at all intermediate stations. Also during July the Standard Studio and Art Co at 200 Wyoming Avenue offers photos originally priced at $4 for $2.50.
Albert Freedman retains a solid lead for the July prize in the Tribune Educational Contest. Carbondale and Soga again show strong performances with Freedman now six points from sixth place. Contest editor to record scores today between 4 30 and 5 p m.
A list ranks 33 participants from Scranton to Hallstead with scores ranging from 430 to 10. Notable names include Charles Burna Wandling Oscar H Kipp Scranton and J A Havenstrite Mos GOW. The document records positions and scores in a local competition.
Charles Dorsey climbs from twenty seventh to nineteenth place by earning fourteen points. Albert Freedman rises from eighth to seventh, leaving him six points behind sixth. Leroy Stanton moves to ninth, and A J Kellerman closes the gap toward second place. Dinner Williams and Miss Mary Yeager tied for thirty third as Yeager's ten points keep her listed. Tribune office closed today for holiday. editor to accept points 4:30 to 6 p.m.
The document enumerates individuals including Albert Preediman A J M Horimars Maxwell Shepherd C W Dorsey Herbert Thompson Miss Mary Yeager Elmer Williams L BE Stanton and Miss Vivian Mikle as part of a historical court docket. It references multiple numbered entries and assorted initials.
Scranton residents will attend a singing recital by Henry P. Dreyer with Charles H. Doersum. Dreyer, five years at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, is a recognized baritone soloist in that city and has won several prizes and sung in leading churches.
The select council held a very short meeting last night. While minutes were read, H Clemons and Chairman Joseph Oliver talked on after approval. Mr Chittenden urged to proceed, then adjourned motion passed as a joke and was not revisited.
Upbeat notice invites crowds to Mountain Park for Independence Day fun with Lawrence's band providing music and M F Fadden catering. Preparations anticipate as many as 20 000 attendees with train services from Scranton and Wilkes-Barre at irregular intervals offering fares around 60 to 85 cents.
The N O and W Ry announces a Sunday excursion to Lake Poyntelle on July 6 with return fare one dollar from Scranton and sixty cents from Carbondale and an identical fare on July 4. On July 4 tickets will be valid only on regular trains.
Spend the Fourth of July at home then meet friends at the Elks Carnival. The event runs from early morning until midnight on that day with activities for all ages.
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