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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1898
Page
7
The Carbondale correspondence of The bune has been placed in the lands of fr C R Munn at Salem avenue and Church street to whom news item may be addressed. All complaints regarding regular delivery should be made to Roberta Reynolds, news agent.
The conductors order division 154 of this city plans its annual excursion to Cooperstown New York on Saturday August 7 drawing a large crowd. Olga Lake and four steamers plus countless row boats feature the trip with special tele rates. A baseball game between the Cooperstown club and possibly the Wilkes Barre club is on the agenda for the day.
Corporal Jadwin and Clerk Al ie Vandermark of Company E spent the Fourth with parents in this city. Delaware and Hudson dispatcher H B Briges left for Anbury Park for vacation. FE PD Lathrop returned from Binghamton after visiting relatives. Haydn Evans spent yesterday in this sty. Dr and Mrs Mark Bailey returned from their wedding tour. Robert McMillan of Rochester spent the Fourth with parents here. Palace Creamery team led by Charles Sharlock ran away on Church street during fireworks, causing one wheel and whiffle tree damage. no serious injuries reported near Brewery Hill.
Mrs Elizabeth Marvey mother of Mrs Euglehall died after a brief illness at the South Main Street home aged 88. Paralysis struck Sunday and she declined until death. Survived by Mrs Euglehall and another daughter in England. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at the house with interment at Marcy cemetery.
The remains were carried from the Hill street home to the Congregational church for funeral services led by Rev. Peter Roberts. After the service the funeral cortege went to Union cemetery for interment. Floral tributes were noted as very beautiful.
Sunday School held a picnic in the woods on the East Side. Miss Maria William of Scranton visits her parents on Burquehanna Street. Miss Mary Carbine returns from Port Jervis. Mollie Kennedy of Green Ridge visits friends. Jennie Voyle visits grandmother Mrs A B Voyle at Carturdale.
The Fourth was celebrated by Sunday schools in Taylor with picnics cut short by noon rain. Churches at Calvary, Welsh Congregational, German Lutheran, Methodist Episcopal, and Welsh Rap tlet held outings in local groves. Children carried candy bags, sang patriotic songs, and refreshments were served.
Jermyn and Mayfield Odd Fellows prepare a royal entertainment for members and friends with a 2 p.m. parade starting at Odd Fellows hall. A full program includes regalia, a marching line, speeches by Grand Master Sam McKeever and other dignitaries, contests, dancing, and refreshments.
At the time of our Annual Clearance Sale the people of Scranton and vicinity may purchase dry goods of good quality at the lowest prices ever quoted in this city. The quality of every article is warranted to be as represented. Money refunded to any dissatisfied customer.
Sale commences today July 5 and runs through summer while stock lasts. Loudly advertised textiles include terracenv asad nee Lotus Lawns with fast colors Jacconets and Dimities Cord Lawns and Batistes Mulls Lappets and Organdies Very Best Irish Batiste Silk and Linen Striped Batiste Brown Linen Crash Skirting with emphasis on limited quantities and low prices.
A broad sale listing various fabrics and linens with per yard prices. Includes checks and stripes dimities, grenadine stripes, white pique, dotted Swiss, bedspreads, toweling, and crash linens with reduced bulk pricing. Multiple colors and weaves from 8c to 25c per yard, plus discounts on brown and bleached crashes.
Great variety of table linens at reduced prices. German and Irish linens offered with lowered rates on napkins and cream table linen. Items shown include red table cloth and cream table linen at 30 35 45 60 and 75 cents per piece.
Large assortment of men women and children's hose offered at deeply reduced prices. Men's black hose 25 cents tan hose 25 cents tights and blends listed with various values for ladies and children. Great variety of hose for boys and girls available at low prices.
A compilation of famous quotes venerating mothers, highlighting maternal love as divine, foundational to character, and shaping nations. Notable voices include Coleridge, Beecher, Lincoln, Napoleon, and sacred texts, centering on a mother's influence as ultimate source of nurture and virtue.
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