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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1897
Page
2
Diamonds this special sale of fine white crystals has never been approached in the history of the trade. Those are sold lower than the regular prices on ordinary commercial stones, call and look them over, they will surely surprise the most expert.
Readable items note a bid to merge the boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk. Also reports include South American shipments to Westfield tannery, a Wilkes-Barre youth cured of rheumatism after a trip to South Africa, and local fishing success on the Towanda area.
Durland Thompson Co and Honesdale Shoe Co halt operations for the week. Gibbs Kelley Co and Clark Co glass shops shut for two weeks. Residents and visitors travel between East Street Honesdale and nearby towns. A group of youths camp at Rock Lake and a party tours Beech Lake with chaperone Carrie Weston. Honesdale Liederkranz plans an excursion to Hawley.
One cent a word offers top household help via the Tribune Want column. For quick results, place your ad and receive fast responses.
The Fourth of July events centered on Honesdale with a 25 year brick Methodist church anniversary observed in morning services led by Presiding Elder Thorp. Rev C A Benjamin gave a twenty five year history, while other clergy praised church efforts and debt cancellation.
Readable notes show cadet John Roshardt leaving for Brooklyn and plans for a three year cruise to Japan. Cassie Moran heads to Kansas for months with friends while athletes ONeil and Clifford visit town. Details cover visits, entertainments, a firework display, a death notice for Margaret Hopkins, and Andrew Ziemund winning bicycle races at Laurel Hill.
Social notes report visits among Weatherly Dalton Towanda and Lake Winola. Mercy Miller of American Tobacco stayed with friends. Austin Carey and Peter Megee appear in town news as visitors and a lost wallet incident is noted. A proposed Lehigh Valley boat service between Towanda and Tunkhannock is discussed though not finalized.
East Stroudsburg July 6 Fire sparked by reckless fireworks destroyed the plane and saw mill of Blatter Pros. and the residence of James White. Mill loss listed at 5000 dollars. Fire from an unknown source also burned the home of George Davy near Water Gap.
Local ad notes a wallpaper sale with low prices, likely 25 cent per roll offers. Confusing OCR fragment mentions 15 and 25 cent deals, indicating promotional pricing for home decor materials.
A quirky Susquehanna County column notes a widow in Jackson with a milking cow that brings firewood on its horns each night and rests under a tree at noon. It also mentions a carnivorous pony in South Gibson, local politics, road and bridge costs, and odd regional anecdotes from Montrose to Honesdale with whimsical town lore.
In Wilkes-Barre a so called Polish Avenging association was uncovered and its alleged leader fled. Peter Shorenski was beaten near death after defying expulsion, with Mike Riddle and Martin Renshanus linked. Renshanus claimed life threats from avengers. Michael Tenkovitch was arrested amid questions for alleged involvement.
Wilkes-Barre July 6. Four year old William Kichen, son of James Kichen, was killed when he ran in front of an electric car yesterday afternoon. The child was playing in the street and, warned by playmates, darted into the path of the vehicle, was thrown beneath the wheels, and died about an hour later.
In Chicago the cattle market moved slowly with poor demand for native beef steers selling as low as 6 each to 4 700 for choice stock, calves weaker, hogs trading around 3100.05 and 2260.5, and sheep steady to firm with saleable stock at 202.00 to 8 03.7. Receipts include 4 600 cattle 11 00 hogs and 12 00 sheep.
East Liberty Pennsylvania July 6 cattle market steady extra high prices for prime animals and mixed fat cattle. Bulls stags and cows quoted around $102 to $203 each, beef oxen $203.76. Hogs market slightly stronger with prime pigs at about $3.76 per unit and best workers around $5.05. Sheep market steady with spring lambs around $6.00 and veal calves near $0.50.
The report notes July balances in Ol City Pennsylvania showing 26 92 barrels in shipments and 41 78 barrels in runs across 8 certificates tied to the nobile trade.
New York July 6 stock markets opened dull with little activity across many sectors. Bears point to coal labor troubles as a drag while gains limit to a few items such as Sugar and Lead. New Jersey Central dips briefly before partial recovery as total volume nears 1,690,116 shares.
Wheat and corn prices firm or higher for July August and September contracts with nominal October. Provisions show firm demand including smoked and pickled meats, butter in good demand, eggs steady, cheese steady, sugar unchanged, cotton firm, and live and dressed poultry firm with good demand. Receipts and shipments of flour wheat corn oats listed with quantities.
Market report shows wheat and corn futures steady to firm with No. 1 Northern New York and No. 1 Northern Duluth futures closing higher. Corn options largely firm on foreign buying and late-session covering as crop news remains adverse.
Receipts high and market slow with cattle and hogs selling at lower prices. Pigs sold around 3.70 to 4.40 per cwt, sheep and lambs scarce with native yearlings and clipped wethers bringing mixtures of 2.40 to 5.75.
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