Mayor Vetoes Three-Year Street Lighting Contract
The city council's June 25 vote to award a three year contract for street lighting to Lackawania Valley Electric Light and Power Supply was vetoed by Mayor Nilpatrick. He will urge a special council session to discuss contracts longer than one year and present his views to the council. Citizens anticipate further action at tonight's meeting as council members debate sustaining or overriding the veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atreete
Lackawarnia Valley Electric Light and Power Supply Company
Nilpatrick
Thaumayor
Councolle
Kilpatrick
Aleo
Principalship debate stalls as school board meets
A quiet Carbondale school board meeting on Saturday night sees all members present and a full committee list for Building and Furnishing Course of Study and Janitors. The board referred improvement plans and bills to the building committee and received the annual Superintendent Garr report. Applications for teachers and for the high school principalship from Adams Murphy Hunt Breed were filed and kept on file as the board paused to consider election of teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetrman Hughes
Gallaegher
Vennan
Hughes
Hockenberrys
Vannan
Swigert
Gallagher
Kerwin
Hockenberry
Gilder & Murphy
Superintendent of Schools
EL Garr
PF. M. Brennan
Genevieve Rirs
Lizzie R. Walsh
John 8. Adams
Marfird
Greyhound Bites Boy on Thorn Street
Willie Sluman, a Thorn Street resident, was bitten Saturday by a greyhound owned by Clyde Mitchell. Dr. Andrew Niles treated the wound and cauterized it. The family pet has recently bitten paper boys and other children. the dog will be shot in a few weeks to determine rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
F. Sluman
Thorn Street
Clyde
A. Mitchell
Cannan
Thorn Streets
Andrew Niles
Paper Boy
Frank Elbrecht Joins Atlantic City Quartet for Summer
Accepted an engagement, Frank Elbrecht left Saturday for Atlantic City where he will become a member of a male quartet filling a summer engagement at the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elbrecht
Atlantic City
Frederick Wagner Injured in Early Prelim Trials
Frederick Wagner, son of Professor and Mrs F C Wagner, sustained painful injuries a few days ago while taking part in the preliminary events of a program. Further details on his condition and the ongoing proceedings were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wagner
Mra. F
Allen's Foot Ease advertised with mis-spelled claims
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease to relieve swollen nerves heat and tired feet. The copy claims cooling relief for smarting feet tight shoes and various foot ailments and offers a trial pack via a local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Fireworks Salute Burn Injures Man on Helmont Street
A preliminary Independence Day celebration ended in a serious accident when a man, bending over a small cannon on Helmont street, ignited powder and received severe facial and eye burns from the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmont Street
Holy Name Profession at St Rose Church Inspires Parish
About three hundred members of the Holy Name Society at St Rose Church made their vows in a candlelit service led by Very Rev T F Coffey with Rev J A Moffitt delivering the sermon from Taylor. The ceremony included benediction and the Te Deum, and the group vows to refrain from blasphemy and impure speech while serving as an example in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Society
St. Rose Church
J. A. Moffitt
Holy Name Society
T. F. Coffey
W. G
Vaccination Edict for Simpson Residents Sparks Legal Action
Fell township residents must be vaccinated or face a five dollar penalty as the school board seeks to enforce the order. The board argues the measure protects community health and cites district conditions. Sanitary officers report active clean up of over forty work sites. concerns rise over a neighbor’s proximity to street car tracks and contagion fears.
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Fell Township
Simpson
Act of Assembly
Bevtth
Tennis Tournament Concludes In Carbondale Singles Crown Won
The Carbondale tennis tournament closed Saturday at North Main Street grounds. In singles finals Aitken defeated Swigert in three sets 6-2 1-8 6-? and doubles saw McMullen and Lathrope prevail over Swigert and Geary 6-4 4-2. Fourth class victors received heavy handicaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rovers of Tennis
Carbondale
Anual
North Main Street
Arthur Rutherford
Shepherd
Coury
Crane
Aiken
Rettew
Ted
Jones
Lathrope
Swigert
Oliver
Geary
McMullen
Aitken
Rutherford
Morgan
Oliver Helly
Sie Bwigert
Bef
Moe Mullen
Miss Kate O Boyle Returns Home After Training in Brooklyn
Miss Kate O Boyle, graduate of St. Mary's hospital training school in Brooklyn, now engaged in private work there, is home for a two months visit with her parents Councilan and Mrs James O'Boyle on Dundaff street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate O Boyle
St. Mary's Hospital
Brooklyn
e@xX*Councilan
James O'Boyle
Dundaff Street
William Colling Recovers From Emergency Hospital Operation
William Colling the street car motorman continues to improve after his emergency hospital operation. He is reported to be getting along nicely with doctors optimistic about his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Colling
Vincent Manners to Be Away Ten Days from Pan-American Exposition
Vincent C. Manners of the People's shoe store will be absent for ten days while at the Pan-American Exposition, according to a brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent C. Manners
People's Shoe Store
Martin Hart's Remains Arrive for Burial
The remains of Martin Hart who died in Albany on Friday were brought here yesterday for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hart
Albany
George Wayman Dies After Crossing Collision
George Wayman died after being struck by a Delaware and Hudson engine at Dundaff crossing Friday night. He died at Emergency hospital about 1 o'clock Saturday after suffering brain concussion. The incident occurred as train No. 3 moved into the yard from the union station. lights were out due to a storm. A coroner’s jury was selected and to meet Wednesday in Alderman Jones’ office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wayman
Delaware and Hudson
Dundaff Crossing
Emergeney Hospital
Scranton
Union Station
Wayman
Dundaff Street
Wayinn
Covoner
B. Kupp
J. T. McAndrews
Lew «Jam
Sixteen to Nine Victory At Alidaint Park
The reseente defeated the Sunsets 16 to 9 yesterday afternoon at Alidaint Park. Griffin of Scranton was driven from the game in the fourth inning as Kimamet and Gara led the heavy hitting. Smith the Crescents pitcher added to his laurels with another strong outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reseente
Alidaint Park
Griffin
Scranton
Kimamet
Gara
Smith
Feeranton—'ulkin
Frang
Foley
Por Nou
Hoot
Stag
Bradley
Jennings
B F
Wirtz
Arbondale
Monahan
Midgin
Cuff
Emmett
Rogan
O'Gara
Mealy
Murray
ZURINGE HEAD WOUND LEADS TO ARREST WARRANT
Constable Neary in Alderman Jones' court issues a warrant for the arrest of Gorge Millen of Simpson after Andrew Zuringe of No 4 reports Millen clubbed him on the head on the Fourth of July. Zuringe suffered a badly injured eye and was treated by Dr M E Malan.
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Constable Neary
Alderman Jones‘ Court
Gorge Millen
Simpson
Andrew Zuringe
No. 4
Zuringe
Millen
M. E. Malan
Births Reported at Three Local Homes
A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Owen Coleman on Fall Brook street marked their first child. Patrolman Carden and wife welcomed a daughter on Fall Brook street. Mall Agent Hammerlee and spouse welcomed a girl born in Wilkes-Barre, the couple previously living in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciry
Owen Coleman
Fall Brook Street
Patrolman
Carden
Hammerlee
Wilkes-Barre
Carbondale
Miss Brien Secures Bookkeeper Post in Pittston
Miss Brien of Pittston has secured a position as bookkeeper for McCann Broz and will begin duties today. Fort Williams of Hamilton Wayne County has accepted a post with Master Painter 8.0. Grace Hall Finch has secured a position with F. A. Munn's Palace Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brien
Pittston
McCann Broz
Fort Williams
Hamilton
Wayne Couney
Finch
Grace Hall
F. A. Munn
Palace Creamory
Pleasant farewell gathering for Rev Edward Devine and sister
A Friday night event at Mr and Mrs E J McHale on Main Street honored Rev Edward Devine and his sister. They left this morning for Providence, Rhode Island. Guests formed many warm friendships in the city and deeply regret their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. McHale
Main Street
Edward Devine
Providence
Seashore Plans For Summer at Ocean Grove
Mrs Lydia Couch and Mr and Mrs Frank Couch depart Friday for a ten day stay at Ocean Grove. Mr and Mrs D Scurry with daughter Helen leave Saturday to occupy their cottage there for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Couch
Frank Couch
Ocean Grove
D. Scurry
Helen
On a Trip Dr W W Fletcher Heads for Pan American Expo
Dr W W Fletcher and family depart for a two week excursion visiting Susquehanna and Buffalo for the Pan American exposition, followed by a voyage on the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Fletcher
Susquehanna
Buffalo
Great Lakes
To Play Ball at Wilkes Barre With Bloom State Team
Dan W. White of Seventh avenue leaves for a week in Wilkes Barre to play baseball with a portion of the Bloom burg State Normal School team during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan W. White
Seventh Avenue
Wilkes, Barre
Bloomburg State Normal School
Miss Nellie Thomas Sails for Wales to Visit Mother
Miss Nellie Thomas of Wayne Street sails from New York on Thursday for the old country. She will spend several months with her mother in Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Thomas
Wayne Street
New York
Old Country
Wales
Train Parted in Coal Car Yard Incident
A train of empty coal cars parted on the railroad yard tracks causing a brief disruption. No injuries reported and no hazardous spill detected. Investigators assess coupling and brake systems as crews secure wagons and clear the line. Local officials coordinate with railway maintenance teams.
Train cars derail on Mountainous grade. twenty escape
Saturday evening a derailment occurred on the grade between Lodore and Farview as about twenty individuals ran away. They were thrown off the track and piled in a heap but no one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodore
Farview
Water on for thirsty horses prompts council delay
Citizens and teamsters appeal for action on a council approved measure to turn on public drinking water. The delay has left horses without water during hot weather, provoking protests and calls for someone to move the resolution forward.
Treatment sought in Philadelphia for puzzling ailment
Albert Gisson of Wayne street traveled to Philadelphia for treatment of a mysterious illness that defies easy diagnosis. He previously lived in Pittsburgh about a year ago and recalls a water incident that felt like cramps but did not obviously involve paralysis. His brother Reverend William Gislon of Old Forge accompanied him.
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Albert Gisson
Wayne Street
Philadelphia
Gisson
Pittebure
William Gislon
Old Forge
Common councils hold joint meeting notes
Olive Leaflodge No 154 joins with Federal Union No 7204 Patriotic Order Sons of Americans Carbondale council No 220 and Knights of Columbus for a joint session. Local civic groups participated in planning community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Olive Leaflodge
Federal Union
Patriotic Order Sons of Americans
Carbondale Council
Knights of Columbus
Mrs Turner to Sail for Three Months Visit to England
Mrs. M. Turner and her children of River Street will sail on the steadier St. Paul on Wednesday for a three months visit with friends in England.
The Passing Throng
A busy roster of visitors and travelers stops by Scranton area towns with several residents and guests heading to Ocean Grove Providence R I and other locales. Names include Miss Julia Eihbrecht A W Reynolds H A Spangenberg Edward Devine Miss Mary Devine and many more.
Funeral of Mrs Spencer Held at Blakely Church
The funeral for Mrs. Spencer wife of Rev Dr Spencer was conducted at Blakely Baptist church by Rev Whalen with Rev Hague and Rev Hellings assisting. The service featured floral tributes and choral selections. Burial to take place in Leverington cemetery in Philadelphia after an 8:10 train departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Blakely Baptist Church
Mr. Whalen
Berean Baptist Church
Carbondale
George Hague
Susquehanna Street Baptist Church
W. P. Hellings
D. PD
Philadelphia
Me. Whalen
Leverington Cemetery
Messis
G. M. Mul
PB. Mitchell
M. Hathaways
John Griffiths
W. BR. Edwards
John J. Priest
Messrs
RK. WL .Taylor
George Hull
Arthur Ward
John Bennie
George Williams
Stephen Griffiths
Blakely Boys’ Brigade
Donnellys Hotel
Cragsy Island
John Armatrong
Dickson City
Thomas Donnelly
Ths Place
M. K. Harnden
Atlantic City
Misa Nellie Brent
Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Resignations
Guest of Miss Nettie Mason returned to Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Mr and Mrs D L Berry of Blakely visited Lake Poyntelle yesterday. Mr and Mrs Harry Buddie spent yesterday with Green Midge relatives. J Evans and James Lully returned home from Rocklike. Miss Nellie Ryan has resigned her petition at Mears and Hagen's store in Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Eihbrecht
Jersey City
A. W. Reynolds
Ocean Grove
H. A. Spangenberg
Archbald Street
Wayne County
Edward Devine
Mary Devine
Providence
R. 1
A. B. Kinsella
J. A. Spicer
Scranton
Carbondale
Kate Farrell
Wilkes-Barre
Malone
Pike Street
Charles Meyers
Dundaff Street
Ararat
Helle Kirby
J. BR. Kirbs
Sarah McHale
Erwin Bodie
Prampton
William Arthur
Birkett Street
FP. A. Carroll
Chilren
South Main Street
Mary Herberts
Henry Spencer
Greenfield
Ro Stenson
Paul
Frank
Katie Heacock
Cincinnati
Ludlow
Joseph Frank
Alfred Chapman
South Washington Street
Nettie Mason
D. L. Berry
Blakely
Lake Poyntelle
Harry Buddie
J. Evans
James Lully
Rock Like
Nellie Ryan
Mears & Hagen
Jermyn and Mayfield hit by lightning storms and church outing planned
A thunderstorm struck the Rev. F. E. Fescenden home on Third Street with a bolt entering the roof and demolishing a stationary wagon stand. Another house on Bacon Street suffered no major damage. Sunday school outings are planned for St. James Episcopal with joining churches from Scranton Hyde Park and Green Ridge. The group will travel by special train to Lake Lodore at 9 am with Bauer’s orchestra providing music. Fare is 80 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Fescenden
Third Street
Benjamin Layman
Bacon Street
Tomorow
St. James Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Episcopal Sunday Schools
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
Scranton
St. David of Hyde Park
Church of the Good Shepherd
Green Ridge
Lake Lodore
Bauer's
Orchestra of
Jermyn
Miss Jackson
Wilmington
Det
Emily Fessenden
Ann Mellow
Samuel Netherton
H Street
Peckville
Jackson
Olyphant
Elijah Stephens
Carrie Brown
Sarah Alperowitz
New York
M. B. Gronfine
South Main Street
Hugh Ebdon
New Jersey
Sorme
Patrick Wynn
Theodore Spettigue
Mary
Cemetery Street
Hazleton
F. Baker
California
Sle
Stephen Jay
Wyoming
R. Cohen
Carbondale
Esther Beagan
M. RB. Gronfine
Taylor Hustlers and Lilacs play for purse on School House grounds
A Saturday ball game at School House grounds drew a fair crowd. Lilacs beat Hustlers in a close contest for a $5 purse, with Reed and Clynn opposing Lewis and Williams as pitchers. Umpires Jones and Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilacs
Reed
Lewis
Williams
Town Resident Hosts Fourth Celebration at Guyer Home
Avis of Shutzville spent the Fourth at the home of Mr. G. D. Guyer. Master Lionel E. Wertman of Philadelphia is visiting his aunt, Mrs. G. D. Guyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis
Shutzville
G. D. Guyer
Lionel E. Wertman
Philadelphia
G.D. Guyer
Peckville Notices and Visit Highlights
Mrs W E Henry and son Harry returned to Oak Park NL after weeks with her mother Mrs D P Taylor. Bert Taylor and Monroe Scott are visiting Frank Brundage near Renton. Yesterday's cool showers eased the heat. An unidentified person demolished fifteen electric lightRrobes on the Ridge Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Andrew Hale of Yatensville visit the Barnes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Henry
Harry
Oak Park
D. P. Taylor
Bert Taylor
Monroe Scott
Frank Brundage
Renton
Andrew Hale
Yatensville
BK. M. Barnes
Romance in Cheese Making in Alpine Europe
A detailed glimpse into Swiss Alpine cheese production describes vast pastures, seasonal cattle migration to high meadows, and the seasonal dairy labor. Herdsmen tend cows on mountain slopes, milking and turning milk into cheese amid alpine huts and glacier-fed waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wold
Switzerland
Mittelalpen
Rochefort cheese from ewes milk famed in Cevennes caves
The article explains Rochefort cheese is made exclusively from ewes milk in a small Cevennes district south of France. It ripens in natural limestone caves producing unique flavor, with about 10 million pounds made yearly from 400,000 ewes. Factory production dominates, yet Dutch Edam is also highlighted for its uniform quality and global export reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochefort
Cevennes
France
Rochfoert
Canada
Dietriot
Amsterdam
Wid Weat
Zuder Zee
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Burke Carbondale Department
Willie Sluman
Holy Name Profession
George Millen
England
Jermyn and Mayfield
Taylor
Clynn
Hammond
Evans
Burgess Griffiths
North Taylor
Webers’ Park
St. John's German Church
West Scranton
Taylor Silver Corner Band
David Jamies
Washington Street
D. c. Edwarda
Welsh Baptist Church
Presbyterian Cemetery
Calvary Baptist Church
Archbald
Pyne
Taylor Cabollieries
Lackawanna Electric Wight Company
Casper Negley
Rendham
Jefferson County
Lackawanna Council
Porahontas
William Evans
Grove Street
George Phillips
James Davis
Enmibiem Division
Bone of Temperance
James Timlin
New York City
Adam Stegner
M. J. Liord
Priceburg
RK. Llewellyn
Union Street
William Doershimer and
Siater
Willams
Krom
The
New York Sur
Henry Belin, JR
Dupont
Repauno Chemical Company
Consell Building
Agescirs
Thos Rae John B. Smith & Son
W. E. Mulligan
V. Pitter
Plymouth
Wilkes-Barta
Allis-Chalmers Co
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Bscranton
P. J. Honan
Lackawanna Avenue
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