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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and publication items left at Hannon & Co. newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Miss Elvira Cook Duncan of Garfield avenue wed Glen Richey of Hornellsville New York in a quiet ceremony at the Duncan home. Rev W A Beecher of the Second Presbyterian officiated. Attendants were Master William Duncan and Miss Grace Warden. A wedding supper followed and the couple will reside in Hornellsville. Out of town guests included Mrs G J Warden Miss Mary Rogers and Mrs Beeley.
John B. Hoyt, manager at Simpson and Watkins stores, is commissioned post master as Simpson opens a local post office. The office will operate from the northwest store with city mail twice daily by street car, seen as a promising and possibly permanent improvement for the community.
Luis Bailey and her seven children were sent to Deposit New York where officials will support them. The family, originally from Deposit, had lived in wretched conditions while city aid covered them for months. An accompanying uncle was arrested soon after arrival and the children were left without support.
The Pittston relief fund is expanding with designated subscription spots. In two days more than $50 has been received and organizers aim for $2,000. Car bondale is praised for generosity and a benefit event to aid sufferers is discussed.
Martin Bagley returns from three weeks in Philadelphia. Miss Stella Aster and Little Thomas of Olyphant visit friends here and return home. John Walker of Middletown N Y visits city friends. Misses Hettle Maude Quinlan of Keene's stay with sister. Miss Sadie Quinlan of Pike Street visits. Rose Strickland leaves for Ocean Grove for three weeks. Charles Kearns of Brooklyn Street becomes a hotel porter. Lizzie Wylie visits Albany. Mr and Mrs William Tilley and daughter Liguori of Scranton visit friends here. Gertrude Murray and Lucy Morrison of South Wyoming Ave Scranton return home. Mrs G W Norris and son John visit Lake Ariel. Dr Charles Burr returns to Beranton after visiting his daughter Mrs J W Alworth. J W Lambert of Oneonta visits Prof B E Pitts then returns home. Mrs Thomas Lynch and daughters of Cottage Street visit Mrs Martin Morley of Mayfield. Miss Antoinette Kessler of Brooklyn N Y visits aunts Mrs Anton and Mrs Frank Kahl. Mrs Olive Bailey of South Wash-
A midsummer sale offers discounted center tables and other items as July marks the clearance for fall goods. Desirable selections remain available at nearly half price as the store clears inventory.
In frequent motion, residents and visitors are reported visiting relatives in Hull Iowa Nineveh New York and Washington DC and returning home from Montrose and Crystal Lake while others plan summer stays with family in Queean Grove Providence LL and Harford.
Loren Clements returns from Wesleyan University. Milan, Conn Misses Prior visit Middletown. Gaige family from Philadelphia visiting. Swarts family from Scranton midweek. Beemer funeral after Harford Pond drowning. Moscow residents attended a Madisonville picnic. Hornbaker family hosts and visits noted with several local acquaintances.
Samuel Wall of Havana calls on friends. A Jackson farmer clothed scarecrows in bloomers with good results. Mr and Mrs W B Phinney of Eagle visited Jittet. The sale of milk at creameries advances briskly. Merry pickers reap a bountiful harvest. Kilrow of Great Bend in town fixing campaign wires. Tom a skilled manipulator. Heart Lake summer resorts filled this season. Cornet band preparing campaign music. Eugene Osborn of Harford and Miss Vinnie Walles wed at Binghamton on July 4 and tour major cities of the Empire State.
Montrose guests include H F Chilvers from Montrose and J Van Loon from Kingston at the Tarbell House while T Tit of Syracuse visits. H P Kirkendall from Dallas was in Montrose yesterday. A July 11 balloon ascension is announced after a disappointing prior attempt. The coal find in Choconut is confirmed, and Miss Katharine Parker Riley visits her grandmother, Mrs. H A Riley.
The Priceburg Citizens Band concert at Father Mathew Grove moved to next Saturday. Attractions include a silk umbrella for the prettiest girl and a walking cane for the best gentleman. Henry Ries of Lincoln Street visits Archbald. Morlie Hawk and Berten Eley tour Peckville. M. F. Fadden and James Caygle attended driving park races yesterday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church announces a gale of fancy and useful articles in Dymond's hall on October 14 15 and 16. Residents are urged to support the event. Rev J C Tenant of Wilkes-Barre will preach Sunday July 26 in the morning and evening. A large congregation is asked to attend to support the popular pastor.
A land turtle with inscriptions dates March 4 1500 and March 4 1897 is found in Susquehanna County. Edward O Connell, descendant of Daniel Connell, plans to join a coal combine as new coal fields are reported in Chyconut township. The piece notes veterans reunions, local events, and assorted curiosity tales from the Susquehanna area including politics, railroads, and a Swpway.
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for teething pain. It pledges to soothe the child ease gums relieve wind colic and diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle.
A damaged item notes bale prices in December with striped loads and regular pricing mentioned, suggesting market fluctuation. No specific figures or entities are clearly legible in the fragment.
Six chairs offered in a bend sale with last price 4.90 dollars each. Previously sold at 6.00. Very low cited price of 3.90 for remaining odds. Sale highlights cost savings on used furniture items.
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