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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
8
Notice directs readers to place advertise mente and job work orders at noon and Co newsdealers on North Main Street with hours listed from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for prompt attention.
Carlton G. Palmer of Scranton sued Mrs. Kate May and Frederick Sluman of this city on assault and battery and making threats. The defendant preferred a court settlement. Mrs. May had employed Palmer’s wife, who supported him after she arrived here. Palmer’s visits to his wife grew quarrelsome, leading to his ejection by Mr. Bluman at the house, after which warrants were issued in Scranton.
J G Westcott arrested on enticing girls charge and released on $1000 bail. John Solomon of Jermyn acted as bondsman but withdrew. Westcott, with an officer, searched for another bondsman and was later taken to the county jail.
Yesterday's storm altered street scenes as torrents carried dirt gravel and stones. Water flooded from hillsides and overflowed curbs, derailing street cars by debris on tracks and creating widespread disruption.
George Bradley of New York City is retouching old scenery and painting new scenes as part of a major overhaul. Managers say changes will improve comfort and widen the variety of scenery for the next season.
Local businessmen sign a petition circulated by Dr. Bailey asking for Sunday telephone service all day. The current hours are limited to two hours.
Mr and Mrs H C Benson of Wyoming street attend a family reunion at the state line. James Morrison of Niagara University returns home for summer vacation after a trip through Canada. Co H Ready of New York City invites John Battle of the city. Miss Alice Robbing vacationing at Cadossa and Hancock NY. Mrs Mary Parry of New York City visits Mtrs P F Coogan Seventh Avenue. Miss Lydia Miller and Susie Hawker of Wilkes Barre visit Mr and Mrs M H Sullivan Belmont Street. Bridget Harte of Brooklyn Street resides in Brooklyn NY. Gertie Willard visiting Clinton Wayne County. Miles Sarah Walsh departs for two weeks with Miss Mary Hogan Fermoy. Merchant Frank Arnold of Belmont Street in Scranton yesterday. Mr and Mrs P Coggins of Clinton visit town friends. Mire John Sullivan of South Main Street leaves today for a week.
The advertisement promotes a July sale to clear out overhauled goods including rocking chairs and center tables at about 9 percent below actual cost. This month long sale aims to make room for fall goods.
Mrs. George Van Kennen of Passaic New Jersey has returned home after visiting her father for several days. Hyde Park resident Mrs. Thomas F Flannery and Scranton native Ellen Kennedy are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoffman on Terrace Street. Mrs. Daniel Robinson of the Hotel American spent yesterday with friends in Green Ridge. Miss Ida Kegelman of Scranton is married to Lettie Pettis of Yarrington AI.
At the regular meeting of the school board a vote paid a $107.40 bill for vaccinating school children and approved small bills. The board ordered abridged Worcester’s dictionary for two dozen copies and set aside time to separate auditors’ year end orders. Borough council approved some bills but postponed auditor payments until errata were fixed. A Fourth of July celebration and parish picnic were noted as successful despite rain.
Ellen Wood's company of players, supporting Miss Lettie Sheppard, performs nightly at the Davis opera house with East Lynne billed as the attraction. Attendance has been small but the troupe is praised as above standard and delivering excellent recent performances.
The funeral for Emil Roff, 12, son of Mr and Mrs John Roff, was held yesterday afternoon from their High street residence with Rev A Weber presiding. Interment followed at Forest Home cemetery. Misess Janet Inglis and Polly Davis, noted school teachers, departed yesterday for a lengthy trip to Washington DC. David D Griffiths of this place was elected DDG master of the American…
A Protestant association announces a Tuesday evening meeting and a Saturday clam bake at the old Homestead Park. A quarterly meeting and church roll call are scheduled at Taylor in the M E church on Sabbath morning July 1. All members are urged to attend.
Tunkhannock and nearby residents are mentioned visiting relatives and travelers. The Triton base ball team plans a likely lively game with Towanda Saturday. A balloon accident victim Jewell shows improvement. The Wyoming National Bank bought B. W. Edwards store in Laceyville at sheriffs sale. Jurors for August term of court were drawn at the court house.
A corrected note from the Olyphant Gazette indicates the previous sale announcement was erroneous due to misinformed reporting. Proprietors Jonas Kros propose disposing of the business, and a meeting is set for Monday evening July 1 at the central school to raise funds for Pittston mine sufferers.
The piece argues the vice presidency is dismissed as a figurehead yet historic holders like Adams Jefferson Clinton Tompkins Calhoun and Van Buren shaped policy and succession. It notes Van Buren’s path from vice president to president and references Fillmore in 1848.
The passage notes third party influence on presidential vote totals with Mr Fillmore receiving 800000 votes. It highlights that the vice presidency has lately held less prominence but honors two New York Republicans Chester A. Arthur and Levi P. Morton, with Arthur becoming president and Morton serving as a vice presidential candidate.
An account of Major Carson obtaining a pre ceremony story of the Grant Sartoris wedding. George Butler uses a forged note to obtain an invitation while John Russell Young pursues the scoop. Carson attends in disguise and composes a vivid narrative for publication.
The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year old teething remedy for children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums ease pain cure wind collo and diarrhoea and urges buyers to ask for the original product priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
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