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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1897

Page

6

Friends Turn to Court in Carriage and Harness Dispute

In a dramatic Al derman Moses hearing Evans v A Morgan the feud between George Evans and John Morgan over ownership of goods from a carriage and harness deal was settled after Mrs Evans and Mrs Morgan testified as Portias. Separately District No 2 hydrants were inspected and tested under Isaac Tice and John Lowry with repairs noted.

Moses Evans Morgan Fivans Portias Isaac Tice Crystale John Lowry Franklins Washburn Dela- M Lackawanna Malin Avenue Ninth Street

Gold Fever Reaches Hyde Park as Yukon Promises Draw Attention

Rumors of millions in Klondike gold spark West Side talk of exodus to Alaska. Groups discuss the possible wealth and the needed $1,000 and climate factors. A returning prospector would become a sought after figure in Hyde Park.

Klondike Alaska West Side Yukon River Hyde Park

Social notes list local visitors and travelers

Miss Celia Case visits Belvidere while J Plummer Acker enjoys an outing at Gouldsboro. Mrs J J Roberts returns from New York state as Mr and Mrs P F Struppler come back from Tunkhannock. William Wright hosts in Lafayette street after visiting Boston. DeGrachy family member sick at Rock Street home. Mrs John Reese visits Ohio friends. Edison Smith visits Salem Ohio. Will S Mears heads to Lake Winola. Mrs Washburn hosts in Wilkes Barre. J C Gallagher and Globe store ties include Harry Mott and Eugene Fellows Jr at Lake Wilton after camp life. Misses Bessie and Valede Myers at North Rebecca avenue go to Lake Winola. Mrs Kate Kirkpatrick, Petaluma CA, visits Eugene Van Vilet on Washburn street. Annie Edwards visits Hazleton. Mrs Bold returns from Waverly. Judge and Mrs H M Edwards depart for New York City for a few days.

Celia Case North Main Avenue Belvidere J. Plummer Acker South Main Avenue Gouldsboro J. J. Roverts New York State P. F. Struppler Tunkhannock William Wright Boston Lafayette Street Thomas DeGrachy Rock Street John Reese Price Street Ohio Edison Smith Garfield Avenue Salem Wayne County Will S. Mears Washburn Street Lake Winola Washburn Wilkes- Barre J. C. Gallagher Globe Store Harry Mott Eugene Fellows Hazleton Bold Waverly Lang Main Avenue Judge Mra H. M. Edwards New York City

Globe Warehouse Lace Sale Promises Best Investment

A Globe Warehouse advertisement touts lace goods as unmatched and discounted below real value. It urges quick buying for future storage, claiming newer items cannot surpass quality or beauty.

Sale of Laces and Point Applique Arranged

A catalog lists hundreds of lace items from 2 to 6 inches wide priced 75 cents to 3 dollars and 50 cents. Also net top laces and insertings in white champagne and butter colors 5 to 12 inches wide priced from 0.02 to 2.50 per yard. The stock includes point venue laces chiffon bands and black overings among novelties now offered in a full display.

Batiste

Tuesday Affternoon Card Club Outing At Nay Aug

The Tuesday Afternoon Card club enjoyed an outing at Nay Aug on Tuesday afternoon. Local notices include candidacy announcements, a drunken and disorderly fine, a new dental office opening by August 1, and the Columbia Hose company adopting new uniforms. A tithing meeting at Scranton Street Baptist church with a social and ice cream is planned, plus a mine accident update and funeral details for Thomas Emerson.

Roberts North Main William Davis Snyder Avenue James Brown Dunmore Kellow Brown Thomas Lowry Meridian Street Albert Eynon Columbia Hose Company John Ross Hook Scranton Street Baptist Church Hyde Park Avenue Jackson Washburn Streets EB. Y. Harrison Mears Hall Main Avenue F. P. Doty Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal Church

Notary Public and Real Estate Services at 1104 Jackson Street

Notary public B. G. Morgan and 80on offer foreign exchange and ocean ticket services with monthly settlements, at 1104 Jackson Street near Musgrave's drug store. Harriet J. Davis Florist advertises cut flowers and funeral designs at 104 South Main Avenue, near Jackson Street. Second Hand Furniture buys items cash, with J. C. King’s lot at 109 West Lackawanna Avenue.

B. G. Morgan Notaries Public Heal Estate Foreign Exchange Ocean Ticket Jackson Street Musgrave's Harriet J. Davis South Main Avenue J. C. King West Lack Wanne Avenue

Excursion of Emblem division to Lake Ariel set for Monday

The Emblem division No. 77 Sons of Temperance of Taylor will depart from Delaware and Hudson Bridge Street depot at 7 45 a.m. on Monday July 24 for Lake Ariel. Local events include a purse contest between the Taylor Grays and the North End Stars. several residents travel to Atlantic City and Boston. funeral and burial plans are announced for Mrs. Edward Robinson. phbeequies for Mrs. Marion McKay are set. arrests include Murray and Crofton with various charges.

Emblem Division Sons of Temperance Taylor Lake Ariel Delaware and Hudson Bridge Street Taylor Grays North End Benjamin Evans School Street Atlantic City Agnes Henderson Park Place Boston Margaret Thomas Wilkes- Barre Thomas Simmer West Market Street Edward Robinson Putnam Street Holy Rosary Dunmore Catholic Marion McKay Thompson Street Patrick Kearney Norah Alderman Roberts James Murray Murray Jall Alderman Fidler John Berzinkus Joseph Brown Fidler John Thomas North Main Avenue A. A. Vosbure Charlotte Curwardine Wayne Avenue Ida Igler Oak Street Honesdale Cowles

Local Society News Outlines Visits and Socials

Mrs William Bachman returns home after staying with her parents in Pittaton. The Chilatlun Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church hosts a lawn social at Mrs A Nye on South Blakely street featuring cream and cake. Numerous residents visit relatives or convalesce, including Mrs Hollister, Nellie Carney, Mrs Taylor Loveland, and others. Epworth League convention attendees travel to Toronto.

William Bachman Pittaton Chilatlun Endeavor Society Presbbyterian Church A. Nye Bouth Blakely Street Mra. Hollister Mollisterville Charles Elliston Mise Nellie Carney Drinker Street Athens Taylor Loveland Salem Thomas Shephard Sovielting Glenburn Misa Litsia Bonem Forty Fort Jones ‘Thompson Agnes Harvey Lake Winola W. W. Bantleman Jersey City James Masters MI Street Jessie Stone Forest City CP. Ruswell Blakely Street A. ©. Mitchell Grace Grove Street Wimmer Emory Black Alton Swarts Arthur Spencer Kate Grant Peter Selgie Lillie Kellar Toronto Canada Anna Simmons Lake Artel Julia Smith Peckville Jones Rth League The Methodist Mplaonets Caan

Delegates Report At International Convention Amid Evening Program

The auditorium of the church hosts delegates for an international convention with reports to follow an entertainment program. Ice cream and cake will be served after the event. John Moffit returns from Bootland after two months away as H E Belcher of New York visits C G Cole. Miss da Hecker returns home from Old Forge after a visit with Mina Jesesle Medway. Fred Warfel and wife of Anonia Conn visit his sister Mia. Theodore Weber of Drinker Street mentioned.

John Moffit Bootland H. E. Belcher New York C. G. Cole Belcher Mr. Cole Princeton University da Hecker Old Forge Mina Jesesle Medway Quincy Avenue Fred Warfel Anonia, Conn Mia Theodore Weber Drinker Street

Local Social Notes From Madisonville And Wilkes-Barre Area

A sequence of brief social updates lists residents and visitors. M Atherton and BE visit Madisonville on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs H C Dewey of West Pittston and Mrs G M Miller of Wilkes-Barre visit Mrs Lizzie Beane on Capouse Avenue. Mrs M W Guernsey of Green Ridge Street summers at Lake Winola then returns to the Ridge for a few days. Mr Sarah Hamilton, daughter Helle, and Hugh Holcomb travel to Lake Winola for a week. Miss Pearl Ovenbach returns home after visiting her grandmother in Avoyn. Local delegates race: T AR Hughes, C L Barrowcliff, and W H Langon seek Republican district delegation from Thirteenth ward Third district. Mrs L D Coleman and son Clyde depart Delaware Street for Connecticut for the rest of summer. Mrs William G B Clark bedridden at Capture Avenue. Mrs BE L Barger visits sister Mrs Will Mulley of Providence.

A. M. Atherton Whitney Madfeonville H.C. Dewey West Pittston G. M. Miller Wilkes-Datre Lizzie Beane Capoure Avenue M. W. Guernsey Green Hidge Street Lake Winoli Ridge Clyde Delaware Street Connecticut William GB. Clark Capture Avenue BE. L. Barger Will Mulley Providence

Greenwood Coal erects new culm plane at No 1 colliery

The Greenwood Coal company commenced erection of a new culm plane at No 1 colliery to replace the blower. Mrs John Dougherty of Forest City visits friends on Main Street. Bir Coln, 4, son of E B Campbell, injured after being run over by a bicycle by Peter Hart Tuesday evening. A Minocknites delegation joined an Irish Catholic Benevolent Society trip to Farview. Edward Pryor and Mrs Pryor of Brooklyn visit Mrs Campbell on Main Street. The Greenwood Mine Key fund hospital fund is largest since organization. treasury depleted as members are not assessed monthly.

Greenwood Coal Company No. 1 John Dougherty Forest City Main Street Bir Coln E. B. Campbell Peter Hart Irish Catholic Benevolent Farview Yeateray Edward Pryor Brooklyn N. Y

Century Hose to Tour Middletown Park Excursion Planned

Century Hose plans a summer trip to Middletown with an opening date for a new park and inducements offered. A committee may visit to view grounds and an excursion will be arranged next month. The Schwab Ischen Beneficial association marks its tenth anniversary on August 2, with a German picnic, parade, pole climbing, and local contests at Central Garden.

Century Hose Company Middletown Schwab- Ischen Beneficial Association Central Garden Brunner Lena Miller Bessie Meyers Pittston Avenue Margaret Roche Cherry Street Uniondale Garah Ea Dougherty Irving Avenue Connecticut Matthew Malla Prospect Avenue Cooper Madeline Bessie Cooper Pittsburg

Bernstein And Wright Prepare For Music Hall Bout

Fred Wright and Joe Bernstein, slated for twenty rounds at Music Hall on Thursday night July 29, are in good condition and at target weights. Bernstein boxed twenty rounds at Coney Island to sharpen up while Wright, after a five mile run, topped the scales and then did a ten round session with his trainer. Manager Skelly Ip is negotiating to pair Bobby Dobbs and Joe Gans in the American Sporting Club ring.

Fred Wright Joe Bernstein American Sporting Club Music Hall Bernstein Coney Island Joe Wright Skelly Ip Bobby Dobbs Joe Gans

The Fame of the American Machinist in Special Machinery

The American machinist excels in building special machinery not kept in stock. Inventors seek machines to make new items and guarantee operation. Ubiquitous worldwide, American shops ship large portions of their special machinery abroad, with major shops exporting to many countries.

To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Ad

A dated advertisement touts laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a claim to cure a cold in one day. It promises a refund from all druggists if it fails, priced at 2 cents for the remedy.

Tesla

Manyon’s Cure Claim Backed by Doubtful Promises

A fragmented ad-like passage touts a “Femate Cure” and “Manyon's emectien” promising quick relief from fatigue, pains, and hack. It invites readers to write to Prof. Manyon for confidential free medical advice and separate cures for each ailment, raising concerns about legitimacy.

Manyon

Scranton the Keystone City of grand convention fame

Scranton is described as the Third City of the Keystone State a Great Convention City with a population over 100000 and immense civic wealth. It boasts a $1000000 City Hall a $290000 era of the High Board of Trade Building extensive utilities and infrastructure plus numerous schools theaters hotels hospitals cemeteries parks and banks.

Keystone Hogh Board of Trade Peckville Olyphant Throop Taylor Pittston United States Capital Surplus Masonic Temple Society of Natural Sciences

Obituary notices from Carbondale list multiple deaths

Obituaries detail the deaths of Dr William A Taft at 622 Washington Ave after pneumonia and hemorrhage, Mrs Huldget Donnelly of Yard Street, Jacob Eitel's son William in Pittsburg, Mrs Mary Sullivan of Marvine Ave, and infant Liberty F Bell of West End Pockville. Funerals scheduled or pending, with remembrances of their local ties and survivors.

William A. Taft Washington Avenue Flo Taft

Mystic Cure Praised by Pittsburgh Druggist

T. J. Hlnckmore of Haller & Blackmore in Pittsburgh testifies he recovered from rheumatism within a day after using Mystic Cure. He claims previous physicians offered little relief and endorses the remedy, noting it is sold by Carl Loreng, druggist, Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton.

T. J. Hlnckmore Haller & Blackmore Pittsburgh Carl Loreng Lackawanna Ave Scranton

Scranton Medical and Legal Directory Entries

A dense listing of physicians surgeons and lawyers with office addresses and hours in Scranton. Includes Dr Kay Dr Bateson Dr Le Frey and others, plus several attorneys with firm names and street locations across Penn Ave Adams Ave Wyoming Ave Spruce St and Lackawanna Ave.

N. A. Trapold Wyomin Avenue Spruce Street Scranton

Also Mentioned on This Page

City Block Island Asbury Park Harry, Jr Tabernacle Congregational Church Ehhitch D. P. Jones Village Bell Ida Jones L. Cullen Thorughly Mary T. Jenkins James Harris Maddoc Lawrence Anthony Globe Warehouse West Side Business Directory Green Ridge South Side Potsdam Fordham Lackawanna and Luzerne Dental Society Philadelphia Dental College Huldget Donnelly Yard Street Hyde Park Catholic Jacob Eitel South Main Street Carbondale William Pittebure Westinghouse Air Prake Company Mary Sullivan Marvine Averue Daveasel Barney Charles Thomas James Anthony Costello Liberty F Joseph R. Bell West End Pockville Prospect Cemetery William A, Taft Castoria van Bron Chemical CO Washington, D Lackawanna Avenue Ing Able Fale Lee vThis Sale 2He Philadelphia Drexel Baldwin’s Hunt & Connell Snow Weston Mill Co Professional Directory Physicians and Surgeons Kay Penn Ave DR. Bateson N. Washington Avenue Drg le Frey Jewell Mary A. Shepherd Adams Avenue Anna Law Wyoming Ave DR. & W. L'Amoreaus Adams Mulberry W. G. Econ Linden Street Frank B. Boyle Durr Edward W. Thayer Commonwealth Eide Warren & Knapp Republican and Guides Jessup Kiw Commonwealth Building Patterson & Wilcox Sttonal Bank Alfred Hand William J. Hand Commonwealth Lotling Roome Frank T. Okpli Coal Exchange Oakforce James W Oa! Aid Board of Prado Samuel EL W. Adoar Wyoming L. A. Watres G R. Pitcher Comegys D. BR Replogle Mears Building B. F. Killiam Wyoming Avenue Hamilton Commonwealth Bide Watson, Diehl, Hall & Kemmerer Traders’ National Bank Rooma Barring & M'Sweeney Commonwealth Suiting Interstate Secret Service Agency Percival J. Morris Board of Trade Edward ‘H. Davis B. L. Walter Offich Lewis Hancock, JR Spruce St Cor. Wash Ave Frederick L. Brown Frice Building TI. Lacey & Son, Architects DR. F Atrect H. F. Reynolds P. D B. Y. Harrison C. C. Uauhach Lacka MES M. E. Davis JOS, Kurttel Wanna Avenue School OF the Lackawanna T'a Thomas M. Cann Walter H. Buell Leeds G. Br, Clark & CO Green House Elk Cape Frankna Avenue Zbigle Scranton House Victor Koch Bauer R. J. Bauer Hulbert’s Megarger Beranton Prank P. Brown & CO Cornage OH Choth Thomas Aubrey Countant Guitter Williams Building Post Office Rex the Tribune Publishing North Dr. Peal John H. Phelps Spruce Treat
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