Farewell to E W Miller Joins Thirteenth Regiment Band
Obituary notice and social item report a farewell party for E W Miller set before his departure to Camp Alger. The article notes a Christian Endeavor choir rehearsal for a new cantata and a flag raising event at the D and H Farm on August 6. Maud Lewis, a child of Mr and Mrs Edwin Lewis of Putnam Street, was laid to rest at Washburn Street cemetery with services led by Rev W F Davis and many floral wreaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Miller
Thirteenth Regiment
Camp Alger
North End Christian Endeavor Choir
D & H, Farm
Maud
Edwin Lewis
Putnam Street
Washburn Street
W. F. Davis
First Welsh Baptist Church
Hitle
Farewell Party For E. W. Miller At North Main Baptist
Members of North Main Avenue Baptist church hosted a farewell gathering at Miss Mattie Huntsman's home on Freaker street. Attendees included Mattie Huntsman Cora Harvey Rolla Sherman Lizzie Davies Rachel Evans Lizzie Phillips Harry Danvery Edwin Evane Will Evans William Igler John Henry Danvers Richard Wescott John Jones Thomas Pearce and others. Miller will soon leave for Camp Alger to join the Thirteenth regimental band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Miller
North Main Avenue
Mattie Huntsman
Freaker Street
Gggges
Mr. Miller
Camp Alger
Thirteenth Regimental Band
Misses Mattie Huntsman
Cora Harvey
Rolla Sherman
Lizzie Davies
Pachael Evans
Lizzie Phillips
Harry Danvery
Edwin Evane
Will Evans
William Igler
John Henry Danvers
Richard Wescott
John Jones
Thomas Pearce
Community notices and obituaries briefed
A baptism announces a son born to Mr and Mrs George Manning of Wilbur Street. Funeral services for Patrick Giimone of Bchmittzville and for an infant child of Mr and Mrs Edward Robinson were held with interment at Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. A Park Place Methodist Episcopal Sunday school picnic is planned at Nay Aug Falls today. The North End Christian Endeavor choir rehearses at Providence Presbyterian church with a new cantata The Great Licht. A flag donation by the Delaware and Hudson company employer is planned for Aug 6 at the company farm. The Schubert Glee Club and Citizens Band of this place are hosted to a reception in Dickson City Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Manning
Wilbur Street
Park Place
Rees Watkins
Edward Robinson
Legrett’s Street
Hyde Park Catholic
Delaware and Hudson Company
Schubert Glee Club
Citigens
Dickson City
Local items recount ceremonies and city happenings
The article notes a flag raising with an elaborate supper and refreshments for guests. George Backus of the Dickson mine sustained a badly crushed arm at work. Thomas Thomas and Thomas Fouls, builders, left for Little Rock. Anthony Grimes faced Alderman Fidler for drunkenness and paid a fine. David Williams of Shenandoah was jailed for vagrancy after police arrest. D A Hinds of Montrose visits his brother in Mulley’s store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Backus
Dickson Mine
Thomas Thomas
Thomas Fouls
Little Rock
Arkansas
Anthony Grimes
Alderman Fidler
David Williams
Shenandoah
D. A. Hinds
Montrose
G. D. Hinds
Mulley
Boy 13 Brutally Beaten by Man in Spencer’s Grove
John Kane, 13, son of Patrick Kane of Drinker street, was severely beaten by Joseph Summers, an Italian, in Spencer’s grove yesterday. Kane, employed at the mines, suffered contusions and a strained neck. Summers was jailed on $200 bail and to face hearing Friday. The report notes Summers faces a prior charge and that Kane’s father furnished a bond via Angelo Mico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kane
Patrick Kane
Drinker Street
Joseph Summers
Spencer’s Grove
Young Kane
Summers
Dr. Brown
Ter. Brown
Squire Krotter
Squire's
Mr. Kane
Squire
Emma Swartz
Michel Lichtenham
Lulu Barnard
Bersie Powell
Hope Pinnell
Lester Yout
Nelson Esterline
Bessie Richie
Margaret Swartz
Marie Webber
Lucy
Fashionable yet affordable new accessory ideas
The ad promotes stylish braids bands straps and flowers as moderately priced. It invites customers to visit and see the new ideas highlighting low costs and surprising prices.
Bargain Hunters Hit Deep Price Breaks in Late Sales
Shoppers face steep reductions as prices are slashed beyond recognition. Late buyers gain the advantage of heavy discounts as old stock moves quickly and stores clear seasonal offerings.
Suit prices slashed with broad selection still on offer
Shoppers are offered suits at about double the value with many styles cut in price to a similar extent. The dealer notes the assortment remains good and varied for buyers seeking value.
Suits for Ladies Emphasize Style and Quality
We offer the balance of $7.00 and $7.50 suits. These elegant garments command attention of ladies who value style and quality in their attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G&c
Camp Alger Farewell Party for Soldier at West Scranton
John Cadwean of Company C Thirteenth Regiment returns to Camp Dunn Loring today after furlough. A social evening at his parents home on Eynon Street featured singing by Miss Emily Williams and Miss Ann Richards, a clog dance by Harry Davies, recitations, instrumental solos, and refreshments served by Mrs Cadwgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cadwean
Camp
Dunn Loring
W. P. Cadwican
Eynon Street
Emily Williams
Ann Richards
Thomas Posten
Mary L. Thomas
Charles Cadwgan
Harry Davies
Gus Eynon
Ivor Lewis
Nora Malley
Mamie Gallagher
Annie Gaffney
Anna Richards
Kate Gaffney
Margaret Steam
Winnie Noone
Nellie O'Neil
Thomas Keeton
Robert Roberts
Robert Owens
van Jones
David Gibbs
David
Henry Morgans
John and
Luther Thomas
Albert Williams
Wendle Davis
Fred Evans
Charles Calween
Bert James
John Langan
Ezra Davia
Young Friends Bid Farewell at Tucker Home
A large party of Charles Tucker’s young friends visited the Tucker residence at 29 Mullein Street Tuesday evening to bid him farewell before his departure for Philadelphia. The event featured refreshments served by Mrs. McClellan and Mrs. Phillips and a long list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tucker
Pwiler M. Tucker
Mullein Street
Philadelphia
Tucker
McClellan
Phillips
Mclellan
Mrs. Phillips
Maul Jones
Alma Reese
Colla Jones
Nellie Hllbert
Minnie Roberts
Bertha Roberts
Lizzie Hughes
Emmet Ellis
Kessie Beavers
Dinah Lewin
Gwennie Jones
Daisy Wade
Margaret Hughes
Carrin Carr
Nellie Gallagher
Rose Gallagher
Minnie Smith
Mamie Harris
Jennie Harris
May Sheffield
Ella Waite
Mertie Barrett
Hallie Thompson
Lizzie Richards
Jennie Phillips
Kate Monahan
Nellie Kelder
Eva Fredenburg
Anna Kern
Bertha Kern
Gertie Morse
Anna Major
Lizzie Nelson
Sarah Holden
Mabel Phillips
Mabel Poldry
Bessie Holden
Sarah Burdette
Belle Scott
Lillie Jones
Lillie Grass
Lucy Egan
John Thomas
Harry Norris
Charmes Tucker
Robert James
Richard Gray
Clyde Phillips
Walter Tropp
Harry Green
George Green
Arthur Greggs
Walter James
Frank Watkins
William Jones
Ivor Harris
Milton Moon
Parry Bennett
Harry Lloyd
Alfred Jones
Harry Bissell
Smith Egan
Walter Griggs
Andrew Jacoby
Harry Dooley
Floyd Stutsman
Jvcah Lewis
Walter Andrews
Lewis Wilson
Benjamin Boyd
Frank Cooper
John Mirtz
Flinwood Barrett
Bertram Johns
Sam Lentes
Leo Burke
Joe Harrington
Gammon Hill Name Sparks Debating Over Its Origin
A local newspaper letter disputes the origin of Gammon Hill naming, noting the hill on a former Gammon dairy farm. It recalls a Frenchman named Gammon who owned adjacent land and says boys played sports on the hill until development halted the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gammon Hill
Gammon
Gammon's Mill
Old West Scranton
McKeever's Farm
Gammon's
Gamins
Lantern Croquet Theme At Welsh Baptist Social
Miss Sarah Meredith hosted a social for many friends at 118% Jackson Street. The Baptist Young People's Union of the First Welsh Baptist church on South Main Avenue organized lantern croquet by night with caps bearing state names and gentlemen matching capitals. The event was both entertaining and financially successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Meredith
Jackson Street
Baptist Young Peoples Union
First Welsh Baptist Church
South Main Avenue
Bitter nerve lons ise wes a0 compha sior
Report mentions malaria as a hopeful sign amid a local health issue. Nonspecific terms obscure clear actions or outcomes, but the focus remains on malaria as a potential turning point in the situation.
Piney Biddy Sent to Hillside Home by Judge Archboald
The article notes Biddy of the Pyne being sent to Hillside home by order of Judge Archboald after an adjudication of vane. It mentions Mrs Naughton a stubborn resident over 70 with police incarceration issues, and updates on local society events and church activities including a St Mark's Lutheran ice cream social on Aug 3 and an upcoming Mooplleht Lake Ariel excursion with Elite private party chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyne
Archboald
Naughton
John T. Williams
South Main Avenue
West Slide Bank
Williams
Thoma D. Davies
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
A. L. Ramer
Lake Ariel
Aot
Lawrence
Erie and
Wyoming Valley Depot
Ramer
Residents on the move and a birthday birth
Ralph Rittenhouse of Washington avenue visits Thompson for a few days. James Jordan of Boston visits his parents on Moncey avenue. Mrs. Price of New Haven returns home after visiting Mrs. Barzler on Delaware street. A C Nettleton of Adame avenue spends the summer at Avenue-by-the-Sea. The Woman’s Christian Temperance union meets this afternoon at 3 at Mrs. J R Thomas on Wood street. Allison Kinsley of Penn avenue bicycling to Brooklyn. A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs William Erhart of Capouse avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rittenhouse
Washington Avenue
Thompson
James Jordan
Boston
Moncey Avenue
Mrs. Price
New Haven
Mre. Barzler
Delaware Street
A. C. Nettleton
Adame Avenue
Avenue-by the-Sea
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Wood Street
Allison Kinsley
Penn Avenue
Brooklyn
William Erhart
Capouse Avenue
Surprise party honors Miss Anna Lovering at Greenwood home
A group of friends hosted a surprise party for Miss Anna Lovering at her Greenwood home last evening. Thomas Coyne of lower Greenwood sustained a broken leg yesterday at Greenwood No. 2 mill from a rock fall. The O Connell council Young Men's Institute will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening with Attorney M F P Cawley of Scranton present. Michael M Walsh has returned from a tour of western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lovering
Greenwood
Thomas Coyne
Lower Greenwood
Greenwood No. 2
O'Connell Council
Young Men's Institute
M. FP. Cawley
Scranton
Michael M. Walsh
Pennsylvania
Fire Reignites in Haddock Coal Mine at Luzerne
The Haddock Coal Company mine in Luzerne suffers a renewed blaze as air ventilation is boosted by a tunnel project. Workers fight gas ignition and burn with compressed air from the slope engine, aiming to finish the tunnel and extinguish the fire by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Diamond
Haddock Coal Company
Luzerne
Happenings in South Scranton and a Birthday Celebration
Mrs. Everhart details Otto Stoeckel's party held at Cedar Avenue home to honor his birthday while Mrs. August Schimoff hosted a dinner. William O'Donnell nearly injured in an incident. Don Fallon faced police court on drunk and disorderly charges and an assault on Mrs. Everhart, who testified he struck a Polish boy and assaulted her and her husband. Patrolman Haggerty detained Fallon. Alderman Leates fined him ten dollars. Everhart planned to obtain a warrant for Fallon’s arrest the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Fallon
Palmette@i
Daniel Everhart
Everhart
Haggerty
Fallon
Leates
South Lackawanna Iron and Steel to resume mill operations
Tests of the new machinery at the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company works resumed after August, with improvements reported in the mill. A test of the enhanced equipment was conducted yesterday, signaling a return to production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
Typhoid At Camp Alger Sends Ten Cases To Fort Myer
Ten new typhoid cases move from Camp Alger to Fort Myer including John N Randale and Howard Martin of the Twelfth Pennsylvania. Isolation follows in Company G due to multiple illnesses. Private Floyd W Gay of the Sixty-fifth New York is jailed for robbing mail. he admits stealing letters. Private Sleem and Threen of Company A Missouri die at Fort Myer. remains interred at Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Camp Alger
Fort Myer
John N. Randale
Company HM
Howard Martin
Pennsylvania
Floyd W. Gay
New York
Gay
Buffalo
Sleem and
Threen
Missouri
Arlington Cemetery
Obituary for Louise Sehneider, Five Months Old
Louise Sehneider daughter of Fred I. Sehneider of 116 Birch Street died Tuesday night. Her mother died four months ago. The funeral will be held today at 2:99 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Fred I. Sehneider
Birch Street
Birthday Party Honor for 27 Year Old Otto Stoeckel
Cedar avenue resident Otto Stoeckel turned 27 yesterday and hosted a small siog party at Epp's summer garden with intimate friends. Guests included Dr. Kolb George Wahl Maurice Weiss Emil Herman Gustave Hillman Robert Friederick Francis Eilan and others while impromptu speeches and music marked the celebration. Mrs August Schimpff hosted a dinner for her 32nd birthday amid gifts and a company of friends. Further, Miss Hannah McNamara entertained for Professor Philip Kelley of Pittsburg with a lively program. attendees included the McNamara sisters Kilcullen Moyle and Hart brothers among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Stoeckel
Cedar Avenue
Siog
Epp
Summer Garden
Dr. Kolb
George Wahl
Maurice Weiss
Emil Herman
Gustave Hillman
Robert Friederick
Francis Eilan
Herr Brunner
Hubert Albrecht
August Hillman
Fred Hambeach
M. Eleman
John P
Hannah
Lourge
Christiana McNamara
May
Lillian Kilcullen
Hannah Moyle
Annie McFadden
Winnie Haligan
Kate Shaunessy
Agnes O Hara
Johnnie Hart
P. FE
Kilcullen
Fred Pulaski
Phil Kelly
Barney Hugger
Willie Hart
Narrow Escape Of Cherry Street Driver From High Speed Wagon
William O'Donnell a Keystone brewing company driver from Dunmore escaped serious injury after stepping from Will Foley's hotel to catch a southbound street car. A fast brewery wagon passed on the right as the car neared the switch at Cedar avenue. He jumped into the car’s fender to avoid being struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam O'Donnell
Cherry Street
Keystone Brewing Company
Dunmore
Will Foley
Cedar Avenue
O'Donnell
Man Injured at Elmhurst Barn Project
John Hahn of Neptune Place was injured at work when a roof slate struck his head while he and others built a barn for Henry Wehrum. He received first aid at Elmhurst, then was sent home with Dr. Kolb treating his deep head wound and pain. Hahn will be out for several days. Herman F Stahlheber and Mise Ida Hepier wed at Hickory Street Baptist Church with Rev. F C Schmidt officiating. The couple plans a Washington visit and will live on Crown Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hahn
Neptune Place
Elmhurst
Hahn
Henry Wehrum
Dr. Kolb
Herman F. Stahlheber
Mise Ida Hepier
Leggett's Creek Colliery Upgrades to Model Plant at North Scranton
Industrial notes report major upgrades at Leggett's Creek colliery owned by Delaware and Madison at North Scranton. A new feet deep shaft near the old works will hoist oily coal from the Dunmore vein while the existing shaft remains in use. Ventilation and pumping add new engines, four boilers, a brick shaft house, and a 13 ton air motor built by Dickson Manufacturing for Dieta ware and Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leggett's Creek
Delaware and Madson Company
North Screnton
Collery
Dunmore
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Dietaware and Hudson Company
Brisbin
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
North Scranton
Bloan
Delaware. Lackawanga and Western Company
Keyser Valley
Tt Ba
Wee
Electric motor haulage replaces mules in Scranton coal fields
The Delaware and Lackawanna and Western and Delaware and Hudson railroads expand motor haulage in Lackawanna coal workings. New electric and combustion engines replace mule teams at Clark vein Legatts Creek North Scranton and Wilson Creek Carbondale sites. Modern breaker's output rises at Olyphant shaft No 2. hours extend in several mines amid uncertain rate trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware and Hudson Company
Wilson Creek
Carbondale
Clark
Legaett's Creek
North Scranton
Anglo American League Names Chairman and Treasurer
The Anglo American league selects Right Hon. James Byree as chairman and the Duke of Sutherland as treasurer. The league aims at cordial, constant cooperation between Britain and the United States and opens membership to all British and American subjects with branches in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Byree
Aberdeen
Duke of Sutherland
Fire at Black Diamond coal yard in Wilkes-Barre
A large blaze at the Haddock Coal company yard in Luzerne County near Wilkes-Barre spreads quickly. A large force of workers battle the fire as it reignites due to spilled fuel and accumulating flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Diamond Mine
Wilkes-Barre
Haddock Coal Company
Luserne Boy
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Globe Warehouse
West Scranton
Howack
John Cadwagan
Chas, Tucker
St. Brenden's Council
Bridget Naughton
the Bitters
Cuunres
Green Ridge
South Scranton
Con Fallon
Palm Street
Alger Hospital
Industrial Notes
Creatent Econom
W. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
Louisa
Eeason
China
Wyoming Avenue
Are
Sone Vandard Shoe Store
Lackawanna Avenue
the Scranton Electrical Works
Olyphant
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Anglo-American League
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