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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
8
The Tribune announces a reward of $0.00 for information leading to the conviction of anyone who steals or mutilates a Tribune copy after delivery to a regular subscriber.
Personal items report E Davie left for Buffalo on business and Miss Mary Dougherty visiting in the city. Congressman Connell returns from rest at Luke Henry. Inspector H B Cox of the Thirteenth regiment in New York. James Corcoran visits his daughter Mrs William OConnor. Mrs Josephine Whitney travels to the Wyoming Valley after a stay. Mrs James B Lewis back in Kingston from Hampter street visit. Rev Dr Price en route to lecture in Binghamton. Charles S King Jr and Miss Bertha Stevenson wed by Rev W J Ford. Mayor’s secretary R J Beamish, badly shaken in a bicycle accident, back at city hall briefly.
At 8 o'clock last night Tom Bright of Payne's livery drove a new coach along Jefferson Avenue. The horses struck a heap of stones and sand left by builders, overturning the wagon. Bright, uninjured, kept hold of the reins and halted the team. the coach was badly scratched and one lamp smashed. The pile had no light and was shaded by trees.
A local event invites friends to an old fashioned clam bake at the Cosmopolitan hotel on Lackawanna avenue to mark the opening of the Tripp Farm Land company's plot. The notice mentions Beecham's Pills for digestion and lists address details for the store on Lackawanna avenue.
Select council confirms James F. Quinnan Thomas Watkins and John J. Puester as police patrolmen amid party tensions. Debate over underground conduit for Central Pennsylvania Telephone Company and a new bicycle ordinance highlights friction between Republicans and Democrats during mayoral appointments and street grid changes.
Bridget Malloy of the North End accused James Kline and Eben Kline of assault and battery. They appeared before Alderman John T Howe after noon, Malloy claiming they beat her with a pipe, pulled hair, and damaged fourteen eyes. Bail set at $200 each.
John Humbaugh fell victim to a roof fall at the Austin Heights mine near Ol Forge. He sustained a bad fracture to the left shin and was transported to Lackawanna hospital for treatment. The injured man, a middle aged miner living nearby, was working at the colliery at the time.
Edward Middleton and James Brown, ages 11 and 20, reached Wheeling with plans to ride to San Francisco by September. They left Hoboken Wednesday morning, travel via Port Jervis and Stroudsburg, and intend to pass through Buffalo Chicago and Denver carrying only a fourteen inch square of baggage. They stay at Koon's hotel overnight and will depart for Binghamton at 6 40 AM, aiming for modest meals and roughing it along the way.
Vanderbilt Simpson a colored boy with a widowed mother in Raymond court has drawn into repeated trouble. He spent time in the city station for sleeping in a hallway and later faced Alderman Howe for stealing a lead pipe from Gunster Forsyth on Penn avenue, with a $300 bail set before he was released on recognizance. He then, with companions, was fined for shoe theft at N Welis store. his mother pleaded successfully for release and costs paid.
Peter Mulligan was arrested on a fraud charge after James Bolanda said he paid $3 down for work but Mulligan did not provide it or return the money. An Alderman set bail at 500 dollars for Mulligan, but Bolanda later withdrew the charge, apologizing to Mulligan.
The term of Attorney Walter Briggs as secretary of the board of health expires on July 1. The board shifted to Democratic control when Mayor Bailey named Attorney George Horn to replace Colonel E. H. Ripple. Democrats on the board are M. J. Kelly, George Horn, and Henry J. Zeigler. Republicans are James K. Bentley and W. A. Paine. Several applicants seek the position.
The Mount Lookout mine near Exeter in Pittaten has completed a series of dams designed to hold back quicksand that had flowed from the Susquehanna river into the mine two months ago. The safeguards protect workings where blue clay formed a dam to stop further settling, and coal operators along the river are watching closely.
Dams were finished yesterday in the abandoned mine workings after two months of work. Builders erected five foot thick masonry walls from rock bottom to roof, sinking them in both top and bottom. About 400000 bricks and 500 barrels of cement were used to secure the structure against river floods.
Claims aired at city hall allege fake arrests and fines imposed by Weiss or associates. Witnesses describe losses from 13 to 20 dollars plus a coal load and bail payments, with the mayor promising to consider the case.
Six candidates for a West Point cadetship faced a full physical examination last night conducted by Dentera Parke Fulton Keller surgeons of the Thirteenth regiment with Dr. Murray assessing vision and color knowledge. The test, urged by Congressman Connell, aimed to prevent passing the mental test if physical defects existed. The board declined to reveal candidate names or results, reporting only their actions as per Connell’s request. An investigation into mental capacity is set for today in the board of control rooms led by George Howell and colleagues.
Beginning June 1 the Turkish Baths at 02 Linden Street set new hours for Indices on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:90 p.m. No ladies admittance after noon on those days. A. M. J. Purcell notes the adjustment.
After James M. Everhart’s death with no will found, letters of administration were issued in Register Hopkins’ office. His brother Dr. L F P Everhart became administrator, with John F. Scragg as heirs’ attorney. Estated estate value near half a million, to be divided equally among five natural heirs.
Steam Heating and Plumbing FL and M T Howley announce they remain at 221 Wyoming Ave after twenty two years in business. They solicit public patronage for awnings tents flags and all kinds of society goods and decorations from J Fuhrman and Bro.
Due to high unemployment among youth, city gentlemen pledge to fund tuition for 100 pupils at the College of Commerce for the remainder of the school year. Eligible applicants should visit the college office at Lackawanna and Penn avenues immediately to enroll.
Now is the woodenware week with displays of washing machines clothes wringers wash benches wash boards and other items. The store invites all shoppers to visit and see the Woodenware Department offerings this week.
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