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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1900

Page

5

Local Social Notes Mention Weddings and Visits

Judge and Mrs Alfred Uwand return from New Mexico an at home day planned on Welleslay Street Quincy Avenue. Mr Frances Martin Lenech to celebrate first home day. Miss Murray and Lee Frankie Murray of Pitts ton guests of Minns Hanaway Vine Street. Bélwarts announce marriage of daughter Margaret to Edward Thayer engineer with ceremony set June 14 at Washburn Street Presbyterian. T McGuire leaves New York Mutual Life to become general agent for Faultable Life Assurance in New York.

Alfred Uwand New Mesi¢o Frances Martin Lenech Welleslay St Quincy Avenue Merc BH. M. Bélwarts Lave Margaret Fdoward Thayer Eng Washburn Street Presbyterien McGuire New York Mutual Life Inuranece Company

Muhlenberg College Commencement Week Schedule

Muhlenberg College Allentown outlines commencement week events from June 1 to June 21. Activities include sermons at Johns Lutheran church, academy exams, freshman play, junior historical prize, trustees meeting, and commencement ceremonies in the college building with awards and degrees.

Muhlenberg College Allentown Ratuday Johns Lutheran Church the Provident Her Theodore L. Seip I. D. Montay Jomo Turelay Murio Academy of Halle Hendeny Jallen Allemtons Col Chapel

Symphony Concert Promises Brilliant Evening Programme

The Symphony orchestra offers a brilliant programme for this evening with Gwilym Miles as soloist. The lineup includes Haydn Symphony No. 1 Adagio and others, Gounod Spring melodies, Wagner The Evening Star, and the overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor. The society emphasizes top artists and fine past performances.

Symphony Orchestra Gwilym Miles Gwilym Milew Criee Etrings Tannhawser C.cecccese Gwilym Mile Kicolla Witvloor

Fire at Glass Works Sparks Dense Crowd in Green Ridge

A large fire destroyed vacant Scranton Glass buildings once tied to the Manville group, burning straw in a former packing house and extending over two acres. The blaze caused minimal financial loss due to dilapidated structures, with efforts focused on saving the ovens and molds. The plant’s leadership included late J W H Steele as president with FE P Kingsbury as vice president and Charles Henwood as secretary treasurer.

Tanrest Green Tdge Scranton Glass Company Manville J. WH. Steele FE. P. Kingsbury Charles Henwood

Very Funny Boy Arrest Leads to Charity Recommitment

A 13 year old, Joseph Midlevitch, described as especially bright, causes repeated detentions after being found wandering from Kingston Lackawanna yard to Wilkes-Barre. He claims Scranton ties, parents dead, and says his father and mother are dead, with Mrs. Duggan seeking institutional placement after another run in.

Central Joseph Midlevitch Lackawnanna Yard Kingston United Charities Society Wilkes-Barre Scranton Mickel

Third Annual Principals Banquet at Hotel Jermyn

The third annual gathering of city school principals took place Saturday evening in the Hotel Jermyn private dining room. Twenty five principals attended with Superintendent Howell and wife as guests of honor. Professor H Kemmerting introduced toastmaster D A Btone who led an informal experience meeting with anecdotes from teaching. Speakers included Superintendent Howell Professor Grant Professor Watkin Williams Professor Fitzgerald Mr Jones and Miss Josephine D Lees.

Jermyn Howell H. Kemmerting Principals’ Round Table D.A. Btone Grant Watkin Williams Fitzgersald Jones Josephine D. Lees

Water battery goes over killing two riders.

Fire alarm response at Green Ridge Saturday afternoon ends with a water battery overturning at the Crystal hose house corner Penn avenue and Linden Street. Two riders were thrown from the wagon but suffered no injuries. The wagon sustained heavy damage including a broken axle.

Green Ridge Crystal Hose House Penn Avenue Linden Street

Ejectment Verdict Overturned in Fick Case and Sewer Dispute

Saturday morning the ejectment suit of Mrs Lettie Fick against Charles and Ira Kalua 40 faced a verdict, with a mandamus writ returnable next Monday. The matter also involves Mrs H J Mott seeking sewer connections on South Metcalf and Byte Lark avenues, a dispute over 5 pending interest penalties, and a claim of a city decision in her favor not enforced by the street commissioner.

Lettie Fick Charles Ira Kalua H.J. Mott South Metm Byte Lark Avenues Mra Mott

Apostle of the New Hebrides visits the United States

Rev. Dr. John G. Paton, famed Presbyterian missionary to the New Hebrides, toured the U S and Canada, spoke at four services in Washington and shared plans to curb American trade in opium and firearms in the islands. He described mission work, dangers on Tanna, and his Bible translations into twenty two dialects.

Presbyterian Church New Hebrides Telands John G. Paton Washington United States Canada Great Britain Enow Apostle of Presbyteriana Paton New Hebriites Revels & Company New York Chicago Olympia Aniwa Tribune James McLeod D. T Congress England Eneland Amer Fca Falanda Aa Pingland France A&a Jnlands Tam Eix South Seas Melbourne Tanna Dr. Paton Cout Arg Wr. Paton

Census Enumerators Work Amid Public Interest and Fear

The census taker visits dwellings and public places, aided by interpreters, to gather data on every man woman child and horse. Despite some resistance, secrecy is pledged and many records are completed daily. a local case notes coercion to obtain information. A testimonial claims Chamberlain’s Cholera Diarrhea Remedy cured a stomach ache, offered by Miller Mecurdy’s drugstore and Minthews Bros. as agents.

Exiwariis Hink Aiong Sam Harry Miller & MecCurdy Tereafter G. H. Wilson Liveryman Burgettstown Washington Co

Atlantic League reorganizes with six clubs new schedule set

The Atlantic baseball league re organized at Allentown with six clubs Elmira Scranton Wilkes Barre Allentown Reading and Harrisburg A new schedule runs to June 23 with Atlantic City and another town expected to join by then Delegates including Horace Fogel George Zimmerman and others met to address weather and disputes and Reading franchise awarded to Charles Miller Harrisburg admitted in place of the Athletics Schedule lists June games across Allentown Wilkes Barre Scranton Harrisburg Elmira and Reading.

Elmira Scranton Wilkes-Barre Allentown Reading Harrisburg Atlantic City Atlantic Baseball League Horace 8. Fogel George Zimmerman William Sharale Walter Burnham This City W. J. Clymer H. G. Merrill Wickesarre C. G. Pulsifer Atha W. Alexander Miller Readam H. C. Smith Pulsifer Jersey City Athletiic Clube Eirenit Harrisbore Warriebure Marrisbure Wilkes-Starre Himira

Scranton Links Defeat Wilkes-Barre Team On Saturday

Scranton Country Club golf team triumphed over Wilkes-Barre Country Club by 8 up in a match played on Wilkes-Barre’s course. Team members from Scranton included Fuller, Pollack, Ring, and Thorne, while Wilkes-Barre was led by Huntington, Tarra, and others. The day also featured a younger cup event offered by Henry Helin at the Scranton Country Club.

Beranteon Wilkes-Barre Scranton Country Club Wilkes-Barre Country Club Nnks Scranton Gallista Wikes-Barre Henry Helin

School of the Lackawanna Commencement Details

Commencement for the School of the Lackawanna occurs Thursday June 14 at 745 p.m. in the school house with the annual address by Rev. William Futhey Gibbons A.M. Closing exercises of the lower school are on Thursday June 14 at 430 p.m. Fall term begins Sept 1.

Willim Futhey Gibbons

The Education of Mr. Pipp parish hall entertainment

Tickets for St. Jake's parish hall benefit at the Pree Kin- Gergarten event go on sale at Coursen's and Powell's. The diagram opens at Powell's on Tuesday. Tickets are 75 cents, including reserved seats.

Pipp St. Jake's Coursen's Powell's Powall's

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