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Short notice announces there will be no Knights of Columbus meeting this evening in the city.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
7
Short notice announces there will be no Knights of Columbus meeting this evening in the city.
Ticket No 360 won while Ticket No 300 won the mileage book during a June 1 raffle at the Young Men's Hebrew Association club rooms.
The Democrats of the First legislative district will elect delegates to the state convention at Cosgrove's hotel next Monday afternoon.
The Sisters in charge of St. Josephs Founding home acknowledge a donation of five dollars from St. Peters branch No. 616 L C B A.
Mrs Catherine Wardell and D W Swartz were named guardians of the Margaret Swartz estate by the court yesterday. They will file a bond of 1000 dollars.
A general meeting of the Linden Street temple and aid society will be held Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs Jefferson Freeman on Quinty avenue.
John B Gillisple was appointed clerk in the office of City Treasurer Watson. Gillisple previously served as clerk of the common council before its reorganization.
Henry Scott of Raymond court yesterday charged the arrest of Tom Williams on assault and battery. After a hearing before Alderman Ruddy Williams Williams was held under 500 bail.
John Tlenry Bwilt, believed local, was killed yesterday at 7 AM by a Baltimore and Ohio train near the Dimler Tin Plate mill now MekKeesport. Relatives are not yet located. The incident remains under inquiry by city authorities.
George W Phillips assumed duties as the new superintendent of schools on Monday and has spent the past two days meeting with principals from the various schools to discuss the district’s plans and priorities.
Margaret Bayles daughter of Mr and Mrs William Sayles of B Siarkcourt was struck by a trolley car on North Main Avenue. She was dragged several feet by the fender and sustained only bruises with no serious injuries.
The High School Alumni association hosts its annual dinner and dance at the Hotel Terrace on Tuesday evening June 17. President C B Daniels announced the event and invited this year’s graduates to join the alumni.
A civil service examination will be conducted in this city on June 17, 2002, for the position of record and identification clerk in the United States penitentiary service. The required subjects are spelling and a unit test.
A reader asks about metric measurement usage in the Bertillon identification method and related topics on penmanship and letter writing. The note surveys practical questions and guidance for students studying the system and its applications.
Charles A. Stuart brings a humor filled entertainment to Cott Street Methodist Episcopal church on Thursday evening. He will perform the famous trial scene from the Merchant of Venice and present humorous selections from Bam Foss Bill Nye and others. A double quartet will perform several numbers during the event.
Former Mounted Officer Joseph Bloch offers a new five cent cigar called the Ripper. He makes it with his brother and ships each box with a facsimile of the first page of Senate No. 4, the bill that led to the mayoral ouster of second class chiefs. A picture of Officer Bloch on horseback appears on the packaging.
The Democratic committee of the second legislative district met at the St. Charles hotel to decide a convention next Tuesday night at the regular price for selecting delegates to the Erie state convention on June 2. Primaries will be held Saturday from 4 to 7 p m at regular polling places to elect district convention delegates.
The clerks of International Salt and Atlantic Refining will open a weekend baseball series at Athletic Park. Lineups include International Salt’s Ikadel and Simpson infielders with Blanton at third and McGough catching, while Atlantic Refining fields Brisiln as pitcher and Schnee in right field with Lynot at first and Burke at third.
A large graduating class will enter college this year, the biggest yet. About twenty seven students head to colleges including Cornell George Lewis Frank Elwood Russell Shurtleff Robert Parker George Paine John Burns Louis Sylvester Brown Frank O Reilly Rhys Powell Horace Chandler Percy Shires State College Louis Ridenour Edwin Rutter Morris Swisher MIT Floyd Fuller Pulaski Carter Princeton James Davis Lafayette Roswell Philips Holy Cross William Corby UPenn Edwin Weissenfluh Penn Med Garfield Melinney Pa College of Pharmacy Fred Terppe Bryn Mawr Lella Woodruff Vascar Jennette Lawrence Hillsdale Evelyn Gates Swarthmore Clara Miller Penn Med for Women Isabelle Felberg Harvard Myer Kabatehnick.
A grand attraction cost over 40000 dollars and features a mirrored labyrinth with electric lights and a military band. The Crystal Maze draws crowds during the Elks carnival the first week in July and promises disorienting fun as visitors lose themselves amid endless reflections.
Miss Grace Spencer makes her first professional concert appearance next Monday at the Lyceum as soloist with the Scranton Symphony Orchestra directed by Prof. Hemberger. The event is not a charity and local pride runs high for her past charitable singing and dramatic musical contributions. Dr Lindaburg announces office hours at 216 Connell Building.
The Attorney General Hikin delivered the annual address before the graduates of the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle Pennsylvania on June 4.
National President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers and Frank P. Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen meet in Scranton after arriving from Wilkes-Barre. They discuss the ongoing strike as engineers, pump runners and firemen keep out, with no material change in conditions.
United States Marshal Fred C. Leonard and Jury Commissioner Woodward announced the juror lists for the Williamsport session of the Middle District federal court opening Monday June 23. Grand jurors include William M. Taft, reporter, Moscow. petit jurors include J. H. Reilly, Scranton janitor, and George Scheuer, Scranton manufacturer, among numerous listed residents and officials.
Aaron Augustus Chase, a prominent Scranton attorney, will marry Miss Geneva Edith Mayer today. The bride is the daughter of Samuel Mayer, a broker living in Berlin Ontario Canada. The ceremony occurs at the bride’s home and Chase departed yesterday for Canada.
Nine divorce hearings were held yesterday before Judge H M Edward. Cases include Bert A Foote seeking divorce from M Belle Foote after a ten day honeymoon in Scranton and Mrs A D Cramer taking her children to Cortland New York.
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