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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1895
Page
8
A local advertisement urges men to visit Dr. Reeves at 412 Spruce Street Scranton for treatment of impotence lost manhood venereal diseases and related conditions. The offer promises confidential examinations free of charge with daily hours from 9 to 9 and Sundays 10 to 4.
A local dealer promotes a new line of Spring carpets with the latest designs and colors and asserts prices lower than rival houses for goods of equal quality.
The Ladies Ald society of the Presbyterian church invites the public to an ice cream and strawberry festival on the church lawn this evening. June 6. Grassy Island breaker operated sixteen and a half days last month. Mr and Mrs John Berry moved to Main street. Mr and Mrs David Adair of Dorantacun spent Sunday with the Harts. Blakely board of health reported May burial permits 15 births 3 marriages 2 deaths not in borough. A gold necktie pin found last Wednesday. Call Mrs W W Peters to claim. Joseph Croup spent Sunday in Jefferson.
David and Charles Robertson returned to Wyoming seminary yesterday after Decoration Day at their Malin Street home. The Sunday school will mark children's day on Sunday morning in June at the Methodist Episcopal church.
The World of Business brief notes a quiet morning at the New York Stock Exchange with prices advancing 1 to 4 percent on some shifts, led by a bolstered demand for sugar while coal and railway issues declined. Wheat and other grains weakened, while refined sugar stayed steady amid Cuba rebellion tensions.
Pr J J Belheimer and family with Ferjamin Stout and family plan a Sunday gathering at Scull Pond. Bryan Fallan and Frank Walsh will attend.
Yesterday two weddings were held at St Rose church Miss Maggie Clark married William J Dontin and Miss Anna Morrisey wed George Smith at 2 and 6 45 pm A 630 pm ceremony followed for Miss Bridget Walsh and James McHale at St Rose church A ball game between Mitchell and Columbia Fire companies is set for Friday at Anthracite park Other local items include Mrs T J Fleming visiting Carbondale Gertie Molgate dies in Carbondale Jennie Williams visiting Newburg L M Brundage returns from Jackson James Rutherford buys two lots on Wayne Street for 2500 and talk of forming a new Odd Fellows lodge in the Fifth and Sixth wards.
Large attendance at First Baptist church for the funeral of Mrs Minerva Browning. Sermon by Rev M J Watkins with Rev H H Wilber assisting. She leaves a husband two daughters Mrs Charles Gardner and Mrs Ada Van Freet and three sons Esra Henry and Walter Browning.
At the regular town council meeting wheelmen ask sidewalk privileges beyond the road. Miss Elizabeth Giehrer and Noah Bruner wed at St Magdalena's with Rev. W Cassel officiating. The couple to Ridgeway Pa for Bruner’s jewelry business. A goat escaped Odd Fellows hall, chased by youths. Officer Brown recaptured it. Jacob Ohmer leaves P R Murray for a Jersey City hardware firm. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised as teething aid for children widely sold at 25 cents a bottle.
Miss Lizzie Rupesher of East Strouds burg visits her parents in Henryville while Louis Freeland returns from Lowell Business College in Binghamton. A Scranton ladies group from Lodge Division 82 G ST A B of Scranton enjoys a warm outing to East Stroudsburg and a 7 13 train return, with many named attendees.
Cox accompanied the party and stayed in town. Hornbaker of East Stroudsburg visited his Scranton parents. Henry Van Why opens a Courtland street meat market. Miss Noyes resigns from the Normal and seeks work in Philadelphia. The Delaware Valley Electric road sale is planned in three weeks. Annie Elgen returns home to Phillipsburg after visiting Green Street friends. Dr Voorhees granted absolute divorce from Anna Martelette. Jacob Bush returns to work after illness. Gussie Hallet and sister visit East Stroudsburg from Rashton.
The Huntingdon and Brown Top Railway reports weekly and yearly coal tonnage, noting a 4,700 ton week and a year to date rise. Pennsylvania Railroad data show 125,079 tons originations with rising coal and coke totals. Analysts warn against panic and predict potential price stabilization if demand improves by midsummer.
A medical notice claims chronic diseases stem from nervous system irritation and internal issues. It cites a case of a young man with ear discharge and hoarseness from a cold who improved after treatment, and advertises Dr. Frank B. Smith at 82 Wyoming Avenue offering free consultations and cures for stricture syphilis and other conditions.
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