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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1896

Page

5

City News Briefs From Scranton Area Commerce And Life

Patrolman Block sustains injuries while on duty. Sunday school excursion set for Lake Ariel on July 7. DL&W to pay workers at machine shops and Storr’s mine today. Health board to meet before July reorganization. Marriage license granted to William Howells and Agnes Allen of Carbondale. Tax collection and probate actions proceeding in county courts. Various notices include lost keys at Elm Park, a contractor fine over wagon blocking, and a charity building fund list for St Joseph’s Foundling Home with numerous donors. Bicycle thefts rise with Sterling model No 418 gear details. Religious and social events planned including Laurel Club meeting and a stereopticon talk on Spain and the Alhambra.

Joseph Block Bollen Penn Avenue Baptist Lake Ariel Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company Storr's Board of Health John H. Thomas William M. Howells Agnes Allen Carbondale John Bechtold Sebastian Fisher South Side Anna Maria Fisher H. Bloes Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad Elm Park Churen Tribune Peter T. Mulligan Howe Kinsley Mifflin Avenue Laurel Club Young Women's Christian Association Colonel Sanderson Bower Methodist Episcopal Church Waverly Soain Alhambra Janet Bryden John A. Boyden Emeline Fuller Peter Gallagher Hampton Street St. Patrick's Church Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery

Citizens' Street Railway Enters Scranton Fray with 25 Mile Franchise Proposal

The Citizens' Street Railway of Lackawanna County filed an ordinance seeking roughly twenty five miles of Scranton streets. It outlines routes on Washington Avenue, Phelps Street, Wyoming Avenue, Green Ridge Street and more. The plan envisions a belt network with double and single tracks and bond obligations, aiming to supersede the Valley Passenger franchises claimed by the existing Traction Company amid looming legal battles. W L Connell was elected president with H H Archer named general manager of the new venture.

Valley Citizens’ Street Railway Company Lackawanna County Select Council Scranton Railway Committee Washngton Lackawanna Avenues Washington Ashton Penn Sunset Avenue Electric Avenue Washington Avenue Phelps Street Wyoming Avenues Wyoming Vine Street Breaker Street van Storch Avenue Market Street West Market Street Providence Abington Turnpike Cusick Street West Market Oak Church Street Theodore Street North Main Avenue Green Ridge Street Meylert Avenue Marion Street Wyoming Avenue Dunmore Dickson Avenue Delaware Street New York Street Penn Avenue City Orchard Street Wayne Avenue Oak Street Parker Street Brick Avenue Amelia Avenue Hace Street Lackawanna River River the Boulevard Electric Street Monsey Avenue Hollister Street Throop Street Gibson Street Arthur Avenue Wheeler Avenue Cross Street Linden Street Webster Avenue Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Ridge Row Jefferson and Lackawanna Avenues People’s Street Railway Company Franklin Avenue Suburban Street Railway Company Spruce Street Mifflin Avenue Mulberry Street Mifflin Swetland Street Chestnut Street Scranton Street Main Avenue Jackson Street Everett Avenue Price Street Grant Avenue Kaiser Avenue Washburn Street Filmore Avenue Sherman Avenue Shermian Avenue Twenty-second Street Luzerne Street Continental Mines Lackawanna Township Elm Street Ash Street Roaring Brook Bridge Pittston Avenue Birch Street Adama Avenue Lackawinna Avenue Mattes Street Cedar Avenue River Street Chestnut Cherry Street Breck Street Stone Avenue Beech Street Washington Ave Nue Nay Aug Park Petersburg Green Ridge West Side Bellevue Th Fats South Side St. All Cittizens Supreme Court Ita Citizens’ Company Traction Company W. L. Connell C. H. Schadt R. J. Horan Page H. H. Archer

Aldermanic troubles and cases tied to two picture peddlers

Alderman Millar hears cases involving Jones and McCard picture peddlers and their wives over unpaid bills and alleged assault. Mrs Jones faces a $200 bail for attempted defraud while Mrs McCord remains jailed on an $800 bond for assault. Other items include a European trip debt, a saloon threat over a box of matches, a stabbing suspect, and forcible entry charges against Attorney Okell and Constable Roche.

Millar Europe Lackawanna Depot Davis Philip Kessler Patrick Gibney West Lackawanna Avenue Gibney Alderman Kellow West Side William Gurd Boles Purvis Linden Street

Belgian Block Paving Ordinance Signed by Mayor Bailey

Mayor Bailey signed the West Side paving ordinance for Ninth Rob inson and Jackson streets with Belgian block and approved the accompanying grade ordinance yesterday. He also signed sewer ordinances on Capouse avenue near New York street and Fourteenth District main sewer, plus portions of Sanderson avenue Fordham court New York street Monsey avenue and Penn avenue near New York street.

Ninth Robinson and Jackson Streets Bailey Capouse Avenue New York Street Fourteenth District Sanderson Avenue Fordham Court Monsey Avenue Penn Avenue

Good night poem fragment by B. Wier Mitchell

Fragment of a romantic poem noting farewell and enduring love. The speaker bids night to wrap the beloved in thoughts, promising that each night holds love until death. The text appears as a brief verse with archaic spellings and missing lines.

Wier Mitchell

Booths Welcome Scranton With Volunteer Movement Tour

Commander and Mrs. Booth with Major Trumble arrived in Scranton to promote the American Volunteer movement. They spoke at Elm Park church and attended a reception at the Y M C A with large crowds and a Defenders' League organized. The tour builds support for the Volunteers of America as a distinct U S movement led by Americans.

Ballington Booth Major Trumble New York American Volunteer Movement Scranton Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Station Hannah Masland Nellie Green H. M. Boles Boles Booth Young Men's Christian Association Mra Booth Captain Masland Lieutenant Green James McLeod D. D First Presbyterian Church Christian Boldler McLeod George Washington Volunteers of America Volunteer Movement Cooper Institute Bible Building Union Square Volunteer Gazette Commander Booth G. F. Reynolds H. M. Boies John G. McAskie George 2. Guild Richard Hierns G. T. Price Wiliam Griffiths J. B. Sweet Mr. Parker Chaffee E. Robinson CC. Logan

No Account For Tastes Ends With Hearing Demand

Richard Davis of the Patagonia West Side came to the central station yesterday afternoon demanding confinement under threat of imprisonment. Day Sergeant Peters accommodated him, but Davis soon wished to leave. he was told to await a hearing next morning. He was very drunk and the incident followed promotion of New Lager ads and local hotel notices. Siebecker funeral notices list Wille F. Siebecker age 3 and Charles W. Roesler age 1 with private and family services in Scranton and Beranton Pa.

Richard Davis Patagonia West Side Central Station Peters Davin Siebecker Scranton Wille F. Siebecker Louis J Jennie M. Stebecker Monroe Avenue Roesler Beranton Charles W. Roesler Fuheral Franklin Avenue A. m Dunmore Cemetery

Poor Directors Appointed for Jermyn Borough

Judge Archbald appointed Henry Soby and Michael Muldoon as overseers of the poor for Jermyn borough due to a vacancy from the February election. The appointments followed strong recommendations from Messia.

Jermyn Archbald Henry Soby Michael Muldoon Messia Soby Muldoon

Sawyer's Hat Sale Shifts Styles Without Higher Prices

Sawyer's promotes a fall winter millinery sale with lower prices on hats. White Leghorn, trimmed, and untrimmed hats in multiple colors are offered at fractions of regular costs. The store boasts stylish offerings and substantial savings to shoppers in Scranton through limited selections.

Militnery Gantot Sawyer's Scranton Albany Siw

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