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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1897
Page
8
The Tribune announces a reward for information leading to the conviction of any person who steals or mutilates a copy after it is delivered to a regular subscriber. The notice emphasizes pay for information and protects newspaper property.
Pastor Lorenzo AR Foster of 8 Avenue Presbyterian Church will wed Miss Clementine Rudd of Hector, N Y on June 16. Reverend J J Ruddy of Erie attends St Leo’s dedication in Ashtey and visits his mother Elizabeth Ruddy of 1 Penn Avenue Drawn. Gates Frye Dean Gliba Williams Beddoe Bateman Jenkins return from Philadelphia after attending the American Methodist jubilee. Attorney John M Corbett and J B Keiper of the New Chemical Magazine company depart for Philadelphia and Baltimore to inspect apparatus for the firm.
The Free Kindergarten association holds its annual meeting tonight at Albright library where year reports will be read and graduates of the Kindergarten training school receive diplomas. Public attendance is invited as the organization credits progress in advancing kindergarten work citywide and notes a new legal appropriation by the board of control. An estimated 5,000 children of kindergarten age live in the city.
Chief of the Fire Department Hickey requests fire companies in the city to elect delegates for a meeting to form an association. The group would receive and distribute the relief fund set aside by the state for firemen. Several companies have already named their representatives.
Union veterans unit No 25 will meet at Alderman Howe’s office 502 Lackawanna avenue Monday at 7 40 PM to attend the funeral services for late comrade Charles Hartman 8 W Roberta signed Ea L Hass senior adjutant and colonel commanding
An old classified snippet touts Beecham's Pills as remedies for sick headaches alongside an ad for steam heating and plumbing by P. M. T. Howley at 231 Wyoming Avenue. The tiny note mentions 750 Xe Waite envelopes for a penny.
Charles N. Crittenton, renowned as the "friend of the girls," arrives in the city to conduct a ten day evangelistic campaign. He will open at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church West Side with one special meeting next Sunday at the armory and follow with evangelical services. He founded the Florence Crittenton Mission for fallen women in New York and has overseen forty four branches nationwide.
Charles N. Crittenton travels with his colored porter and Frank Wallace as gospel singers while railroads provide free transport. He notes global interest, especially Japan, and urges aid for the fallen and neglected girls, saying the redeemed are his children. He attends Railroad YMCA events and funds his Florence mission from collections.
A Tribune reporter observes Charles G. Crittenton and entourage living in a deluxe but modest evangelist car at Delaware and Hudson station. Crittenton defends the mobile setup as economical and practical, detailing officials, fundraising committees, and a planned July city gathering to organize decoration efforts.
Formal opening set for June 23 with public inspection of Nay Aug Building on Franklin Avenue on June 24. Refreshments will be served as residents view the handsome structure acclaimed for its contribution to the city’s fire department.
Chief Robbling prepares a police catechism detailing officer duties and powers in abridged form. Q and A cover relation to the community, use of force, gun policy, arrest authority, pursuit, prisoner confessions, conduct on duty, reporting to courts, and essential qualities of a good policeman.
An alderman ordered the thief to return the timepiece and released him after a warning. Mrs Radford claims her husband purchased the watch and says the man should seek other means to secure it.
Charles Hartley an 80 year old Harford resident died of acute heart disease after collapsing on Washington avenue before noon Saturday. He was taken to Lackawanna hospital, where he died shortly after admission. A coroner's jury found heart failure as the cause. He was visiting in the city, a cousin of Charles Hartley the New York editor, and his funeral is planned for Clifford Methodist Church.
A man named Penny pressed an alderman to compel a woman he thought was his wife to return home. She admitted she was married but said the marriage was not binding due to another husband. Penny, enraged by her explanation, made remarks that led to his being held for court.
The Teachers Mutual Benefit Association held a Saturday excursion to Lake Ariel drawing nearly 2000 attendees. The highlight was a boat race for women members won by Miss Marion Harris of the West Side in a tight finish, with Miss Mary McHale of the South Side placing second and earning a mandolin prize.
Anna Black of Penn avenue held Oliver Penny to ball in the sum of 500 before Alderman Wright Saturday for making threats. The prose
Miss Winifred Sullivan formerly soprano at Elm Park church debuted on the vaudeville stage at Proctor's Twenty-third Street theater New York with two unnamed partners in the act Les Trois Chanteurs The World notes her nervousness but praises her superior voice and the audience applause
A committee from Scranton area lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will meet tomorrow in Lackawanna lodge hall to plan a rally and reception for the state Grand Master W. Gaylord Thomas. Leaders include 8. G. Kerr and Frank T. Burges. invitations will go to all Lackawanna Valley lodges and nearby towns.
William Vaughn of Raymond Court faced Alderman Millar on larceny charges for taking a neighbor's watch from Mrs. Sallie Radford. He argued the timepiece was actually his, claiming he had previously had it stolen and later found it.
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