City Notes In Scranton Local Items Spanning Services Bonds Transport
City notes report Colonel H H Tyler leading a rescue mission service in town. Phoenix Hose annual picnic and clam bake set for Central Park. Penn Avenue Baptist to hold a paster call with no seating. Jacob Wesser bond set at 2800 with sureties Miller and Wagner. City hall electric lights activated to power vaults. Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland includes Governor Lowndes on its board. Scranton agency led by Horace M Walton. Ladies Aid Society to host Blue Monday at Grand Army of the Republic post rooms. Wilkes-Barre Young Men Tourist Club confirms Mountain Park concerts. park opening Sunday with band and singers. Trains from Scranton at 9:30 am and 1:15 pm with 75 cent round trip fare. Marriage licenses issued to several Scranton couples including Pritchard-Sage and Welsh-Harper. Patrolman Peters aids hotel owners at Anthracite Hotel over a disturbance. Drunk from Providence creates bar-room melee. patrolman subdued suspect. Bargain day advertised for Thursday.
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H. H. Tyler
Phoenix Hose Company
Central Park Garden
Penn Avenue
Jacob Wesser
Roaring Brook Township
Joshua 8. Miller
Charles FP Wagner
Y Barelles
Fidelity Deposit Company
Maryland
Lloyd Lowndes
Scranton
Horace M. Walton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Lackawanna Avenue
Young Men's Tourist Club
Wilkes-Barre
Mountain Park
Hee
John H. Thomas
Shadrach Pritchard
Martha Sage
Walter Welsh
Annie Holmes
Joseph Jacobs
Ella Steel
George “Kate
Regina Haman
Maydell
Stephen Burke
Catherine Reilly
Helney LD. Purdy
Ruth Heft
Carbondale
Michael McHale
Mary Hagan
George T. Matterson
Dueyea
Uth J. Pratt
KI Peters
Wyoming Avenue
Providence
Pelera
Norris Brothers Equine and Canine Show Delights Adams Ave Crowd
A large matinee crowd of children and adults enjoyed the Norris Brothers trained dogs and horses at Adams avenue and Mulberry street. Rain cut attendance at the evening performance but the show continued with strong reception. Manager H. S. Rowe invited all city orphans to attend, and the engagement runs through the week at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Brothers
Adams Avenue
Mulberry Streeet
H. 8 S. Rowe
Mulberry Streets
Lohmann's Spruce Street offers meals and drinks all hours
Lohmann's on Spruce Street serves meals and cold lunches at all hours. Regular dinner priced at 40 cents with imported and domestic wines cigars and liquors. Weber's Barber Shop at 119 Wyoming Avenue remains open until midnight July 3 and until noon July 4. Casey & Kelly beer available.
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Lohmann's
Spruce Street
Weber's
Wyoming Ave
Charity Board seeks public funds amid dwindling treasury
The Board of Associated Charities warns it may dissolve unless subscriptions are renewed. Treasurer W. T. Smith reports only 249 dollars left in general funds, 15 dollars for nurse maintenance, and the emergency fund depleted. President Ripple and Secretary Israel will issue an appeals drive through newspapers to obtain immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
W. T. Smith
General Treasury
Board of
Ripple
Israel
Duggan
Board of Health
Traction Officials Visit Scranton Amid Franchise Debate
M Clarke vice president of Clarke & Co and E W Clarke Jr and others from Philadelphia arrived in Scranton for the annual spring inspection of lines. They toured the city and planned to ride lines in the valley to assess condition, noting possible Citizens' line opposition but asserting Valley franchise legality. They warned opposition could harm service and raise travel costs. A meeting with General Manager Silliman and Traction officials followed at the Jermyn Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Clarke
Philadelphia
Scranton Traction Company
E. W. Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Ines
Citizens’ Company
Clarke
Jermyn
Silliman
Annual Exercises Begin at Keystone Academy Tonight
The Keystone Academy at Factoryville opens its annual commencement with an 8 o clock program including piano recital by Frances Coleman and senior class events. Examinations by the State Board of Examiners begin June 24 with preliminary on June 22 and open entries for Sub-Junior and Junior studies. State mercantile tax is due by June 10, 1896 to avoid costs.
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Keystone Academy
Factoryville
Frances Coleman
FP. H. Cooper
Binghamton
N. Y
Elkanah Huj- OY
Prufung
Board of Trusters
Reading
J. M. Stutfler
Crozer Theological Seminary
Keystone Ve
State Board of Examiners
Co. G. Boland
Annual Meeting of the Y W C A in Scranton
The eighth annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association in Scranton reviewed a year of extensive work across committees. Officers reported a 4967.12 in receipts with 56.05 in disbursements and a 48.11 balance, plus about 4000 from Our Woman's Paper.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Association
E. H. Ripple
Richard Hiorns
Hannah Beacon
J. F. Everhart
L. M. Gates
Board of Managers
Northfeld
Bloomsbury
Ours Young Women
Women of
Scranton
Two Fires Break Out In City Buildings Last Night
Two blazes reported within minutes of each other. A fire in the Hunt and Connell Building caused minor damage of under 50 dollars, started near a tinsmith stove and quickly put out by Phoenix chemical company. A second fire at the new high school involved a wood pile in a study room and a bursting door, quickly extinguished. cause undetermined though incindiarism seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt & Connell
Washington and Lackawanna Avenues
Phoenix Chemical Company
Davies
Box 24
Washington Avenue
Mulberry Street
Death of T W Harding Retired Railway Worker
Theodore W. Harding died yesterday after a long illness at his home 833 Breckcourt. Born in Bartlett Nova Scotia he spent youth in Boston and moved to Scranton in 1869 to work for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western. Survived by wife, son J W Harding of Dallas Texas and daughter Marlon Stone of this city. member Union Lodge F and A M No 201 for 25 years.
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Theodore W. Harding
Breckcourt
Bartington
Nova Scotia
Boston
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
J. W. Harding
Dallas
Texas
Marlon
Calvin E. Stone
Ocean View Property On South Carolina Ave AC
Fine lawn and good view of the ocean advertised for property at the ocean end of South Carolina Avenue in Atlantic City New Jersey. Daniel Coleman proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
South Carolina Avenue
Atlantic City
N. J
Daniel Coleman
Harding Theodore William 67 Dies in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 9, Theodore William Harding aged 67 years 2 months and 2 days has died. The remains will be moved from his home 533 Breckcourt to Grace Reformed Episcopal Church for services Thursday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Bride of Two Weeks Elopes With Miner Named Laurent Franktz
Kosciusko Zaimack of Avoca discovers his new wife Mary Ferrett 23 eloped with Laurent Franktz after he fell ill from a mine visit. They were arrested in Scranton after stealing $13.75 from Zaimack's trunk and charged with elopement and larceny. Bail set at 4100. remanded to jail when unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko Zaimack
Avoca
Mary Ferrett
Mary
Zamack
John
Kosciusko
Laurent Franktz
Konsciusko
Scranton
Millar
Frankiz
Zumuck
UN Justice of the Peace
Fra Diavolo Presented by Wilbur Opera at Frothingham
Fra Diavolo was sung by the Wilbur Opera Company at Frothingham last night before a good sized audience. The performance showed more spirit and improvement over Monday night with the chorus marches and living pictures drawing favorable reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fra Diavolo
Wilbur Opera Company
Frothingham
Sawyer's Hat Sale Promises Unmatched Styles in Scranton
A. R. Sawyer's advertisement touts low prices on trimmed and untrimmed hats for ladies and children. Highlights include 25 cent ladies sailor hats and 33 cent children's straw hats, with many items slashed from higher regular prices. The copy boasts thousands of dollars in value and urges readers to compare.
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Sawyer
Scranton
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Casey & Kelly
Board of Associated Charities
Bloomsburg State Normal School
W. D. Kennedy
B. Derman
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Hannah Deacon
C. D. Simpson
C. P. Matthews
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Rucket Tolley
Michael Angelo
Amoplius
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Entertainment Committee
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Janet Ada
Posse School
Mra. I. F. Everhart Je Vhuirman
Mre. Koehler
Morgan
Helen Sanderson
Wilson
Belle Harris
Breck
Sara Jones
Mia
George Mahy
Mias Boardman
Eloge
Laurel Club
H. J. Carr
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Lord of
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Knapp
Abbie Hancock
J. L. Stelle
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Esther Rowlands
T. W. Harding
Warwick
Avoca Borough
von Flatow
Martha
Wilbur Company
Berry
W. W. Berry
Shay
Alo
D. Bolz
Srade
Emerson
Orgams
Clough & Warren
Carpenter
Waterloo
Malcolm Love
Sawyer’s
A. R. Sawyer
Powell’s Music Store
S. C. Snyder
Spruce St
J. Alfred Pennington
Elm Park Church
Madison Avenue
Linden Street
Elm Park Parsonage
Pennington
Turner and Dunham
Guilmont
Sbrigna
Bert
Ehrlicht
Haupt
Reimann
Becker
Elm Park
P. McRea
Ruppecil's
Crystal Peace
Opp Baptist Church
Liebecker & Watkins
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