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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1899
Page
3
Community items list a symphony rehearsal in a hotel, church choirs, a dance at Artel, and a park social. Also reports a fatal railway accident near Corlandwi, a death-rate summary, a funeral, a street insult incident, a boy run over by a wagon, a militia muster, and new dog catcher appointments with muzzle rules.
Felix Sebastian, an employee of the Greenwood Coal Company, suffered a compound fracture of the leg and an ugly scam would while at work yesterday. The accident was caused by a trip of cars running away in the mines. He was taken to Lackawanna Hospital for treatment. Sebastian is 18 or twenty years old and lives with his parents in Greenwood.
Died in Newton on June 1 Zit Smith aged 6. Funeral Thursday at 1 PM at home Barview In Baptist Church at 2 PM Interment in Newton Cemetery.
The Beranton Conservatory of Music presents its second annual concert at St Luke's Parish House tonight. The program includes Beethoven and Grieg pieces, vocal solos, piano works, violin obbligato, two pianos, and an orchestral accompaniment arranged for a second plan, with numerous soloists such as Louise Slocum, Edith Mouser, Edith James, and Hazel Buck among others.
Mrs M Gibbons of Cravenwood was arrested for shoplifting at Jonas Jonge’s Sons store at noon yesterday. Clerks Frisby and Dougherty and officers Palmer and Day detained her. on search she had two ashint chiefs seven handkerchiefs a bundle of HEIN undergarment items. She offered no resistance and was released after firm officials recovered the goods. Earlier a floorwalker reported two well known women with umbrellas loaded with stolen articles. they confessed and were not arrested.
The funeral for James H. Woolsey was held from his home on M2 Michool avenue at 2 PM with Rev. Charles M. Gifin of Elm Park Church and Rev. Richard Hiorns officiating. A quartet including Mere Joseph OFtrion and others sang. Pallbearers included Mesas, Woes oat', Motrie, Paine, Gunster, Fritz and McClare. Interment followed at Forest Hub Cemetery. Use Marviind Club Coffie.
Universalist delegates including O K Bealistes Tiaae Owens Pret A Donley Mine M.A. Bronda Mie S Bendamin and Miseida Barter will represent All Souls church as delegates to the Pennsylvania Universalist convention at Athens on date to be announced with a community coffee gathering hosted by the Drink Marviund Club.
Master Car Builder Canfield announced the Delaware Lackawanna and Western shops will begin a ten hour day year round except during winter darkness. The change aims to benefit workers and the company, with unions preparing to act on proposed extra hour demands.
Central Railroad of New Jersey and several rail outfits announce a busy start with opening excursions to Mountain park Plymouth and area resorts. Swisher notes 70 events booked in city limits while others plan 30 plus trips to Lake Poyntelle Preston Park and nearby lakes as divisions pledge record summer traffic.
Master Car Thunder Canfield of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western shops leaves at 6 o clock for Old Point Comfort to represent the D L and W at the National Master Car Builders association meeting. Delaware Lackawanna and Western operates 26000 freight cars. Canfield has 65 votes on the interchange rules, a vote of four hundred cars each. General Foreman Henry Snitis will assume duties upon Canfield's absence, with return expected Monday.
An order from Delaware Lackawanna and Western General Manager and Second Vice-President William F Hallstead directs conductors to collect fare when a pass is misused by another person. Loomis of Jersey City is expected to arrive to appoint Storrs’ successor in coal and real estate, with Loomis set to choose a new aide to the head of the departments. John Cawley of Prive afront becomes assistant outside foreman at Briggs colliery under Foreman John.
Cummings and Cawley figures are noted with promotions at Hyde Park colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western system. Howard B. Thomas resigns or shifts to outside foreman, with George Watkins succeeding him as Welahmaster. Superintendent Fitseibbon absents himself from the National Master Mechanics association convention due to duties.
Tharteton hosts the state convention of the Sons of Veterans this morning to discuss Nash for quartermaster. A city delegation led by Wallace Mower and others attends to campaign for Nash. Several delegates left yesterday. others depart tomorrow morning.
Michael Connors an old soldier of 40 Franklin avenue fell asleep on a retaining wall opposite Mulberry street and rolled off about midnight into a Delaware and Madison track below, a twenty foot drop. He suffered a severe forehead gash and possible internal injuries. by groaning heard nearby, Patrolman Peastor summoned aid and he was taken to Lackawanna hospital.
Two young men reported a woman named Mrs Miller aged about 50 found asleep under a tree in a grove near the Jar. An investigation located her. she had wandered from Adams avert to Dunmore where her son had just moved. Neighbors cared for her and she will be taken to Dunmore today.
Tloward Rothermel won the bicycle in a contest against William Campbell at the Firemen's sale, with $724 raised. August Geiger received $72.20 as a prize. Expenses of the fair totaled $31,500 with $5,000 receipts, leaving a $4,500 balance for the state convention. A local resident praises Cham berlains Pain Pain for illness relief.
The South Side sewer project again stalls as Vincent O Hara negotiations with the committee continue. He seeks a higher bonus, with Dunn Brothers' bid at 50100 and engineer estimates varying widely, while the Dunmore contractor Burleigh had proposed 590. O Hara claims no profit at current terms and says he will advance bonds to complete quickly if a fair increase is granted.
The American McAil mission group at Richmond Wit hosted a season end gathering with about eighty attendees. Mrs. Richmond and others led a pleasant reception after a program including a letter from Puteaux France on Scranton’s aid to an auxiliary. Notables present included Rev Dr and Mrs B Robinson and numerous local ladies. next meeting set for October.
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