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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1897
Page
10
Advertisements and orders for job work and items for publication will be received at Shannon & Co. North Main Street Carbondale with prompt attention. Office hours 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pushes readers to submit notices and jobs for processing.
A Monday special meeting of the city school board elected W. T. Colville as president P. F. Congan as secretary and L. M. Alexander as treasurer. The secretary was instructed to solicit bids for a tax collector with a $1 000 certified check, and $40 000 bonds with bondsmen. Plans include a four room addition to Parview Street School and No 7 School plans due at July meeting. Committees to visit schools were named and Attorney H Butler was elected. Memorial services for Mrs. Margaret McHale were held at St Rose church with pallbearers listed.
High School commencement set for Monday evening June 21 featuring essays recitations and music. Guests will hear Perkins salutatory Our High School memory and The Science of Education with diplomas presented by J W Dimeck. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
P O 8 of A Camp 200 celebrated the ninth anniversary Monday evening with a full program. Readings and addresses by N J Hawley and J A Hopewell, vocal and instrumental solos, duets, a flag drill by twelve girls, and recitations. Funeral of Mrs Margaret Mellate attended by many friends.
A jury appointed after Cesare Maggio died suddenly found rupture of the ascending aorta as the cause. The funeral proceeded to St. Jose cemetery after a requiem mass attendance, though services were delayed by the autopsy and verdict.
Typhoid illness hits EK D. James on South Church Street. Mrs Hettie Wilcox hosts Miss Della Snyder from Tompkineville, while Miss Annie Broswell and Mrs C W Wells return from Wayne County. Building committee proposes third floor rooms for board of health. Hendrick named delegate to Republicans convention in Detroit July 13 to 15, Copeland an alternate. George S Kimball hosts a musicale on Spring Street with many guests. Several residents attend Crystal Lake visits and trips to Ocean Grove. Despatcher Harry Brigege heads to Ocean Grove for two weeks. Lathrops return from Patterson New York. Julia Coughlin entertains Miss Margaret Ormand in Dundaff Street. Mrs A B Lewaley hosts her sister Mrs H W Crocker. Bridget and Prof E A Delaney train for a foot race at Alumni Park. William O Rourke visits his aunt Mrs Peter Grady in the city.
The town’s school board schedules a Monday meeting for June 21 1997 and officers include Reese Davis president Fred Kelpher secretary and W T Perris treasurer The readers learn of band picnics at Father Mathews grave Eagle Hose company plans a June 1 picnic and clam bake The Odd Fellows lodge initiations are set for Thursday and a hall charter was granted Monday by Judge Edwards Residents comment on railroad crossings and local speakeasies with Republican and Democrat candidates noted
The Brick church Sunday school observed Children’s Day with a Methodist programme. Decorations included potted plants roses ferns and laurels. A notable feature was the Young People’s Republic with Miss May Broadhead as Liberty Ira Santee as Law and Olive Reed as Intel.
The motion song and The Flower Fairies, performed by the primary department members, pleased the audience. Rev and Mrs B L Santee attend the commencement exercises at Wyoming Seminary. Mrs Joseph Mitchell of Wyoming visited friends on Tuesday. BE Nicholls of Wilkes-Barre will lecture at the new church Thursday evening with ice cream served afterward.
The Metho int Presbyteran and Baptist churches plan a joint excursion to Farview on Wednesday July 13. The event will feature music and a program for the gathering, with attendees expected to enjoy a coordinated church group outing.
Mrs H A Williame and daughter Mandanna visited Scranton yesterday. A high mass for Katie Wynn was held at Sacred Heart church. A Sunday shooting accident injured a seven year old boy, Alva Whitty, by a revolver misfired while loading. The cantata The Heroes of 76 will be staged at Enterprise hall Friday June 18 featuring roles from Auburn and nearby villages. Crystal Five’s The Congressman From Texas drawn praise. Local ball game set at Alumni Park between Magyfield and Old Hickories with a rain‑postponed Mayfield match also rescheduled.
An incident on the Delaware and Hudson lines injured Alexander Johnson of Mount Vernon when a wire entangled his foot and a passing train fractured his collar bone. The note also lists high school commencement details, diploma graduates, a Riverside Coal company fire shanty, diploma averages, and a Creek-Jermyn Archbald sports result with Sunsets and MI Creek. A board of trade reorganization meeting is scheduled for June 28 in the borough building.
Bradford Pa parents credit Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with saving their daughter's life. After months of nervous prostration and headaches, a series of treatments failed until the pills produced appetite, pain relief, and renewed strength. The family praises the medicine and cites rapid improvement after starting the course.
Robert S. Ingalle and Polly A. Davis wed at the bride’s home with Rev. William Frisbee officiating. Janet Ingall served as bridesmaid and William Davis as best man. The couple left for New York on their wedding tour after a morning ceremony and reception.
A financial notice reveals liberal accommodations extended on balances with a 3 percent interest allowance on interest deposits.
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