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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1897
Page
9
About fifty members and friends attended the Bellevue Republican Club gathering in Jones hall Trollevie. Superintendent George Beemer of Hillside Home spoke as principal presenter and his remarks were well received during a social close to the regular business session.
Tinesell Schumard of Washburn Street was badly injured yesterday morning when a rail fell on his foot while performing duties as a brakeman on a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western milk train. He rests at home and will be unable to work for several weeks.
James Roberts of Bangor Pa arrived in the city on Monday to look for a housekeeper.
The Electric City Wheelmen held their first business meeting since organization in the new club house. Fifteen new members were proposed and two honorary members were taken in. Honoraries are George Benore and Dr. George G. Neynolds. A charter application has been filed by Tears Grambs. Furnishings will be completed soon and a house warming will follow.
Mrs Hallett of North Sumner avenue entertains her mother from Lancaster. Miss Kate Finnerty returns from Avorn. Miss Jennie Howell of Beranton Street visits New York City with guest Miss Stevens of Towanda. Mrs Lewis Morse entertains Mrs George Rogers of Binghamton. Joseph Ansley Jr returns from St Louis after funeral of an uncle and arranges affairs. Mrs Hackety of Tarrytown visits Mrs C A Burr during the week. Mrs M F Wimble and daughter Anna return from Jackson Street. Mrs Vipond returns from a month in New York City. Mr and Mrs George B Carson return from a visit at Honesdale. Mrs William O’Neill of Emmet MI is guest of Dr and Mrs J J Carroll. Miss Annie Edwards visits New York City. Ada Riberts and niece of Plainfield NJ visit Mr and Mrs C A Burr. Mrs Wetster of Nineveh and Mrs Frone of Gilberttville return home after visiting relatives in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. John Ore of Wilkes-Barre visits West Side relatives. Mrs George Denore of South Main avenue is mentioned.
The piece notes parasols as essential full dress accessories for women, insisting demand would stay high even with prolonged sunless days. It mentions options like China Silks and Taffeta Bilks, highlighting countless colors and tints and promising lower prices than elsewhere.
B G Morgan and Son Notaries Public Heal Estate and Foreign Exchange agents with office on Jackson Street. Harriet J Davis Florist at 14 South Main Avenue two doors from Jackson Street. Second hand furniture dealer J C King at 701 to 709 West Lackawanna Avenue offers cash for stock and tools.
Class 14 of Providence Presbyterian Sunday school will excursion to Lake Ariel on Tuesday June 22 with a full orchestra. Daytime attractions include a morning ball game and afternoon boat and bicycle races. Tickets are adults 7i and children ie. Funeral of John Sands Anderson held yesterday at 2 pm from his brother W. O H. Anderson’s home. Rev Edgar officiated with a flowered coffin. Interment in Dunmore cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Horace Williams entertained friends Monday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs T H Dunn, Mr and Mrs Fred Dunn, Mr and Mrs Wurster, Mr and Mrs Frank Alvord, Mr and Mrs Johnson, Mrs J E B Cilford visiting her mother in Taylor, Mr Freund of Frampton guest of C T Bellamy, Miss Ethel Jackson visiting her grandmother in New York City. Louie Smith recently moved a bakery from Capouse Avenue to Dunmore. Arch Johnson and W T Smith from the South Side fished at Unionvale yesterday.
Thomas Walsh, 14, son of Mrs. Michael Walsh of Gilmore Avenue, sustained serious injuries in a shaft at the Greenwood Coal Company during work or inspection at the site.
Michael Marion is jolted by a fallen stone through a broken window after a day in the sun. Thomas Dougherty is arrested for the offense and Marion awaits further evidence. Jessie Swartz returns from Talapooza Ga. Elizabeth Wert to marry Sadler Hopkins. School class of 06 plans a June 25 banquet. church supper notes and lists several ladies and helpers. Community notices cover a muzzling dog law from June 16 to Oct 19 1897, miner injuries, a stray hornless black steer, and warrants on Joe Burke for larceny. Board of school directors discusses closing date June 24 and budget, teacher candidates, and upcoming inspections and exams.
Dr Tedwell reports a remarkable cure of acute stomach trouble and chronic dyspepsia with Stuart's Dyapepela Tablets. A patient with souring after meals, back pain, poor appetite, and weight loss was relieved almost immediately and gained 10 to 12 pounds after four boxes. The tablets are claimed safe for all ages and sold nationwide by Stuart Co Marshall Michigan at fifty cents per package.
Queen Esther's Rock at Wyoming was transferred to the Wyoming Valley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Wilkes-Barre. An iron fence and bronze tablet were installed. The ceremony featured Alexander's band, a prayer by Rev. H. H. Welles, and addresses by Madame McCartney and Mrs. Catherine S. McCartney. The event recalled the rock's tragic past and its link to punitive Indian customs, concluding with a luncheon at Colonel Laycock's hotel.
A morning telephone tip at 12.90 o'clock led police to Mrs W B Dugean's Gibson Street home where Sergeant Ridgeway and Patrolman Rodham found and arrested James Hassett, a young man, in the basement.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians near Perry Oklahoma react to a July 1 law ending polygamy. Those with multiple wives must choose one. extra wives return to kin. About forty polygamists exist among over 100 aquaws, stirring wide squaw interest as wives seek to remain with their husbands.
T J Blackmore of Haller and Blackmore in Pittsburgh reports Mystic Cure cured his rheumatism in a day after nine months bedridden. He tried five city physicians with little relief and now recommends the medicine. sold by Carl Loreng at 4418 Lackawanna Avenue, Beranton.
A dense directory listing several physicians including Dr Bateson, Dr Frey, Dr Shepherd, Dr Trapold, Dr Allen, Dr Law, Dr Gates, Dr Freas, Dr Lamoreaux with offices and hours, and veterinarians. plus numerous attorneys such as Boyle, Thayer, Jeffreys and Ruddy, Warren and Knapp, Jessup, Watson, Diehl, Hall and Kemmer, and Haring and McSweeney with office locations in Scranton.
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