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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
5
Scranton readers planning to leave the city for annual vacations are reminded to send old and new addresses to The Tribune to continue delivery. Change costs 12 cents a week or 60 cents a month and ensures a prompt, regular mail service while away.
The Lackawanna Railroad gains control of Cranberry lake and adjacent grounds for a pleasure resort with excursions from New York and New Jersey. The lake lies in Sussex county New Jersey at about a thousand feet up, measures 2.5 miles by 1 mile, and spans 154 acres. Fifty miles from New York. The New York Ontario and Western Railway issues a booklet titled A Bummer's Vacation in the Highlands of Wayne and Delaware Counties describing resorts along its Scranton division with illustrations of Rocklake Poyn telle Winwood Preston Park Hancock and more.
District leaders urge watchmen fire bosses and mine workers to quit and demand an eight hour day, while Nicholls predicts victory and public backing. Delaware Lackawanna and Western and Delaware and Hudson report workers returning. tensions flare with an attack on a watchman and an effigy removal.
The First Regiment of Lancers, Catholic Total Abstinence Union, will hold a Lake Lodore encampment in July 1826 with 460 men in eight companies. Rowley’s band provides 22 musicians, J E Fadden supplies food, and the Catholic Choral Union under John T. Watkins will sing at the Sunday mass. Excursions run from Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Carbondale, with 15 000 visitors expected. a military mass, Rowley’s orchestra, a shred concert, and a dress parade are planned.
At yesterday noon’s meeting the board of trade elected C. S. Seamans secretary to succeed Dolph Atherton who resigned to join Tithe Guaranty and Trust. Seamans will start July 1 with a salary of 1500 dollars. Three others were nominated and votes tallied 47 for Seamans, 10 for Mattes, 1 for Davis, and 1 for Torbet.
Omaha resident James M. Cudahy at the Jermyn, Miss Mamie Carson visiting Carbondale, and numerous Scranton visitors to Danville, Wyoming, and Factoryville. Engagements announced include Miss Agnes Callahan and Frank M. Keane at St. Peter's Cathedral, with Rev Dr H C McDermott announcing Miss Ethel Louise McDermott's engagement to Prof Sidney L Olver. Paris visit by Mrs Jules Weill highlights Scranton progress observed since she left thirty years ago.
The Executive Committee asks members to send written reports of boycotting threats and intimidation observed in the city and valley. Reports should be mailed to P. O. Box 229 for council review and action as facts justify.
A reward of one thousand dollars is offered by the undersigned for the apprehension and conviction or for evidence leading to conviction of the person or persons who shot Charles Robinson, an employee of this company, at Olyphant during the night of Saturday June 14, 102. Delaware and Hudson Company. C. C. Rose, Superintendent.
The classrooms of the Pennsylvania Oral School for the Deaf will be open to the public on Wednesday June 18 from 9 4 to 12 50. The event is hosted by Principal Mary B C Brown and Dr L M Gates with offices at Madison Ave and Mulberry St. Hours run until 9 am 1 80 tog and 7 to 8 pm.
Hendrick Adams of Chinchilla and Miss Jane Matthewson of Factoryville sink to the bottom of the table. Charles Burns holds sixth place for June while Maxwell Shepherd climbs from fifth to fourth in the leaders list.
A Chicago society woman and other testimonials tout Paine's Celery Compound as a cure all for summer ills including neuralgia rheumatism dyspepsia and kidney trouble. One bottle is said to restore health vigor and regular blood flow helping against heat related dangers. Mrs A T Lermond details recovery after a prior surgical operation and prolonged weakness.
A list of 83 contestants ranked by points from various places including Scranton Hallstead Carbondale Elmhurst Providence and Brooklyn. Notable totals include Charles Burns Wandling with 321 and A J Kellerman 282 while others like Grant M. Decker ST and Walter Hallstead Scranton show lower marks.
The Tribune reports shifts in the Educational Contest with eight contestants improving scores and two new entrants from outside the city. Hendrick Adams of Chinchilla scored eighteen points to reach twenty fourth, while Jane Matthewson of Factoryville debuted at thirtieth. Charles Burns of Wandling led yesterday with twenty-one points as Kel lerman had thirteen. Forty-one contestants have returned. thirty-three scholarships await, and eight points may lift those near the line into the prize list.
The lower part of the table shifts as several players drop back one or two places while Vivian Mikle narrowly misses the table limit, now only one point behind it. Carbondale duo Herbert Thompson and Maxwell Shepherd swap spots, and Charles Burns breaks into the top six after winning the gold in May. Albert Freedman is seven points below the line. Only two prizes exist for June’s top scorer, with the leading six shown each morning to show gaps to rivals.
A fragmentary OCR item lists individuals including Oscar H. Kipp. A J Kellerman. Fred K Gunster. Maxwell Shepherd. Herbert Thompson. Charles Burns as names appearing in the document segment.
County commissioners will pay witnesses in the Langstaff Kelly contested election case. Payments for Scranton witnesses in wards one to three are set for Thursday June 19 1902 and for wards four to six on Friday June 20 1902. Subsequent payments in other localities referenced.
The Lend a Hand Missionary circle will sell ice cream and cake in Green Ridge Presbyterian Church parlors next Wednesday evening June 18 after the prayer service. All are invited.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western board lines up schedules for Wednesday June 7 with named members and times across Summit, Nichols, Pushers, Case, Moran, Murphy, Bartholomew, McGovern, Gaffney, Secor, and Stanton.
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