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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
7
Baseball today features Spring Field against Scranton at 3:45 PM with admission set at 25 cents. The notice urges signed communications for publication, warning that unsigned pieces will not be printed.
The Dickson regimental rifle range will close Saturday. Frank Cariucci won a stone work contract for Wilkes-Barre hotel. Scranton Chemical and Hose plans a 7.4% meeting at city hall. An overflow on a cinder car burned Fred Marker in Bellevue. Vanderbilt Lampton jailed for stealing a mat from Pat Connell's hardware. Teachers Mutual Benefit meets Saturday. Funeral for Mrs A J David set for Thompson. Abington turnpike to be repaired with stone and gravel. Driving Park bridge repairs contracted with Green Ridge Lumber for June races. Mountain Home for invalids to open July 4. Funeral for William Jordan set. requiem at St Pauls. Several marriage licenses issued in Scranton. Coroner verdict finds Henry O Hara died by self harm. Various local disputes and fines settled. strawberry social and strawberry shortcake sale announced. Home for the Friendly excursions to Harvey’s Lake planned with refreshments. Silver Chime quartet to perform. Long Island clam bake at Cosmopolitan tonight.
West Side residents protested Lafayette street streetcar tracks while A B Dunning Jr was confirmed as street commissioner after a tense council session. The common council passed the telephone ordinance and approved many repairs and sewer projects as debates centered on track placement and contractor oversight.
One fare for the round trip to Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley railroad. Sale at all Lehigh Valley offices from June 11 to June id. Tickets good for return by June 1. Pullman sleeping and parlor cars and day coaches run through on express trains.
In Replogle v Frothingham, the jury awarded Replogle $75 in damages for injuries after nearly five hours deliberation. Replogle seeks a new trial. Frothingham consoles himself with the verdict and faces potential limits on punishment if damages reached $100. A separate $345,283 verdict went to Ellen O Donnell against Charlies du Pont Breck, with a new trial motion filed. Additional trials were set for John W. Jones versus Mackey sisters and Edward Thayne against Scranton Traction for injuries. The Von Storch case featured contested Luzerne court records and signatures, with progress predicted to stretch into next week.
The high school alumni banquet will be held Tuesday night at No. 124 Washington avenue in the Parish with dancing to follow after the meal.
Miss Elisabeth Wert of Dunmore and Sadler Hopkins of Dusmore were married at the brides' parents' home with Rev. W F Gibbons and Rev. C H Hayes officiating. Attendants wore pink organdie. a reception followed. The couple plan a South honeymoon and will reside in Dunmore after returning.
Rev Dr Levi Bird of the Prohibition church lectured at Lucae hall Green Ridge on The Dream of Columbia The speaker linked a Prohibition and Free Silver alliance to economic peace and prosperity arguing against a successful international bimetallic pact He condemned gold standard advocates calling the scheme a failure and received audience thanks with an invitation for another lecture.
In Music Hall last evening the Liederkranz presented Prof. W. P. Schilling and his wife with diamond earrings as a farewell gift before their three month trip to Germany. Frank Leutner announced the gift and Prof. Schilling spoke in thanks for his wife. A birth notice reports a daughter born June 16, 1497 to Mr. and Mrs E B Williams of 732 Washington Avenue Scranton.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 1 1897 at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church parsonage Reverend J B Sweet joined Thomas R Jenkins to Miss Bertha E Williams both of Scranton in a marriage ceremony.
Thomas Widdowfield of the Second district Sixth ward was the lone Dunmore voter disqualified yesterday for unpaid taxes. Other examinees included John Friegel John Geashier P G Frits Willan Colke Fred Conn William Powell Theodore Weber Thomas Protheroe George Mitteer Jerome Wade Bernard C Wagner Joseph L Medway John Washburn and GB 8 Lewis.
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