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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1899
Page
3
A long fragment lists songs and composers with mentions of a July 10 release for a new song. It notes a square piano offered at 100 dollars with 10 dollars down and 5 dollars per month, implying a small music catalog and instrument sale.
Reports of church festivals, elections, and local notices mix with infrastructure updates. Water pipe burst damages and city meetings are noted, along with retirements and a Catholic clergy retreat in progress as officials prepare for Fourth of July events.
Saturday’s contest featured Captain John H Brooks against Kilmer as the course record fell to 78 after a ninety foot lengthening. The day drew many visitors and the Brogine County Country club match ended with Binghamton and Scranton players posting scores and a close result.
Notices to Republican voters announce a June 14 primary from 4 to 7 PM to elect a delegate and alternate to the state convention in Morrisburg with a district convention June 27 at St. Davide hall. Delegates vote directly. candidates must register with the district chairman, pay ten-day assessments, and will be omitted from ballots if not. W A Paine, Chairman, Scranton, June 8, 1890.
Voters in the Second legislative district are notified of a Republican primary to select a delegate. The election is Saturday July 1, 1899 from 4 to 7 PM, with a convention to count votes on Monday July 3, 1890 at 1 PM in Berunton Court House. Delegates must register full name and address ten days before the election.
At a meeting of the Republican committee of the Thint district Lackawanna County the district convention is scheduled for Tuesday June 7 at 2 pm in the Arbitration hall Beranton. The aim is to elect a delegate to the state convention and announce the timing and location of subsequent delegate elections across the district.
A notice announces a primary election on Saturday July 1 to select a delegate for the Republican state convention in Harrisburg. Voting will occur Monday July 3 at Burke's Hall Carbondale. Candidates must register with the district chairman and pay a ten day pre election assessment or be dropped from the ballot. The Vigilance committee will conduct the election and return judges will report results to the district convention chaired by Jd. W. Smith with Samuel S Jones as secretary.
Thomas Loftus aged U1 death from tonsillitis at 5 o clock yesterday in Dunmore Street Olyphant. Funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at St Patrick's cemetery. he attended St Patrick's parochial school and was popular with epochites. Mrs Worthy Carver of Weat Scranton later Nanticoke and Glen Lyon dies suddenly. funeral in Glen Lyon tomorrow at 2 PM with interment in Nanticoke.Geometery, Mire, William Johns of Eynon street dies after brief illness. funeral arrangements to be announced later. Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, lo.
The Building Trades in Scranton announce a citywide strike effective immediately with workers in carpenters, tinters, plasterers, lathers, bricklayers, painters, plumbers, stone masons, stonecutters, steam fitters and woodworkers idle. Builders' Exchange reports no overtures to Building Trades Council and disputes a published account of events.
In a drunken morning brawl on Capuse dvenie Matt Shironka was stabbed four times in the head by a youth named Joe Barrick. Barrick was arrested at daybreak and held on five hundred dollars bail for felonious wounding after Shironka was treated at Lackawann Hospital.
Representatives from five divisions along the Lackawanna system gather with leaders including President Truesdale to discuss forming a system federation of six railroad brotherhoods. The plan aims to unite engineers, firemen, trainmen, conductors, telegraphers, and switchmen under a single mediation structure to handle grievances.
Representatives of Father Mathew societies met at St Peter's hall Bellevue to decide which society will run the October 10 parade and picnic. On a second ballot St Peters society was chosen unanimously with Peter F. McCoy of St Paul's Pioneer corps elected marshal.
The Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley Traction stockholder circular proposes a private property route from Pittston to Scranton and a new company capitalized at 15 million dollars to acquire several rail lines. It plans a continuous double track from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre with updated rolling stock and electric systems. Directors for the first year include J Wollenbarck and others from Buffalo New York City Boston and local names. two more to be named.
Joseph Jermyn hosted a Greenfield stock farm gathering with Scranton guests. On returning home a carriage carrying John Fritz Dr Charles Hill P H Coyne and John Ward left a horse in care. A street car frightened the team causing a panic. One horse fell and pulled the other.
One leg of the horse broke during the ride and the animal was shot. The other horse remained at Jermyn while the party returned to the city on one car. The horse was valued at two hundred dollars.
At tonight’s board of trade meeting the second elua edity issue and Scranton’s possible representation at the Philadelphia exposition will be debated. Attorney Kh K Patterson will argue Scranton’s feasibility as a second class city while Attorney James H Torrey presents the opposing view. E P Colwell will present the Philadelphia exposition matter.
In Glen Lyon on June 17 1800 Mrs Worthy Carver aged years funeral tomorrow at 2 pm with interment in Nanticoke cemetery. In Scranton on June 16 18% Mrs John Jenkins aged 2 at Hampton Street home funeral Monday at 2 pm burial in Washburn Street cemetery. In West Scranton on June 18 184 Mrs William Johns of 17 Eynon Street funeral announcement later.
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