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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1900
Page
7
An explosion on Sunday around 1 a.m. shook the South Side of Carbondale as three sticks of dynamite were detonated under the porch of the Arnold residence on Archbal Street. Constable Moran leads the hunt for the unknown culprits. the Kirby family owns the house.
Some of the material for the new 208 plant arriving for erection near the old gan house on Eighth avenue. The Philadelphia contractor will hire local workers and buy most material from local dealers, promising considerable benefit to Carbondale.
Miss Anna Buyer is a Hawley victor on Sunday. Miss Josephine Mercereau spent the sabbath with Mike Josephine Burr. Matthew Holand of Allegheny university vacationing with parents on Dundaff street. Tessie Fox new post office clerk. Charles Whitelock and Miss Mattie Wood wheeled to Pittston Sunday. Miss Fetthe Hedden resumes silk mill work after illness. Forty nine Carbondalians joined the Firie's Niagara Falls trip Saturday night. Mrs Ellen Gerrity of Schenectady visits Mrs Michael Hart on Cottage street. Raymond Hockenberry returns from Syracuse university for summer. Rev H J Whalen to preach at Franklin college commencement in New Athens next Sunday. Franklin High School commencement moved from June 29 to June 27.
The quarterly meeting of the Congregational church of the Northeastern district convened at the Jermyn church with representatives from Providence Rendham Pittston Plymouth Forest City Scranton and others. Highlights include papers on ecumenical council sermons by Rev J Jenkins Rev Jonathan Davis and others a China missionaries sympathy resolution and a Forest City choir showcase.
George returns from two weeks visiting Amster dam New York. The child of Mr and Mrs Theo Maynes of Third street is critically ill with inflammation of the brain and beyond hope of recovery. Joe Lander of Scranton visited relatives here Sunday. The Ladies Ald society of the Methodist church met at Mrs C D Winter’s home on Main street. Mrs George Smallacombe of Rend ham visited yesterday. Webb Hamilton of Great Pond, attending a council in Trending, spent several hours here with old friends.
Welsh Baptist church soloist tour from Australia returns to perform June 28. Fire department to test alarms at boxes 32 and 44 with no response required. Lake Ladore excursion planned by Knights of the Golden Eagle August event. Local elections candidate FE Owens for senator’s convention at Wilkes-Barre July 7. Various social visits, injuries, and church activities reported. school programs and hospital visits noted. pole tax dispute and road work discussions recorded.
Scranton guest Peter Haotich visited Hufford. Koons returns from Freeland. Wenzel family vacationing at Gravel Pond. Fifty dollars raised for Methodist church renovation. Summit House thriving under Frank Tenant. Local capitalists plan new business block. Clark’s Summit band plans fifth annual picnic and clam bake at Nichole’s grove on July 4 with baseball at 2 p.m. Music and refreshments promised. Jesse Thomas returns after honorable discharge from the Fifteenth regiment now at Plattsburg NY. Orders for Scranton Tritone at Martin Dold’s barber shop.
A Des Moines widow expresses deep gratitude to the Champlain’s Cough Remedy makers for relief in coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. She notes repeated satisfaction from using it and asks retailers Matthews Bros to continue offering the medicine to customers.
Blakely borough council met Tuesday evening June 15 and ordered bills paid to several local vendors including attorney James Gilroy and A. Halford. A Good Roads Machine Co proposal offered to furnish a stone crusher complete for 31,458, with the road committee instructed to consider the plan further.
The Eddy Creek colliery of the Delaware and Hudson company will shut yesterday for two months to allow extensive repairs. This closure will lay off a large number of men and boys for the period. Other items note a Primitive Methodist strawberry and ice cream festival tonight, visitors from Spring Brook and Taylor, and local residents from Dunmore Street visiting in Hinkley Baptist parlors. Several local youths return from St Bonaventure college for vacation and plans for a June 27 marriage in Philadelphia are announced for George Ferguson and Margaret Gerrity.
Mr William Warner of New York spent the Sabbath with his parents here. The festival at the Methodist Episcopal church will be the sole local attraction on the Fourth of July and should draw a large crowd. William Simpson and family of Pittston visit Mrs J A Case. his son Clarence and wife from Scranton visited last week. Floral Sunday at the Baptist church was observed with a sermon by Rev Mr Putnam of Factoryville. Mrs William Stevenson and family with Miss Maud Miller left Tuesday for Alamogordo New Mexico for a year. A visit to Hickory Grove cemetery shows it is one of the county’s finest for its size. Many people passed through en route to Lily Lake last Sunday.
Mrs George Anthony and daughter Minnie spent Sunday at Harvey s Lake. Howard Luckey of Susquehanna visited town. Rogar of South Scranton stayed with Mr and Mrs William Sebertine. Rev Judson N Batley and wife travel to Chinchilla. Mrs Archie Decker and Mrs John Williams returned after three weeks absence. School board and town council meet tonight. Master Lee Hesler of Wilkes Barre visited his uncle Mr Prank Wildrick yesterday.
Special to the Brooklyn Teiliutie reports Amande Browsli of Hingtmton visiting relatives including Mrs W L Sterling and daughter Lalah in Mapifield for Commendment exercises Migoth Sterling a graduate. A lawn social planned at Aldridge's near Friday. J W Adare and family visited Wilkes Marry friends. Nettle Stephens returns to Scranton after time with sister Mrs Harry oper. Franklin Academy students honored at Harford and met the venerable orator Hop Galinha A Grow. Children’s Day observed at the Unifimt church with songs and recitations and a flower-decked church.
Local notices from Nicholson to Scranton report Mrs C W Conrad entertaining seven grandchildren, Miss Flora Hinkeslee and sisters at a Fair Ground picnic, and Eugene Squiers losing a forefinger at the stone mill. Attending ice cream socials and visits to family in Hopbottom and West Lenox are noted, with travel between Scranton, Fleetville, and Alford.
The Woman's Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs. L. W. Moore's home on Wednesday afternoon. Delegates Miss Jennie Moore and Miss Maude Aldrich will attend the Uniondale convention with the Young People's Christian Endeavor society. Various locals including Miss May Boyle and Miss Lena Ford host or visit friends in Binghamton Hallstead Chenango Forks Kingston and Brooklyn with small-town social links noted.
The advertisement column offers houses to rent and real estate for sale or exchange and wanted situations with small word pricing. It highlights a popular clearing house for all seeking ads and notes low rates: one cent per word, six insertions for five cents per word, with situations wanted inserted free.
Various rental notices list nicely furnished rooms at Washington av and other locations, a furnished cottage near Lake, a room flat on Venna ave, half double house on Pine street, and a maid or janitor position sought by a Married man with one child. Listings include addresses and terms, such as rent amounts and improvements.
Quincy A Gates of New York visits family in Thompson before leaving for Scranton. Rev CC Tower of Onelda N Y preaches in Jackson and Gelatts, with touring to Bethany for ministerial events. Local builders and carpenters work on several residences and shops. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad claims cures for indigestion and related ailments.
Advertisement seeks agents in Avery city and town in Pennsylvania to promote the largest and widest Lie and Accident ee. Address for, Vu Dusen, Supt. of Agents, Bay City, Michigan.
Rev Father Hanley returns from European tour. Willam Starbuck back from New York hospital. Scranton visitors Missen Schlager and Porter hosted by Mrs Menner. Col Coe Durland departs for National Republican convention in Philadelphia. Residents head to Ocean Grove for two weeks. Honesdale German Lutheran Sunday School picnic set for Belvine Park. Local baseball sees Honesdale beat Olyphant 2 1. Hart McMullen injured in Jefferson branch accident. glass cutters strike persists with no new hires. Sunday trains disturb Maple City quiet and paperboys disrupt church service.
Fragments list architects, doctors, and contractors with addresses in Scranton. Notables include Frederic K. Browne architect on Washington Avenue, Dr Laubach at 115 Wyoming and Mt. Pleasant, Joseph Kuettel heat on Lackawanna Avenue, Megarger Bros printers on Washington Avenue, and Daver's Orchestra services for events.
W H Wildenberger and Miss Vinnie Hyatt announce their marriage in Forest City. They will live in W Mates house and operate a jewelry and millinery store in the Ames building formerly Jock Alexander’s. Other local notes include Austrian Feldman visiting brother E Feldman. Mr and Mrs Frederick Woodley of Wayne County guests of Mrs T J Pentecost. Miss Jennie Lowry visiting Mrs Elisabeth Higgins. Mr and Mrs A McCabe at Lake Arte. Frank Holmes improving after illness. Mia John M Brown and children visiting Milanville relatives.
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