Untitled fragment on prices and goods from an auction list
Fragmentary text lists items and prices for second hand goods and alcohol. Mentions high grade plane and wood items with price notes. unclear purchaser terms and locations.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
7
Fragmentary text lists items and prices for second hand goods and alcohol. Mentions high grade plane and wood items with price notes. unclear purchaser terms and locations.
Report notes Delawaré and Hutton yard operations with 1,400 realised from the sale of the school district bonds. Money now in the handle of Treasurer Rolin awaiting final accounting after the Philadelphia return. Funeral notice for James Callahan scheduled this afternoon at 2 50 o clock from 13 Jefferson avenue. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT Charles Thain arrested for assaulting a Polish miner. awaits grand jury action. SERIOUSLY ACCIHED Wil Sheffield of Mulberry street arrested after fight. county M. Shireformelle and US pay service noted.
The annual meeting of the Homeopathic Methodical Surety of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Speedway hotel featured retiring president Dr J A Mullard of Philadelphia delivering a critique of allopathic practice and a call for more prudent use of homeopathic remedies. Attendees from Scranton Pittston and Wilkes-Barre elected officers and planned a banquet, with the State Homœopathic Association meeting to be held in Wilkes-Barre the week of Sept 21.
The Scranton Conservatory of Music reports strong results for the Faelten piano method. While costly, the system aims to democratize instruction with two to six hour weekly lessons priced from thirty to one hundred twenty dollars annually.
Notices of weddings in Jermyn and surrounding areas include the Bell Wheeler nuptials at the First Methodist Church with Evelyn Wheeler of Jermyn and the Mason ceremony at the bride’s father’s home in Carbondale with Daniel Jones and Harriet Ann Mason. Additional wedding of Thomas J. White and Emipa M Burkhouse listed in North Ninth Street area.
In a Tribune noted proceeding the liquor license revocation rules were continued with two exceptions Moran Opera Cafe Spruce Street and Thomas F Clark Lyceum Cafe Wyoming Ave. The Men's Union opposed transfers Moran accused of Sunday sales and assault on Agent Wilson Clark cited lewd activity and crowded conditions. In Pyne borough case notice insufficiency deemed fatal to the application amid Archbalds ruling. Lin ton borough decision mirrored Arch bald.
Yesterday the court ordered Street Commissioner K Roland J. Thomas to issue a permit allowing Mrs. Mira HH Mott to connect her Main avenue property to the city sewer. The dispute, eleven years in the making, centered on unpaid assessments and a refused connection. Mrs. Mott had seven lots and paid $1,000 in assessments, later settling for a $50 balance. The case against the Delaware Lackawanna and Western through Winton, administrator, paused due to Judge Archbald leaving for a funeral, with the session adjourned to Monday.
Commissioners George E. Stevenson John P Thom as and John H Benner submit a ward division for Moosic borough. Proposal creates four wards with boundaries along MIL Creek Lackawanna river Spring Brook and local road lines. Greenwood end forms Fourth ward while the area between Greenwood and Moosic Willee makes up the Third ward. Decree for ward elections to be prepared by Attorney John M Harris with two councilmen and two school controllers from each ward succeeding the current seven councilors as incumbents expire.
The effort to annex Pyne Archbald and nearby settlements to Taylor was stopped by court order due to insufficient notice. A clerical error listed the application date as May 56, undermining the proceedings.
An advertisement states money back guarantee if shuttle service does not satisfy. It lists addresses 41 Lackawenna Avenue and 123 South Main Avenue and provides a phone number for prompt delivery.
Court proceedings show Jacob Ellman deputy constable of the seventh ward is not a resident there and thus removed. Constable James W. Clark of the eighteenth ward had objected to Ellman entering Clark's bailiwick and supplanting him in the wood grieves of Aldermin Kelly.
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Edgar F. Hazen Syracuse Thomas Gillespie Scranton Mary Cahill Barranton Edward Stratford Forest City Margaret Evang Wandling Oliver D. Bostwick Chicago Mattie G. Mungson Barranton. Neutral cadence hints at miscellaneous notices or memorials without clear events or dates.
The contested Eighth ward election was set for a special hearing in chambers on June 27. In Commonwealth v Ketchem the defendant failed to appear for sentence and bail was forfeited with bondsman EK Carey at 11 000. Court approved bonds for Tax Collector Patrick J. McDonnell of Archbald borough in 45 000 with several sureties. A jury of view was appointed to value property taken by Benton township school district to meet July 21 at 2 p m. An uncontested divorce action was filed by Clarence Balentine for Mrs Anna Enslin against Seymour Enslin after nine years of marriage. Viewers were appointed to assess damages and benefits from Wyoming avenue grading to meet July 16 at 10 a m.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirmed a lower court ruling preserving the will of late John Handley, Scranton millionaire, granting Winchester city a twenty year income for school needs while the residue passes to a cousin in Ireland and other beneficiaries. The decision centers on a clause about Winchester as a municipal corporation and excludes Irish relatives from the residuary estate.
George and Martin Priester faced Mayor Moir after being charged with drunkenness and discharging firearms. A quarrel with Ringgold band members on Adams Avenue led George Priester to fire four shots, none hitting. Police intervened, Priester fined ten dollars, Martin discharged.
The Lackawanna Hospital training school awarded diplomas to six graduates Mary Agnes Doherty Emily Katherine Gamewell Elizabeth Ely Carrie Olive Crissman Julia Agnes Twarowski and Hose Katherine Steinmetz in a St Luke's Parish house ceremony. Judge H M Edwards and Dr J L Rea addressed the graduates as President J P Dickson presided and presented diplomas with an informal reception and refreshments to follow.
John Bum, inventor of the Boma ballot machine, arrived with his device for display in the Mears Building. The brass cabinet stands four feet high and weighs 400 pounds, housing a full Australian ballot system with levers, voting tickets, and a return-to-ready mechanism after each vote.
A voter privacy and efficiency device registers each ballot on the opposite machine side, preventing multiple votes. Mr Doma, active since 1807, claims rapid improvement and Rochester maker to build it. He will stay in town all week as many Secrantonians view the ingenious device in the Attorney Editor's office.
The Lackawanna court house team selects players for tomorrow’s ball game against Luzerne at Wilkes-Barre. Catcher J Goodfird leads a roster including Emil Bonn, William Smith as pitchers, infielders Frank Wetter and William Klein, outfielders Fred Kirchhoff Reese Lewis and John Mahon, plus a traveling entourage of 14 accompanying aeroptera members.
Arthur R. Nash of Scranton and Miss Anna Watrous of Dunmore wed at 8 p m in Blakely with Rev David Spencer D D officiating. Miss Ida Watrous acted as maid of honor and Richard Price served as best man. The full ring ceremony marked a pleasant Wednesday event.
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