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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1897
Page
8
The Tribune announces a five dollar reward for information leading to the conviction of any person who steals or mutilates a copy of The Tribune after it is delivered to a regular subscriber.
Mrs John A Price hosted a tea Tuesday afternoon Dr A T Preston visited Carbondale friends last night Mrs John Jermyn plans a thimble tea tomorrow from 3 to 4 Miss Welles entertained friends at tea Tuesday Alderman John T Howe and family depart for Waymart for a few weeks Mrs C C Lawbaugh and two children left for Newton New Jersey Miss Bertha Conger attends Norwich High School commencement Angela Francis and Julian of St Thomas College left for Baltimore for summer Chief Hickey and Scranton Chemical and Hardware Co representatives inspected Baltimore apparatus Mrs B H Loney and Misses Ida and Pearl Loney visit Tobyhanna Stroudsburg and Delaware Water Gap for three months Hon P B Smith of the Superior Court to address Villa Nova graduates at commencement Frank Marshall White writes of Scranton in the Queen's Jubilee demonstration John Jermyn proprietor of the Jermyn Hotel attended jubilee in London Read Lake Ariel real estate listings for a new home Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills advertised.
The paper details multiple nuptials in Wilkes Barre and surrounding towns. Miss Chrissie Lydia Hong wed Harvey Long at 802 Capouse avenue, with a large guest list and wedding breakfast. Hannah Carr married Frederick Pross at Green Ridge, then a tour to New York. Miss Mary Backus and W. H. McGrath tied their vows at St. Pauls, with a post ceremony reception. The Rev P J McManus and Rev A F Chaffee performed rites. The stories note families, attendants, and future home addresses.
Ida Gray and Edward Shiva wed at his parents home in a simple parlor ceremony. Charlotte Davis and Thomas J. Lewis married at the First Welsh Congregational church parsonage. Julia Moran and William Archbald wed in Holy Rosary church with a reception at the Moran home. Delia McTiernan and Thomas Culkin joined in St Patrick's church followed by a reception. James Moran and partners hosted a family gathering after their daughter’s nuptials.
The formal institution of Colonel A. G. Mason camp No. 194 Sons of Veterans and installation of officers occurred at Grand Army of the Republic hall last evening. Officers installed include Captain J. J. Martin and others. installing officers came from multiple camps in Scranton Wilkes-Barre Shickshinny and nearby towns. A banquet and entertainment followed at Caledonian hall for attendees and guests.
Peter Logan of Dickson City remains in guarded condition after being stabbed by Frank Morgans on Tuesday. Doctors say recovery is likely if no blood poisoning develops. Morgans is jailed pending Logan’s medical status.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions aodaek and hen in a context suggesting representative duties. The text hints at a May date and possible telephone contact but is too garbled to confirm specifics or participants.
Alfred L. Ewing Jr. died suddenly at about 9:45 yesterday morning at his home over Kann's printing house 207 Spruce street. Coroner Longstreet found morphine evidence and a vial of morphine tablets in his recently worn clothes. His wife recalled last hours and asks burial in Corning, near his mother’s vault, with a single tube rose.
The Volunteer Fireman's Mutual Benefit Association met in Durr's hall with forty members present and passed a resolution asking the board of engineers to move the parade date from September 21 to October 8 to allow visiting firemen attending the state convention in Wilkes-Barre to attend the demonstration. The association issued its first circular to city firemen about excursions to Wilkes-Barre during the convention.
Judges met at the Hotel Jermyn to award the beauty contest prizes. Miss Cake of Pittston won first prize a diamond studded fold watch with chatelain chain. Miss Grace Connolly of Pittston received second prize a rare Italian brooch set in gold.
Miss Lizzie Williams of Dickson City accuses Mer Thomas Reese of Hollister Avenue North End of attempting to assault her Tuesday night. Reese was held in $500 bail by Alderman Fidler last evening pending further proceedings.
In Dickson City a woman from Providence fought off an assailant identified as Reese in a lonely area near the Marvine breaker. She used all her strength to tear free and fled the scene.
About 9 50 last night a lamp upset in a bedroom at 025 Pittston avenue occupied by Michael Coggins and family started the fire. Children were carried out before flames reached them and the Century’s extinguished the blaze with a small chemical apparatus. A bureau and contents were destroyed.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad announces unusually low round trip rates to San Francisco Cal for the FP and C BE convention July 1 to 12. Tickets on sale June 7 to July 2 with a final return by August 17. Public sale, three through trains daily to Chicago via Lehigh Valley route. Inquire at Boranton office 300 Lackawanna Avenue.
We remain at the same location after twenty two years offering awnings tents flags and all kinds of society goods and decorations and respectfully solicit public patronage from all customers.
A collection of brief notices and listings includes an optician at 341 and 243 Adams Avenue Twining, 125 Penn Avenue Harris' drug store hours 9 am to 6 pm, Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey teaching elocution at 107 Wyoming Avenue, and a closing reference to Lake Ariel Saturday with the old vets.
In Scranton on June 23 infant Sarah Mangan eight months old died. Parents Mr and Mrs F J Mangan of 32 Lackawanna avenue announce funeral services Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
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