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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
10
The Carbondale correspondence for The Tritone is placed with Mr C or Munn on Bailey Avenue and Church Street for news items. Complaints about irregular delivery should go to Roberts and Reynolds, news agents.
A family in Belmont Street faced a dangerous pet cat that attacked a ten year old girl injuring her knee and menaced others. The cat was killed after the episode, and Dr D L Bailey attended to the injuries fearing possible infection.
A quiet wedding was held at St Rose's church with Rev W A Nealon officiating Anthony Barrett and Bridget Casey both of Gordon Avenue were married in blue gowns trimmed with chiffon and white silk The couple were driven to Olyphant for a wedding supper and returned to Gordon Avenue South Side where they reside and were greeted by many friends
William D D Walsh, once employed at the Herald, is named as a member of Colonet Juli aeols Mighty battery of artillery bound for the Philippine islands. He was a key figure in the amateur production Pirates of Pensance in Carbondale and later moved to New York to pass the police exam.
Readable notices report hit and run style incidents, social events, and local gatherings. Patrick Catinon faces charge hearing after an alleged stone strike. Collisions, weddings, visits, and church entertainments are noted with names and places like Powderly, Carbondale, and Jermyn.
The Hickory Street Presbyterian Sunday School held an excursion on Wednesday with fourteen cars. Despite a chilly day, all enjoyed themselves and left with Lake Ariel praised as the best and most pleasant resort in the state. Harry Jones received a large sailing yacht as a gift from his father. Rev. L. BE. Sanford and wife have left on a two weeks vacation.
The report mentions a visit to Ferenda in Hartford Connecticut for commencement at the preparatory school. It notes the VoMT of Pittston performing today and several names submitted for endermerit. It also covers a wellness trip to Scranton and a meeting to discuss a baseball nine at Ariel, along with a surprise party at Miss Ann Kirby’s residence on Pink Avenue and two marriages at Honesdale that week.
Taylor residents rally around two top valley bands as open air concerts draw crowds. Local events note visiting guests, school plans for Lincoln Heights, July 2 flag-raising, and July4 race at the school grounds. Military notes list local volunteers en route to the front with names and units.
A rundown of local names and events notes a fishing trip by residents including Frear Slumternd and others, with Rev C A Benjamin to preach a sermon next Sunday at 7 oclock. Lodge members from Pricellerg Olyphant Fors ter City meet, and a St George procession is planned. Marital announcements and borough matters on June 22 1901 are also mentioned along with visits and local social chatter.
Miscellaneous town notices report days in Hallstead Mira Clara Hallstead Wallia attends a New York musical convention. Privates Fred Church and Michael Kilpow of the Thirteenth Infantry are home on a seven day furlough. A marriage unites Mise Elizabeth Prauded and Jedi Am phrey on Wednesday morning. The event prompts family visits and a welding tour departure for Mr. and Mrs. Murghrey. Governor Hastings plans a new National Guard company in Susquehanna county to replace Company G at the front. Attendees from Jefferson branch union Christian Endeavor meet in Chifford. A court appointed bridge value is approved. A public meeting at 100 p.m. Meeks and others visit Harford and friends. obituary notes the death of Mrs. George Wolcott.
Emory Mapes of Uniondale died after a runaway horse team struck his wagon in Forest City. The Bronson team, led by Jesus Leonard, fled through Main Street to Depot Street striking a porch and overturning near the Forest City News office. Mapes, 46, leaves a wife and son, with services at the Miljendate Presbyterian Church.
On Monday night Joseph Karolonn a Mary Street hotelkeeper fell from a residence window and sustained a broken arm and leg. William Thorpe visited Scranton Monday. Mrs John Lewis visits friends in Mt Carmel. Miss Princes Moore assists Johnson's stove in the almonce of Miss J Davis who is sick.
The article explains rapid-fire or quick-firing guns and contrasts them with breech-loaders. It details how rapid-fire systems extend from one-pound projectiles to larger calibers and emphasizes the loading method as the key distinction. The piece outlines that instead of separate loading of projectile and powder, the rapid-fire design streamlines the process.
The article describes rapid fire gun systems with fixed ammunition and primers, noting metallic cartridges and timed fuzes. It lists six pounder through six inch calibers from Hotolhias, Diriges-Schroder, Maxim, Nordenfeldt and Sponsel types, detailing shot rates from about 20 to 36 shots per minute and specific timings for various gun models.
A primitive method used by natives to distill intoxicating wine from sugar cane is described. They extract juice, ferment it in sun, and employ improvised distillation with clay jugs and heat from a furnace, producing a potent, quickly absorbed beverage cherished for its strength and clarity, despite crude cleanliness concerns.
The article notes decades of movement in tobacco farming across the United States, citing Virginia and North Carolina as early leaders and later shifts to states like Wisconsin and New Mexico. It highlights varying yields, with Mississippi and Kansas showing growth while Wisconsin and other regions see declines, and discusses historical beliefs that tobacco could not be grown profitably in certain prairie areas.
The notice offers 3 percent interest on interest deposits and promotes the bank’s vault protected by Holmes Electric Protective System.
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