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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1897
Page
2
Towanda purchases a sixteen ton steam roller for street work while a fire destroys Mrs. Ann Magwire’s home at Mill Creek and she perishes. Towanda’s editor joins the anti closing movement as mining and church updates fill the local page.
Rev J L Williams will speak at a Baptist Young People's rally in Green Ridge this evening. Jefferson Branch reunion site Brandt chosen. George Tovey of Vandling heads to Jerome Arizona to reside. L P Wedeman of Scranton assisted in legal matters yesterday. Lottie Jones of Vandling to Palisades Park New Jersey for summer. John Matey shoe dealer out of business. Y M C A meeting topic The Gift of Life and How to Use It led by Milton Wandling at 3 45 p m Center Street. Presbyterians to hold lawn social at M D Evans home Pandaff Street Wednesday July 14. Methodist trustees offer $10 reward for information on vandalism to church property during services. Frank Cunningham to move boot and shoe store near post office around July 1. Post office moves to Manger Building opposite its current location. Louis Driesen and family and Mrs J Bloch of Scranton rate involved. Charles Fabbadie arrives from London to begin new work.
Mrs Grace Hughes plans to move from Forest City to Wilkes Barre this week and operate a tailoring business linked with her brother Jack Alexander store. Miss Mary Scully of Wandling and Mr Peter Cunningham of Forest City announce their marriage on Tuesday next June 9.
Rev Lindermuth to exchange pulpits with Rev Smythe on Sunday. Miss Lylle Stout returns home from Wilkes-Barre after a brief visit. Miss Cecelia Conway returns home from Jer myn. A Primitive Methodist and Methodist Episco pal outing to Farview is promised today KB. Reynolds serves on jury duty. The Primitive Methodist choir mounts its quarterly program next Sunday. St Michael’s students Michael Manley Owen Ruane and C d Hop king plus W J Dixon return home for vacation. Miss Jennie Leahy returns home from Atkins New York after a few weeks. Master John O Malley contributes to Professor Thiele’s Scranton program. Miss Jennie Young returns from Scranton visit. Born to Mr and Mrs John Cunningham a son on the 22nd. Jennie daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael McDonnell ill with membranous croup. Professor Hoban visits town. Mr and Mrs John Stafford guests of Mr and Mrs Michael Dougher in West Ride Marquette Michigan. Ella Buckley and Martin Kane marry at St Mary’s Church. Bride Nelile Burns wears organdie over white silk and carries bridal bouquets. Groom is walled by Frank Kearney Parsons. Reception at Kane home in Parsons begins newlyweds’ residence in Parsons.
E H B Rocsa visits Montrose this week while H B Warn ends meat business. Abbie Angell visits Mrs John Tyler in Pine Street. Hallstead cornet band to accompany A O H Division 2 to Susquehanna June 29 for field day festivities. School notes include graduation examiner Charles E Moxley and Hallstead school board hires for next year.
Bert Hoose a Towanda railroad brakeman drank laudanum mixed in beer after entering the American House on Bridge Street. He survived the emetic effect, later grew drowsy, and was treated by Dr. Woodburn and Dr. Pratt. He remained in a dangerous condition by evening.
A four year old boy Emerson son of Thomas vanished during a Grant Street Presbyterian Sunday school trip to Mountain Park. The incident caused great commotion among picnickers as search efforts began and community members assisted authorities.
A boy from Sherman street wandered away during a park excursion with about 400 attendees. He was located asleep on a rock along the Central railroad three miles below the park as the locomotive signal sounded. The sister fainted upon the rescue and was treated by doctors.
At 145 fire was found in Patrick Hart’s Ashley store room on Main and Connynham streets. Neighbors woke and rescued Mrs Hart and children to a neighbor's home as the building and stock burned. only four chairs survived. The proprietors had money hidden in the house but it was not recovered. The structure was utterly destroyed.
Three wrongful death suits against Newton Coal company filed in Wilkes-Barre seek damages for relatives of Twin Shaft disaster victims. Attorneys F. F. McGovern and P. A. O'Boyle represent plaintiffs Mary Boyle Nora Josephine O'Boyle and Ann Connell James and Helen Derrig seek 325000 35000 and 25000 respectively.
James F. Shields of Sugar Notch was struck in the nose during a Warrior Run ball game on Tuesday. The break fractured the nose bone and affected both eyes. surgeons Williams Price and Benscoter performed the delicate setting. Recovery will take weeks and disfigurement is not expected.
Wall Street sees an overall stock advance with uneven gains across sectors on June 24. Volume declines by over forty thousand shares while Grangers, Chicago Gas, Bay State Gas and Sugar dominate activity, with Tobacco, Bay State Gas, Rubber and Leather strong on specific news. Sugar fluctuates but ends above yesterday’s close, while Northwest Grangers lag elsewhere.
Wheat and corn futures move on steady demand and weather concerns. Prices show uplifts in near months amid stronger Liverpool cables and Russian rye crop damage, with oats and butter prices largely steady and petroleum futures subdued.
Philadelphia Provision Market notes June 4 show mixed wheat prices with June and July quotes and nominal shifts for August and September. Corn remains steady No 2 mixed with calls for later months, butter and eggs steady, cheese unchanged, cotton down, hogsheads and barrels prices listed, live poultry steady with higher dressed poultry, reception and shipment figures for wheat, corn, and oats recorded.
The report lists leading futures with No 2 July and September contracts for wheat and corn, pork and lard per barrel, and short ribs and other items. Cash quotations cover flour, spring wheat, red and yellow corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, prime Timothy, and various lard and sugar prices, with receipts and shipments for several commodities.
East Buffalo New York market summary shows cattle receipts about 3 carloads and quiet trade while hog receipts are cars with slow demand. Hogs range from good to choice and total value around 5400 dollars with mixed weights and quality.
Across Liberty Pa and Chicago markets, cattle and hog prices show mixed movement with primes firm and common fat cattle steady to higher. Sheep and lambs vary by grade, with gains for prime and fair weights while heavy and rough stock trade slower. receipts include cattle 10,000 head hogs 35,000 head sheep 11,000 head.
Credit balances and shipment figures appear for Ol Market in Ol City Pennsylvania dated June 4. The note lists 85 shipments and 73 381 barreled runs or barrels, indicating inventory flow for the period.
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