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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1897
Page
4
Diamonds this sale offer white crystals sold below usual market rates. The write up claims prices are lower than regular, inviting buyers to inspect stones and be surprised by the quality noted by experts.
In Mount Carmel a coal fall killed John Titus the third death in a year at the Mount Carmel colliery. Bloomsburg Normal school faculty report higher final examination recommendations than ever before with about 350 applicants to be examined by the state board. Shamokin Read ing breakman Peter Matick died after being run over between Mahanoy City and Buck Mountain. his body lay on the track until a north bound engine brought him to Ashland.
The Sons of St George meet in regular session this evening. The miners examining board of the Third district convenes at Pitts ton town hall this afternoon. An adjourned school board meeting is planned tonight. Provisional certificates were granted to several high school graduates including Kate Campbell and Mary Maloney. The class of twelve received diplomas from Principal Hoban yesterday. A reception followed at Herberts hall with light refreshments. Rip Van Winkle at Sarsfield Opera House drew a large crowd and praise for the cast and choir led by Professor Amos. Barbers push Sunday closing, while T J Newton of the Anabacite hotel is seriously ill.
Mrs J J Newton visits relatives in New Albany as Charles Crouse, new postmaster, lines up Robert T Pettebone to move the post office to a building on Eighth B Street between Wyoming and Monument avenues. Pettebone leases central space. Crouse takes office July 1. Miss Sadle Laycock rejoined the staff. Miss Clara Howell and Mrs W C Price visit.
The week’s social events drew a large gathering at the West Side chapel on Thursday evening. Abram Rinker hires about one hundred strawberry pickers this season. William Bryden plans a new house on the fair ground property. Mrs Eroma DeWitt and son visit from Monument Street. Lewis Durland lands a Maltby double dwelling contract for Mr Torbes. Mrs Harry Meyers of Pittston visits local friends. Miss Eva Kriecher spends two weeks with Ashley friends. Rev Robert K R Thompson of the Baptist church will preach a sermon by request tomorrow evening on national perpetuity and power. All are invited. services in other churches follow at the usual hour.
A town parade at 10 am on July 3 is advertised as the largest ever seen here. Train No 2 known as the mall train from Buffalo to New York makes fast time and will run Sundays as well as weekdays on this Delaware, Lackawanna and Western division. Gardner's stage line will meet trains for Lake Winola travelers starting July 4.
Reverend J F Davis formerly of New York now living in an Ohio town will conduct Welsh language services at Center street church Sunday at 10 30 am and again Sunday evening. Welsh speakers are invited to attend. Also noted: wedding in Scranton of Michael Steinbreaker's brother. Miss Rebecca Jacobs of Wilkes-Barre visiting M P Jacobs. A late Thursday disturbance on Main Street led to four arrests and a hearing. beer at a forsification sparked the quarrel. Four evangelists have been holding meetings at BE C Boulter's lot, Main and South streets. Peter Dike injured at Hillside company slope, forest City worksite.
The murder case of Carleton Adama for his wife’s death was continued to the November term. Local social notes list visitors from Pitts ton Wilkes-Barre and Lake Carey, with a Fern Cliff hotel opening set for July 5. Regulars, dances, and family visits fill the Lake Carey area weekend chatter.
The Amity club held a Thursday social. Wesley Gardner returned from visiting Danville friends. A party of 61 youths plans a week at Beechlake with Miss Carrie Weston as chaperone. A Honesdale group bicycled to Beach Lake and spent the day. Participants included Mia Co R Brady, Mrs T B Clark, Blanche Wood, Harriet Rockwell, Irony Tibbeta, Florence Wood, and Little Bentley. The Honesdale Shirt factory was a busy spot.
A fragment lists paper prices including ten cent wallpaper and twenty eight cent wallpaper with unclear accompanying text and stray letters. The readable lines imply a promotional sale in a newspaper classifieds section.
A Scranton origin firm employs seventy five workers turning out one hundred dozen shirts daily. Manager E T Craven oversees operations though orders lag two months. Payroll runs about 50 per week with shirts made in all grades mainly destined for the southern market.
The article notes Uniondale won 14 to 0 in a last baseball game at Pleasant Mount. Mrs Philo Burnett hosted Mrs Couch and family while Mattle and William Norton visited Wayne county. Miss Storms plans to return to Wayne county Monday. Children’s day is set at the Methodist church Sunday morning. There is unrest over the Stillwater dam pond flooding, slow company settlements, and sanitary worries as the upper pond nears Tintondale. Mrs John Bass hosted a Presbyterian social with ice cream for charity. Rev Harned and wife plan a trip to Newton Centre, Lackawanna county. The town’s weather gripes persist, though Thursday felt like the first summer day in two months.
Mr and Mrs D W Titus visit daughter Mrs James Osterhout in Punxsutawney Pa. Miss Clara Wallcox kindergarten school closed yesterday for the summer. L Tiffany and Mrs Sarah Williams bought lots at Lake Nicholson to build cottages. Dalton ball team lost to Nicholson second nine 17 to 34. Moosic Populars booked to play Nicholsons next Monday. Japanese festival at Mrs C B Williams tonight with ice cream.
New York June 25 shares rose amid heavy buying before a large gold shipment for export tomorrow totaling 32 3000. The market then softened as traders realized the volume. Total stock sales reached 425 000 shares. Granger group firms Buscar Grangere Chicago Gas and Bay State Gas absorbed much of it. Luger and Manhattan Western Union and New York Central posts mixed gains.
Scranton Board of Trade quotations list par value prices for local stocks and bonds. Entries include Scranton & Pittston Traction Co. National Boring & Drilling Co. First National Bank Beranton Savings Bank Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co. Scranton Traction Co. Scranton Axle Works Alexander Car Replacer Scranton Bedding Dime Deposit & Discount Bank Lackawanna Trust & Basin Deposit Co. and various municipal bonds and railway issues with mortgage dues and yields.
Prices show mixed movement with spring patents higher on some grades, flour and corn meal uneven, rye and oats mostly steady, and wheat firm at No 1 northern levels. Butter and cheese markets display modest gains in creamery and dairy products across western and state suppliers.
June 2 market notes show mixed wheat futures with higher contract grades for June and July and steady corn. white and other cereals show nominal changes. Butter prices rise to 15 cents with creamery and Pennsylvania prints noted. cheese and dairy items show near term stability with fresh and western varieties mentioned.
The report lists refined sugars steady and cotton unchanged while tallow remains quiet at the city. It mentions live poultry steady with various fowls and spring chickens, a dried poultry firm remanding goods as fair to good, and flour and grain shipments including 2 900 barrels of flour and 19 000 sacks of wheat and 164 000 bushels of corn and 19 000 bushels of oats. overall trade volumes and quality notes are given.
Chicago headlines show steady cash and futures for wheat corn and oats with July and September positions quoted. Prices include wheat oats and rye futures, pork and lard values, cash flour and seed prices, and receipts and shipments for flour wheat corn rye barley across the market.
Past Buffalo receipts show cattle nearly idle while hogs are active with prices in the 6.74 to 7.75 range and pigs up to 203.15. Sheep and lambs rise with demand for good to prime offerings and cull prices around 2.20 to 3.90, reflecting stronger market conditions overall.
Market steady for prime and fat cattle with bulls and cows at 2000 to 3600 dollars. Hogs active with prime light and medium Yorkers and pigs bringing 0500 to 70, and roughs around 200 to 300. Sheep and lambs steady with sheep 290 to 390, veal calves around 6.50.
In Chicago trading on a Friday with moderate demand and late price declines, quality was uneven with most bulk sold cheaply. Native beef steers fetched around 63 dollars per hundredweight, Texas fed cattle showed limited weakness, while sheep and lamb markets moved slowly with spring lambs around 4 dollars and yearlings near 4.40.
A. J. Lerron of Cass House Saginaw Michigan credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with restoring his health after years of illness and near death. He describes severe fatigue loss of appetite and heart and lung concerns recovered after taking multiple bottles and later passing an insurance exam. He praises improved blood circulation appetite and renewed energy for travel.
Credit balances stand at five dollars with shipments totaling 19 767 barrels and runs at 69 192 barrels in the Ol Market and Ol City area for June.
Train schedule notes express routes to Richfield Springs and Kingston with multiple daily runs. Connections at Northumberland for Williamsport Baltimore Washington and intermediate stations. Pullman cars and coach seating mentioned with ticketing contact M L Smith district passenger agent.
Erie and Wyoming Valley trains depart Scranton at 6.00 am for New York and intermediate points, Hawley, Lake Ariel, and local stops. evening trains for Tas Ariel and intermediate points at 6 pm.
Effective June 7 1897 trains leave Scranton for Carbondale and Hancock Junction at 1 am and 4 16 pm connecting with main line trains north and south. Trains depart for Scranton from Hancock Junction at 6 10 pm and 22 1e. Trains depart nearest date for Scranton at 10 am. NDIRSON GP A PLITCROFT Passe AL
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