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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1899
Page
7
Perry Bros offers improved gramophones at 23 dollars with ten records, previously 30. Graphophones at 10 dollars with a dozen records. Mandolins valued at 2.50 to 4.00. 500 music folios and 10 000 copies of eNotes Sheet Music sold.
City notes report J Davie returns to duties after western trip. Tuikawnsna Medical society meets and notes unusual cases. Willard garden cherries among first in Scranton. Leystion dog incident leads to dog shot. Falls picnic for Scranton High students at Jefferson Ave gathering. Rudolph changes hands at hotel with Harry Powell new proprietor. Inquest tonight for Marko Naveoronky death by own action. Coroner asked about Mattie Brant death by own action. no info. Lawn social at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Children’s fair for Lackawanna hospital ward fundraiser nets $2. Injured Jessup worker, John Roluik, fractures and injures leg. Tig ue sent to jail on threats and non-support.
The Langstaff election contest yesterday examined witnesses including Elm Horet J W Knedler Jefferson Township John D Kiger Elvin Kiger George Kiger FP A Swingle Emory Kiger Andrew Snook Theodore Mitchell Nathan Niger J W Black Levi Owen Jansen Ook John B Collins Delbert Roberta Heoott Township Harrison Gardner Ransom Township G W Rifenberg and others.
The stockholders gathered for the annual meeting at the company offices. Thomas FE Jones was chosen chairman and Stanley P Allen secretary. Directors elected include T J Foxter Scranton FB H Lowall Wilkes Barre St J Foster Scranton Frank T Patterson Philadelphia J K Griffith Latrobe T H Wat king Scranton W J Connell Scranton KK I Fuller Scranton and Thomas Fisher Philadelphia.
Additional contributions recorded for the Letter Carriers convention fund include Mire Reese Watking Mrs H Mead Mrs R J Bauer George Koch Mrs A B Eynon Mrs Phillip Robinson Mrs J J Schneider Mrs Robert Davie Mrs John T Watking Miss Burnly Gilroy Mire Mary Loftus Mrs John Burnett Miss Liszie Hoseling Mrs A G Bohl Mr A B Stuhl plus several listed friends and supporters.
A partial roster lists Mrs Rorars Mrs Mis Litsle Heermann Mrs Mary Edwards Mrs H L Morgan Mr McCafferty K L Mor wan Fred Lehr Mrs J C Highfield and others including Mrs A H Lee Mrs Jennie Connell Mrs Catharine Byron and more in a social directory roundup.
Local talk swirls over the plan to dismiss Principal Phillips and Prof Loomis as the board delays a special meeting to review the high and training school and teachers' committees reports. Key figures Schwass and Evans are absent or hesitant, delaying official charges or actions.
Two national leaders of railroad unions arrive in the city for meetings of the Lackawanna employes committees. B. B. Clark of Cedar Rapids and Morrisey of Port Hope join discussions at the Jermyn hotel before traveling to Hagerstown. They expect to finish talks today and present wage rules to President Truesdale for approval.
Lake Ariel hosts July 4 celebrations with easy access for Scranton residents. Lawrence band performs a concert and provides dancing music all day. A balloon ascent by Professor A. B. Glasgow from Cincinnati, Ohio, followed by a parachute drop, is planned. Percy Frutchey will showcase bicycle stunts ending with a vertical chute into the lake. Train service will support the day’s attractions.
The Third District Republican convention at the Lackawanna County courthouse unanimously adopted resolutions praising Governor Stone for appointing Matthew Stanley Quay to the U S Senate and denouncing insurgents allied with the enemy in a party wrecking effort. They also backed Judge Archbald as supreme court candidate and elected officers and delegates by acclamation.
Mr. Griffiths was nominated by Mr. Holgate with J. B. Watkins as seconder and elected by acclamation. Holgate secured the alternate seat in acclamation after Watkins nominated him and Mr. Aker issued the motion. Both Griffiths and Holgate gave brief thanks. Molmate was praised by Watkins as a rugged war horse but rejected the label. The convention derailed talk on the primary files, with a special committee chaired by Holgate voting to adopt new rules that limit the chairman’s vacancy-filling power and exclude a blanket purge for five irregular votes. Vigilance and standing committees are set as three vigilantes and one standing member per district, other vacancies deemed unimportant.
Situation unchanged as Frank Carlucci resigns from the Builders' Exchange but moves toward a settlement remain distant. Strikers claim no stone cutters and note masons abroad would not set stone. officials report bricklayers returning to jobs at bolt and nut works and on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line. The Building Trades council plans a special meeting at Carpenters' Hall with key business expected.
The pupils of pianoforte teacher Miss Clark presented a delightful musicale on Monday night assisted by Miss Du Bois and Miss Margaret Mitchell who performed songs including I Live and Love Thee. The program featured violin and piano pieces with students and guests from the Studio Club and many local participants.
W E Plumley headmaster of the Lackawanna School will conduct Yale College and Sheffield School of Science freshman entrance exams. Examinations will be held at the Jefferson Avenue school house with the schedule to be published in tomorrow's Tribune. They begin Thursday at a.m. and conclude Saturday at p.m.
Sunday School group from First Presbyterian plans a trip to Lake Ariel on Friday. Train departs from Erie and Wyoming Valley depot at 8 30 a m. Fare adults 76 cents and children 40 cents with tickets available at 616 Lackawanna avenue or on board the train Friday morning.
A local agreement promises refunds on a 60 cent bottle if the cough or cold fails to cure and a 50 cent bottle is offered as proof of satisfaction or money back. The names J G no and fon of Dunmore Pa and John P Donahue Scranton Pa appear as signatories.
The Delaware and Hudson canal sale from Roundout to Honesdale to Kingston investor 8 B Coykendall draws talk among railroad bosses. The deal signals a possible canal bed railroad, tying Ulster and Delaware to a tidewater route, with D and H facing concessions as syndicates control coal routes. Benjamin Hughes resigns as inside mine superintendent.
Benjamin Hughes will retire July 1 from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company after a long tenure beginning in 1893. The inside superintendent position will be abolished and duties reassigned to assistant superintendents reporting to KE Loomis, head of mining.
The Given Ridge Suburban line of the Scranton Railway is extended to the Country club and the first car runs today. Suburban service west of Wyoming avenue will be abandoned. A ten minute Green Ridge People's line service connects to Mulberry street from Wyoming avenue instead of Penn avenue.
Drivers at the Greenwood No 1 mines will return to work this morning after a two weeks stoppage. The company will pay the same wage scale as used by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western mines. The settlement ends the dispute that left many workers unemployed.
Passenger coach 604 of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western road was turned out of the shops yesterday. The car was repainted and varnished. It will be put on the main line today.
The cafe car 682 will be sent to shops today for a full remodel featuring new seating and the installation of closed vestibules. Reading Tron company to raise wages July 1 by 5 to 8 percent for over 1,000 workers. C Hall Albany inspector views Dickson locomotive builds. Pittsburgh tin plate works may close at midnight amid wage dispute. 1000000 idle. Baldwin and Bwisher inspect Central Railroad of New Jersey routes at Mountain Park.
The SPCA board met last evening in the board of trade rooms with Kemmerer Atherton Knapp Rey Bowers Israel present. The treasurer reported the society in strong financial shape with over 500 dollars in the treasury. Small matters were settled and bills approved. Action on the proposed hospital was deferred to the next meeting in October.
Wilkes Barre's N Dewitt Brothers announce their fourth season race meet at Binghamton on July 4 on the fast Athletic Association track. Prizes include diamond rings and medals for various events such as one mile open two-thirds mile and three mile handicap with bold purses. Big pacemakers and excellent track conditions promise fast times and strong entries.
July Fourth excursion to Farview via Delaware and Hudson Railroad offers a Grand Gala Day at a premier Pennsylvania excursion resort with many attractions. Baseball game at 2.20 pm between two popular local clubs. refreshments by Hanley of Scranton. Bauer's band from Scranton performs a wide program including marches and overtures. Delaware and Hudson tickets available at reduced rates from all stations, July 4. John Bevins editor of the Presa Anthon Iowa endorses Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Matthew Bros. Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar.
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