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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1896
Page
7
The tenth annual commencement exercises of St Patrick's Parochial School on South Sumner avenue will begin at 2 o'clock in the school building. The program includes a greeting chorus, piano and vocal solos, an address by Rev William O Hara, scripts, recitations, a drama in one act, and a valedictory.
Mrs Jenne Willams of 1922 Brick avenue died yesterday afternoon from pleurisy. Born in Worth Abington township she was about years old. She moved here two years ago and won many friends with her kind disposition. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon starting at 12:50 in her house led by Rev W G Watkins, then at Waverly Baptist church with interment in Franklin cemetery. Also noted are wedding plans of Miss Nellie Bell and Peeler Cummings at Holy Rosary church and various social notices from the area.
At the Junior Order meeting in Mechanics Saturday elected for the colonial term were Past councilor W Verwillieer councilor A C Mitchell view councilor Sidney B Stone recording secretary Hi Winters assistant recording secretary David T Hand financial secretary W Finnder sler treasurer George Cummins conductor Earnest Watrous warden W Bloater sentinel W Bloecker outer sentinel Allison Thornton grand representative to the state committee Marvin Tuemich alternate W TH Powell trustee for eighteen months. Much agitation has been aroused by accused youths who congregate nightly at the Scranton Store Works store and formerly Dunmore Hardware and Novelty company, disturbing sleep and peace with singing and obscene language. This should be looked into by police. Migele Eickersly of Providence visited her aunt Mrs William Jeffrey on Clay Avenue. Lawrence C Drink sells Laurel Hill Cash Grocery stock retirement slated. Mr and Mrs A T Irvin returned from wedding tour and will receive callers at home. Mrs John M Coleman of Drinker Street returned from a week in Virginia. A D Spencer Fire Company rooms nearly completed and will be the finest in the area. A report yesterday that Messrs Beemer and Wide of the Dunmore Cash store dissolved partnership is incorrect. The marriage of Miss Margaret Love Merriman of Elm Street to Mr John Howell Farrer of Pittston will be celebrated at St Mark's this evening at 6 by Rev Swengzel of St Luke's. Rev E J Haughton will assist. This will be the first marriage ceremony at St Mark's.
The briskyard grounds hosted an afternoon game where the Taylor Reds defeated the Miners' Hill Athletics by 11 runs to 4. Other notes include visitors from Providence and local updates on employment, construction, and sports remarks.
The stock market nearly demoralized as eastern leaders signal free silver may shape the platform and candidate. Bears rained on the list while long stock moved out amid stop lows. St Paul and Burlington and Quincy roads posted losses and over a million dollars left the sub treasury for Burone. Major McKinley’s speech offered a minor tonic but late trading renewed weakness and the session closed nervous with notable declines across Industrials and Grangers.
The item list shows Leader's price tags on fabrics including printed lawns and muslin, along with general stores and dairy trades. Market summaries from Philadelphia and Union Stock Yards detail provisions, meats, and dairy movements with price ranges and receipts for cattle hogs and lambs.
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