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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and ABDICATION items left at Hannon & Co. Newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. The shop operates from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Progressive Belmont street residents petition city councils for brick paving and a sewer. They argue Belmont is part of the city and urge action by the new Sixth ward councilmen to prevent future delays as population grows. The street is described as dangerous and the high bank unprotected, threatening teams and traffic.
John Creegan of Woodlawn avenue dies after months of illness from a severe hiccough attack. Born in Ireland he emigrated at 15 and spent two decades in Carbondale. For years he worked for the Delaware and Hudson. survived by a wife four daughters and two sons including Michael and James H. Creegan.
A four year old girl, daughter of Ludwig Schmidt of Forty third street, was seriously hurt when swung by companions. She was thrown to the ground losing her head to the swing and suffered a compound fracture at the elbow. Dr Jenkins and Dr Gilles reduced the fracture at the hospital.
The Blessed Virgin sodality elected Catherine Pace as prefect and Kate Gethings as fleet assistant, with Lydia Morrison as second assistant. For the gentlemen, John J. Farrell was prefect, Patrick J. McDonough first assistant, and David P. Walsh second assistant. The Angel's sodality chose Elizabeth Murphy as prefect, Mary Foxe as secretary, Agnes Coleman as assistant prefect for the girls, and Joseph Gallagher as prefect, Joseph Kilpatrick secretary, with Raymond Burke as assistant prefect for the boys.
After weeks of digging, workers obtain a six inch water flow under pressure of thirty pounds in the Brownell swamp vicinity. The accomplishment marks a new water supply source for the community and demonstrates successful bore work by the laborers.
Carbondale residents share a busy spell with friends visiting and traveling. The Carbondale young ladies rent a cottage at Ocean Grove for a month and will depart Wednesday. Anna Dunstan, Anna Hosengrant, Etta Felta, Irene Hyde, Anna Berry, May Pengelly, May Kpatrick, and Mrs. Macomber head home to Boston.
Kenneth Ireland and Rev T F Coffey host at the parochial residence. Principal and Mrs Gregory of Wood’s College plan an informal reception 7 20 to 9 90 this evening. Miss Maria Casey home from Stroudsburg State Normal school as part of this year’s graduating class. T E McCoy of Hancock visits son D P McCoy on Dundaf t street. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wade and daughter Clare of Beranton spend Sunday with the mother in the city. Samuel Swall becomes traveling salesman for Swift Co. George Sontag moves from South Wyoming to South Church street.
The Olyphant school board awarded the foundation contract to Dempsey at twenty cents per cubic yard for excavation and $2.40 per perch for stone plus $14 per thousand for brick, with a second bid by A M Snook for the superstructure at 2185. Wall to be finished in twenty days and building in six weeks with five dollar daily penalties.
Meth odist Episcopal Sunday school members decide to join Honesdale Sunday school for a Farview picnic on Aug. 18 with a planning committee named. Union revival meetings to start July 6 will be led by Evangelist Moore and wife. The Citizens' band performs on July 7 at A G Gebhardt’s lawn. A class of twenty two seeks provisional teaching credentials. Lake Ariel excursion for Primitive Methodist schools set for Aug 1. James Stuart council to picnic in Elmgrove on July 17.
Trade Camp departed to visit friends at Kimba. Mrs. J C Courtright, long in Wilkes-Barre with Mia Courtright, visits her father Agur La Throm. daughter Salle stays with grandmother Bessie Post in Wilkes-Barre. Bessie Post travels to Washington DC with her mother. Mr and Mrs Arthur C Titman return from their wedding journey and occupy a Post cottage on South Main. Old furniture store on South Main once run by W W Sith is now owned by John E Crisken. William Smith remains as manager and will run the undertaking department. Charles H H Ainey of New Milford was in town. Dr Albert G Post of Scranton appears.
In Montrose area reports daily life touches, including C E Moxiey visiting Scranton, Jr Gardner’s business trip to Nicholson and Susquehanna, and a weekly veal calf shipment by local firms. Residents note rising bicycle ownership, and speculation about Montrose railway third rail for standard gauge with potential extension surveys toward Binghamton.
Frank C. Merchant of St Clair Wis socializing with friends last Sunday. Henry Chapman of the West End spent Sunday visiting at Avot. Mrs Gover of Berwick visits her son Dr J B Grover. A special meeting of Oriental Star lodge Free and Accepted Masons will be held this evening. Mrs Robert Harned and daughter Carrie Muhlenburg visit son Charles on Main Street. Kilmer Roberts leaves for a country retreat. Mrs Charles Miller of Park Place visits her parents Mr and Mrs F White. Mrs James Whitaker and grandson S J Stone of Oneonta visit Mr and Mrs P Snedfeot. Mr and Mrs William Walker return from their wedding tour.
Forest City hosted a dam bake at Cottrell pond on Sunday with Ada White and Hattie Odell from White's Valley Wayne county visiting Forest City friends. John E. Free of Carbondale was a Sunday borough visitor, while J N McLaughlin and E F E Taylor were also noted in the social snippet.
Residents from Tompkinsville Lackawanna county spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs M J Finnegan of Carbondale visiting friends. Luther Ledgnard visiting brother Frank at Pittston. Two men injured in shaft explosion. one died funeral held at Lithuanian church. other man in Carbondale hospital with poor prognosis. Dr Detchon’s Vitalsking Sarsa purina Pills advertised by Carl Lorenz Scranton.
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