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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1897
Page
5
A Scranton region roundup notes a receiver appointed for Taylor & Co of Taylor, various social events and obituaries, court actions, a public charity sale in March, a street walking arrest, a carnival at Music Hall, and police docket details including fines and names of those involved.
The Scranton Cash Store under F. P. Price announces today March 1 a return to cash transactions only. Past year saw reliance on credit trade. new price structure aims to attract cash buyers and curb debt, with expectations of lower prices and economical management to boost profits.
Tallor presents fall salts and overcoats with test styles by John Ross at 307 Spruce Street. Local display outlines new fashion lines and design ideas, inviting shoppers to preview seasonal looks.
Miss Stenpinkavitzehutask has tangled romance with four suitors in three months. She arrived to marry one man then jilted him for another, then for a third, while a fourth suitor faced legal actions. Arrests, bail, and a series of juried commitments followed as reporters recount a volatile tale of elopement schemes and alleged false pretenses.
In January an alderman sold lumber valued at 280 dollars on an execution against Mr Liesh. Mrs Leek bought it. In May Deputy Sheriff Price seized the lumber in a tax case. Leah files suit alleging trespass. Alderman reserves decision. Attorney Reynolds represents the sheriff and Voeburge and Dawe on the play.
Charles Du Pont Breck, resident of Madison Avenue and Pine Street, was critically ill Saturday with pneumonia but showed marked improvement yesterday. Dr W Cootitee, his attending physician, said recovery is probable.
The Hostel of the Good Shepherd will open at 818 Capouse Avenue this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Brother Francis leads the opening with prayer, marking a facility to care for convalescents and distressed individuals, with a plan for a permanent building on Nimhurst three-acre plot.
The Providence and Abington Turnpike trustees defend toll practices and repair spending in response to criticism. President H F. Pile says the company allocates repairs and maintenance in line with revenue, while discussing petition driven county condemnation and dividend levels amid alleged 12 percent payments.
The funeral for Dr W W Ives was held Saturday on Washington Avenue in a strictly private service attended only by relatives. Interment followed at Dulimore Home Cemetery with Rev C M Citi of Elin Parle hiveh presiding and delivering a brief, simple sermon. The pallbearers were the decedent’s four brothers and two brothers-in-law, with other relatives and mourners in attendance.
Dickson Manufacturing contracts Berlin Tron Bridge Co to erect a steel boiler shop at locomotive works in East Derlin Conn. The facility will house modern tools for heavy boiler production including cranes riveters drillers and hydraulic slants to compete with current high class work.
A local wholesale and retail seller, Gouteen, advertises fresh vegetables and canned items, claiming higher quality than others. The notice promises freehand tender pricing and lists items like fresh vegetables and pickled products with a June press date and per dozen pricing.
Unclear obituaries and notices from Scranton PA dated early 1907 reference Sieveking the pianist and multiple individuals with initials and sparse details. Services at the Hale on Monday at 7 o clock, body to Portland PA. A funeral train leaves at 105 o clock with limited legible data.
Sheriff Clemons is summoned to appear before Alderman Wright at Sut criday to answer a suit filed by Mrs. M. J. Leah of Newton. The action arises from a dispute in the Hay Foot and Shoe Company of Easton and Leah’s husband.
Contractor Shields of Mackettstown has started work on the railroad extension from Jenkins town to Moosle in Luzerne County. A force of 200 men is employed on the project.
The Cornell Glee Club and Mandolin group led by Louis Puertes and T. Weller visit Wilkes-Barre for a concert tour. Afternoon reception at Mrs. B. D. E. Taylor's home precedes a Beranton club dance and local headquarters at Hotel Jermyn. Program includes Alma Mater, Owls Rein, Capitol Medley and Nile song medleys with mandolin and banjo acts. performers from Cornell and Wilkes-Barre, with the troupe arriving via Lackawanna Road.
The Scranton club rooms in the board of trade building hosted a large Saturday reception with about 400 attendees including members families and friends. Colonel H M Boles presided with T A Watkins Henry Bella Jr and others assisting. There was dancing in the assembly hall music by Bauers orchestra and refreshments in the ladies dining room. The event was enjoyable and close to midnight as the crowd gradually dispersed.
Arch ie Boyd shines as Joshua Whitcomb in the Old Homestead production with strong supporting cast. The double quartet delivers a lively program of songs and scenes that drew full houses both matinee and evening, with standing room nearly exhausted and enthusiastic applause throughout. Fuhrman & Bro advertise envelopes and local goods while PF M T Howley promotes heating and plumbing services as Beechams Pills claim flatulence relief.
A confrontation unfolds between landlord Jesse Austin and postmaster Van Fleet as a deputy attempts to serve a writ of dispossession. Sheriff Clemons intervenes, delaying action while the post office department may be appealed to resolve the dispute. The episode centers on rent tensions near the village post.
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