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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1895
Page
5
Needing help to curb irregular deliveries, The Tribune announces a five dollar reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone caught stealing the newspaper from subscribers’ doorsteps.
Local items report payrolls paid at Delaware Lackawanna and Western shops and nearby mines. Probate of James Finneran’s will noted with no letters granted. College regiments to play basketball in Pittston. Council committees adjourned after a member’s death. School principals called to meet. Various council and committee meetings announced. WCTU mothers’ meeting and drills documented. Administration letters granted for Charles H. Pritchard estate. Lackawanna Stone Co. chartered with 40,000 dollars. Requiem mass for Rev. J. J. Mangan at St. Peter’s cathedral. Alderman-elect Millar sets up office on Wyoming Ave. Drunken Hungarian incident at Eureka House. Scranton club challenges Nanticoke for game. Assumpsit suit filed over 1,000 debt. Cohen shoe store case noted. Florence mission reports published by managers Frances Swan and Mrs. Saxton. copies available via matron at Spruce Street mission.
A morning fire in Avoca destroyed Edward Nolan’s double frame house on Main Street. Mrs. Nolan had kept $1000 in a bed tick, which was burned with the home. The Avoca Hose Company saved the adjoining house. Insurance was $1200 on the building. McCarty’s tools were insured for $400.
S G Kerr spoke at Providence Methodist Episcopal Church on his July 11 departure from New York for Londonderry and Donegal. His talk "A Trip Through Ireland" recalled steamer life and Irish relics, noting Londonderry’s walls and a 1588 organ from the Armada, with remarks on Ireland’s ties to America and the welcome afforded an American visitor.
At Mosoa Taylor hospital a cinder driveway became a makeshift pace track as two intoxicated men raced a single horse in a buggy. They yelled and tugged reins while a crowd, orderlies, and police tried to intervene. Both men were arrested and detained. the horse was returned to Cusick’s livery stable.
Peter Koxenak was shot near lazing Stump in the northern county and remains in critical condition at Carbondale's Emergency hospital. A large abscess was found on his right thigh after Dr. Gillin operated to remove a ball that fractured his pelvis and abdomen. He was very weak. his death was expected hourly as of last night.
Col. Ripple reportedly offered a gubernatorial staff post as commissary general, prompting his resignation from the Thirteenth Regiment. Gov Hastings aims to keep Ripple in active service while reshaping guard leadership. Maj. Warren expresses surprise at the Harrisburg report and denies seeking judicial advocate duties.
The Cobb will case resumed with testifiers recalled for the petitioner and witnesses from Mira Florey and Mera. Deputy James Hopkins presided as testimony focused on proving the will’s validity while executors and witnesses affirmed the decedent’s soundness. The hearing to resume at 9 oclock this morning.
Father Muchole preached on confession at St Peter's Cathedral last evening before many young men. He described confession as ancient and divinely instituted, citing Adam and Eve and Jesus granting the apostles authority to forgive sins for all mankind.
The preacher traced how the apostles granted the authority to appoint successors and how this power would be handed down across generations. He urged careful conscience examination before confession and closed by appealing for thorough general confessions during the mission.
Revenue official Herring led a Scranton meeting with deputies in the Twelfth district to outline income tax collection rules. Key points included a single $4 000 deduction per family, inclusion of coal land royalties as income, and joint returns for married couples with separate incomes. The session ended with a group dinner at the Scranton House.
Organist George Bo Carter staged a high class concert at Elm Park church yesterday afternoon. The illness of contralto Mrs Histon Williams caused changes but the audience, including notable city musicians, appreciated the performance. Margaret A Nevin from Philadelphia impressed with her sweet soprano as she sang I Will Extol Thee and There is a Green Hill. Elm Park Church quartet members Wooler and Thomas added a solo and a duet I Feel Thy Holy Spirit to close the program.
In Wilkes-Barre the Associated Charities agent Mrs W B Dugwat presented evidence that the Donohue woman has no claim on Scranton. The case involved the Maggie Allie Dawohtvie smallpox case and an investigation found the Donohue charge not belonging to Scranton or its boards. Also notes a charity show in Scranton and the death of Miss Reynolds of Paetorsville at age 11 from pneumonia.
Select Council mourns Captain William Kellow with resolutions of sympathy and military honors. Funeral at Elm Park Church today at 2 PM with interment in Forest Hill. procession from 24 Mulberry Street. Delegations from police and city councils attend. services by Rev. WoAL Pears. a special meeting and arrangements committee oversee carriage and attendance. Donations listed to Florence Mission and local charities.
Advertisement from F. P. Price, agent, touts prices at The Scranton Cash Store with claims of ten dollars buying nearly fifteen dollars worth of goods. Vows to beat all records for low prices and first class merchandise in the valley.
Retail discourse urges intelligent buyers to seek lower prices during the legitimate business season. The notice highlights reduced prices as a natural, attractive effect of slower trade, suggesting bargains are more generous this season.
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