Judge Purdy Opinion Delays County Bounty Payments
Monroe County commissioners decided to suspend bounty payments following Judge Purdy's opinion quoted by counsel David 8. Lee. Senator Lee urged that the decision remain in effect until a possible supreme court reversal, guiding county action. The note to hold payments reflects legal uncertainty and pending appellate outcome.
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Stroadsburg
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Lee
Purdy
Common Pleas
Supreme Court
Towanda Red Men Banquet and Local Disasters Report
Special to the Scranton Tribune Towanda March 4. The Towanda Red Men plan a banquet at the Ochs house on Wednesday night. The Swartwood home in Sayre was flooded last Thursday forcing the family to move. Earlier a similar flood forced another relocation and left a child gravely ill with a later death from exposure. Detectives delivered deserters Henry and Francie Heeman and Joseph Johnson from the army to Fort Biocum New York after arrest at Waverly. Local preacher J D Tillinghast assists in Boranton meetings. J K Bush clothing store closed by Sheriff Drake with $4,000 in judgments. Andrew G Noble of Athens dies at daughter’s Towanda home Friday night.
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Scranton Tribune
Towanda
Towanda Red Men
Charles Swartwood
Sayre
Tollen
Henry
Francie Heeman
Joseph Johnson
United States Army
Waverly
Fort Biocum
N. Y
J.D. Tillinghast
Universaiist Church of
Boranton
J. K. Bush
Obsequies and local notices from Forest City
Forest City items report John Gardner dying at his sister’s home and funeral details at Greenfield township. Mary Davier’s funeral at Fite Baptist Church. Hillside cemetery interment. Local school class counts eight girls eight boys. Citizens’ band concert March 1 with Phoenix Quartet and phonograph contest. New town council members sworn in. Miss Lizzie Moytoer visiting from Foranton. Ladies' Aid meets Wednesday. Enterprise Hose sale planned start Monday. Water rates controversy at Consolidated for Rockelilfey. Temperance union meet Tuesday. Republican primaries close tonight for county convention in Montrose. meeting venues listed for wards.
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Scranton Tribune
Forest City
John Gardner
Henrietta Lee
Depot Street
Greenfield Township
W. A. Carrington
Mary Davier
Fite
J. Ll. Wiliams
Hillside Cemetery
Thv High School
Davis Opera Howe
Mareh
Lizguie Moytoer
Foranton
Miler F. Coyle
Ladies' Aid Society
Benjamin Maxey
Enterprise Hose Company
Monilny
Forest City News
Rockelilfey Water Company
Huleum Temperance Union
Triley
Payette W. Westgate
Susquehanna Street
Clouse Deleos Gates
Montroxe
Enterprise Hose Rooms
Budd
New Milford Church Services and Local Visits Report
Special to the Beranton Tribune from New Milford on March 6 notes union services at the Methodist church led by Rev. Mr. Smith with assistants Rev. I Mallery and Rev. I H Ives. Visitors include Robert Harby of Wallan and Howard Hayden of Binghamton visiting local residents. The Sabbath school convention was held at Hallstead with Presbyterian representation. Westfall is seriously ill at home. M Moffatt visits family in Binghamton. Young People’s Christian Endeavor bought new singing books for the church. Charlee Brendow travels to Binghamton for employment at the Crandall House with John W. Jay.
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New York
Wysox
Court House
Harrisburg
BR. J. O'Donnell
Canton
T. Hull
Monroe
A. H. Kingsbury
Towanda
F. D. Robbins
LeRaysville
J. & Stewart
Presbyterian Church
Edward Overton
Thomas Thomas
Wyalusing
M. L. Cook
Merrysdller
W. HH. Sawtelle
Athens
W. PF. Colelough
Monroeton
Mescates G
BH. Frost
N. N. Betts
W. H. Dodge
William Little
B.D. Payne
O. A. Baldwin
J. K. Newell
Dr. Stewart
Jenkintown
Abington
Princeton College
Princeton
Divinity School
Greenwich
Cumberland County
Hamilton College
Stewart
Susquehanna Institute Board of Managers
New Milford
Mr. Smith
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I. H. Ives
Robert Harby
Wallan
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H. H. Jens
Montrose
Garratt
Howard Hayden
Binghamton
Edward Hendricks
Hallstead
Elmer Tell
William van Cott
Ives
V. Trumbull
Presbyterian Babbath School
Fiallstead
Westfall
M. Moffatt
Township
Honesdale Scene Covers Visits and Church Music
Miss Grace Salmon returns from Philadelphia and Scranton with friends. Ralph Martin hosts a guest at the Allen House and Mrs. Iveeman’s home mentioned. In Providence Mrs. Wood sings a solo at yesterday’s Presbyterian service "Come Home." Court of common pleas sessions set before Judge George Purdy. Next Musical meeting planned.
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Scranton Tribune
Honesdale
Grace Salmon
Philadelphia
Sicranton
Ralph Martin
W. A. Wood
Presbyterian Church
Court of Common Pleas
George & Purdy Thin Weels
Republican caucuses and local events grip Susquehanna area
Congressman Fred Wright returns from Washington for a short stay as Republican caucuses and county nominating convention set for Montrose. Local church services, Lent observances, school activities, and community updates fill the bulletin along with farm coal prices, farmers union growth, and civic notes. District fire chiefs re-elected. Montrose pride noted. various clergy movements described.
Avoca Hose Company reports 1898 99 finances and progress
At the Avoca Hose company regular meeting auditors announced finances for 1898 and 1899 showing receipts 1466.74 disbursements 1007.07 and a balance of 959.57. They burned cancelled notes and declared the company out of debt after thirteen years. They outline five fairs and a carnival with net proceeds totaling 3605.74 and detail property valued at 3050. They plan a higher standard of efficiency with a new hose wagon equipment and stable. The Standard Electric Light Company will furnish free night lighting during their contract period.
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Avoca Hose Company
H. A. Falsbury
Avoca Hose Company No. 1
James McMillan
M. M. Johnson
G. M. Snyder
W. H. Hollister
M. D. Banders
John Reap
A. Rt. Gould & Sons
Scranton
Standard Electric Light Company
Messrs
Fall of the Fair and Obsequies Fill Pittston Notes
Ashley and Shaw offer their new building for the fair as a substantial contribution. Funeral services for Edward Callahan and Mary McHugh are reported with pallbearers and church rites at St Marys. Social events include Mrs Brown’s 50th milestone reception and Cambro-American society banquet. Market updates describe stock movements, money rates, and commodity prices.
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Market Street
Pittston
Mary McHugh
St. Mary's Church
William Davidson
Edward McCarthy
Charles Warren
James Preston
Thomas
Frank Doran
John
Harry Reap
William Brown
Mra. Brown
Mesdames
W. F. Pier
D. C. Morton
Thomas Morton
Jamce Morton
Charles Arkman
Ebenezer True
Robert McMillan
James McMillan
West Pittston
James Walker
William Anderson
Walter Anderson
John Anderson
Harry Johnson
Robert Cranston
David Cranston
Margaret Alexander
William Laird
Edward Laird
Samuel Cavenhall
Hattie Vell
David McArt
James Bone
Agnes Howath Eon
Robert McCutcheon
Lackawanna
Thomas Hastie
Misses Nettle Brown
Nettle Drufiner
Alice Morahan
Jennie Newlin
Delle Morton
Margaret
Annie Arkman
J. J. Reap
Erie and Western Yards
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
David Davin
Cambro-American Society
Hotel Sterling
Wilkes- Barre
Iadier
Aid Society
Washington
Dairyman Seeks Doctor for Child with Croup
An Albany dairyman rushed for a doctor to treat his gravely ill child with croup and bought Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to bridge the wait. By evening the child improved, prompting the family to recommend the remedy locally. For sale by all druggists. Matthews Brog., oats, lad.
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Albany
N. Y
Otto Scholz
Chamberlain
Matthews Brog
Markets Rally After Dividend Surprise Shakes Stock Prices
New York trading on March 5 showed a feverish, manipulated market driven by a few stocks. A sudden 25 percent common stock dividend by Sugar interrupted bear plans, shocking professional traders and triggering sharp moves. Price swings followed from near par to 97, with brisk buying at times and broad volatility across Tobacco and Tennessee Coal.
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People’s Gas
Consolidated Gas
New York Central
Third Avenue
Tennessee Coal
London
House of Commons
Berlin
Goss
United States
New York
Wall Street
Newa
Fig
Dairy price list and grocery items update
Corrected by H. G. Dale the list shows EButter-Creamery dairy tubs Figgs-Select western price 2.0 1.9 2.09 and Ontong-Per flour 4.90 with cheese marrow and other items in bushel measures and cents per unit.
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H. G. Dale
Lackawanna Avenue
Ebutter—Creamery
Western
Wheat and Oats Steady in Philadelphia Markets
Grain prices hold steady with March wheat at 70 and lower grades mixed. Potatoes and flour show dull to weak movement while spring and winter varieties range from cleared to extra high mills prices amid Western and New York demand.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New York
Western
New York Grain and Produce Market Report Highlights
The report notes spring wheat futures active with buyers, winter wheat dull, and spot wheat steady. Corn and oats show mixed movements with some futures firming then wavering. butter and cheese futures reflect firmer creamery products with regional price variation across state, Pennsylvania, and western markets.
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Estore
Duluth
Whlont
Western Creamery
Math
Walhe
Isalaice
State Chafce
Bute
Pennsylvania
Mark
Walitou
Chicago Grain Market Report From March Prices
Cilengo notes wheat strength early on March trade due to better cables and demand weakness. May soy, May corn, and May oats edge lower as markets close mixed. Prices listed for flour, grains, hogs, lard, shoulders, whiskey, and sugar show little overall change.
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Luirley
New York Live Stock Market Report
New York March 5 Reeves-Steers steady except common grades lower. All sold with steers HaW 75, oxen 1.50, bulls 80 to 845, cows 2.25 to 4.04. Calves active and mute with most sold except 20 herd venlsa 1.5. Sheep firm, limbs opened 10 higher then closed lower. lambs 7.000 Sale dull with fair demand.
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New York
Reeves
Lilkhor
Chicago Market Steers and Sheep See Mixed Receipts
Receipts total about 18 000 cattle and 5 000 sheep with generally steady to mixed demand. Steers show good to prime quality locally with prices around 1 1004.7 cents. cows steady to slow. Sheep and lambs about steady with western lambs and mixed feeder cattle noted.
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Chicago
Xaos
Texas
Cattle Market Reports Mixed Weights and Prices Across Stockyards
The market shows varied demand with export cattle and bulls trading at diverse prices. Buyers and sellers test fat steers and cows, with prices ranging from fair to good, while hogs and pigs move slowly as weights and conditions affect bids.
East Liberty Cattle Market Report March Prices
Market notes show cattle at East Liberty with steady prices and steady or better demand. Hogs listed at various weights with prices around 5.00 to 6.00. sheep and lambs described as active with obtainable values. veal calves also noted among typical regional listings.
Hotel Rates Advertised With American and European Plans
An advertisement details lodging options with American plan at $3.50 per day and upwards and European plan at $1.50 per day, outlining room rates and service terms for travelers.
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Grace Church
Credit Balances and Shipments Reported in March
Credit balances include 108 certificates and files showing 000 cash. Shipments total 4.09 barrels on average 000 per barrel. Jane 135 and Sd barrels reported with an average of 74 675 barrels.
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