West Scranton Jenkins Boys in a Quandary
Three Jenkins brothers from Glen Valley, South Wales, arrive in Scranton seeking their father Charles Jenkins, last heard six years ago as a saloon owner here. They contact Mrs Roberts and I Morgans as they try to locate him, hoping for mining work and citizenship. Resignation of Rev Elliott A Boyl noted with farewell sermon planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Boys
Daniel Evans
Prohibition
John Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Grifith Veechey
Glen Valley
South Wales
Thia Clty
New York
Rhondda Valley
Scranton
Chres
England
Steamehip Teutonic
Steamehip
Denking
Morgen
Hojel
Mra
Thoberts
Hinton Street
Jenkins
Thomas Towell
Old Country
Otis
Jon Jenkins
Itainay
Wren
Citisens
United States
Dd, Evans and
I. G. Morgans
South Main Avenue
Resignation Accepted by Plymouth Confraternity Members
Resignation accepted by the Plymouth Congregation committee as part of internal reforms. Officers reassess leadership roles and oversee transition. Community members urged calm while honoring service of outgoing officers. Local bulletin notes upcoming election to fill vacant positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Snow Drifts Reach Five Feet in West Scranton
The city endures record snow drifts five to six feet high in areas like Lincoln Height Bellevue Heights Round Woods Plot West Park Farrs Heights and Tripp Park. Suburban residents faced heavy inconvenience staying indoors as sidewalks were cleared but gutters and sewer openings remained blocked. Public works crews cleared crosswalks and sewer openings to ease traffic and slush flow amid a forecasted thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Scranton
Lincoln Height
Bellevue Heights
Round Woods Plot
West Park
Farr’s Heights
Tripp Park
Department of Public Works
Mears Hall Undergoes Complete Renovation After Epidemic
The smallpox epidemic spurred a full renovation of Mears hall owned by Joseph A. Mears. Walls and ceilings are being thoroughly kalse mined and painted under contractor George Cooper, with work in progress and an interior that will deter dampness and present a welcoming look. Completion is expected in about two weeks for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mears’ Hall
Joseph A. Mears
George Cooper
Prohibition Alliance Members Entertained at Morgan Home
Members of the West Scranton Prohibition alliance were hosted by John W. Morgan on Fifteenth street for an evening of vocal and instrumental entertainment. A large gathering enjoyed refreshments as the group notes growing numbers and influence in promoting temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Scranton
Prohibition Alliance
John W. Morgan
Fifteenth Street
Alliance
Sleigh Overturned Involving Mrs Daniel J
A sleigh accident left Mrs. Daniel J. injured as the sleigh overturned during a winter outing. Witnesses reported the vehicle tipped on a rural road, with emergency responders arriving promptly. Mrs. Daniel J. received first aid at the scene and was transported for further medical evaluation.
Don't Never Prophesy Unless You Know Policy
An editorial mocks overconfident prognostication and calls for steady progress. It asserts consistency and persistence in strategy, noting that the policy aims to keep advancing toward a distant, evolving goal.
Sale of Linens and Muslins in the Line of Progress
A vivid sale notice promotes household linens and muslins with bleached table linens, napkins, sheets, towels, and bed items. Prices range from $1.45 to $2.00 for various widths and sizes, promising substantial reductions across all table linens and related goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Csi Y Peers
Ceceyeseee
Ida Nio
Sule Price Co
Ceeeeseee
Ste
Unbleached and Bleached Textiles Sale Notice
The ad details sale prices for unbleached and bleached muslin and sheeting in multiple sizes. It highlights broad reductions across fabrics with various price points and urges readers to inspect the surprising assortment and low prices available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siriro
Evans Overturned at Main Avenue and Jackson Street
Evans of the Sloan Patch reports a collision at the corner of Main Avenue and Jackson Street. The woman sustained a severe shock and was carried into Jenkins' drug store for restoratives, then rallied. Mrs. Jones was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital for treatment. She is mother of Daniel Vans, the boy who drowned in Keyee Valley Creek last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Sloan
Mainavenue
Jackson Street
Jenkins’ Drug Store
Jones
Moses Taylor Hospital
Daniel Vans
Keyeee Valley
Mise Gleda Lauer Hosts Wednesday Evening Party
Mise Gleda Lauer of North Main Avenue entertained several friends Wednesday night. Carnations adorned the rooms as guests including Janet Gardner Janet Robertson Pearl Davis Hilda Farr Ray Davis Hattie Tillis Electa Lauer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Gleda Lauer
North Mainavenue
Victor H. Lauer
Janet Gardner
Janet Robertson
Pearl Davis
Hilda Farr
Ray Davis
Hattie Tillis
Electa Lauer
Mesers
Burnett Ackerman
John Hughes
Oram
Birthday Surprise for Miss Laura Stubblebine
Miss Laura Stubblebine of 908 West Elm Street received a birthday surprise from friends. The event featured piano solos by Misses Stubblebine and Bryant, refreshments, and a gathering including Misses Sanders Thomas Gallagher Thomas Lewis Davis Evans Bryant Stubblebine Evans and Messrs Roberts Dr Evans Phillips Moore Morgan Lewis Evans Schrump and Divis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Stubblebine
Weat Elm Street
Stubblebine
Bryant
Messrs
Lewis
Davis
F Phillips
Sanders
Thomas
Gallagher
Evans
Roberts
Phillips
Moore
Morgan
Schrump
Divis
Mr and Mrs Cox Host Birthday Dinner in Wiashburn
Mr and Mrs D A Cox of Wiashburn Street entertained friends for Mr Coxs birthday anniversary. Assisted by daughter Mrs Suydam of Binghamton, guests included Mr and Mrs Isaac Swallow Mr and Mrs Henry Greenwood Mr and Mrs Levi Nome Mrs Sherman Surdam Miss Mabel Greenwood Mrs Keller and Master Austin Rome. Mr Cox received a glass front bookweaker as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Cox
Wiashburn Street
Cox
Mabel Greenwood
Keller
Austin Rome
Oxford Glee Club Rehearses Ahead of Allentown Eisteddfod
A large crowd attended a rehearsal last evening at the First Welsh Congregational church. Prof Warrl E Jones a soloist from Morristown New Jersey attended and will sing the solo in the male voice quartet at the Allentown eisteddfod with the Oxford Glee Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Glee Club
First Welsh Congregational Church
Warrl E. Jones
Church of the Redeemer
Morristown
N. J
Allentown
Social committee meeting and evening events
The West Side Central Republican club hosts a social committee meeting this evening with listed members. The probationers class convenes at Simpson Methodist Episcopal church. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at 7 30 at 207 South Hyde Park avenue. William Jennings Bryan lectures on A Conquering Nation at Lyceum theatre under St Brenden's council. The Colonial club dances at Washington hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Central Republican Club
Frank B. Reese
Tallie Phillips
Palmer L. Williams
W. E. Johns
C. F E. Daniels
W. Rowland Davies
Thomas G. Evans
L.A. Howell
W. A. Phillips
Samuel McCracken
Watkin H. Williams
W. R. Hughes
John R. Edwards
David J. Jenkins
David Gawens
W. E B. Jamesson
Meeting of United Mine Workers delegates held in Evans hall
A gathering of Focal Union No. 35 UMWA convened to choose delegates for the upcoming district convention. An entertainment is planned at Jackson Street Baptist Church next Monday by the Kur Boy choir from South Africa, per Miss Elsie Clark. A raffle for mining tools benefits William X Williams occurs tomorrow at 1815 Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal Union
United Mine Workers of America
D.bd
Evans’ Hall
Jackson Street Baptist Church
Kur
South Africa
Elsie Clark
William X. Williams
Jackson Street
Keyser Valley
Luzerne Street
John Mahon
Sherman Avenue
David J. Davis
North Bromley Avenue
Tabernacle Congregational Church
Local residents noted visiting friends across towns
Mrs Sherman Suydam of Binghamton visits her parents Mr and Mrs D A Cox on Washburn Street. Miss Lydia Bryant of Plymouth stays with Miss Laura Stubblebine on West Elm Street. Miss Anna Lewis returns from Pittston. May Evans of Wetland Street visits Olyphant. Mrs Slutter of North Rebecca Avenue visits Long Pond. Mrs Griffiths of North Rebecca Avenue visits Mrs Harry Decker in Nicholson. William Jenkins of South Main Avenue recovers from an illness. Patrick McDonald of Jackson Street returns from Carbondale. John Davis of Hyde Park Avenue visits Pittston. William Jones of Acker Avenue visits friends in Wilkes-Barre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Suydam
Binghamton
D. A. Cox
Washburn Street
Lydia Bryant
Plymouth
Laura Stubblebine
West Elm Street
Anna Lewis
Pittston
May Evans
Wetland
Olyphant
Slutter
North Rebecca Avenue
Long Pond
Senate committee approves cross border boundary study commission
Exclusive wire reports the senate committee on commerce authorized a favorable report on a bill to appoint a commission to cooperate with Canada in examining the divisional boundary waters between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Vireas
Washington
Mureli
Senate
Canada
The Homeliest Man in Scranton Giveaway Offer
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century advertisement invites readers in Scranton to visit a local druggist for free Kemp’s remedy. The copy praises the product as a guarantee to cure and relieve a range of chest illnesses and coughs, though the text is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Am
Kemp
Gas and Water Plants Purchase Cited by Washington Leaders
Hon. John Scheuer and Joseph Slocum announce Republican candidates for the Legislature in the Second District. Stephen Spraks, a German-American businessman from Honesdale, built Spraks Brothers into a substantial lumber firm with properties in the city and in North Carolina. The brothers recently bought the gas and water plants of Washington, North Carolina, and secured a thirty year franchise. Stephen is active in many social and fraternal societies and serves as president of the Ronaring Brook Building and Loan association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John Scheuer
Joseph Slocum
Mike Mazig
Josef Muscavich
Stephen 8. Spraks
Honesdale
Thomas
Henry
Stephen
Spraks Brothers
North Carolina
Washington
Fourteen Friends
The
Heptagophs
James Connell Lodge of Odd Fellows
Ronaring Brook Building and Loan Association
Horse and wagon crash injures two women on Willow Street
A horse hitched to a light wagon frightened on Stone avenue last evening, knocking down two young women. Miss Mary Staub sustained serious injuries with a cut nose and head bruise. the other woman was unconscious but recovered, suffering shock. The rig, owned by William Zang of Pittston avenue, damaged the wagon while the horse was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Avenue
Willow Street
Mary Staub
Pittston Avenue
William Zang
Local Republicans consider candidates for Second district seat
Hon John Scheuer of Elm Street seeks pre nomination for a second term in the legislature as Second district representative. Joseph Slocum, son of Barney Slocum, also announces intent to seek Republican nomination and has begun campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scheuer
Elm Street
Joseph Slocum
Barney Slocum
Boarder Mazig Faces Assault Charge Before Alderman
Mike Mazig of the flats appeared before Alderman Lentes on assault and battery charges filed by rag dealer Josef Muscovich. Muscovich resisted leaving Mazig’s boarding house when Mazig, angered by the shopkeeper’s refusal to depart, tore his clothes and threw him outside. The alderman bound Mazig over to appear at court in the sum of 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mazig
Lentes
Josef Muscavich
Musceavich
Mazig
Mike
Muscovich
General Grant Commandery Meeting in Hartman's Hall
A General Grant Commandery Knights of Malta meeting is set for Hartman's hall this evening. Schley's Long Healing Balsam boasts a cough cure guarantee with no cure no pay. The St. John's hall basketball game from last evening was postponed. Charles A. C. Stark of Canaseraga NY visits Cedar Avenue with family. Scranton Bowling Club and Hampetam team in City Bowling League played three games at Zulager's alleys. Hampe's won two with scores 765 781 745 to 681 642 2247. J. J. Hill of Belvidere NJ was hosted by Miss Julia Donnelly yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant Commandery
Knights of Malta
Hartman's Hall
Schley
St. John's Hall
Charles A. C. Stark
Canaseraga
New York State
Cedar Avenue
Scranton
Hampetam
Zulager
Hampe
Feranton Bowling Club
Murphy
Social Evening At Wert Home On Clay Avenue
Mr and Mrs John Wert hosted friends at their Clay avenue home with dancing and cards late into the night Dainty refreshments were served Several couples attended including Mr and Mrs Frank Bingham Mr and Mrs A M Bingham and Misses Kenny Keller Sutliff Yost Dony Hienwood MacCrory Engle Burgood Angwin Herring Bishop Ellis Dr F W Winters and Dr XP Carty Also Mrs Charles Brown of Green Ridge Street entertained a large young set at her home with an enjoyable evening reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wert
Clay Avenue
Mra
Frank Bingham
A. M. Bingham
A. R. McKay
Kenny
Keller
Sutliff
Yost
Dony
Hienwood
MacCrory
Engle
Mess
Burgood
Town Social Amid Refreshments as Borough Prepares for Freshet
Residents enjoyed a late hour gathering with dainty refreshments. Mrs. J B Holiday of Apple Street lies seriously ill at home. Street Commissioner Brown has a large crew clearing streets for the freshet, aiming to minimize water damage to borough property. GT Slade visited town, John Whitman of Avoca stays with friends, Frank and Pagene Garvey visit their father Dr J B Garvey in New York, Miss Mary Decker seeks Honesdale friends, Oscar Yost hosts relatives from Shenandoah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Holday
Apple Street
Brown
Beegan
GT. Slade
John
Knights of Malta install officers in North Scranton chapter
North Scranton News reports the Eastern Star commandery No. 291 Knights of Malta installed officers at the last meeting including Deputy grand commander R. H. Butland, sir knight commander W. S. Shaw, generalissimo Thomas Henry, and other posts with names such as James Jones, Morgan Watkins, Fred White, W. H. Tray, CBD W. Edwards, and Wyatt McCormack serving as trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Knights of Malta
R. H. Butland
W. 8. Shaw
Thomas Henry
James Jones
Morgan Watkins
Fred White
W. H. Tray
W. Edwards
Thomas FE. Morgan
J. K. Thomas
J. On. Hughes
Funeral Services for Thomas Naughton and Margaret McHale
The funeral of Thomas Naughton age 5 son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Naughton of West Market street was held yesterday afternoon. Interment was in Cathedral cemetery. The late Mrs Margaret McHale was remembered in services at Holy Rosary church and interred in Dunmore Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Naughton
Patrick Naughton
West Market Street
Leggett's Creek
Cathedral Cemetery
Margaret McHale
Henry J. O'Malley
Accident at Scranton Forging Injures Wayne Man
Albert Reese of Wayne avenue was hurt at work in the Scranton Forging company when he stepped on a sharp steel fragment causing a deep gash near the ankle. He was taken home and Dr Donne was summoned to dress the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Reese
Wayne Avenue
Scranton
Reese
Surprise Party Honoring Clark Davis on Wayne Avenue
Clark Davis of Wayne avenue was treated to a pleasant surprise party by friends last evening. The gathering featured usual diversions and refreshments with a notable list of attendees including Misses Minnie Thomas Sadie Rowlands Rachel Owens Pauline Jones Bessie Williams Margaret Richards Edith Lewis Maur Thomas and Messrs Joseph Crohen Willard Robinson Clark Davis Fred Robinson Thomas Buckley George Powell Frank Jones Thomas Lewis Robert Pierce Brinley Davis and Charles Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Davis
Wayne Avenue
Minnie Thomas
Sadie Rowlands
Rachel Owens
Pauline Jones
Bessie Williams
Margaret Richards
Edith Lewis
Maur Thomas
Joseph Crohen
Willard Robinson
Fred Robinson
Thomas Buckley
George Powell
Frank Jones
Thomas Lewis
Robert Pierce
Brinley Davis
Charles Davis
Civil Service Exam Winners Listed for Scranton Area
The following residents passed civil service examinations: John Murtaugh Griffith Thomas M J Barrett Frank Devers William Birtley William McDonald Valentine Birtley and William Moran.
Snowbound Streets Mark Green Ridge Walks
Heavy Wednesday snowfall mars sidewalks in Green Ridge with deep drifts blocking paths. Residents Mr and Mrs George Kear and son visit relatives in Philadelphia while locals repair deck work for the Green Midge People's line and plan a charity event at the Green Midge Wheelmen's Club. A church meeting to elect officers was postponed to next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adorge Kear
Charles
Monkey Avenue
Dale Lane
Whiladelphia
Newton Jackson
Vetor Morell
Market Street
Tia
Wiskee Harre Trionile
Mary Wells
Hemaker
Sapdemon Avenue
Wod
Elarge
Ollere
Highways and English lake district lore noted
Fragmentary text references Jon and Bradley authorship, mentions Wadsworth and other families, praises inclusions of various notes and engravings. A passage notes Walon bishop of Llandaff who spent time gardening in Wealmereland and references other property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
English Lake District
Wadsworth
Bradley
Nyite 26
de, Walon
Llandaff
Wales
Wealmereland
The Bishop and The Cock Name Swap at Inn Sign Fight
A dispute over inn signage in Anitezide ends with The Cork tavern renamed The Bishop while the neighboring inn repaints its sign to announce This is the old Cock. The rival owner sues over branding and reflects on business and church decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anitezide
Bradlow
Cork
Bisa
Obituary Notices for Mrs. Margaret Flory and Mrs. Patrick Curran
Mrs. Margaret Flory of Sayre aged 83 years 2 months died at home March 5. Survived by son William H. Flory and four daughters including Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Hughes. Funeral at Sayre home with interment Forest Hill cemetery beside husband Jacob Flory. Mrs. Curran of Bellevue died suddenly at home on Third street survived by husband and children Nellie John Bridget Annie and Dominick. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Flory
Sayre
Patrick Curran
Bellevue
Third Street
Nellie
John
Bridget
Annie
Dominick
New York
Funeral notice for Bary Mighes and family
The funeral of the dear Bary Mighes, child of Mr and Mrs Mughes of 15 South Sincier avenue, will be held at Ooselock this afternoon. Services will be at the home. Hugh Mavis of South Main Avenue Welsh Congregational church will conduct. Burial follows at Washburn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deary Bary
Deli Mughes
Sincier Avenue
Hugh Mavis
Main Avenue
Welsh Congregational Clutres
Triterraent
Washburn
Even Kipling and Rhodes Clash On Sleeper Berth Train
A London club recounts Kipling and Rhodes sharing a Cape railway journey to Kimberley. An upper berth mix up sparks Rhodes to demand Kipling swap, a colonel’s wife protests, and tensions rise as passengers joke and jab at imperial pretensions during the night trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Hudvard Kipling
Mie
Kipling
Rhodes
I Cape
Kimberley
Cupie
Thodes
Te Bial
Lina
Hitmelf
Martoo
Maduin
Quirth
Walt” Hal
Rane
Fragmented Read Of Southern Humor In A Local Tale
Reading a muddled OCR piece, it notes Southern humor and wit among Black communities with a porter named Pin in a Whore town mercantile setting. It references jokes about ongoing lateness to work and casual street interactions near Mount Hermon cemetery and a cousin connection, but the passage is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae & Chanel Howe
Phos
Pin
Emilesie Viuoneteaten
Liltie
Dan
Doe
Dam
Mount Hermon
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West
Phemational Church
Elliott A. Boyl
Congregational Church
Camden
Hy. A. Parsons
John T. Jones
Margaret Hoberts
Lizzie A. Evane
D. L. Davis
Nanticoke
Dujour
G. W. Jenkins
Daniel J
Ios GE
Occrevesars
Cceseeee
Globe Warehouse
General News
South
Steven
Suhuwks
Dunmore
North Scranton News
Eastern Star Commandery
John Murtaugh
Griffith Thomas
M. J. Barrett
Frank Devers
William Birtley
William McDonald
Valentine Birtley
William Moran
North Scranton
James Powell
Wales Street
Providence
Clerks’ Association
John Jervis
State Federation of Labor
Wilkes- Barre
North End
Glee Club
O'Malley
Max Feldman
New York City
William Edgar
Providence Methodist Church
Green Ridge
Chou
Lacka. Ave
Peerless
Cetyl
Joyce
Ayoyce Stores
Henry Belin, JR
Wyoming
Dupont’s
Rblitting
Sporting, Smokeless
Repauno Chemical Company
Connell Building
Thos, Ford
Enevnee
Joan B. Smith & Son
W. E. Mulligan
Wilkes-Barre
Lyceum Theatre
William Jennings Bryan
Lecewin
Tf Ofelool
M. Reis
Ayod
Dulpy
Aearote
Mr, Frank Keenan
Manhattan Theatre
John Grigsby
Stalos
Selatu
Hvertng
Corse Payton
Presta Eparroine
Treined
Vacdeville Peatores
Helio
Anil
Malinao
Chester DE Vonde
Excellent Company
Star Theatre
ALF
G. Herrington
Mr Dam
Leling
New York Mail and
Exyueas
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