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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
7
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be purchased at M. Meinhart's news office located at 119 Wyoming Avenue, Mac Lackawanna Avenue.
At the annual meeting held on the board of trade building, Tuesday, Peck Lumber Manufacturing Co elected directors John D. Peck F L Peck E F B Peck C Db Jones BP Davidson John L Schroeder and Dr D B Hand. Officers chosen include John D. Peck as president C P Davidson as vice president E S Peck as treasurer and general manager.
The Bookman has returned from New York with the latest books and stationery. The shop promises fresh selections and a broad range of titles for readers and writers alike.
Mechanics Bittenbender & Cw have placed rubber tires to prevent tires from sliding on street car rails, ensuring safety and compliance with railway standards. The work was performed by trained professionals to maintain grip and control on tracked routes.
A lengthy dispute over property involving William Weyandt and his children ends with constables seizing the Maple street home. Fred Weyandt secured possession amid armed opposition as arbitration rooms hear the case of a $1500 option and alleged fraud. The battle centers on transfers from William to Fred and a pending open judgment seeking to annul the uncle’s claim.
The document outlines a dispute over land conveyance and the remaining option money. The plaintiff is represented by Cornelius Comegys, while the defense is handled by Hon. John P. Kelly and J. G. HW Hamilton.
Yesterday saw three formal protests filed against liquor license requests. Trustees of First Presbyterian oppose BE J Walsh’s wholesale house at Lackawanna and Washington avenues due to proximity to church property. Attorney W W Lathrope challenges Charles E B Lee’s bond sufficiency, claiming neither surety possesses $2000 in real estate. John F Lucee objects to Stephen Wickiser’s license, alleging nonresidency, nonexistence of the building, and subsequent remonstrances by signers.
The Joint Estimates Committee of Councils meets tonight with Democrats poised to push an amended appropriation ordinance. Republicans may offer minor suggestions but face possible delay if amendments clash. A compromise via joint conference is planned if councils fail to concur. Leader Grier denied drafting the ordinance, though Democrats reportedly have changes ready to cut estimates below 295,100 dollars.
John G. McAskie newly elected solicitor of Dinmore borough seeks to challenge bills filed February 18 by the commissioners and stenographer M J McAn drawn. Exceptions claim charges for typewriter paper notebooks timing and notes are excessive and that sixty one days were not used for testimony. Commissioners charged 2620 for ten dollar days. argument court to hear case.
Eugene F. Warner son of Street Commissioner George Warner of West Pittston married Marie E. Shiffer at 305 Franklin avenue home. The ceremony by Rev. C. M. Giffin featured maid of honor Carrie Shiffer. couple to honeymoon in New York and Boston and reside in Wilkes-Barre.
Projectors aim to finish the Pittston Boulevard driveway to Bear Creek, having completed nearly one mile before winter halted progress. Hittenbender & Co. offers rapid rubber tire services, with Beidleman advertised as up to date and bookman.
An advertisement claims Hood's Pills enrich blood and improve appetite in pale, puny children. It markets the product as a favorite family cathartic and liver medicine priced inexpensively.
City engineers and board of trade officials inspected Lackawanna Avenue from the river to Washington Avenue and Washington Avenue to Gibson Street finding the asphalt surface dangerous and beyond repair. An estimated $25,000 would resurface 25 000 square yards with a ten year guarantee using standard asphalt if funded in 1898, amid tight appropriations and bond chances.
The managers of the Florence Crittenton mission on Harrison Avenue gratefully acknowledge donations received for February.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous names such as Dr Anna Law and Mrs Chilton alongside assorted items including aprons, rugs, curtains, towels, sheets, carpets, dishes, and groceries. The text also references shops and suppliers like Mage and Bittenbender & Co with scattered phrases about meat, bread, and car tires.
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