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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1895
Page
5
Local notice offers a five dollar reward for information leading to conviction of anyone caught stealing The Tribune from subscribers doorsteps amid complaints of irregular delivery traced to stolen papers.
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad agents directed to stop selling mileane books. Finance committee of the poor board passes several accounts for payment. Dr Edward Pennypacker spoke on Typhoid Fever at the medical society meeting. A court-house night session was adjourned amid a crowded room. A $2,000 claim by John Conway against the city for Robinson Street grading to be reviewed by a special common council committee. St Luke's church held a noon service. daily services at 12 46 p m. Oliver Ditson issued a Look for the Star song. words by Mrs Herbert H Coston. A successful YWCA exchange social. Warden Cassidy released Mark Bishop from the Eastern Penitentiary. Bishop sentenced Oct 10 14 in burglary and larceny cases. Clothiers Collins & Hackett to furnish uniforms for Scranton Traction conductors and motormen. Tomorrow night Scranton Bicycle Club annual meeting to elect officers. D B Atherton favored for president. John Toe not seeking re election. New by law to be presented. Woman's Christian Temperance Union union meeting noted. opposition to liquor licences in Thirteenth ward. United American Mechanics delegates to state convention to be hosted in Co operatives hall. about 176 delegates expected. Local lodges plan entertainment during delegates' stay.
Retilement reaches settlement between John Jermyn and Leah Jones & Co milliners. They will vacate current quarters next to the new Hotel Jermyn and occupy temporary spaces on Spruce Street from July 1 until April 1, 137, when their long term quarters are ready. There was no further detail.
The agreement provides a monthly rental of 30 dollars until the trem moves into the building, after which rent rises to 1000 dollars per year. Mediator John Hf. Phelps facilitated the settlement to spare disruption at the corner spice in the hotel.
San Francisco's Supreme Court set aside Colonel Royce's seven year sentence for embezzling from the Veterans' Home association. The former Scranton lawyer, once treasurer, faced trial in San Francisco after a prior conviction and appeal. This second trial follows details of deposits and transfers linked to the missing funds.
A Florence Tribune feature poem honors a snow flake as a purity emblem and calls readers to aid disadvantaged children. It juxtaposes beauty with harsh conditions and urges charitable action, ending with a moral about purification and a call to live a higher mission. The piece closes with ad copy for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills.
The council advanced measures including temporary floorings in active construction sites and a solicitor salary increase to 2000 dollars. A pole tax of about 3000 dollars will open Wyoming Avenue between Phelps and Ash streets, with amendments debated. Votes allocated funds for paving Franklin Avenue, sewer works on Main Avenue, and street improvements, plus a complex 1895 tax levy structure.
The Scranton branch of the McAll Mission held its annual meeting at Judge Handys residence. Officers elected include president Mrs J A Brive recording secretary Mrs Lewla Stelle and corresponding secretary Mr Hamilton treasurer Mrs Horace F Han. The vice presidents are wives of city pastors. The group reads mission articles and a letter from Mrs Parkhurst of New York, president of the American McAll auxiliary. The Scranton branch donates 200 yearly to Salle Scranton in Portou France. An informal social with refreshments followed.
Thomas Mullen of Greenwood died yesterday after months of kidney trouble. He was a well known and respected citizen, highly regarded by neighbors. He was the father of John J. Mullen, a prosperous hotel keeper on West Lackawanna avenue.
Mrs. Fidiam alleges Robert Fidiam of Albright Avenue attacked with force and drank alcohol at a Ball. The couple failed to live peacefully, and the incident involved door locking and an arrest following a quarrel over alleged appetite for liquor.
A man claimed five years of marriage with two children and alleged threat of poisoning. A flare up led to wife leaving with the kids. They agreed to separate and divide furnishings, but the husband blocked access to the home. The wife filed a warrant with Alderman Roberts. Bail was posted at $500 with H W Lackey as bondsman.
A Sousa Band performance at the Academy of Music drew a large crowd. The program opened with the overture Aronies of Tantalus and included Prelude Hansel und Gretel Norwerlin Khaywady The Directirate Mireh The Hand Came Back overture The Faithful Galatea Selections Liberty Bell Washington Post Wieh School Cadet and other marches. Marie Barnard sang Ene Chiantress Valeo with a sweet sympathetic voice earning strong audience appreciation.
Charles Sanford, an all round athlete, sparred with Lillian Henry and then climbed the roof of Henry’s Center street home. He battered the proprietor and two officers, shouted for him to come down, and was persuaded by Patrolman Lewis with a pistol. Alderman Fitzsimmons then jailed him in default of $300 for court appearance.
In Media Pennsylvania on March 12 Judge Clayton presided over a case involving Samuel Ballard a colored man charged after shooting a tramp. Ballard claimed he worked while the tramp urged him to work. The judge ruled that a tramp is not an animal and that Ballard was guilty of at least assault and sentenced him to three months in jail.
At the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on March 12 a Cass county assistant doorkeeper, James T. Bryer, became insane after listening to harsh charges against four Republican senators who backed adjournment. He was removed from his post by the head doorkeeper after threats toward the four bolters, amid a controversy over patronage and a bill protecting Engineer Cain.
The board, led by J. KH. Cohen, discusses employment outcomes, a request to arrest Mrs. Dugean over neglect, and thanks to Manager Davis after a benefit at Davis theater. Reports detail visits, relief cases, and transportation for destitute families, plus local concerns about a family sharing a room with many chickens.
Pros pect place area shows ground settling due to past mining by Providence Coal company and later activity by Delaware, Lackawanna and Western along with Delaware and Hudson. Upper veins mined earlier. lower veins worked, with a fall last autumn between Church and Summit avenues.
Giles Roberts president of the board of county commissioners says no official notice of a $45,000 claim from Luverne County has been received and doubts any indebtedness. County Solicitor Knapp also says he knows nothing beyond what The Tribune reported.
George A. Mulligan of Watkineg New York spent yesterday in the city pursuing information about S Bo Mims who owns the Texas compound. Mims is described as well dressed and of able means.
A Duryea fire last night totally destroyed two dwellings owned by William Cab Wage and Stanley McCinskey. Insurance covered part of the $1,000 loss per house. The blaze started from an overheated stove in Mr Cab Wage’s home and spread to the adjoining building as water was unavailable.
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