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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
7
Frank Collins underwent a delicate operation at Dr Wheeler s Private hospital in Carbondale to cover a large wound on his right leg with skin grafted from the left leg. The procedure, the most extensive of its kind in the area, aims at complete recovery from injuries suffered in a street car accident months ago.
The notice lists a Soldier’s dinner at Hotel Anthracite with mock turtle soup prime beef turkey and desserts. It mentions Mayor O Neill G S Kimball John Kelly J L Reynolds and J M Alexander as speakers with toastmaster duties by Alderman Jones and musical interludes by leading talent.
On April 1 Thomas Vannan opens an open and plynbug business at a stone corner lot where Mise Alice Butler vacates. Vannan has long operated at the deck of Van Bergen Cheeee department on Patna street and promises success from his vast experience.
Miss Lena Wiley returns from Factory Hill. Mrs. Munn and daughter Maar fon come back from Nineveh N Y after a month with relatives. Ex Corporal Jory Bontiell becomes bookkeeper at Caty tractor T O Robinsons. Agatha Dwyer returns from Aldenville Worn counts after five weeks nursing. Mrs T V Walker hosts Mrs Buer and Lulu from Susquehana. Mrs J P Reynolds entertains Miss Cats Mor ris from Wyoming cemetery. Frank Schoonover plans Easter visit from West Chester Normal. Mrs John Sands not expected to live. Rinalto Gerevini of Buffalo visits Rev H A Roce. Gerevini represents The Voice of the Truth. Rev F Ehinger, recently in New York, will...
Marie Moon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Moon, shows slight improvement after a poor night. The Moon family will arrive home today and conduct Lent services at the German Lutheran church located at Eleventh Avenue and Church Street this evening at 7:20.
A large invite list gathered at Woeben's rink for a West Scranton social evening honoring dairyman Anthony Schulthely. The program featured music, vocal solos, comic acts, dances, and a planned Junior League fundraiser in April.
A historical ad extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough and influenza. It cites testimonials of relief from persistent coughs severe colds and dangerous croup attacks. Mothers prize the product for children citing its safety and prompt soothing effects. Matthews Bros sells it through wholesale and retail channels.
Moosic correspondent notes Mr. Thomas H. Evans of River Street, a borough school director, resigns to become mine foreman for the Delaware and Hudson at Jermyn. He will move his family there and is highly regarded for leadership at the Presbyterian church and Sunday school.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co proprietors Toledo. We believe Cheney honorable in all business dealing and will meet obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Mrs Annie Thompeon Mulligan of Avoca dies after weeks of illness. She leaves two children Tennie five and William three, and is survived by her mother Mrs. Mulligan and several relatives in Avoca Warrior Run Pittsburg and California. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM with burial at Langcliffe cemetery.
Students from the Carolina Society of the high school staged oratorical contests after services. John Reap led in the boys division with The Charge of the Light Brigade, and Margaret Dixon won the girls trophy for The Death-bed of Benedict Arnold. Several students depart for Maonhefield Normal. Rev A T Broderick preached on Fortitude and the Passions of the Heart. Richard Richens seeks Republican county convention delegate support.
The Tunkhannock borough council met Tuesday evening with Kittridge absent. Hungerford Reed Mentzer chair committees on Streets Fire alarm and Ways and Means. A sewer proposal along Warren and Harrison streets was urged. Treasurer Eysenbach presented expense figures. bills for current expenses were ordered paid. Prothonotary and register notices list accounts and marriages across Wyoming County with upcoming court dates and hearings. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advert closes the column.
In St John’s church a month’s mind mass was celebrated for the late Rev John Finnan with Bishop Hoban presiding. The service featured Vicar General Garvey, a 15-voice choir, and a solemn procession. Obsequies for 94-year-old William Higgins followed in the afternoon, with interment at Market Street cemetery. A youth funeral and other items filled the day, including a planned St Patrick’s Day observance moved to a High Mass and community events at local halls and hotels.
Attention is drawn to the mended country tao party at the Lawrence Congregational Church today Friday March 11 at 2 pm and 6 pm. Attendees are promised an enjoyable time with all preparations complete for the occasion.
Confessional letters praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and related remedies for a range of female ailments from irregular menstruation to nervous exhaustion. Women describe regained weight, improved sleep, strength, and fertility of spirit after using the products and value Mrs Pinkham as a confidential adviser.
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