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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1895

Page

2

Two Pittston Incidents Lead Local News

David Davis arrested in Wilkes Barre by Detective Eckert on charges tied to Exeter White Cap outrages. Jessie Harrison burned by a mine lamp in North Main Street cellar. doctor Dr McFadden injured in runaway. Revival services wrap at Hughestown chapel with next in Melanie Chapel.

Eckert McFadden Pittston David Davis Exeter Wilkes- Barre Oram Justice of the Peace Willams Davis Salvation Army Wilkes-Barre Salvation Barracks Canal and Jackson Streets North Main Street Jessie Mathew Harrison Lehigh Valley Railroad Seneca Tribune West Side Hughestown Chapel Melanie Chapel Upper Pittston Maggele Coleman Anna Clifford North Main Avenue Miss Legar Scranton Ella Touhill Capitola Cooper Hannah Conners Mary Tigue Carbondale George Shelly Electric City Piitston B. Helme Arthur Fardaday Paul Bohan W. G. Bast Kutztown Berks County May Barrett South Main Street Fleetriex City Arch Miller W. BE. Cilbert Newark, N. J

Missing Greenwood man James Cotter Absent Since Monday

Minooka reports James Cotter of Greenwood left home Monday afternoon and remains missing. The notice notes Cotter as the adult male from Greenwood and details no further clues about his whereabouts.

James Cotter Greenwood O'Connell Council Young Men's Institute

Second mock trial held at Willow Street rooms

Adam Fasshall the Greenwood hotel keeper says the Grigsby road bill would benefit residents of Lackawanna township from last evening in their rooms on Willow Street.

Willow Street Adam Fasshall Greenwood Lackawanna Township

Noxon to Hold First Election in April in New Township

The new township of Noxon schedules its first election for Saturday April 14 to choose a full slate of officers. Local items note ties to Susquehanna county including bridge work by GD DeWitt and various community updates from Mehoopany Lemon and Towanda.

Noxon DeWitt Susquehanna County George Dull Mehoopany Eliza Stevens Lemon Rome N. Y Helen Lewis Hiairstown N W Charles Bolson Lake Winela Minnie Easton Nelson Lee Keeler House John M. Garman Wilkes-Barre Lee Whipple Bros Laceyville Wilson Treible Owegu Susquehanna Valley Meshoppen W. M. Hiller Tunkhannock Church Hiller John B. Foss Scranton Santiago Cal Hert Lyman Lenn Hilly, McLean & Williams Tinghamton Athens James L. Voree Strickland HM John Strickland Shakespeare Club Miles Effie Reynolds E. M. Alger Burgess Charles Marding Methoppen Tronbridge Swalebrook Elmer FE. Brown Mcense Solomon Wight Auburn Anna Edwards Springville BR. T. Trewer Dushore Mehoopany Lumber Company Felix Annart B. W. Lewis N. J. Harding W. D. Crawford Keeler Houe Laure Stein Towanda Democ BE. . Brown William M. Port Montrose Mack and Miller

Throop Notes: Births Beginnings and Local Moves

Mr and Mrs Charles Fahringer celebrate birth of Samuel Hulty at Throop marking his forty third birthday. Miss Nettle Burtly returns to school. Miss Hannah Indian visits Meckville. Thomas Hamilton shows slow improvement. Charles Newell, formerly Scranton, now works as fan engineer at the Pan coast mine. Master Morgans resumes rounds after a short illness.

Charles Fahringer Samuel Hulty

Ladies All Society Meeting at Mrs Cooper Home

Old Forge notices report the Ladies All Society meeting at Mrs A J Cooper's residence this afternoon. Miss J May Brodhead and Thomas Ward departed Tuesday to resume studies at Stroudsburg Normal school. Cheater Atherton of South Baton visited M V Stark this week.

Ladies All Society A. J. Cooper J. May Brodhead Thomas Ward Stroudsburg Normal School Cheater Atherton South Baton M. V. Stark

Coal industry turmoil and new transport links in 19th century

The article reports Buffalo Marel Ss a plans to switch Niagara Falls branch power to electricity, mine inspector figures for 1898 show 2100 employees, 176 orphans, 888000 tons shipped, and 2148 tons dynamite used. It covers unity efforts among anthracite carriers, price wars, and Robert Van Wickle expanding Lehigh Valley coal routes via Reading and Jersey Central connections, reshaping competition.

Buffalo Marel Ss New York Central Relioad Niagara Falls Willan Stein Poumla hKega Philadelphia Harmony McLeod Gowen New York Lehieh Valley Jersey Central Phiadelphia Lehieh Reading Theavor Meadow Treskow New Boston A. &. van Wickle Lehligh Coxe Mrog, & Co Coleraine Maarket Troskow Beaver Meadow New Hooston Tamaqua Hazleton Northearn von Wickle Rathrone Dough Hell Cogs Rok, & Co Leaver, Meadow Lehigh Valley Jenny Minneseille Mr. van Wielkle Tehleh Valley Pennsylvania Railroad Reading, Pennsylvania van Wickle

Market Prices and Supplies at York New Produce Market

York New Produce Market reports quiet wheat, firm corn, and steady canning prices with options in May through September. Butter, cheese, and dairy items show steady to firm valuations. miscellaneous trades and freight notes listed for regional supply, with a closing health advertisement.

York New New York Chicago Ite Western Travisions Western Dairy Rollin Bigrina State Pennsylvania Southern

Stocks and Bonds Irregular Trading Amid Gains and Losses

The New York stock market opened irregular on March 24 with 213000 shares traded. Reading led advances on heavy volume while Jersey Central and Delaware and Hudson moved within narrow ranges. Reading gained 24 cents, Delaware and Hudson fell, and overall net changes ranged from up to 4 percent and down to 4 percent as rumors and foreclosures influenced prices.

New York Transuc Uons Intel Reading Vanderbilt Jersey Central Delaware Lackawanna Hudson New York Stock Market Tribune G. du Jt. Dimmick William Linn Allen & Co Stock Rokers Spruce Street Scranton

One Cent Word and Classified Appeals

Fragmented ad text seeking references for a Scranton hire, printing and copying jobs in Middletown Ohio, city directory assistants, Tribune office applicants, butchers wanted on Main Avenue, solicitors for stock subscriptions, and salesmen for cigars with local trade familiarity. Contains multiple company names and locations.

Main Avenue City aReney Fur Smentes Edward OC. Fish & Co Borden

RENTAL NOTICES AND CLASSIFIEDS LISTINGS

A dense set of rental notices and ads: multiple properties for rent including a second story flat at 225 Lackawanna avenue and a brick house of nine at 414 Vine street. offices and rooms at 100 Lackawanna avenue. storefront and wholesales space at 16 Franklin avenue. several Lackawanna avenue addresses. apartments in Wyoming avenue and Jefferson mvernion. plus personnel ads offering sales commissions and door-to-door selling opportunities.

Fiat Lackawanna Avenue Hennoul F. 5 Pauli E. Comogys PPOR Spruce Street M. Ohara Lackawanna Ave Wyoming Avenue Hall & Co Commonwealth Building Jefferson Mvernion Cadar Avene Davidow Brow Fouse Yeager Moscow Poo C. Ba Ming Avenue SU Isage Vine Street M. Horton Commonwealth D., L. & Awituh West Lackawanna Avenue Stanton Stave Works

Charter Applications for Beranton Training School for Nurses

Notices announce a petition to form The Beranton Training School for Nurses under PA law with charter powers and diplomas. A second notice seeks renewal of the Pennsylvania Coal Company charter, listing Samuel Thorne and others as applicants. Also brief classifieds seek employment and help wanted items in the Tribune office.

State of Pennsylvania Samuel Thorne Georg W. Quintard Walton Ferguson G. G. Williams Julia i. Platt Hurlbutt Andrew HH. McClintock George B. Smith Henry Russell Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Coal Company Sald Arete Andrew H, McUlintock, Kolicitor

Scranton solicits bids for Fire District Sewer work in 1805

Baled proposals will be received at the City Clerk Scranton Pa until 7 40 p m Thursday April 4 1805 to construct Section A of Fire District Sewer system with specifications on file City Clerk Cash or certified check of 100 required for each bid 2000 bond for awarded contractor City reserves right to reject bids cost estimate 7 3 by order of City Clerk MT Lavelle March 21 1805 Physicians and Surgeons notice and local addresses included with hoursListed other ads and notices present

John H. Fellows Fellowe Washineson Avenue Fiaid Avenue Scrantean County of Lackawanna State of Pennsylvania Deacon Street People’s Street Railway Lackawanna River Pennsylvania Coal Companys Ice Hlakely Pennsylvania Old Plank Road Hanson Carpeter Hanson Carpenter Iron Fat Robert von Storch James Young Eaid Rae Eee Dasaritos Mortiare Fannie M. Carpenter Willard, Warren & Knapp Attorhoya Scranton Ans Astar Opanete MT. Lavelle Scranton M

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