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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
8
Notices state that advertisements and job work orders left at Kannay and Co. newsdealers on North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Belmont residents report J A Stanton a cart man and Miss Rena Cook aged 17 were captured after fleeing together. Alderman Bunnell later ordered warrants for adultery fornication and related charges. Stanton jailed for medastery and desertion bail set at 400 Rena at 300 both sent to Scranton jail.
The Carbondale baseball club faces possible dissolution unless the local traction company provides support. Directors report potential excess fares could raise about $2000, while Mobile’s association offers $500 with repayment of expenses, but relief depends on traction magnates in Philadelphia.
William Hicks was conveyed to the asylum at Dunville by the 9 o'clock train. He is the man referred to in our column.
Yesterday officials rushed the confined man to Union depot where he spoke and gesticulated with his Bible in hand. Those who chatted with him reported he answered intelligently at times but showed clear signs of religious mania. He was taken to Danville by Constable Neary and Directors Daley and Meom.
Carbondale residents celebrate settlement of Pendleton Button factory removal and plan reunification in the city. Sperl Heater company stockholders approve two floors expansion to accommodate operations. Stockholder meetings for both firms are set for next month. Carbondale Bicycle Club committee hosts a novelty party with water, inviting all riders next Wednesday night.
Charles Williams arrives from Brooklyn for a week of business. Various residents from South Main and South Washington streets attend the wedding of John Evans and Mary Jane Griffiths. Lisgie Teavis bridesmaid. Piecing together reports on travel plans, health notes, and local church events follow, with names like Frank Marshall and Rose Arrigeni appearing. Community updates include remarks on mines idle and local travel to New York and Delaware region.
The article reports J. A. Stanton of Carbondale deserting his wife and eloping with Mead Cook. They traveled by hired horses from Thursday into Tuesday, with various locations noted along the way. Constable Calvin Brown pursued the couple, and multiple names from Carbondale and local residents are mentioned amid the broader local news.
Mrs Meonigie of North Hancock Street dies at 44 after a three week illness from injuries in a lamp explosion yesterday morning. She was 25, formerly Miss Kate Gallagher, wife of Edward McMonighe, with funeral set for Saturday at St Marys Church and interment at Hanover Cemetery.
Murdd Lang appears in mayor's court after his dog bit a little boy yesterday morning. The owner was fined $1 and ordered to confine the dog or secure restraint until further notice. The incident prompted a warning to pet owners about animal control.
The Nativity Church assistant rector Menta Ue Smith Hethlehem has accepted the rectorship of S. Chement's church in this city and will assume duties mid April. James Smith and John Wales, both about 22, were jailed in default of bail by Mayor Nichols on Wednesday night for clothing theft in a con job scheme linked to a Music Hall act. Pink Kroll of Nanticoke and felon John Houski were involved in a violent assault. Houski struck Kroll multiple times and remains in critical condition. A new knitting mill is planned for Haughton on Beach and Santeed streets, employing 25 workers.
Ruth Welter, four years old, died Tuesday morning. funeral at 2 PM at Langelife cemetery. Martin McDermott and Katie Me Andrew also buried in St. Marys cemetery. Christan Endeavor rally at Langelife church drew an enthusiastic audience. Miss Jeune Newlin visited Scranton. Perry and Kellum family hosts in Leavenotn. Residence fire on Main street caused quick-extinguish outbreak. Newton purchase tied to house. Reverend Sho. Lainon resigns after five years at Pteten church. light of loss felt by congregation.
The funeral for William Tindall, killed in the Pennsylvania mines on Tuesday, drew a large crowd yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Lackawanna lodge No. EM Knights of Pythias and Wis conscco council No. 229 Independent Order of Red Men Moosic. Pallbearers were HR Gothwales James Parry Andrew Alden T J Stewart Samuel Yates Z T Biesecker. Interment occurred at Marey Cemetery.
Fragmented excerpt discusses Americans failing to eat breakfast due to overwork or dissipation. It warns that starting the day without proper nourishment drains vital forces and urges a milk based morning drink as a remedy.
A promotional ad claims Bovinine nourishes the body by creating new blood bone flesh and nerve tissue with no reaction. It asserts a vital organ stays normal and disease resistant while lean beet elements are preserved through a special process. Doctors and druggists supposedly endorse and sell it.
The community recalls Mr Lyman for his loving disposition aiding the poor and distressed. Pred Durlandtis sold his Seventh Street place to David Davis who moved in Wednesday. Florence Rogelle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nie TV Rogelle, is seriously ill with the Rile. Mrs Sieph MeHil attended Mount Zion to celebrate her mother Mrs John Alling's seventy fifth birthday.
The Times-Herald notes Governor McKinley and Senator Allison are considered kin within Republican circles. It traces the Allison line from Great Britain to Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, detailing ancestral ties to Abner Allison and Nancy Campbell Allison, McKinley’s mother.
A fragmented rhyme traces a child named Belly using Custoria from infancy to motherhood. The verse repeats that Custoria soothed Belly during illness and remained a constant remedy as she grew and had children.
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