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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1898
Page
6
Police quelled a disturbance at Hulls Head after Joseph Church was moved to a hospital following an injury and blood poisoning. Church had kept cows at the public pound, sparking an onslaught by Italian tenants and their countrymen. Patrolmen Reese and Jones arrived to restore order.
Rev. George B. Guild preached a sermon yesterday commemorating the church’s nineteenth anniversary. A large congregation attended and a pleasant music program was rendered by the choir.
Mr and Mrs CL W Benjamin of North Main avenue marked their twelfth wedding anniversary with a joyous evening. Guests included relatives and friends with refreshments served late.
Delinquent city taxes for First and Third wards in Scranton are listed for collection. John Cox, collector, directs prompt payment at Market Street to avoid further action.
A one sided afternoon game at Carson City grounds featured the Eureka club of this place against the Athletics of Olyphant. The Murekas are noted in connection with the event amid a stirring national circle of discussion from yesterday’s sermons.
Beere pushed the Hurekas to a 21 to 3 early lead making the game dull for the audience. Mortimer Christmas, son of W. H. Christmas, left last week to enlist in the US Navy but returned home Saturday unsuccessful in his mission. Lewis Davies of Wayne avenue faced Cilford Rescue Lodge Knights of Pythine conferring degrees on about eighty eight members, with the ceremony taking long enough to trigger a 2 PM start for work tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Thomas Harris of Nanticoke are visiting Mr and Mrs David F Davies of Green street. Providence United chair held a rehearsal that evening in Company H armory.
The fragment lists numerous individuals such as Mrs Aur Chorrer Mrs James Dolan Mrs A J Galden and others, with stray notes of visitors and injuries. It mentions Mr Jean Byant and Mrs Mark Stevens visiting town and various residents visiting relatives, plus a penny Independent Mase company meeting reminder.
Prizes were given at the Green Ridge Industrial School for sewing, best work, and doll making as part of year end exercises. A large mother’s turnout attended the Saturday program at the Green Ridge library.
A 45 inch French Vigoreaux fabric selection offers varied shading including 4 green 4 blue and several brown gray tones. The premium 40 piece Procade and Hair Lined rusting line is praised for novel effects and tasteful appeal. Prices quoted around 41 25 earlier season, with imported Vigoreaux materials noted as top quality.
West Scranton readers report a memorial and resolutions from St. Leo's Battalion and related groups urging presidential pardon for Captain John Hart of the sloop Laurada, convicted of filibustering and sentenced to two years. The letter from Scranton on April 20 appeals to President McKinley, cites wartime patriotism, and expresses broad sympathy across faiths and professions.
A theft occurred at 228 North Main Avenue West Scranton where Max Blume’s bakery was entered and money from the drawer taken. Entry came via a rear cellar door while owners were away at church. Investigators report scattered items disturbed and a small amount of loose change missing. Police notified.
The funeral for the late Mrs William Edginton will be held this morning from 108 South Hyde Park avenue at 10 20 o clock. Interment will be at Forty Fort cemetery. Ex Lieutenant Walter Briges of Company F received a telephone message authorizing recruitment of twenty five to thirty men for Company F. He will be at Company F armory this afternoon and evening from 4 to and from 7 0 to o clock. A plate glass window at P W Tague furniture store on South Malin avenue was broken around 20 o clock by young men jostling each other. The Electric City Wheelmen organization is noted as well.
An advertisement promises a free bottle of Kemp's remedy, claimed to cure acute or chronic coughs. It claims authorization by the proprietor and touts universal effectiveness, urging customers to try the product for relief.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best and safest cure for all forms of indigestion. It highlights convenient pocket size, pleasant taste, quick action, and claimed benefits like clearer complexion and increased flesh. It cites Michigan users and a price of five cents per package.
The social committee of the club presents a first class benefit concert this evening at Jackson Street Baptist Church. Lovett's Hoston Stare headlines with Miss Bertha Brewer as reader Miss Malelle Hy as ballad singer Miss Rose Gurrits on violin and Frank G. Reynolds as singing humorist. The stars previously appeared in the city to high praise and are trusted to provide an engaging program.
Saturday evening the Oxford Mine Accidental Fund was closed and its treasury distributed among members in good standing. President S S Davies presided as 375 dollars remained and about two pounds per member were paid. the breaker burned three weeks ago and is unlikely to be rebuilt.
North Sumner avenue attorney George IL Peck, fourth sergeant in Company CBD of the Thirteenth regiment, joined his unit Saturday night after urgent business delayed his departure last Wednesday. Mrs. Owen James of Nashville, Tenn., visits her father. Dan iel Evans of South Hyde Park avenue. Miss Maud Koerner of North Lincoln avenue entertains Mrs. Henry Giles of Pittston. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Swartz of Royal, Pa., return after visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Knight of Jackson street. Nellie Severance of Royal, Pa., returns from visiting friends here. Mrs. Margaret Pugh of Archbald street visits friends at Hialeah. A. Moyer of South Main avenue returns from a business trip at New Ringgold, Pa.
South Scranton obituary notes the funeral of Miss Emma Simmons of River Street held Saturday morning at St Peter's Cathedral with Rev B J MacGoldrick presiding. Interment followed at Mount Mynde Park Catholic Cemetery with pallbearers John Shea John Hort William McGrath and William Foley and flower carriers Michael Cour and A J Hist.
Mary BD Evans of Fourth Street died Saturday morning of pneumonia in G orlock. Survived by a 95 year old mother, four daughters including Margaret E. Jones, and several siblings. Funeral next day at 2 PM with Rev. Willian Burcival. burial at Shady Ride cemetery. Burglars forced entry to Jermyn High School, wrecked a large iron safe, drilling near the combination and blasting it open. deeds and papers damaged. The safe front and door were shattered, debris scattered across the hallway and street.
A room beside the safe was damaged and papers from the safe examined and left on the floor by Janitor Prynn. Cain & Son’s cash store was burglarized the same night through a second street window. a small cash drawer sum disappeared. Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias services noted. speakers and visitors listed. Mrs. Griffiths of North Main Street visited Scranton. Emma Scott returned home after a visit. D Winters to return from Europe Wednesday.
Forty Hours' Devotion began with the late mass in St Peters cathedral with Rev J A O'Reilly celebrant and a large processional escort of sixty boys from St Cecilia's academy. The evening sermon by Rev John Loughran of Holy Cross Bellevue spoke on Christ as the good shepherd and the church's role in uniting law and gospel.
Attorney W. J. Tracey was brought from the county jail to Alderman Howe’s office on Saturday for arraignment on several new charges. Bail was set in each case and Tracey was recommitted to jail.
Mrs Elizabeth W Bevan a well known West Scranton resident died yesterday afternoon at 2101 Jackson Street in her sixty third year after a pleurisy attack. She had run a small grocery from her home and was a member of the South Mall Avenue Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church. Survived by daughter Miss Elizabeth A Reese. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Crescents seek friendly games with Mi hooky Liackawrenks Moose Populars BKurekos or Harmonics on any grounds or date. Dunmore Nonpareila challenges Walle Wahs of the West Side to a game Sunday May at Brort HI grounds. Maroons challenge Nationals of Ping Brook for a grime on batter's grounds in May. Managed by John Coleman and John J. Shea respectively.
A Syracuse Standard correspondent recounts Lord Palmerston and his wife in Paris attending a Beale Belge event. Before departure, Palmerston humorously notes at half past twelve that his wife sat between Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo, an honor she may not again enjoy.
Fragmentary report notes a woman nicknamed the Florence Nightingale of the village. She is praised for hospital work and for visiting and aiding four condemned murderers with jelly and flowers, according to local recollection in the Weekly Bugle.
A garbled passage critiques public opinion and novelty in American media. It references Washington Star and a plan involving costumes and birth imagery, but many words are mangled, making the exact sense unclear. The few legible elements point to a debate over media perspectives and satire.
An advertisement claims Dr Chargot s Fonte Tablets cure nervousness and melancholy from overindulgence, destroy appetite for alcoholic beverages, and restore vigor. It promises guaranteed results and urges sending for a pamphlet from Wem G Clark at 420 Penn Ave Scranton PA.
A reflective wartime editorial urges national unity and humility as the United States faces conflict. It condemns oppression, calls for relief of burdens on the poor and workers, and emphasizes humanitarian costs, employment struggles, and the hope for a righteous, decisive national victory.
Rev J B Sweet of Bimpton Methodist delivered a patriotic sermon as the church overflowed. The service featured flag displays and a choir anthem program, with readings from Psalm 137 and references to Cuba and Spain's conflict, urging U S action and unity in liberty.
Rev. Dr. C. J. Robinson preached a sermon referencing the deaths of Joseph M. Boles and Norman McLeod. The address reflected on faith and loss, noting local impact.
Mrs. Thomas Sangine of Detroit credits Munyon's remedies with saving her eight month old baby girl from cholera infantum and diarrhoea after doctors gave up. She reports the first bottle halted the diarrhoea and allowed food intake, with a second bottle restoring perfect health, and notes her husband also benefited from Munyon's Dvapepsia Cure.
A morning sermon offered consolation to mourners citing Hebrews 6 19 20. The preacher spoke of Joseph Boles’s death and Norman McLeod’s illness with a Princeton telegram offering little hope, comparing hope to a steadfast anchor amid gloom. The choir sang Kipling Recessional.
Rev. Dr C M Griffin spoke at Elm Park Church on II Corinthians 2 11 noting the current conflict with Spain. He argued that while the US has more men and money, the question of cunning and use of infernal measures remains. He warned against dangers of Satan Spain and Latin with equal initials and offered a brilliant exposition of the subject.
The Chicago Chronicle reports six curious wells in Polk County that emit hot gusts before storms and chill water far below the surface. The Callin well at Furneeka shows dramatic wind and heat effects, freezing water and boiling it instantly, while other wells nearby share milder but notable signs. Critics question the causes, but water at shallow depths nearby remains ordinary.
In a Chicago Tobung excerpt, Mr Mefwat comments on Tobella’s complexion with a sharp remark. Mrs Mefwat defends her own blood and vows the Mefwat line will not be looked down upon by the Grubbe.
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