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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1897
Page
16
In Carbondale Lackawanna County a public notice states lanterns must be carried on all bicycles after dusk. Lanterns are required after 7 PM outside the April 1 to September 1 period, with stricter hours during daylight saving season.
Mr and Mrs Walter Gibbs of Belmont street observed their fiftieth anniversary with a golden wedding celebration on a Thursday evening. Guests included Rev E Silving and W D Lewis, with speeches from E J Thomas and others, a hymn, doxology, and benediction marking the milestone.
At a Cycle club meeting on Thursday evening a resolution was passed to present a petition to the councils asking for a bicycle ordinance. The rules limit speed to twelve miles per hour within the city limits and six miles per hour near the high works at Salem avenue and Dundaff street, and require every bicycle to carry no bell.
Homeowners including John Nealon Hon John Kelly J A Roberts Henry Mange and others found lawns and gardens destroyed this morning. Flowers broken from stems roses uprooted and beds trampled making replanting work extensive and time consuming.
Listings include the funeral of Harry Krante from South Terre street on Sunday at 2 PM with Rev. W. B. Grow officiating. Mrs. Robinson’s funeral from Spring street at 11 AM. Social visits and entertainments recur among Thorn Street residents and local families. Memorial sermon planned for May 2 at Trinity Episcopal. Alumni meeting at high school 7 20 PM. Church and fire company notices complete the community brief.
Miss Mattie Hinds of Moosic visits town friends. Prof R W H Martin and family spend the week at Jermyn and Crystal Lake. Mr and Mrs Whitlock of Baltimore visit A H L Gualae. Alden Catterson of Philadelphia moves here to summer with A B Cutterson. Addie Shaw spent Thursday in Scranton. Harry Stevens of Dunmore is mentioned.
Mrs. George Rush and Mrs. David Hoberts are visiting friends in Scranton. Mrs. John Scott and daughter Marion are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hinds in Beranton. Moward Yeager returned home Monday.
A reception at the Westmingster in Scranton celebrated the Taylor Building and Lawn association’s eight years and nine months of success in their first series. John Fern led the event with other officers listed, while church services and civic notices filled the day’s schedule and local entries noted visitors and community happenings.
Clark's Green reports F H Green taking a two month course at Bloomsburg Normal. Miss Mary Carlin travels to Auburn Susquehanna county. Mrs Judson Wells visits Scranton. A reception for the newly annotated Methodist pastor is praised as social and memorable. C P Matthews and family seasonally reside here. Mrs B Jones slowly recovers from a fall noted previously. A social gathering honors Miss Gerthe Saxe of West Pittston with friends including Fred Atherton and Grace Atherton. J A Rymer starts a new house foundation. Lisle Harris to construct the superstructure. John Smith nears completion of a new home. J Wagner completes extensive repairs on two tenement houses. J W Rhodes family reunion at Factoryville for an 89th birthday. Forest Rhodes burns hand from ether while treating a sick horse. injury slowly heals.
In Jermyn Mrs Richard Lander slipped in a cellar fall causing a badly wrenched ankle and injuries. visiting Mrs John Deguick sought medical aid. The item proposes municipal bicycle rules including speed limits bells lanterns and seasonal lighting. Out of town wedding guests listed include Clarkson, Ritter, Snowden, Pengelly and others from Scranton, Waymart and Minooka.
Jr W Mace adds an iron fence to his home and John Greening moves to Hickory Street. Pride of Orient chapter No 8 will be instituted at Ledyard hall next Tuesday May 11. Frances Decker will speak on Florence Crittenton missions at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening. The Baptist choir will perform Easter music tomorrow night. The Methodist Episcopal choir surprised Mr and Mrs George Shay with a social after a loud door alarm. Attending were numerous local families and clergy. The Methodist Episcopal services are set for tomorrow with sermons titled The Unchangeable God and The Proof of Christ's Love. Sunday school at 2 20 p m Epworth league at 6 30. The Interstate Milk maids convention will be held Wednesday May 12 in Bicycle club rooms with ice cream and cake. The Baptist Ladies Aid social is Tuesday evening at the parsonage with tea cream and fruit. Mrs George W Thomas has returned from an extended visit to Oneonta.
The Avtonis Dramatic Company presents Sentenced for Life at Father Mathew Opera House Monday evening with a large cast including Jack Redmond J Evans Squire Mervin Frank Heffron Commander Wallace and Blanche Bradshaw. Special performances by Hugh rang Scranton the Bestedo children and acrobats Collins and Campbell complement an evening that features musical numbers and social gatherings afterward.
The programme lists acts at Mes John B Davies corner this evening by the Mayfield band. Performances include medleys and solos such as Southern Plantation Husvian Carriage Song The Min atrel Boy Constancy Waltzes and a grotesque dance Down Among the Niggers. Reeves.
Morton T. Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered from inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint for six weeks after eight doctors failed to help. He says MYA TIC CARE FOR RHEUMATISM gave immediate relief and allowed her to walk in three days, claiming it saved her life. Sold by Carl Loreng, druggist, Scranton Lackawanna Avenue.
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew’s Ointment as peerless for curing itching and irritated skin. It claims one application provides instant relief from chafing and related conditions, with bold attribution to Matthew Droso as the promoter.
A mixed item from the Indianapolis Journal covers culinary ideas and home care tips. It includes a stylish salad with French peas and Bermuda turnips, advice on keeping vegetables to steam, plant care with cigarette ashes, an electric lamp attachment, and egg preservation via electricity.
Gardiners Island, east of Shelter Island, is tied to early New York history. Bought from Native Americans in 1634 by Lion Gardiner, it remains in the Gardiner family with a venerable manor house and relics such as a shawl given by Captain Kidd. The Sylvester mansion on Shelter Island and the island’s Quaker connections are noted, with bricks shipped from Holland and a historic rent clause tied to May first. Approximately 200 residents care for the estate and farming.
An excerpt shows a man with a ginger beard recounting a remark about a character known from Kansas. The dialogue hints at a literary or colloquial interest and reflects regional phrasing.
Percival J. Mormins and Lewis Hancock Jr with Fredenick L. Brown and Lacky & Son listed as architects for the Board of Trade Building and adjacent structures, including 405 Spruce and Traders' National Bank, Scranton and Price Building in Vermont addresses.
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