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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1896
Page
8
Barbondale readers are reminded that advertisements orders for job work and items for publication at Kannon & Co newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention during business hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Prolonged drought has dried woods to a dangerous state near Richmondale and Wandling. Fires threaten and have damaged buildings, with crews from mining companies and locals fighting with buckets as water is scarce. Smoke blankets streets and may halt streetcars while fire crews try to control fast-moving flames.
The Fourth of July committees plan a wide program with balloon displays and a major address by Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania. About five hundred dollars will fund the event and preparations are underway with calls to Perton, HL, for subsistence and logistics.
August Braner lodges complaint about repeated property damage by unknown offenders. He contends a crowd of miscreants has ruined his fence and surrounding area, sparking calls for accountability as a case unfolds.
A Park Street residence fence was repeatedly damaged and repaired at night. After two incidents the owner, Mr Gruner, who has patrols in place, plans to prosecute the unknown sunty vandals once sufficient evidence is obtained.
Miss Nellie Kenworthy and I K Kane wed in a quiet ceremony at eleven o clock in the morning. The rites, at Trinity Church, were officiated by Rev J Balsley with only close family present. Both bride and groom are well known and popular in the city.
At a Columbia meeting members discussed whether firemen who remain on duty and water a binching should be paid for time away from regular work. The volunteer department offers no payment, so councils consider providing compensation. A committee including Abe Selm and Z W Wilpatrick was appointed to report back.
Mrs Henry Krantz and son Harry and Mrs Frank Elmer plus Maurice Blarksidge left for New York to sail to England aboard the Cunarder Luetinia for the summer. Frank Elmer and Henry Kivnts joined them in New York City. J W Dirck and others visited Scranton. several Scranton residents traveled, rode bicycles, and noted dusty roads. Local moves include J M Poole shifting household goods, Charles Unton and daughters back from New York, and Vanes Callwell renewing a Belmont Street residence.
Howell Jones of Nanthooke visited Hey Lloyd and wife Saturday. J W Williams of Taylor Street spent Saturday at Avoca. The house of Comer Jones on Railroad Street caught fire Friday evening but was extinguished with little damage. Outside the exterior remains unreadable. Workers began repairs on James Hood's wall on Tridge Street. The Greenwood Mission church Friday evening union meeting was well attended with Congregational singing scripture readings and a reading of minutes. A nominating committee was chosen: Charles Dibble Frank Hilderbrand Samuel J Philline Marie Lavering Edith Watkins. Next meeting set for the Lutheran church on the second Friday of next month.
Miss Clara T Sutton visited friends in Scranton Friday. George B. Copeland of Milwaukee and North Western Life Insurance paid a visit to General Agent G. W. Lane Friday. A morning Pneumatic bicycle trial damped on Malin street by Commissioner Irani. The idea of building a Willieare villa near a lake gains favor. Metagur Ji passed Sunday.
Avoca correspondent in The Trine reports contradictions surrounding Z F McRMermott. The Pittston hospital scene on Friday afternoon is said to involve removal of front teeth from the teeth of Negh, while accusations of misinforming the lae arise. The piece notes suspicions about the tis of the not and references sacrifice and a questioned amount of cash needed.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year old remedy for teething pain wind colic diarrhea and general discomfort in children. It urges mothers to purchase the product from druggists everywhere claiming universal efficacy and warning to ask for the exact name and price of twenty five cents per bottle.
Last Friday night two burglars forced entry to T Hogert music shop and milk depot on North Main Street. They entered by raising a side window, moved through shelves, damaged desks and chests, and escaped with silver from a desk. Two men fled via the alley near the city hall seen by passersby in Washington Street. Both wore ship overalls.
Rumor spreads in Wingston that Huntsville water may replace Spr ing Brook supply for Wilkes Barre. A shutdown on Wroli g avenue caused by a quick operation near Vaurhn's corner fueled belief of a city water swap. Residents fear loss of Spring Brook supply amid confusion.
Burglars entered the Center Hill Dairy store at 16 Northampton Street on Friday night and stole a crate of cheese butter and about a dollar in pennies. They pried open a side window with a bar, forced the inner safe and scattered papers, leaving a check payable to a Wilkes-Barre man overlooked among the papers.
In Upper Lehigh Elizabeth Jenkins awaited David Whitebread at Friday evening nuptials. The bride wore welding garments as guests and the minister waited, but the groom did not appear. Jenkins was violently shaken and friends assisted in consoling her as the reason remains unexplained.
The revision committee appointed by President Jones at the March meeting is rapidly advancing and will present a report this evening. Drafts include prohibitions on Sunday baseball, malicious mischief against real property, damage to shade trees and shrubs, destruction of signs or hydrants, sidewalk obstructions, barbed wire and sharp fences, gambling, improper bathing, and street digging without a permit with fines up to 200 dollars.
The ordinance committee plans a fair license ordinance for outside merchants doing business locally. They seek to avoid hardship and cover varied cases, with Council President Jones and Councillors Lane Gilmartin Behbe and Wagner on the committee. Borough attorney C A Battenberg drafted the proposals.
William Stanton an old valley resident narrowly escaped serious injury when a switch engine struck a resting load of empties against a loaded car, throwing him beneath the wheels. He was removed and rushed home, suffering bruises but no broken bones. A Baptist meeting drew interest with songs speeches and recitations led by Keys Wilson Treble Robert H Shelly and John LaBar. A party honored Miss Porne daughter of Rev Porne. Canton Shoemaker invited bicycle club joiners and Miss Anna Vanaucken visits Scranton. Miss Ruby Miller visits from Ransom at the femen''s social.
Old fashioned recipes detail stuffed tomatoes with onion cress parley and olive oil vinegar dressing served on lettuce leaves. Also included are Cocoanut Cake Chocolate Cake Peach Layer Cake and numerous mushroom and meat dish adaptations with butter, stock, and pastry techniques.
The advertisement warns women to heed early symptoms like nervousness backache and melancholy and claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures irregularities of the monthly period and other female troubles. It cites testimonials from readers in Lena Massachusetts and Patchogue New York praising dramatic improvements after use.
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