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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1897
Page
8
The Tribune announces a reward of 0 for information leading to the conviction of anyone who steals or mutilates a copy after delivery to a regular subscriber.
John FD Ward visits Brooklyn for a few days. Mrs. Herman Langfeldt sails May 27 on the Fueest Bismarck. Professor James Roberts of Atlantic City calls on friends. Miss Emily Merristo and Henry Walter of Wilkes-Barre wed at St. Luke’s. William KF Clark tours boiler shops for Dickson Manufacturing Company improvements.
Funeral services for John Miller were held at his Washington Avenue home conducted by Rev. C D Moore and Rev J Dunn. The body was then taken to Stroudsburg for interment with Union Veteran presence and accompanying members Colette G Yeomans Chaplain Harding Harry Hanesman and Peter Kinker. Kemp's Photo Parlour reopened after changes with modern studio fittings and an amateur supply department offering West cameras at reduced prices. Joseph Sanborn filed an action for damages against Scranton Railway Company seeking 2.00 for personal injuries with attorneys M Streeter and M W Lowry.
Sale notice urges bargains with high grade goods at about one third cost. Promotes a Scranton lot owned by Mr. Jones at 311 Spruce Street and hints at limited time offers amid unclear pagination and OCR errors.
Luther D. Wishard and Robert J. Gailey spoke in three services in Scranton yesterday. Wishard discussed Young Men's Christian association work in Asia and Gailey shared his path to ministry and mission plans to China after Princeton. The events drew about three hundred men and boys with music and prayers.
Nev I RR Foster M A recently installed pastor of Sumner Avenue Presbyterian Church preached his first sermon last evening from First Corinthians chapter two. He spoke eloquently and illustrated training through life as a battle field and school for life with Christ as the goal.
The excerpt argues nations may sacrifice lives for country and praises a transforming power shaping humanity. It envisions a future where old order fades, replaced by a new world guided by universal duty and peace for all beings.
A rival piper aimed to repeat a prize trick by sending emissaries to the Tribune press room for an early copy. The second attempt failed as no Saturday Tribune copies arrived in time, while the other paper ran a three column piece in the Monday World. The fate of payment or collusion remains unknown.
After six hours of riding the Thirteenth regiment returned at 12 40 this morning from Philadelphia. They were greeted with band music as Second battalion marched up Lackawanna avenue. Several companies dispersed to Carbondale Scranton or Montrose while others walked home. The trip proved more enjoyable than New York city duties. Private Potter fell ill with cramps breaking a molar tooth. a dog joined Company B on the return march and refused to associate with others.
At a Saturday congregational meeting Grace Lutheran church resolved to enlarge the building on the corner of Madison Avenue and Mulberry Street as the present church is too small. The plan calls for extending the rear and one side to serve the congregation until the permanent building is ready. A conference committee was formed to harmonize council differences regarding the appropriation ordinance with members W J Thomas Adam Schroeder C F P Warner Finlay Horn Fred Durr Grier Flanaghan Geldier Sweeney and Note.
Edwin G Lloyds jewelry store assets were sold by the sheriff and will be resold at retail at a steep discount for a few days only. Bargain prices and limited time offer highlighted at Hotel Jermyn on Wyoming Avenue.
A fragment mentions a dining win in Wyoming and highlights bargains on hats caps and gents furnishings. It also references Prof Plell worm powders and druggists offering trials to prove their value. The text is garbled but preserves named items and products.
Mrs. Faulting Jayne Kennedy widow of James Kennedy dies at the home of her son in Scranton on May 10 in the eighty second year of her age. Funeral services from the home at 1 oclock Tuesday afternoon with interment in Dunmore Cemetery.
In Luverne County a contest hearing, led by attorney O Malleys for the contestants, questioned voter eligibility and ages. Witnesses testified on naturalization, birth dates, and district voting accuracy as the case nears further testimony.
Jacob Br Blume died Saturday in the North End at age 99 born November 14 1707 in Bennington Vermont He lived in Scranton for 75 years first in Plakely then Dunmere and Providence He was a wheelwright and tavern keeper known as Jake Blume He helped build the Gouldaborne division of the DL&W railroad owned land in Providence and voted for every Democratic presidential candidate from Andrew Jackson to W. J. Bryan He served as a police patrolman under Chief Doles for 21 years and was a member of Hiram Lodge Masons He was twice married and survived by several children Funeral services will be privately held at 2 pm tomorrow.
A World War era notice from Post 149 denounces individuals soliciting public funds in the name of the G A F for Memorial Day expenses. It states Griffin Poet No 140 never authorized such fund raising and asks the public to support the post only through attending their evening entertainment.
Reward offered for return of a small black mare with a scar on the right hip and a red geared Cortland buggy stolen from a livery on Saturday May 1. Information leading to recovery or the return of horse and buggy may earn a reward. Contact W. W. Arnold at 415 Oakford Court or by telephone 2105.
Camera sale at Kemp's Studio offers reduced prices on Thursday and Friday. Bargains attract shoppers seeking discounts on film and accessories.
Alleged murderers and robbers in the central city faced Alderman Midler after Friday police arrests. Abderman Fatter Jack Harrie Mike Murphy and Joe Desmond were committed to jail in default of 21,000 bail, while offering no comment to officers. Police seek to identify the others before the grand jury session.
Kate Winters of Main Street Taylor narrowly escaped death Saturday morning when a curl of her hair was drawn into a loom at the Sauquoit silk mill. Her hair was torn out and two fingers crushed in the struggle to free herself. She was removed to her father David Winters’s home where doctors attended her. the crushed fingers were amputated the next day. The shock left her in a precarious condition with fears of full recovery.
Delegates from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties of the Young Men's Institute met at Pittston to arrange a celebration for Charles Carroll of Carrolltown on September 29. The main event will be an excursion to Shawanese Lake. A committee led by T F Owens and joined by Dennard Golden J L Gibbons Robert V Dougher and J McDonough will supervise arrangements.
The sheriff auctioned Edwards Lloyds fine stock of watches clocks and sterling silverware and now it must be resold at retail immediately. Unheard of prices will prevail at the store in the Hotel Jermyn building.
We continue at our longtime location of twenty two years and respectfully solicit public patronage. We offer awnings tents flags and all kinds of society goods and decorations. Also fall sales on tailor made coats from J Hoss 307 Spruce street.
Sawyer's advertises large imports of FLOW varieties by days Monday and Tuesday to clear stock. It highlights Forget-me-nots 1k each, daisies 12c, Dolaews 19c, and Bix Velvet Roses 10c with several garden blooms touted as low prices for quality. Offers emphasize savings of 1 to 3 percent and urge customers to visit for more bargains.
Deputy Inspector Earl W. Bishop says the literacy test will affect few in his district. An amendment to the employment of minors law requires all workers under sixteen to read and write. inspectors Mahon and his staff will examine shops and factories, issuing certificates or sending illiterate youths home. The act aims to curb child labor and prevent ignorance by ensuring schooling complements work.
P. F. and M. T. Howley advertise steam heating and plumbing services at 231 Wyoming Avenue. They offer installations repairs and general heating work in the local area.
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