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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1899
Page
3
Store advertises splendid pianos with many improvements and modern style at unusually low prices. Reasons given include buying at the lowest cash price, no trial period, four dollars down, no agents, and savings from avoiding nationwide shipping and trial models.
The Catholic Historical Society and Newnan Magazine Club host a reception for newly elected officers. A charity drive for hospital supplies is urged with Tuesday morning pickups. Crimes and court actions include a burglary foiled and a bail hearing for a threat case. A dress parade is planned on Wyoming Avenue. Franklin Price Jr. is interred in Scranton after a Philadelphia death.
Debating groups in Carbondale Friday evening led to a close result with Scranton favored but the outcome was very tight. Two new men and one intoxicated woman were arrested in a Raymond court barn last night. they face hearings this morning. An accident at the Crobasing near Dwigetown left two horses killed and a wagon demolished. driver Clarence Bean was thrown and injured.
Lackawanna hospital directors held an annual meeting Saturday with most members present. They reorganized, elected officers, limited medical roster to ten physicians, planned three month service cycles, and noted gifts from Bishop Hoban, Bishop O’Hara, Mrs. Kate W. Kingsbury, and the Merry Maidens club. A new passageway will be widened to add emergency space.
Thomas Loughney, about 35, a miner from Marshwood, was killed near Olyphant station when struck by a fast freight on the Delaware and Hudson line. His head and right arm were severed, feet crushed, and a pocket search found money and letters. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
Rev. L. J. Lansing preaches at Green Ridge Presbyterian on inspiration as a new idea. He argues the Bible's value lies in what it inspires in people and society, not in its origins, and asserts a divine source behind its teachings. The sermon emphasizes impact through pulpit, schools, literature, and personal faith.
Bishop Hoban presided at a solemn pontifical mass at St Peter's Cathedral for Pentecost. Rev J A O Reilly and others assisted. Rev Father MacGoldrick delivered the sermon on the in dwelling of the Holy Ghost and the duties of salvation.
The article discusses Pentecostal grace as essential to salvation and describes courage, gentleness, and kindness arising from that grace. Yesterday Bishop Hoban administered confirmation to 152 children in the cathedral, with Rev. D. J. MacGoldrick and Rev. J. J. Loughran assisting. The bishop urged the youths to profit from the grace conferred and explained its significance.
Yesterday at St Luke’s Episcopal Church White Sunday observances led to no Holy Communion. Rev. Rogers Israel preached at 7 40 a m and 10 30 a m with Rev BE J Haughton assisting. Whitsun Monday and Tuesday expect Holy Communion daily at 8 00 a m and five Spring member days follow with 10 9 services led by Rev Israel.
Rev. C. G. Spieker, pastor, preached at yesterday morning’s Holy Eucharist on The Work of the Holy Spirit. He denounced altering the Word of God, noting it as the Whole Word, not a partial outline, in reference to the Briggs matter. Evening sermon titled Spiritual Mindedness.
The Hickory Street Presbyterian Church observed Pentecost Sunday with the Lord's Supper during the morning service. Rev. W. A. North officiated and preached an able sermon from Acts xix 2 on receiving the Holy Ghost.
More than three hundred members shared the Lord's Supper as the church choir presented special music. The pulpit and chancel were neatly adorned with potted plants and decorative towers.
Saturday the local court heard a petition by O'Brien Kelly and Willard Knapp representing the select council seeking an appeal from the Voeburg election decision to act as a super sedes to mandamus. Judge Archbald set nine o'clock this morning for arguments and contempt attachment hearings in the same proceeding.
Listing notes corsets for 75 cents with better quality than others. Mentions fine net materials and comparisons to similar items at nearby markets. Some garbled text remains but the main offer states low price and quality emphasis.
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