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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1896
Page
10
Reports from the Jackson Street Baptist church say finances are better than in six years. The West Side Tribune notes yesterday's pastor-appointment dispute, while Rev. J W Williams of Wales is favored by many members.
A short notice advertises sale of Pee Stoves and tools along with stocks including J.C. King and The New Lager. Casey & Kelly advertise extra fine lager beer urging customers to try it. The seller promises high quality, claiming their best option is superior.
M. E. Sanders, Truth news editor, spoke to Silurian lodge members on South Main Avenue about Pennsylvania as a great commonwealth. He traced a map to describe the state and urged forest conservation. William Morgan sang, followed by a smoker.
A petition from West Side merchants requests store closings on Tuesday May 26 at 9 o clock. Signers include Heiser Warnicke Mor ena Thomas Kresky & Bunnell J W Mason & Co John T Philbin and others. The notice appears amid News Notes and Personals with multiple local items on funerals and community events.
Pr J Mulkerin returns from Freeland convention as Minooka schedules a May 244 clash with South Scranton on the new Minooka grounds amid rivalry expectations. St Josephs Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society meets tomorrow. O Connell Council YMIs baseball battler with St Josephs set for Sunday morning on the new grounds. Nickel Plate evokes dining car memories and low rates as travel interest remains high.
A Scranton man, Coburne, sues Brown Hollow Turnpike Co for 135 dollars claiming his horse died after falling into a swamp hole on the April 1 event. Alderman Fidler will rule next Friday. The column also reports social visits, deaths, accidents, and community notices across Scranton area.
An old promotional verse highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations from infancy to motherhood. The cadence links a mother's care to the product, signaling enduring brand familiarity in a historical ad context.
Green Ridge residents Mrs. M. D. Farnham Leone and Miss Katie Cochrane returned from Windsor New York. Miss Cora Bills came back from Waverly. Mrs. Brown and daughter Learn returned from Falls Wyoming county. John Hill welcomed a baby girl. Frank Guard traveled to Waymart on business. Jake Shrieder's funeral is set for this afternoon. Miss Minnie Bilgs became cashier at Myer Davidow’s on Lackawanna avenue. Dr E Grewer’s friends enjoy news of his New Mexico trip. Charles Schweighofer and bride visit Mrs J F Mills in Delaware Street. Leafy Mershon and Russell Parker return from visiting friends. H P Pratt leaves for Elmira on business.EK RK Mead, bedridden, goes out. The Loyal Temperance region basket social on Penn avenue was a success with recitations, music, and baskets sold for a good sum.
The Catholic Young Men's Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society staged Shaun Aroon at the Father Mathew Opera House last evening, in casa de owo Wiser, showcasing a local charitable and cultural event with community involvement.
Families of Oscar Traviss and John Robertson moved below Wilkes Barre yesterday. Mrs John Bone of Oneonta visits her parents Mr and Mrs G W Thomas. Deestrick Skule at Ledyard hall next Monday for bicycle club benefit. Philetus Snedicor in Columbia PA at Great Sun Council as Waratta Tribe rep. Miss Hattie Price of Green Ridge visits aunt Mrs Snedicor. A well sunk in Prospect cemetery for garden water. Employer of different collieries to be paid today. Mrs M Estelle of New Albany visits brother Loran Ladd at Powder Mills. Consumers Powder works restarted on full time after idle period.
The Pittston Item lauds Simpson & Watkins coal operators for generous support of free kindergartens for employees' children, funding £250 annually at Forty Fort and backing another in Carbondale. The piece also notes a table on money in circulation and includes a collection of anecdotes on society and public life.
Warden Hale of San Quentin recalls a morning exchange before an execution. The condemned man asked for peaches, claiming he could wait despite it being winter and peaches out of season. Uniformed color porters escort day coaches on the Nickel Plate Road.
Schedule details for Scranton routes on May 17 1899. Times listed include departures to New York via D and H, Wilkes-Barre, Bethlehem, Reading, Harrisburg, Elmira, Buffalo, Rochester, and other points. Parlor and sleeping cars offered on long hauls. Officials named include WIlbur and Lee with Scranton office contact.
Effect Monday April 20 1896 trains leave Scranton for New York and mass points with multiple departures from early morning to late night. Services include express to Easton Trenton Philadelphia and the South, local and accommodation trains to Binghamton Elmira Cortland Syracuse Utica and more with connections at Buffalo Northumberland Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore Washington and the South.
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