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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1898
Page
3
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be obtained in Screnton from MM Meinhart at 119 Wyoming Avenue Mac WH Avenue.
Local column items include paid city notes on obituaries benevolent society events and church notices. Mentions of a grand jury at 10 am and a funeral service at St Luke's church for Harriet F. Thisop with Wyoning Avenue home, plus reports on bank exchanges and gift declarations from the Bowed of Annulized Chorktitn.
A reverent New Zealand style tribute to William E. Gladstone, praised as a great liberal statesman and public servant. Rev Dr C M Giffin and others reflect on his sixty years in parliament, reforms, Christian faith, family life, and the impact of his career on humanity, with a service note and Westminster Abbey nod.
Frank Atnowski, 28, a Polish laborer, was slashed with a razor or knife in an attack near Hickory street and the mule barn. He suffered deep facial wounds and multiple strikes to the head and torso, but survived by nightfall. witnesses described a crowd of three or four assailants, none of whom were identified. Police questioned him and hospital reports said his condition remained dangerous but not immediately fatal.
Sabbath news notes report Carrie Rennes leading a sermon at the Young Women's Christian meeting room and churches across the city hosting gospel services. Pastors from Princeton to Washington state spoke at diverse gatherings, including the First Presbyterian and Plymouth Congregational churches.
Oriental Rugs and Carpets offers rugs under 25 dollars during a special closing out sale. Michaelian Bros & Co and Horan & Merrill advertise on 145 Wishlegion Avenue in the Mears Building with a fine line of fabrics. Also promotes Popular Punch cigars for a smoke.
John H. Brooks won the handicap golf tournament with a score of 7% T. TH. Watkins scored 80 while Fuller and A. Z. Huntington each posted 81.
Saturday primaries in Scranton saw West Side support for John Farr with limited backing elsewhere. Delegates from West Scranton and North Scranton elected, totals show fifty delegates with thirty three needed for nomination. Farr's camp claims solid West Side backing while Alworth forecasts a North Scranton showing.
Delegates arrive in Wilkes Barre for the annual Genia Cometic union session. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh contingents join local members in a day of planning at St John’s German Catholic church. The parade route and reception committee details are finalized as delegates stay at South Side hotels.
A coroner's hearing at Langatreet office concluded Michael Pysivk was killed on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad. The jury found he was likely attacked by tramps who left him on the track to be run over by a train. Pysivk, seen alive by Andrew Baker, had a gold watch and piece of money when last spotted.
A brakeman on a Delaware Lackawanna and Western freight train observed a man stretched between the tracks as the empty cars rolled out of the yard near the Lenanton crossing. The crew stopped and pulled the body clear before the train halted fully. He found two intoxicated men nearby, woke them and sent them away, but they later vanished after the incident was reported to police.
The annual Country Club meeting Saturday afternoon re-elected officers N. G. Noeberteen as president J. Ken Dimmick as new president A. G. Hunt as treasurer J. W. Chantons as secretary C. S. Weston T. M. Wykine and B. E. Sturges as pre-created directors for three years Bauer's band played an outdoor concert from 4 to 6 o'clock enjoyed by many members.
Miss Nora Shea of Cedar Avenue South Side was thrown from a swing at Nay Aug park after an escort misjudged the height. She released the ropes and fell dislocating her right wrist but walked home after receiving care.
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