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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements and orders for work or new items left at the establishment of Knon & Co newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Store hours are 9 am to 10 pm.
The city readies its biggest Fourth of July celebration with extensive preparations and canvassing funds near 300 dollars raised. A balloon ascent may occur with a local colored aeronaut offered as pilot, while bands and drum corps from Carbondale and nearby towns are confirmed for the parade.
A milk delivery wagon ran away on Belmont street yesterday causing widespread disruption. G W Cowperthwait left his team near the Whitelock residence. frightened by an object the horses dashed through the road. Milk cans scattered, a pole struck, and one horse fell on the street car track while the other tore its harness. Both animals were later controlled. no injuries reported though the wagon was badly smashed.
Giles and Rogers opened a new land plot at Elk Lake for building purposes. Several buyers have shown intentions to purchase and construct cottages. The first cottage lumber is on site and will be built by landowners and rented when not in use, fully furnished except for crockery and bedding.
A wreck occurred on the gravity railroad yesterday just before 1 o clock. A car on a trip was thrown from the track by a defective latch. Five more cars left the track and piled beside the line. The wrecking gang cleared the road quickly and traffic was not delayed long.
The first event at Anthracite park occurs Saturday May 30 with Byrne Brothers and the Mozart band arranging several concerts next month. A bicycle parade on the track will award a $10 prize and a $5 prize for best decorated wheel.
The Dickson locomotive works in Scranton is building an engine for service between the Coal Brook breaker and the Wilson Creek tunnel. The newly opened opening produced so much coal that a second engine was needed to move the supply to the breaker.
James Swift spent Thursday in Archbald. Miss Mamie Nealon returned home after a week's visit in Archbald. Ex-Mayor Hendrick donated $60 to the ball club and holds shares in the association. W Humphrey sold River street property to George Moon. Robinson and Franklin Bros. circuit will be in this city on June 12 at Anthracite Park. Miss Stella Jeffers of Wyoming Seminary visited Miss Mattie Halide on Lincoln Avenue. Miss Mary Corrigan has returned to Scranton after visiting her aunt Mrs EB Burke. Mrs George Maxey of Terrace Street fell with grip. Harry Kennedy, previously operated on for appendicitis, is improving and out briefly daily. Miss Emma Smith of Seelyville visited Mrs Carl Ressiger. Mrs Michael Connor and Mrs Robert Duxbury visited friends at Crystal Lake. Miss Mary Lavelle of the South Side plans a trip to New York for several weeks. Miss Kate Healey and Miss Sarah Rooney of Hotel Anthracite leave for Cooperstown NY. Miss Irene Scurry departs for Kensington Hospital Philadelphia for nurse training. Miss Hannah Robinson visits friends in Forest City. Mr and Mrs Gabriel Pughano of
Local dealer offers entire stock at 100 dollars per yard with no reservations. Catalog includes leading makes and urges early selection before stock runs out.
Memorial Day services are set for next Saturday with Lieutenant James G. Stevens post directing the march from post headquarters through Main and North Main streets to Prospect Cemetery. The parade includes several societies, and Attor ney Battenburg is chosen as orator. Keystone quartette to attend. Other items note porch work, a new dwelling contract, a funeral at Methodist Episcopal church, and a millinery display depicting a soldier’s grave.
About 00 people from this town attended the Scranton festivities on Tuesday. The Sarefield Literary club plans extensive arrangements for their license on Saturday. The Moosic Populars versus Scranton’s prominent team game is expected to draw interest. Several local figures visited towns and hosted events, with parades planned for Decoration Day and various society banquets in coming weeks.
Perry Smith visits his parents for a few days while the tnee stock barn on Hon. W. TH. Jessup's farm was struck by fire on Tuesday morning causing slight damage. Sidney J. Jenkes leaves for Scranton with Berwick visits planned. George Jessup of the Exchange hotel travels to Scranton. Knights Templars conclave report praised. Company G rifle range on Judge Jessup's farm opens for annual practice. George Jessup is in Beranton. Mrs. Horace Hand and daughters and Miss Boardman visit Mrs. W. J. Mulford and later accompany Mr. Mulford and others to Wilkes-Barre for summer plans. Sallie Courtright visits her grandfather, Annet Lathrop. D. D. Depue of the Tarbell house returns from Scranton. The borough is described as lively then nearly dead as residents flock to Scranton, with Montrose noted by papers. Elleworth Cay was in Scranton.
Mrs C HW Burt of Binghamton visited the town for the week. The Textile mill will be closed December. Mrs Berneteio and children visited friends in Binghamton on Monday. C C Bradner of Scranton spent Sunday in town. Mrs N T Mitchell travels to Scranton for a week with relatives. A street lamp was placed in front of the Lutheran church. B Montrose man Tatlony, now employed at the Textile mill, moved his family here.
A young Ashley man once popular in Wilkes-Barre shops overdosed on morphia about noon yesterday. He had a history of whiskey addiction and after four months of morphin hypodermic use was found wandering on Public Square. Friends assisted his recovery as doctors treated him at Hart's drug store. A box of morphine tablets was found in his pockets.
Baldwin Locomotive Works secured an order from Lehigh Valley for twenty five new engines. Twenty will be ordinary freight models and five will be fast passenger designs including the Black Diamond express. The Black Diamond has pleased travelers and the patronage has surpassed expectations. General Passenger Agent Lee reports the train maintains its unusually fast schedule daily.
The Wilkes-Barre and Scranton clubs return from Western New York this week to play at Athletic Park on Saturday morning with a Scranton tilt in the afternoon. Both teams are close in the standings and will seek to widen the gap with strong efforts.
Decoration Day will be observed with parade to the cemetery and graves decorated by Patriotic Order Sons of America Hellef corps and local schools. A memorial at the Methodist church will follow and donations of flowers are welcome. Also notes on local preacher vacancy, baseball games, a railway accident, and farmers giving away potatoes in Brooklyn county.
Sergeant George Fellpost and Grand Army of the Republic post will honor Decoration Day in Waverly Pa on May 30. Members, Camp St Patriotic Order Sons of America and local citizens will assemble at 10 a m and march to Hickory Grove cemetery for prayers, ritual pages, wreath ceremony, and a wreath reception. The day concludes with a basket picnic at Fells Grove and an oration by Henry Allworth of Scranton. General invitation extended.
The Vandling Brass Band schedules a picnic in the grove on Tuesday June 16 to benefit Charlee Melville its leader who has been ill for several months. Residents note Delaware street improvements between Center and Depot will ease team travel after heavy rock is used in road construction. Mrs W J Higgins and visitors Bridget Sullivan and Tnes Joyce attend Frank Murray in Hudson street.
Mr and Mrs George Hessler of Paterson New Jersey are visiting at the home of Mr Hessler on Main Street Iva Brodhead and family of Mill Street are also mentioned in the fragmentary text likely noting visits or social notices from a local newspaper.
City residents visit at E. Brodhead home on Main street. Mrs. William Law of Avoca stops by town as caller yesterday. M. J. Callahan of Tunkhannock was in town yesterday. Washington Camp No. 174 P O S A members are urged to attend tonight’s meeting at Dymord's hall.
Mrs Benjamin Richardson suffered a painful accident visiting her daughter in Hyde Park Tuesday but sustained no serious injuries. A wedding at William Le Etta home featured KR Breaktalk and Miss Mary Le Etta, with fourteen carriages to convey guests. The ceremony occurred at Scranton cathedral and pink satin bride attire, golden brown bridesmaid dress described. Festivities spanned Friday to Sunday with candy and nuts given away and Italian band from Carbon Hill providing music. A charity concert for Mrs Carey drew a crowded house on Tuesday and T J Stewart visited Nichols after returning Wednesday.
Dr and Mrs Wheeler with daughter Bessie and friends visit the electric city along with Mis Margaret Baines and several other couples. Mrs George Snyder works on grading his yard while Nicholson’s baseball team prepares to play Tritons in Tunkhannock at 2 80 oclock. Mrs J Shook hosts her sister Mrs Shirley from Scranton for a week as Mrs Mary Werkiser shows health improvement.
A New York Sun summary traces immigration from 1820 onward, noting peaks in 1881–1890 with 5,246,618 arrivals and earlier decades with lower totals. It discusses density, geographic origins, and the overall share of foreign-born in the population, reporting figures through 1890 and projections toward 1900, including country-by-country arrivals and regional patterns.
The article lists broad racial categories among settlers in Scandinavia Britain North America and the Netherlands and assigns numeric tallies to each group. It notes a large share of Germanic and Germacte types, with other groups like Latin, Poles and Slavs, and Tartar-Fluv-Germanic Russia contributing significant totals. It highlights ongoing immigration and questions the persistence of population homogeneity.
A tense incident in Scranton drew attention as patrons clashed over a contested claim to a bar area. Police responded quickly, dispersing the crowd while investigating suspects and potential charges.
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