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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and publication items left at Suannon and Co news dealer North Malin Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church was entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. T. B. Evans. Selections were read by Mrs. H. B. Jadwin and Miss Pascoe, followed by a vocal solo from Miss Sadie Miller. Refreshments were served. the event emphasized social and entertaining qualities over prior meetings.
Belmont street paving halted as rain creates a sea of mud. Residents complain of digging and mud while awaiting better weather and a short delay before resuming work.
City station house improvements bring sanitary upgrades. The old jail apartments have a concrete floor two new north windows and two radiators in the men's cell area. Heating now possible and better light provided.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian church organize weekly sales at the Palace creamery to raise funds for church needs. The events run every Saturday afternoon and evening offering varied household articles to help prepare Sunday dinners.
Miss Mary Alice Horan is seriously ill at her home on the South Side. Albert Crane and Russell Jones spent Wednesday evening in Scranton. Mrs. John Marye received news of her sister Mrs. B. J. Russell’s serious illness in Waterbury Conn. Miss Maude Wheeler hosted her Sunday school class on Wednesday evening. Mrs. N. Peters, recently operated on for cancer, is doing well. Miss Julia Horan visits parents on Gordon Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. James Harrett return from their wedding trip and will board on Lincoln Avenue. Mrs. William Db. Jones entertains Mrs. Mary Lumbach and Mr. Davis of Luzerne County, and Mrs. J. J. Cummings visits Miss Mary Burke on Malin Street. The Connor child ill with diathesis. Miss Ida Taylor visiting from Philadelphia. Chrysanthemum Club entertained at the Avery home on Garfield Avenue. George Merritt and May Johnson married at the Methodist parsonage in Providence. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Winter entertain Mrs. Campbell of Haston. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyllie and daughter Lizzie visiting New York. PLW Nally club plans a Thanksgiving Eve fundraiser at Burke’s Hall to aid Irish political prisoners. Benjamin Franklin Spangenbure died after a month in hospital. Miss Millicent Brown and brother Fred visiting sister Mrs. Arthur Howell. Frederick Hamenstun takes a job at W. R. Mann’s store. Mrs. Foster, photographer Foster’s mother, seriously ill. William E. Watt visiting Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. John Boylen return from their wedding trip and plan to set up house on Pike Street. Miss Gertrude Raynor to host Young Ladies’ Cooking Club Saturday.
Colonel Clark R. Westcott recounts a Chicago witnessed event in Colorado where a missile launched into space returned to earth and was found encased in ice. He describes an eagle sighting and a mining syndicate connection amid a hot day journey to a mine in the region.
Advertises oil cloths and linoleums in all widths and prices, window shades and curtains, rocking chairs upholstered in plush and tapestry, plus cobbler seats. Highlights claim of always the lowest prices.
The narrator details firing at a bird from a saddle but misses. A dull stone impact is heard, and a goose egg sized ice sphere falls nearby with a rifle ball embedded in its center. He theorizes the ball froze midair after gathering moisture in a high altitude cloud.
The piece critiques Lanciani’s defense of Nero’s actions during Rome’sGreat Fire as a humane plan for urban reform. It argues Nero’s motives were not noble and juxtaposes Nero’s alleged crimes with his reputed devotion to music, concluding the ancient verdict against him stands.
Hallstead Charles Herkimer is ill. The Baptist Young People's Society Christian Raidleaver will hold a social at the home of A. Bogart on Main Street this Friday evening. Mrs William Meldou was in Binghamton on Wednesday. Miss Myrtle Millard returned home after a two week visit with friends in Scranton. Warren Preston spent part of Sunday in New Milford.
A fragmentary theatre note cites piecemeal lines about wind personifications and weather in a forthcoming opera "By Under one a" by the authors of "Erm" with cast mentioned including Margaret EF Bangater Fanny Rice.
A reflective portrait of Roscoe Conkling, recalling his 1880 Chicago convention leadership, speaking power, and integrity. The piece praises his oratorical force, reserved public stance, and unyielding loyalty to Grant, noting his moral character and lasting impact on New York politics.
General Session of the Society of the M E Church Weld in Pittsburg today as the Methodist Episcopal Church extension board conducts its important work within the church machinery. The meeting focuses on plans and operations aiding church growth and outreach nationally.
The organization supports erection of churches and aid to struggling congregations. In 31 years the board has assisted in building ten thousand churches. Today and tomorrow include business sessions and the 31st founding anniversary ceremony. The Freeman's Aid and Southern Education committee meets Monday for two days.
A local tailor advertises low prices for suits in Scranton. The trade claims weekly gains and asserts they cut fit and make all garments on site, claiming unmatched value and self-made quality.
Suits from 14.00 to 10.00 dollars and pants from 3.00 dollars up advertised by W J Davis with emphasis on clear price reductions at the store location.
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