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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
3
The Scranton Tribune opens a Carbondale branch in the Burke Building to print a daily city edition with local news, personals, and publication items. E L Hatfield will receive visitors and notices at the new office.
John G Bridgett and Misa May McDonald were married at St Rose in a quiet ceremony. Rev J B Griffin officiated as Lohengrin music played. The bride wore gun metal broadcloth violet velvet and lace with an ivory prayer book. The couple will honeymoon in New York City for two weeks. Bridgett is a prominent local businessman and church leader.
A decisive Tuesday vote backed municipal water expansion with broad district support. The measure drew a strong, overwhelming majority in favor, signaling popular approval though future implementation remains to be seen.
The Berean Baptist ladies organized a chrysanthemum show with flowers donated by Mr. Hendrick. The exhibition and sale drew shoppers who purchased plants and bougainvillea, while a program including piano duets, recitations, and solos was performed by local youths.
The New Century club designates next Monday November 12 as the fruit donation day for emergency hospitals. Ladies willing to donate canned fruit should send it to the Arnold building corner of Main Street and Argquincoln Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A committee will receive items there.
The Chrysanthemum club and guests gathered Tuesday evening at Miss Jennie Williams home for music games and dancing. An early hour supper was served and attendees departed for home, praising the hostess for charming entertainment. Attendees included Miss Jennie Davis and others.
Open House audiences crowded in Tuesday night to see Muntley Jackson Company perform The Tornado with better reception than last year. The Pucks draw steady interest while election returns appeared on stage read by P O Conner.
The wedding of Robert McHale of the West Side to Kathryn Kelley of the South Side took place at St Rose church yesterday at 3 20 PM with Rev Thomas Dixon officiating. Bridesmaid Annie Kelley and groom’s attendant M J Mullaney were present. The couple, after the ceremony, left for their wedding tour.
List of letters remaining in the post office as of Nov. 7 includes William F. Bolan W. 8. Goodman Thomas J. Greene J. A. Tacquinot Francesco Cardemone Mrs. Charles Tf. Fisher Miss Eliza Young Mrs. Mitilga Fhovellan.
Theodore W. Reeder and his wife of Dundalf street departed on the Erie flyer to San Diego California to spend the winter there and will return to Carbondale next spring.
Mrs Agnes K Brodie of Charel Street was chosen as a director of the Florence Mission at a Scranton meeting held yesterday. She also spoke at the gathering.
A breakdown in the machinery of the large Coalbrook breaker caused stoppage after noon, affecting the employer operations across Delaware and Hudson collieries in the region.
Mrs Samuel Mills hosts a thimble tea at her home on Birkett Street this afternoon from 2 to 6. Attending are Mrs Samuel Mills Mrs Oscar Moora and Mrs George Mills.
Readable notices announce gatherings this evening by Groves RE Randolph camp No 198 Sons of Veterans C M B A Branch No 39 and Carbondale council No 84 under Troyal Arcanuin with local members urged to attend.
A special meeting is scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Mitchell Hose Company headquarters to discuss company affairs and plan upcoming activities.
The condition of Fred Hubbard of Williams avenue is much worse today and grave doubts are entertained as to his recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munn and daughter Romaine with Miss Grace Munn have come back from a two week stay in New York City.
Mrs W a A Spencer announces a pink tea event in the near future inviting friends and acquaintances to attend at her home or a local venue for a social gathering and refreshment.
Scranton businessman Louie Bunnell was in the city on business yesterday. Forest City callers Miss Mary Cawley and Miss Annie Farrell visited town. Binghamton tour man Hathaway called on local trade. J B Shannon of New York Life Insurance was in Forest City yesterday. Dentist Charles M Colburn, recently away, is in town Spain. Myron Hockenberry returned to Dickinson College after voting here. Nurse Mina M Rob Jenkins, active in Peekville, returned home on Salem Avenue yesterday.
A remedy that soothes nerves and rebuilds vitality is described as wonderfully successful. Thousands testify their gratitude as Matthews Bros sells the product.
The Young Men's Chelestrian association plans a grand banquet on Thanksgiving Day with an optimistic crowd. A football game between two chosen teams from the association is scheduled in the afternoon. Work on the silk factory machinery on High street advances daily as contracts finish touches. The Christmas programme adds prizes, including a best speech award of seven.
The funeral for Thomas Burns youngest son of Mr and Mrs Michael Burns of Bell Street was held yesterday at 3 pm and the burial occurred at St Patrick's Cemetery Molliteer P oA Phithin Archibald visited town yesterday amid praise for a large borough vote P F OMalley and Harry E Jones returned to school Excelsior Hose company to elect officers tomorrow St Patricks church choir arranged an operetta directed by Prof T W Watkins Mrs Daniel Murza Lackawanna Street visiting Jermyn Mrs Ivor Parry Hyde Park guest of Mrs John M Evans and Mrs J W Sweeney Green Ridge visited J W Sweeney yesterday
Peckville residents note family travel and relocations as J B Kinback lies ill at home. L B Thompson is improving after a sudden illness at the Third ward voting place. Mrs Clarence A Williams, 44, dies after two weeks with typhoid fever leaving a husband and two children. Funeral set Friday at 2 at the Peckville residence with Rev Gendall officiating and interment at Prospect cemetery. Rev David Spencer will lecture at the Peekville Baptist church tonight on Christ, the Goal of Prophecy.
Mrs Clara Rymer convalesces from illness. Mrs John Smith and Mrs Hu wel, of Nuy Aug, visit relatives. Mr Howard J Northup returns home to vote for first time in years. Mrs H N Jones of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society to speak at Clark's Green Baptist Church Sunday morning November 11. Public invited. Mrs H E Northup returns from three week visit at her old home in Stroudsburg.
Forest City voters split on local offices with candidates listed and totals for First and Second wards. A borough building bond of five thousand dollars was approved. Also reported: burglars blew open a safe at Charles Melville's stove shop and took a watch and several men’s shoes.
An old advertisement claims a single day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and promises refunds if unfinished. The box bears E. W. Grove's signature on each package.
The women of the Ladies Ald society hosted a successful social in St James church basement and plan monthly events. W H Lutey, now a company managing director, is praised for his gold mine work in Ontario. A baby girl and a baby boy were welcomed to local homes. Delaware and Hudson will pay employees this afternoon. Rebelkahs lodge nominated officers for the term. A large party at Gilmore hall enjoyed a long social. Spencer’s small election vote drew attention and workers paraded with a band. Many Second ward voters were unregistered and some property owners had not yet been assessed.
A Newark gardener's discovery, a mastodon skull and tusks, has sparked public fascination as Ward's natural science establishment in Rochester prepares to mount the bones for display. The complete Newark skeleton, with a massive pelvis and tusked legs, will be shown alongside Tissot images at Brooklyn Institute.
Account details the construction of a massive mastodon skeleton with a twelve foot front leg and a thirty foot body length. Muscles and tendons were welded to oversized vertebrae to bear the tusks, and the hanging legless barrel suggests the creature’s enormous bulk as it nears completion. The draft hints at the mastodon’s regal dominance in its era.
The New York stock market opens with unprecedented activity led by long stock purchases by professionals ahead of expected post election demand. 150000 shares cross from foreign to American buyers as London activity spills into New York, with Pennsylvania and Northern Pacific among notable gains and a broad late profit taking in sugar.
A Silk Sale opened yesterday drawing many patrons who bought waist patterns, dresses, and silk fabrics. The display offers Iginch Liberty Satin, Plisse Silks, Black Brocades, Peau de Soie, and other heavy weight silks at special November prices, with the sale continuing while supplies last.
Scranton bond items reference first mortgage and general mortgage claims on companies including Scranton Passenger Railway and City of Scranton Street Railway. Mentions Dickson Manufacturing and Lackawanna Township School bonds at six percent and a 6 percent traction issue with dates unreadable.
Corrected by HL Dale dairy listing shows creamery packages and dairy items with prices per unit. It includes 28u2ie tubs Pore-Select western cream 1 cent to 5 nearby state items and various produce prices such as peas potatoes onions and patent flow milk at 1.60 dollars per unit.
The report details wheat futures with spots showing varied futures activity and price levels. It also covers dairy products including creamery butter and cheeses from several states noting market conditions and production notes.
Fragmented OCR item lists poultry types dairy products crops and prices in a Philadelphia market report. Mentions Dressed Poultry and various regional farm items with scattered vendor names and place references.
A cattle and calves auction notes steady to higher demand with strong turnout. Receipts near 24 000 with up to 25 000 forecast. prices quoted for calves steers and heifers with bulls and mixed lots contributing to overall market activity.
Fragmented notes describe sheep and cattle quality with references to markets and prices. Mentions western herds and assorted livestock terms, but many words are garbled. Overall impression shows a rural trading scene with buyers and sellers negotiating figures.
Fragmentary text lists diverse terms and names like New York, Weinghiw, Branson, SGU, Wooly, Lambs, and Ga Thatsaills, with no coherent event, date, or definite context. Content appears garbled, lacking identifiable persons, organizations, or locations to form a coherent summary.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various unrelated terms such as cattle, hogs, receipts, weights, and dollar amounts. The text lacks coherent context, identifiable events, or clear entities to summarize meaningfully.
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