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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1900
Page
10
Special reports from Northeastern Pennsylvania record political counts and community happenings. Includes a tied election claim, a comedy production at the village hall, bridal events at Terrace Lake, post office staffing changes, lingering obituaries, and local visits by residents and officials.
Special notes report shipping of a large epiantite of Apples and a five foot wing span find at crane. Charles Bidwell nets eighteen pounds of fish on Tuesday. The Methodist society forms a trustees group to build a church with plans for a theater, auditorium and lecture room. About 21,500 in sight and 750 hay secured from Lake Ariel company for the new enterprise. Construction delayed until spring due to late season. foundation stone and heavy timbers to be secured this summer.
A fragmented report from Branton Prilute notes residents attending Thepunnean Hilly at Memtrise Friday and a revival in Kingsley. Visitors include Mrs T M Maynard in New York returning Saturday. Arthur Alexander and wife from Ming hanion visited and Mr Alexander led church singing.
Uniondale reports a quiet election with Republicans leading while Prohibitionists outnumber Democrats. The Democrats showed magnanimity in repairing the liberty poll and displaying the national emblem. George Carpenter returned from New York to vote as Thomas made a brief Montrose trip. Local clergy filled pulpits and townsfolk greeted visitors, with social notices of weddings, travels, and harvest activity.
Mrs Frey of Elmhurst will start a series of meetings at the New Milford Methodist church next Monday evening. The text notes a prior October wedding at the bride’s home in the township, mentioning the couple but lacking full names or details.
Mrs Julia Foote visited Mr Alphonso Towner while Mrs J M Vail spent last Tuesday with her daughter in Harford. A prayer meeting was held at Mrs C M Shelp home. Maude Aldrich entertained Alice Waterman of Hallstead. Maud Brown visited friends in Hallstead. Belle Finch visited in Linqueshonda. An art museum gathering occurred at John Hayden’s home. Mr and Mrs James Donohue of Great Bend stayed with relatives. Mrs George Mix of Newark Valley visited her brother Thomas Brick. Miss Ruth Vail visited Tarford this week. A number of new books have been priced in the public library.
Special to the Scranton Telbune reports a brief snow shower that melted on contact in Honesdale. Next week teachers from the county will attend their institute. Apples bound for Coshen, NY, are shipped from Honesdale by rail. A rummage sale runs beside Menner & Co. Conductor Hubbard’s train from Carbondale returned with a full dinner pall on the cow catcher and bunting. Local clergy schedule sermons and lectures, including Dr A M Winship on Rascals and Saints. The Philharmonic works for the Teachers Institute, and a Musical History club meet is set for Nov 22. The Honesdale football club travels to Jermyn, Miss Vinnie Rose hosts the Budge Club, and Keen’s Lake Ledge Improvement plans two new houses.
Special to Scranton Trib asks reports from Thompson. Local residents Johnson and Wrights face health troubles amid winter hints. Elocutionist Catherine Meade and Rev Whalen set upcoming church events. Typhoid recovery noted for Myron Miller. Insurance agent M J McMillen observed in town.
Hallstead covers a Sunday meeting speech by Prof J L ite h of Great Bend and reports on the Republican club’s pride in a recent election victory. Also noted are a farm roller delay for the County Herald, a chicken pie supper at Miss Emma Howell’s, church house cleaning, and a Susquehanna county district Sunday school institute at McKinney Mills with a bring your own dinner plan.
The Saturday Evening Post describes Trinidad’s lake of bitumen as the world’s most notable source, yielding 0,000 tons annually with 4,500,000 tons remaining in sight. The lake grows by about 20,000 tons yearly from underground accretion, threatening to restore its original level if undisturbed. The 114 acre lake sits up to 1 feet deep with bubbling semi liquid center and floating soil islands that drift and occasionally vanish.
The Academy of Music presents a week of performances by Maculey Tatton's company. The Gaiety hosts three days featuring Manchester's cricket team Jaks in a dramatic program.
A dense block of 19th century classified ads shows rentals for rooms, houses, and a store, plus numerous sale notices for farms, houses, lots, and personal property. Names include Ayron Bockingtian and M. H. Holgate with addresses on Lafayette and Quincy avenues, plus mentions of Shaw and Washington avenues and Clay Avenue.
Help wanted male manager position at old established mercantile house offering $125 monthly plus commissions. Requires honesty, general direction, some experience as manager. references requested. Drawer 74 New Haven Conn. Large house seeks capable men for general agents with salary and expenses plus commissions.
An advertisement claims Salusmen as the largest and only manufacturers in their line worldwide offering liberal salaries. It lists addresses in Savannah Georgia and promotes prospecting for wholesale and retail trade.
A large audience attended the Leer hast mighe to see Clarkes A. Lover star in Where is Whoe. The Macaulay Matton company presented Peace ful Valley yesterday with Before Dawn? and audiences will enjoy Inside Trick matinee and Texas Cowboy tonight. Accomplices Kite Wolf and larye Welsh aided by John Mc Mahon, Mantiee Nene Coste, and Muriel Haynes.
Commencing Monday evening next the Jackson Stork company opens at the Academy of Music with the military play Liberty and Love and a vaudeville program including The Two Packs. The cast features Lillian Lewis, Helen Vaughn, Hranidow Douglas, Mind Kline, Anita Dellgar, Grace Dudley and Jennie Yeamans in multiple roles. The company will present new repertoire including The Fatal Con, Innocent Shine, For Liberty and Love Before Dawn, Tornado, Michael Strogom and The World with changes in each performance and frequent appearances at local venues.
Advertisements describe Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets labeled to treat colds and head symptoms. The copy promotes relief from congestion and fever with a medicine claimed to ease discomfort.
Train timetable exposes Steet Oot era schedules with routes to Carbondale Scranton Wilkes-Barre Albany and northern points. Rates and times listed for weekdays and Sundays note lowest fares to United States and Canada. Burdick G P A Albany and Cross D I A Scranton sign the notice.
Trains depart Scranton for Philadelphia New York via multiple routes with several daily and Sunday departures. Connections include White Haven Nazleton and coal region points via D and H routes. Pottsville Bethlehem Easton Reading Harrisburg via main lines. and western destinations Geneva Rochester Buffalo Niagara via D H BR M lines. Pullman parlor and sleeping cars available between Wilkes-Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo Susquehanna Bridge. Officials listed with offices in New York Scranton and Scranton Pa.
Schedule details: trains from Goran ton at 9 00 am and 2 25 pm connect at Hawley with Erie railroad to New York Mawley focal pointe routes and intermediate stops serve events at 7 19 pm 7 20 pm and 10 pm with unclear spellings and stations.
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