Winter News Briefs and Local Notices
News items include Albert Elias taking a new post in Honesdale as assistant superintendent of an electrical works, and his prior partnership in Clearwater & Elias here. Community notices cover church suppers and revival services at St Mark's Simp son Methodist, a watch social at Washburn Street Presbyterian, and a Mothers' meeting address by Mrs Cole. Also mentions infant death from Binghamton, funerals for Sarah Williams and George S. Renehler, and various local business ads and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Elias
Lincoln Avenue
Honesdale
Elias
Clearwater & Elias
Women's Guild
St. Mark's Church
Reese
Fifteenth Street
Simpson Methodist Church
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
I. B. Stark
Binghamton
Washburn Street
Chi Upsilon Society
Cole
Philadelphia
Sarah Williams
George
Renehler
New Knights of Malta Lodge to Elect Commandery 177
A new lodge of the Order of Knights of Malta plans to organize Saturday evening in Mears Hall. Elect Commandery No. 177 is expected to have about 160 members, with 125 already signaling intent. Evan R. Jones and David John from this side organize. a Friday preparatory meeting will be held in HarI Garl hall. Notables from distance include Stewart A. ns Allentown supreme commander United States A T Hamilton Lewistown grand commander state George H. Pearce Philadelphia grand recorder state and the Malta degree team Ilkes-Barre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Knights of Malta
Mears Hall
Order
Evan R. Jones
David John
Har! Garl Hall
Stewart A. Ns
Allentown
United States
A.T. Hamilton
Lewistown
George H. Pearce
Philadelphia
Tate
Ilkes-Barre
Auditing Committee Debates Unpaid Bills and Damages
The Barber Asphalt bill for 983.10 for Franklin Avenue repairs is disallowed by the city solicitor as city not liable, with a ruling that the Traction Company caused the damage by an unauthorized double tracking. The committee withholds payment and directs collection from the Traction Company. Millet’s 40 bicycle damage claim is rejected after Street Commissioner Kinsley finds Millet racing with head down and not taking care. Millet may pursue court action if he has a viable case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Asphalt Company
Franklin Avenue
Spruce Street
George A. Millet
Vine Street
Washington Avenue
Phelps Street
Millet
Kinsley
ThirteenYearold Mary Downey Adrift On Scranton Streets
A 13 year old girl Mary Downey wandered homeless and hungry after being expelled by her foster family near Greenwood store. She walked to Scranton seeking Mrs Duggan for care. Patrolman Jones brought her to the station then Mrs Duggan took her to a shelter after a warm supper was provided. The tale will be investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Avenue
Stafford
Greenwood
Scranton
Mrs. Duggan
Mra. Duggan
Found Dying in a Brothel Reported to Charities
Physicians reported to the Associated Charities a young woman found dying in a back room at 118 Franklin Avenue. She said she ran away from her husband and child to live with a man in the city and was known as Helen Marsh, though never married. The case highlights alleged coercion and misery facing the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Associated Charities
Franklin Avenue
Williameport
Helen Marsh
Telegraph Operator Defends Self With Gold Lead
Telegraph operator in Ford Pennsylvania faced a confrontation Saturday night when a tramper attacked. He defended himself using a gold lead as a makeshift weapon, details of the incident remain unclear and under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ford,Pa
Novi
Penn
Slate
South Side News Briefs Include Weddings and School Board
John Nanas of Alder Street improves after a skull fracture from a porch baluster fall. George Rheehan and Catherine McKee of the Spare end ward plan to wed on Wednesday Nov 27. A mock trial is set for St Aloysius Young Men Total Abstinence meeting. Lackawanna township school board paid monthly salaries and will hire an extra teacher for night school at the Greenwood building as attendance rises. Further column notes cover the court disposition of exceptions by the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
John Nanas
Alder Street
George Rheehan
Catherine McKee
St. Aloysius Young Men's Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society
St. John's Parish
Community notices and social events brighten town calendar
Mrs. William Thomas of Upper Main Street is described as dangerously ill. The school board met for its regular monthly session. Division No. 14 A O H B of A plans a Thanksgiving Eve entertainment at Fadden's hall. Revival meetings at Primitive Methodist Church drew large crowds. The Citizens' Band performed on the streets. John Hawks has regained strength and went out again. An oyster supper for the John Wesley Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle is set for Norris' hall on Tuesday November 19. Prof M J Lloyd and Mrs Lloyd visited Blakeley and Pitts ton. Mr and Mrs Louis Shaffer and son returned from Pittston. Mrs Ann Malone of Carmall Street is among town's oldest residents and will have funeral plans announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas
Upper Main Street
Fadden's Hall
Primitive Methodist Church
Pricetary Ciizens
John Hawks
Agin
John Wesley Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Norris’ Hall
Berten Eley
Pittston
M. J. Lloyd
Blakely
Louis Shaffer
Ann Malone
Carmall Street
Local Notes and Errands Across Peckville and Nearby Towns
Community gossip lists visits by F R Gill and others from Jermyn and Meshoppen with local residents. A pocketbook was lost between the post office and Deckers Bridge last Saturday and may be recovered at Bell and Chapman's. B Stevens serves on jury duty this week while family matters bring other residents to Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Gill
Jermyn
Veeneatell
Acett
Meshoppen
Aspennday
Charles D. Keller
Arry Edwards
Dunmore
William Keatell
Sarah
Hannah Coates
Lissie Cairns
Harry Briggs
Harry Good
Robert Coates
Elm Park
Scranton
Decker's Bridge
Bell & Chapman
Co. Wall
Hickory Street
Belmont
B. Stevens
Looking Up the Law Over a Constable Dougher Case
Archbald justice Thomas Gilday sought legal guidance in Wilkes-Barre on a warrant for Constable William Dougher. Cornelius Connors claims Dougher issued an invalid subpoena to force a grand jury appearance. Gilday debated misde meanor in office false pretense malfeasance in office or perjury before deciding to issue a warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Richards
Hyde Park Avenue
Central City
James Crosain
Bromiley Avenue
John
John Davis
Crossin
Richard
Squire Gilday
Dougher
Thomas Gilday
Archbald
Atorney
Jones
Gilday
Cornelius Connors
William Dougher
Connors
Thomas Grady
Bridget Manley
Connora
Almost Incredible Finds a Cure
A Buffalo nurse Mrs A E Taylor of 250 Herkimer Avenue describes a personal battle with Bright's disease of the kidneys in its third degree. After months of swelling and weakness she credits Bears Wintergreen pills with restoring her health and enabling sleep and walking again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo News
A. E. Taylor
Buffalo
Herkimer Avenue
Scranton baseball club changes and fraud accusations arise
M H McDermott signs to manage Scranton for 1896 and travels to New York after a brief meeting with Harry P Simpson. Saloonkeeper Cusick, creditor groups, and directors clash over a sheriff sale amid claims of fraud and improper actions and lack of accounting for park rents and other funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. McDermott
Scranton
Ben Cusick
North End
O'Brien & Kelly
Edward Coleman
P. P. Jordan
Ike Coleman
Cusii
W. A. St. John
McDermott
Harry P. Simpson
Mornig
St. Charles Hotel
Lackawanna
New York
Fall River
Cusick
Reese & Long
Fred
Schoen
Tribune
the Tribune
Stens
Simpson
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets A Gentle Laxative
This ad extols Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as sugar coated laxatives made from vegetable ingredients. It claims they relieve biliousness headaches indigestion and dyspepsia by stimulating bile and liver activity without pain or upset. One pellet is laxative two mildly cathartic and they are easy for children to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
BR. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Superior Face Bleach Promises Clear Complexion
Advertised medicine claims to remove freckles tan sunburn liver spots pimples and sallow skin. It pledges a perfectly clear complexion for women at $1.00 per bottle with sale at B M Hotzel's Hair Dressing and Manicure Parlors 20 Lackawanna Avenue and mail orders filled promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Hotzel
Lackawanna
Quoit Match Protest and Challenge in Olyphant
A quoit contest at the house of James Twiss in Olyphant saw Thomas Bonds of Priceburg lose to Elijah Hayes of Olyphant by 12 points with a stake of 50 dollars. Referee was Michael McCormick, bets favored Hayes. Dodds issues a public challenge for two game matches with varying rules for 100 or 200 dollars a side, to be arranged at Priceburg or via The Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dodds
Elijah Hayes
Olyphant
James Twiss
Olyhant
Thomas Bonds
Priceburg
Hayes
America
House of James Twins
Tribune
William Kennedy
Fraudulent Election Return Arrests Shock Philadelphia
Judge Robert Hughes and Inspector Charles McConnell were arrested in Philadelphia on a charge of making a fraudulent return of votes from the election last Tuesday. Both held in $1,000 bail with a hearing scheduled tomorrow. Bondsman James Cahill also sought. arrests stem from investigations by Jud Arnold Gordon and Bulsberger of the common pleas court returning board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert Hughes
Charles McConnell
McMullen
James Cahill
Jud Arnold
Gordon and
Bulsberger
Common Pleas Court
Returning Board
The Cruiskeen Lawn Irish Drama at Davis Theatre
The Cruiskeen Lawn a sentimental Irish comedy at Davis' theatre played yesterday afternoon. It centers on tenant landlord tensions, features plentiful pistols, and includes performers such as Dan Monae and Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis’ Theater
Dan Monae
Thomas
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News of
Suburbs
Luce Bros
West Side
Rank Gilberts
Main Avenue
Mystic
RK. J. Hughes
South Main Avenue
W. L. Steenback
West Side Bank
Starner
Male Avenue
John H. Reynold
Fairchild
F. W. Mason & Co
J. C. King
Jackson Street
William BD. Griffiths
North Main Aven
West Side Events
the Knights of Malta
Mears’ Hall
Hyde Park Literary and Debating Society
Charles E. House
Wallace G. Moser
W. A. Price
Mr. Griffiths
Bumner Avenue Presbyterian Church
Hugh Howell
Howell
D. C. Powell
M. W. Edwards
Harry Peck
Griffiths
Mr. Edwards
Young People's Society of the Welsh Baptist Church
Literary Society
Williams
Richard H. A Williams
Academy Street
D. Jones
First Welsh Congregational Church
William R. Richards
Thomas Carson
William Richards
Edward E. Davis
Henry Griffiths
Benjamin Lewis
D. D. Evans
David Johnson
George Martin
Reuben Staples
Washburn Street Cemetery
May J. Williams
W. J. Will
D. P. Jones
Tabernacle Church
Lizzie Cramer
Harrison Flack
Doylestown
Mr. Sek
Ligsie Davies
Charles Sweet
Miss Burgerhoff
Anna Burgerhoff
Jessie Paff
Maud Sloats
Greens
Myrtle Miller
Lena
Maud Dele
Ethel Chase
Bessieus
Cora EK. Vetters
Cora Wilson
Joe Sloats
Ruth Swayze
Margaret Welch
Bertha Ross
Bertha Schuster
M. Blerwirth
Marie Hallatem
Pala A. Stark
Miss Forgeng
Oy Foust
Emma Forgweng
Thomas Jermyn
Davia
Schmidt
Bertha
Mary
McCormac
Mary Downey
South Side News
Pricebsurg
Peckville
Bright
Coleman
Betts
Morris Davidow
Alex Dunn
Mr. Simpson
Mr. Betts
Mr. Daviden
Mr. Dunn
Lin
Elspeth Winton
Misa Winton
Palestine
Miss Winton
Jeanette Dickson
Eva M. Hetzel
Ricker
Acker Medicine Ove
Chambers St
BAD Election Board
Cruiskeen
Dalton
Ewis
Lewis
Globe | Shoe
New York Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Linn Allen& CO
the Fashion
Pices
Verve Nee Lowel
Commonwealth Bldg
Scranton, Pa
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Ois
Della Fox
Comic Opera Company
Fleur
LIS
J. Cheever Goodwin
Wm. Fareb
Nat. Both
Academy OF Music
W. J. Fennessy
Regu
John Stewart and
Paul Dresser
Wilhelm
Monarch
Columbia
Cleveland
Bargal Oure
Sporting Bse Eee
Eek Bor
A. W. Jurisch
Frothingham
John Gineral
DAVIS
Dan McCarthy
Bility
Elmira Telegram
Aylesworth's
Wreenley Arve
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