Oldest northeastern resident casts vote at age near centenarian milestone
Israel Parshall Burt of Waverly New York is nearly 100, born in Chemung County and raised near Wellsburg. He recalls early local history, remembers Sullivan’s Indian wars, and says he voted for John Quincy Adams and every election since, always on the Republican ticket. He plans a 100th birthday celebration next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel P. Burt
Waverly
Scranton
Towanda
Burt
Elias Walker
C. H. Shepard
Chemung
Forest City Notes Reflect Local Church Life and Moves
Special to the Scranton Times Forest City sees church activity with Rev. Johnson in Woodbury preaching Sunday morning and a Bible-centered evening by the Sunday school. Welsh Congregational children prepare Christmas exercises while many residents make visits and relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Johnson
Woodbury
Conn
Baptist Church
Welsh Congregational Church
Marie Brown
Wid. Maxey
Montrose
John Franks
W. H. Wildenberger
Mclaughlin House
Center Street
Franko
Beatrice Wheeler
Fish
Nddy
Myron ‘Woodimansee
O. SF. Peasnale
Samuel Mummae
Peckville
James Sxilhullen
New York
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
J. F. Gallagher
Moosic
Carrie Trutledge
Honesdale
7. F. Pleteh- Br
First Session of County Teachers Institute Held at Honesdale
The Teacher's County Institute opened at the Honesdale court house with many teachers arriving. Enrollment ran from 10:50 a.m. to noon as committees worked, with a program including devotional, literature, arithmetic, and instruction talks by Dr A E Winesip and Prof Greene. The evening featured musical selections by the Honeasdale Philhamaenta Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrynton Tribune
Honesdale
Teacher's County Institute
Court House
Welock
Teachers’ Institute Faw
Ofelock A. Om
Ing
Po TE Greene
Othe Honeadide
Philhamaenta Orchestra
Sevantom Musteians
Margaret Koeler
Seeleyville Scene Highlights Local Businessmen Visits
Arch ie Ingliss and Birt Van Blarecam of Paterson New Jersey spent a week with William Smith in Seeleyville. They caught twenty six rabbits four partridges three grey squirrels before returning November 6. Ray Bunnel and John Miller of Lestershire New Jersey returned Tuesday. Mrs BE Patley hosted friends Thursday evening. Fred Smith from Berleyville visits. Birdsall Bros begin busy season with overtime. Erie excursion to New York included J G Birdsall Louis Hahn and sister Mrs Jacob Mackle. Several residents entertained at Henry Jener home.
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Seeleyville
Archie Ingliss
Birt van Blarecam
Paterson
N. J
William Smith
Seelyville
Ray Bunnel
John Miller
Lestershire
Noov
BE. Patley
Fred Smith
Gustave Smith
Berleyville
Birdsall Bros
Erie
New York
Birdsall
Louis Hahn
Jacob Mackle
John Erk
Mirs
Charle Dein
Mackle
Erk Anidl
Smith
Henry Jener
Hopbottom News Briefs and Upcoming Universalist Event
Hopbottom report covers postponed church entertainment due to gas supply for Kenete Scopa operation. Rescheduled to Tuesday evening. Local visits include Mrs J M Cauts and Mrs Ballon in Scranton. Miss Lew Styder hosted by Miss Deborah Davis. Universalist Ladies' Aid to meet with Mrs M J Flantley. Mill improvements under Merrithew. paint job enhances appearance. Various local social notes and church plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Styder
Deborah Davis Suacuniay
Somnton Drie Company
Wil Nepcatter
wHaitien Te Tie Creamers
Woretu
Carpenter
Binghamton and
Carbonana
Fuantle Pell
Hoover
Thehamturk
Albert Thine
James Hoervick
Gibson
Ave
I. Cheon
Lester Lewis
Massachusetts
Nicholson
Mood is Indispensable remedy praised for nerves
Lichty's Cele vey Nerve Compound praised for soothing nerves and rebuilding worn tissues. Matthews Pros reports thousands of grateful customers testify to its success across nervous complaints and general wellbeing.
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Matthews
Monroe Township Vote Correction Affects Assembly Race
The county court examined a Monroe township voting error that could flip the result from A H L Sauler to HW D Tiffany by a three vote margin. A petition from Monroe township directors asked for a fuller investigation before a final decision. The court adjourned to Tuesday morning at 9.00 to allow parties to prepare.
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Seranton
Tinkhannock
Monroe Township
A. HL Sauler
General Assembly
Dieetors
Couit
HW. D. Tiffany
Monroe Township vote contested with court to verify counts
The report notes 108 votes for Tiffany be elected, 104 claimed by Democrats for Squier be elected, with election officers and watchers to testify tomorrow. Commissioner’s clerk Doyle moved his family. Navy pay clerk appointments and ship movements are mentioned. A football game score 19 to 0, Centennial lodge Odd Fellows degrees, and a Rebecca lodge supper are listed along with local visits and the equity court term opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffany Be
Squier
Monroe Township
George N. Doyle
West Nicholson
E.W. Wheaton
Wilkes-Barre
Tunkhannock Tean
Centennial Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Platt’s Opera House
Rebecca Lodge
Islie Reynolds
Montrose
Equity Court
Evangelistic meetings and local school notes in town
Evangelistic meetings conducted by the pastor are held every evening this week at the Methodist Episcopal church. Miss Nellie Seamen will open a select night school in No 1 building on Monday evening. The public night school drew boys from across the town and may hire another teacher this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Buck
Bethlehem
John Kearney
Pittson
Groezeneer
Kearney
Callind
Pittston
Maury
Edward Gilroy
Lincoln Hill
John Reap
Hill Street
St. Mary's Church
Bernard Boyle
Susanna Eave
Nellie Seamen
Margaret Dixon
Pittson Township
CG. W. Lower
Witford-Kane
Wilkes- Barre
Mary Flannery
Mary Barerefit
Emma Holleran
Nellie Clarke
Annni Iflealey
International Correspondence Schools
Patrick McNulty
Mansfield Normal School
Agnes Gibbons
Margaret Tarrrett
Wilkes-Barre
Clothier Closes Stock and Exits Premises
Mr John Seip relocates his meat market from Depot street to the Ketchum building on Malin street Mrs D Secor is ill with typhoid fever.
Forty hours devotion fills St Patrick's church
Olyphant reports large crowds at the forty hours devotion at St Patrick's church with Rev Father Metals len delivering a sermon to a packed congregation. Priests assisting include Rev Richard Walsh James Shanley A Lynott J M Smoulter M R B Loftus d V Moylan. An oyster supper by Blakely Baptist ladies is set for tomorrow evening in the church social room from 5 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Church
Father Metals Len
Richard Walsh
Forest City
James Shanley
Bayre
MM. A. Lynott
Jermyn
J. M. Smoulter
Fock Lake
M. RB. Loftus
Scranton
D. V. Moylan
Providence
Blakely Baptist Church
Mary Probert
Annie Probert
Kingston
Elizabeth Bedell
Kane
Catherine Thomas
Delaware Etreet
BF. Ol. Hawkins
New York
T. MM. Harris
Uniondale
D. W. Harris
Delaware Street
P. EK. Kilcullen
Local Social Notes From Forty Fort and Nearby Towns
Sunday visits and returns include Miss Bessie Lancaster with friends in Forty Fort and Mr. and Mrs. William Stevenson returning from New York. Several residents feature illness and family visits, with Miss Elizabeth Kavenaugh confined at home and Helen Graham ill. The Junior League meets Tuesday at the Methodist Episcopal church, and residents like Miss Ethyl Tregedlas and Mary Graham visit Scranton or nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lancaster
Forty Fort
William Stevenson
New York
Elizabeth Kavenaugh
South Main Street
Miss Shire
Scranton
Jennie Grover
H. L. Warner
Personal Exchange Classifieds Contain Sale and Help Ads
The page lists a Popular Clearing House ad for Bennett residents and others to rent sell or exchange property or seek situations or help. Numerous misspelled lines mention FOR SALE real estate fruit dairy and farm items plus a few jobs and services. Contact details include Jefferson Avenue and various street references with scattered incomplete phrases and broken names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Howes
Ars
Frea
Lost-for-carriage notice in Rome street case
A lost item notice seeks return of an Amulerary carriage lost on Rome street between Quinoword and Pravitelin avenues. The owner requests return to Hohn T. Tichiards at the Mears Building in the city.
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Rome
Amulerary Street
Quinoword Pravitelin
Hohn T. Tichiards
Mears
City
Scranton Directory Highlights Local Businesses and Services
A dense OCR listing from Scranton covers建筑 firms and architects along with banks, attorneys, traders, and services. Notable names include Frederick Brown architect at 08 Washington Ave, Joseph Kelley, Victor Koen proprietor, Mears Building offices, Patterson & Wilcox Traders National Bank area, and various lawyers like Willard, Wanken & Knap. Also mentions seedmen, a wine screen manufacturer, a Bauer Orchestra, and Megargee Bros printers. The piece reads like a city directory excerpt with multiple ads and professional listings spanning Washington Avenue, Spruce Street, and nearby blocks.
Catarrh Cure Claim Ignites Confidence and Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, describing internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and promising a hundred dollar reward for any non cure. The notice asks readers to request testimonials from Cheney & Co at Toledo Ohio.
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Fils
Wall
Adrirega
Cheney
Toledo
Hall
Est
The Gunners Maite at Lyceum and Gaiety Week Booking
The fragment lists theater names Lyceum and Gaiety and a string of show titles including The Gunners Maite and Three Wan social maid. It hints at a weeklong program with performances by Dimless Tales and Murlesiquers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trovadero Murlesiquers
Wyalusing Social Notes and Local Visits
Special to the Scranton Tribone reports a string of local visits and movements. Albert Miller of LeRaysville called in town. Amelia Porter visits her daughter in Stevensville. Charles Terry of New York stayed with his parents last week. Elizabeth Stafford spent days with Miss Pien in West Pittston. Walter Morris of LeRaysville moved to Pearl Street. J Ingham visited Towanda. Ruth Harris visits Corning relatives. Washington Ingham of Sugar Run visited relatives. Ned Allis and Seovil Allis hunted at Herrickville. No school this week due to Prof Seward’s illness. Sturdevant family and Fred Smith set venture visits in Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Wyalusing
Albert Miller
LeRaysville
Amelia Porter
Rowland Crandal
Stevensville
Charles Terry
New York City
Elizabeth Stafford
Severl
Miss Pien
West Pittston
Nella Smith
Jennie Chamberlain
Wilkes- Bhargate
Mae Whitney
Canton
Pat
Walter Morris
Mr. Strong
Pearl Street
J. Ingham
Towanda
C. L. Stevens
Corning
N. Y
Ruth Harris
Washington Ingham
Sugar Kun
John Edlaworth
Ned, Allis
Seovil Allis
Herrickville
Hunting
Seward
JT. Sturdevant
Harvey
Tunkhannock
Fred Smith
Som
Wilkes-Barre
Accheniss of Alusieenone Hat troupe tops week with Huntley Adokeon
The Accheniss of Alusieenone Hat patrons attend last evening's opening, featuring Huntley Adokeon Company performing a Dig rooteepelinen T repertoire with two shows. Wintley Navarrio shines, and a lively cast performs songs, dances, and burlesque numbers, with George V Broadlret’s The Mouse That Sack Multi billed for Friday.
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Huntley
Adokeon cCompanme
Anil Wetter
Lilli Lewis
Mange
Comnery
Winntley
Muirio Navarrio
Wintley
Tyaip
Thone
Death of Charles P Peckville Whiting at 1 day old
Charles P Whiting died at his Cemetery street home after five weeks of typhoid fever. Survived by a wife and three children Ray Thomas Provence, with brother George A Whiting as the only other relative. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM from residence. interment in Union cemetery.
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Charles P. Whiting
Cemetery Street
Ray
Thomas
Provence
George A. Whiting
Union Cemetery
Gi. M. Pierce
Peck Lutber Manufacturing Company
Davenport
N Pierce
William Page
Errence Powderly
Carbondale
Ella Bkeicham
Depot Street
Lackawanna Telephone Company
Delaware and Studgon
Telephone Company
William Vandergort
Pleasaunt Avenue
Toy
Mrs. Prank Ledyard
North Maintree
Jo Very
Bimll Haleshman
Broadway Athletic Club Incorporation Notice in Lackawanna
Notice of application to the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County for charter of a corporation to be formed under Pennsylvania act of 1874 for the Broadway Athletic Club to promote mutual improvements in physical culture. Charter petition on file in the office of the prothonotary.
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Thia
Comemon
Lackawanna
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
Pendylvania
Eathlead Amber
Ube
Fredemic W
Eleita
Solivitoy
Grand Combination of Gaiety and Comedy Show
A lively stage night promises gaiety with two score of charming acts and popular comedians. Notable names include George EB Melvin and Bielby Geviin with musical offerings and sideshow humor by Sloward Sisters and Wrothead Wakefield.
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Thie Haven
Thiv Howe
George EB
Melvin
Piety
Sloward Sisters
Damneowner
Train schedules and fares for Scranton routes
Scranton area timetable lists trains to Carbondale Wilkes-Barre Albany Honesdale and points north with departure times including Sunday runs. Also shows low fare offers to all United States and Canada. Contacts J W Betidick P A Albany NY and I W Cross D P A Scranton PA.
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Fort
Pennsylvania
Albany
All Points North
Carbondale
Wilkes-Barre
Honesdale
United States
Canada
J. W. Betidick
P. A
N.Y
I. W. Cross
Scranton
Lehigh Valley Train Schedules Through Scranton and New York
Rail timetable details list departures to Milladelphia, White Haven, Pottville, Bethlehem, Easton, Harrisburg, Tunkhannock, Ithaca, Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and western points. Parlor and sleeping car service on routes Wilkes Barre to New York Philadelphia Buffalo and via Cortland Street agents advertise ticketing and reservations.
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Scranton
Milladelphia
New York
Black Diamond
White Haven
Hagleton
Pottaville
Sothlehem
Easton
Reading
Harrisbur
Cindl
D. & WW. Tor
R. R
Lehigh Valley
Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Uaperston Bridge
Rollin
Wildor
Cortland Street
Charles& Ler
A.W. Nonnemaciter
South Fethtohen
Loeckawanna Avenua
Central Railroad of New Jersey Timetable Highlights
The notice outlines the Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable with trains from Scranton to New York Newark Philadelphia and other points. It lists Sunday schedules to Baltimore Washington Long Branch Dean Grove Mantehyean and more with express and local departures and through connections to east south and west points.
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Pitteton
Wilken-Harre
Baltimore Aml Washington
Poinia Sou
West Vie Bethlehem
Long Branch
Latown
Leban
Polleville
Oulbaatsen
Baldwins
Paes
Train Schedule Fragments Show Multiple Departures and Connections
A fragmented timetable lists trains between Carbondale Swanton and Cudegia with arrivals from 1.45 am to 7.40 pm. It notes connections to New York, Cornwall, Middletown, Walton and Oswego with general agents Anderberos and Welsh providing guidance.
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Cudosia
Arbourdile
SurMnen
Om. Sanders
Swanton
Carbondale
Siti
Cudegia
Cwhondale
Veranton
Suninton
New York
Cornwall
Middletown
Walton
Stdnew
Norwich
Tome
Ute
Oneida
Oswemo
Ecomult Tielget Eget
Anderebos
Gen
Pass
Agt
Secantom
Trains to Hawley and Scranton Observe Erie Route
Sept 17, 1900 timetable notes trains to Hawley and New York via Erie railroad. Service from Scranton departs at 7 00 am reaching 225 pm. Trains arrive in Scranton at 10 09 am and 6 10 pm.
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Hawley
Oval Pointe
Erie Railroad
New Yor
Lowbergh
Scranton
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