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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
7
The note praises the Knabe piano used by great pianists including Godowsky, Von Rulow, and Sauer. It highlights tone quality and workmanship and invites readers to visit Warcross at 208 Wyoming Avenue to see the pianos.
Delaware and Hudson tram between Boranton and Plymouth paid yesterday. November issue of Sernten Pocket Guide and Triliners Directory issued final fund of information. Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Green Telit meets today at 2 oclock. Lochswan a Wyoming Seminary game postponed due to poor condition. Select council meets this evening to receive police commissioner’s report. Ladies Aid Society dinner at AM Boule Universalist church Friday 6 to 8. Oyster supper Grace Lutheran church 6 to 9 with phon entertainment. Grand Army meeting postponed until Saturday. Annual meeting of the associated charities board to be held at Albright Memory.
Captain D. T. Atherton and Company Ki elected officers in Elwotson. a second election planned for Nov 29 after ballots. Lieutenant Murphy travels toward the Philippines with the Forty-Seventh US Volunteers. Crane accident injures Lorenzo Ferrin at CIM Street works. Fred Emerson Brooks to perform at St Luke's Parish House for Summer Home for Poor Women and Children. tickets on sale at Powell's with season options.
Archbald borough council met in a special session to resolve differences with Carbondale Traction. Attorney Bourke reported progress from talks with General Manager Silliman and outlined proposed ordinance demands including a 24 foot driveway, cobble stone at crossings, grade track, fences along the line, neutral riverward track, and a single borough fare. The ordinance will be submitted to Silliman, as work continues on narrowing the line.
Bishops decide to form a new diocese due to growing Catholic population. It will include Cambria Huntington Somerset Medford Blair Centre Clinton and Fulton counties with Altoona as the seat. Speculation centers on Very Rev Eugene Garvey of Pittston as likely bishop candidate.
A large force works rapidly on the government building with thorough scraping of all wood before varnish. White walls are being painted a deep cream color, creating a warmer, more attractive interior.
The Lackawanna Railroad prepares an advertising campaign to attract travelers by publishing a complete directory of hotels and boarding houses in towns along the line. No charge will be made for listing names, and proprietors are urged to provide location and other details to the agent for inclusion.
Opening Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8 o clock sharp. The entire stock of clothing, shoes and hats must be sold to satisfy creditors. All come and shop quickly. Try a "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia and bondholders petition Lackawanna County Court to appoint a receiver to take charge of the Carbondale Traction road and manage its operation after default on semiannual interest. Frank K. Kippie leads the petition. Willard, Warren and Knapp present it.
Cross examination of plaintiff witnesses and experts foreshadowed the defense in the Porteus case. Drs Porteus Haggerty and Gibbons disputed locomotor ataxia as caused by the accident with Scranton Railway. others argued possible fraud and alternative causes. A separate verdict awarded 4280 to J J Williams against Emily J Moore. interpleader Rush v Matthewson favored plaintiff on most goods except a parlor organ.
In courtroom No 31 Judge Edwards presides as the jury contemplates adjourning time to resume a damage case arising from construction at the City of Foranton. The fragment notes ongoing deliberations and trial context.
Advertisements claim Warner's Safe Cure relieves female sickness and long pain. Testimonies from Mrs. A. C. Scott and Mrs. L. B. Smith describe dramatic improvements in health and mood after using the remedy. The copy urges women to use the product to regain vitality and happiness.
Mrs. Mary A. Pelton filed suit against J. R. Cobb to recover 225 dollars on a note endorsed by J. R. Osgood and made at the First National Bank. Attorneys Martin and Torrey appear for Pelton. Defense argues the note was created to aid Osgood in raising money and that Pelton cannot recover as the accommodated party.
George Smith discharged under insolvency laws. A decree hearing date set in Hunter divorce case. John Bennett insolvency hearing time fixed. W 8 Bartlett approved as deputy constable. John Benore case rules reinstated for next argument. Caroline R Maynard will probate. George N Maynard granted letters. grandchildren receive fifty dollars each. remainder to husband then children. Scranton Dairy vs Oscar Mayo discontinued. Mayo restricted from milk business per sale agreement.
The article reports serious illness threatening Judge F. W. Gunster's ability to serve, causing widespread sympathy among friends and admirers. If incapacity forces retirement, lawyers and court officers would feel the loss most keenly, while the public also mourns the prospective vacancy on the bench.
Weathered observers report no visible meteor shower last night despite predictions. Dense overcast persisted through the evening, delaying or obscuring the Leonid display as astronomers warned it may occur near November 14 15 or not at all this year.
The remains of a man killed Sunday on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad between Moscow and Lehigh were identified by Richard McCormack of South Scranton as his brother in law John Griffin of Is Stone Avenue. Due to the condition of the body immediate interment was planned and the burial held at Moscow Catholic Cemetery. Griffin, employed by the Beranton Traction Company as a lumberer, had just been paid his month’s salary on Saturday.
A 49 year old man well known on the South Ride is remembered by family after a remark about a trip to Micha. He lived on Stone avenue and had years away working in Mieniein Two Sisters Mia and Birveh street are noted in the tribute to his life.
At Tuesday's Wilkes- Terre city council meeting the Wilkes Tarre Pittston and Scranton Railway Company application for a right of way over a street was refused. The firm planned a double track trolley line from Wilkes Tarre to Scranton.
A warrant sworn before Alderman Millar by J J Taailam, manager of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea, charges W H Ogborne of Carbondale with embezzling $104 15. The warrant was served by Constable M Moran of Carbondale.
The case proceeded without a hearing before Alderman Daker of Carbondall and was held in custody on a $600 bond.
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