Potatoe at Luge Bros Grows Demand in City
News notes a local trader named Minter reports high demand for potatoes, delivering to any part of the city. The ad claims 30 gents per bushel and urges early orders.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1895
Page
7
West Side Weddings and Streetcar Wrecks Highlight Local News
The West Side reports the marriage of Miss Genevieve Madigan to Anthony Mullarkey at St Patrick’s Church with a large local and out of town attendance and a 10 day honeymoon planned to Buffalo Niagara and Great Bend. Also detailed is a Seventh street crossing collision near the Delaware Lackawanna and Western tracks with two streetcars damaged but no injuries, plus other social notices and a fitness of community events and local business listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Madigan
Anthony Mullarkey
Archbald
St. Patrick's Church
Jackson Street
Father Dunne
Margaret Larkin
John Honan
Indies
Miss Madigan
Miss Larkin
Dennis Madigan
Chestnut Street
Ruesta
Missea Mame Ford
Dunmore
Mame Gilgalion
Mary Duffy
Mary McAndrew
Agnes Duffy
Jennie McAndree Connor
Bridget Connor
Margaret Misseett
Carbondale
M. J. Madigan
William Centine
Heefan
Forest City
John McDonald
P. McAndrew
James Mullarkey
Kelley
Thomas
William Madigan
Central City
Mullarkey
Buffalo
Niagara
Great Bend
Bromley Avenue
Seventh Street
West Side social events enliven Washburn Street church group
A social hosted by Chi Upsilon society at Washburn Street Presbyterian drew many attendees. The program featured new numbers and a standout trombone performance by William Griffiths, with refreshments served by the society. Nearby, Ladies' Aid hosted a supper. Republican club formed at Hennes hotel, led by William Hughes. Martha Washington chapter representative Anna Broadbent left for Philadelphia for Eastern Star convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Chi Upsilon Society
West Side
Misses Reynolds
Lela Porter
Daisy Poole
Helen Corbin
Edwin Bowen
Art Morse
Wallace G. Moser
William Griffiths
Mr. Griffiths
Brohman
T. Reeve Jones
Robert Morris Lodge
Ivorites
W. George Powell
Lmer Williams
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian Church
Evan Jones
South Rebecca Avenue
William J. Hughes
Tom
Newepublican Club
Hennes’ Hotel
Swetland Street
Daniel M. Lewin
Hugh James
James P. Davies
Charles
Mary Edwards
Edwardsdale
Morgan P. Daniels
Local Notes from the North End and Surroundings
Community brief items report Anna Mulley returning from Jamaica to visit sister Mia Cowles, a second Indoor baseball game between Os terhout clerks and Clarke store workers, and Dorothy Dimmick hosting friends. Also noted are home improvements by W Williams, Electric Chautauqua Circle meeting at H R Hurlbutt’s, the funeral of E T Miller at Diamond avenue, Thanksgiving turkey dinner plans by Providence Christian church, gas outage causing candle lighting, and local visits by Mr Truitt. An accident injures Dominick Evans during roof work, and Walter Winton sustains a broken leg while on a hunting trip in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mulley
North Main Avenue
Jamaica
Long Island
Mia
BR. Cowles
Business League
Osterhout's
Clarke Store
Harmory
Dorothy Dimmick
Sanderson Avenue
W. Williams
School Street
North End
H. R. Hurlbutt
Putnam Street
E. TE. Miller
Diamond Avenue
Forest Hill Cemetery
Providence Christian Church
Truitt
Binghamton
Walter Winton
West Market Street
Virginia
Dominick Evans
Ambrose Mulley
John White
Breaker Street
Evans
Local Social Roundup and Events in Lackawanna Area
Gideon Ellis relocates family to Petersburg while guests visit from Weat Pittston and Butler streets host gatherings. Miss Jennie Bushnell funeral announced for Grove street with 2:20 service at Adama Avenue Chapel. Loyal Legion and Knights of the Golden Eagle host programs. fire alarm system tested. March pageant items noted. Worrell lecture and Chocolate exhibit attract crowds with ticket restrictions at the Academy of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon Ellis
H. P. Woodward
Tripp Avenue
Petersburg
Berlew
Milas Ellaworth
Weat Pittston
A. M. Bingham
Elm Street
Robert Hicks
Nanticoke
Richard Hiorns
Scranton
Presbyterian
Carbondale
Kimble
F. Kimble
Butler Street
Arthur Johnson
Harry Spencer
Webster Avenue
Washington Social Club
Burschel
Hayes’ Brothers
Edith Knight
West Pittston
Florence Fowler
Cherry Street
Jennie Bushnell
Grove Street
Adama Avenue
Dunmore Cemetery
The
Loyal Legion
Valley Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Maniey‘s
Sendsae
Cas March
Blakely Street
Night School Discipline and Royal Arcanum Anniversary
Night school enrollments rise in South Side. officials vow police surveillance after disturbances near evening classes. Royal Arcanum marks its second anniversary with a banquet at Rosen's hotel as members from other councils attend. Caspar Roth dies at Cedar Ave aged elder. funeral set. Meadow Brook mill resumes after repairs. several local notices and hospital and funeral items follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
South Side
Tribune
Prospect Avenue
Rosen's
Cedar Avenue
Electric City Council
Fruehan's Hall
Emil BR. Bonn
A. L. Collins
Victor Lauer
Casper Roth
Cedaraverve
William Connell & Co
John E. O'Malley
Birney Avenue
Frank Willard
Rochester Young Men's Christian Association
Meadow Brook
Mra
John Gaskell
Pittson Avenue
St. John's Church
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
Roaring Brook
Dr. Manley
Fred. Herb
Film Street
J. A. Manley
Joseph Hickey
Cherry Street
Moses Taylor Hospital
Southworks
Ghosts Haunt New York Tenement In November Tales
In a Dovers street tenement New York on November 10 investigators report sightings of supernatural beings that drive residents from sleep. They link the haunt to Black Emma who died gambling seven months ago and to two murders involving Lee Sing and another man. Police guard the building while residents seek relief from eerie sounds and phantom activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dovers Street
Emma
Lee Sing
Famous Tennessee Brothers Bob and Alf Taylor Bring Yankee Doodle and Dixie Tour
New York reports ex Governor Bob Taylor and ex Congressman Alf Taylor of Tennessee will perform at Chickering Hall on Tuesday night. The brothers, once rivals in a famous 19th century race and war of the hoses, share a stage as violinist Alf fiddles, storyteller Bob lectures, and both entertain at public meetings and barbecues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
New York
Bob Taylor
Alf Taylor
Chickering Hall
Congress
Hob Taylor
Train Conductor Falls From Trestle Near Beaver
Beaver, November 19. A Pittsburg and Lake Erie express near Beaver stopped short of the station. Pullman Conductor Johnson of Cleveland stepped from the car to aid a passenger and vanished from sight. The woman passenger thought he reached the platform. He had fallen fifty feet to the Cleveland and Pittsburg tracks and died from a broken neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Pullman
Johnson
Cleveland, O
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Priest Killed near Missouri Well Known Detroit Clergyman
Detroit November 19 Father A P Van Antwerp a Jesuit priest with years in Detroit was found dead near Bushberg Missouri. He was ordained last June and had recently wed the Jesuits fifteen years ago. His brother Francis leads the Church of Our Lady of Rosary. The woman to be buried here. Col Forney reprimanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Metroit
Detroit
A. P. van Antwerp
Bushberg
Francis
Church of Our Lady of Rosary
Eastern League President Enquires Into Scranton Case
Eastern League President Powers visited Scranton to address a union dispute over the franchise. The Scranton club was expelled after a sale confusion left $300 owed to manager Barnie and questions over who bid for the property. Directors Jordan and Coleman resist settlement unless the $3,000 bid is matched, with Simpson waiting to act once a settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Eastern League of
Scranton
Betts
Simpson
Fastern League
New York City
Barnie
Jordan
Coleman
Themeelves
Marty Swift
Carbondale
State League
Power
Staeline
League
Mr. Simpson
Elmira and Scranton To Meet In Big Park Showdown
Elmira Athletic team faces Scranton Bicycle eleven this afternoon at the Base Ball park in what is billed as the city’s greatest football game. Elmira, undefeated this season, weighs about three pounds more per man and will use Pennsylvania Marveld Cornels rules with a strong lineup led by Bimba Cog left tackle and others. Scranton counters with a sturdy, capable eleven as both sides prepare for a hard fought, edge-of-seat contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
Scranton
Pennsylvania Varelty
American Athletic Union
G. W. Townsend
New York
Bleycele
Drawing the Line Tight Amateur Union Defines Amateur
The Amateur Athletic Union in New York at the Astor House adopted stringent rules defining amateurs versus professionals. No amateur may race for prize money, play against professionals, or have professional coaching. Training tables and travel expenses are banned, and an athlete must show visible means of support to remain amateur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
Astor House
New York
Mateur Union
Pitts Og
Allegheny
Women Can Be Cured By Warner's Safe Cure
A promotional feature asserts women should not endure misery and promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a reliable remedy for kidney bladder and female troubles. The ad claims thousands of women testify to its benefits and urges a short trial to prove its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Amateur union suspends competitors and officers over disbursement concerns
The union announced suspensions for all meeting competitors and officers due to suspicions surrounding money disbursements. Hickok the Yale hammer and weight man remains ineligible for competing in unregistered games and must return his medals. A new board of governors is listed as Linthan Sullivan McMillan Kelly Babb Curtiss Steincamp Halder Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickok
Yale
The
Union
W. L. Linthan
J. FE. Sullivan
H. McMillan
Marsh and Welstand Equal for Championship Playoff
Marsh and Heilstend tie with Lewis for the northeastern Pennsylvania pool championship after last night’s results. The playoff, set for tonight at Jerome R. Keogh's parlor, will be a three match series starting at 7 30 p m with Lewis versus Marsh, then Marsh against Helstand, and finally Lewis against Helstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh
Welstand
Jerome R. Keogh
Ohn Lewis
Pennsylvania
Helstand
Lewis
Kivler
Thorpe
Jones
Arsh
Lewie
Austin Bidwell Leads Page Story On Escape From English Prison
Next Saturday’s Tribune features a major page story by Austin Bidwell about his claim of being the only man to escape alive from an English prison after a death sentence.
Special study in Lace Curtains and direct imports
A sales note highlights lace curtains with rich style and patterns. It promotes Bing direct importers offering savings by skipping middleman profit, claiming at least 25 percent off. Limited time offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of
Suburbs
Luge Bros
West Side Events
Delaware
Frederick Cole
South Main Avenue
Ebenezer Watkins
Hyde Park Avenue
Keystone Lodge
No. 47
Loyal Knights of America
West Side Musical Club
Ite Comics
Mears’ Hall
Mystic
R. J. Hughes
W. L. Steenpack
West Side Rank
Brarner
John H. Reynold
Fairchild
F. W. Mason & Co
Booth Main Avenue
J. C. King
Jackson E
William D. Griffiths
Mr. Worrell
Academy of Music
Borom
South Side News
Gotham
Bob
Alf
Col. Forney
Old
Serantos
Bat
Amateur Athletic Union
Austin Bidwell
Aylesworth's
Wyoming Ave
Haloney
OL and Manufactur
Meridian Street
M. W. Collins, M'g’r
Brussels
Ackawanna Avenue
Scranton, Pa
TIM
Otis Skinner
Mae Ee Ona
Sasaseetel Wilson
J.J. Buckley
Remuier Prt
Mercereau & Connell
Lackawarna Ave
Base Ball Park
Wilhelm
Price
Monarch
Columbia
Cleveland
Pestesa
A. W. Jurisch
Soru
Scroe
Roy
Per Gale
John H Prelpl
G. W. Fritz
Lackawanna Avenue
Rorsky Ja
J. Grady
Carrie Lamont
Buddross
Wacock
EB. Worrell
Boston
Cambridge
Walter Baker & Co
Davis’ Theater
Rose Sydell
Rhea Nell I Gwynne
Feonla
Josephine Oe Eae Yaaa
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