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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
8
The article discusses a patent dispute over a screening device used with standard staple articles. The machine company argues no implied guarantee due to design failure, while the coal company claims proper testing and adherence to a blue print. The case draws wide legal interest for its questions.
County Treasurer M J Selly acknowledged seventy two deeds in court. Properties span Scranton South Abington Dalton and surrounding areas with values from 25 to 20171 dollars and names including Swartt Marker Northup and Van Sort. The listings show transfers to Meadow Brook Land company Girard and Marine Insurance and others with various trustees and executors noted.
The Louis Splits property is to be transferred to G M Piéreé with Attorney C B Gardner named auditor. Additional deeds are to be acknowledged by the sheriff next Wednesday as Thursday is Thanksgiving.
Marriage license notice lists Solin BG and Effle Warrick, both linked to 042 South Ninth Street. Details on filing and eligibility appear in the public record.
A decree in the divorce of Polly A Coffman against David B Coffman was granted yesterday. Executions attached four filaments of funds in the names of BE A Coray, John S Jenkins, and W O Lathrop, with judgments served. A habeas hearing before Judge Kelly discussed bail for Samuel Bilotti in the murder case of Edward Herbert, and he was remanded for further law matters.
Industrial board listing for the CBD L and Wy divisions outlines Wild Cats East and West timetables with crew assignments. A public notice lists Brakemew Risell Samnen and others to visit the trainmaster’s office Friday November 25 if not already away on assignment.
Contractor Conrad Schroeder reports rapid progress on the Armory building with completion expected in April. Work is on the fourth floor front section as iron for the drill room arrives from Passaic Rolling Co. in Paterson, New Jersey. The drill room measures 155 by 240 feet on a 62 foot high floor, and work will proceed through wind or snow with roof installation and steam piping soon underway.
Secretary Atherton of the board of trade wrote to the census director to obtain a copy of the industrial census return for Beranton prior to the January meeting. The reply stated it would be impossible to obtain these returns for many months.
Secretary Atherton mourns delay as the industrial census work stalls. The report will track capital invested wages paid employment and total yearly product to compare with figures from ten years ago, outlining the citys industrial growth.
After nine months of idleness at the Raymond colliery in Archbald it resumed work yesterday under new ownership and an agreed contract. The Forest Mining company sold the mine to the Elk Hill Coal and Iron company via transfer to the Ontario and Western system. Miners offered to restart under the same agreement as other plants of the group, and work began again.
District Passenger Agent J E Walsh of the New York Ontario and Western visited Carbondale yesterday as Cen ter Railroad of New Jersey workers learned about pay cuts. John R Okell of this place secured a valuable patent for coffee roasting improvements and forty nine patents were issued to residents of the state. Lackawanniki engineers were directed to bulletin order 648 issued October 20 by Superintendent Hy Ketcham from Hoboken. The order complains enginemen omit letters M and B in signal reports, hindering location of signals. is to ensure reports include signal numbers with letters and use the new signal card form obtainable at the round house.
Ticket agents will sell special excursion tickets to Buffalo and Niagara Falls for 695 dollars from Scranton. Tickets will be on sale for any regular train November 28 and return valid until December inclusive. New Pan-American exposition buildings in Buffalo for 1901 nearly completed and holders of Lackawanna tickets admitted free to Pan-American grounds on November 2 and 4 by director general arrangement.
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