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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1900
Page
2
The Scranton Tribune starts a Carbondale edition in Burke Building offering news and personals. E L Hatfield, manager, invites inquiries and readers to use new offices or phone numbers 286 or 0423. Funeral details note an 18 year old intern’s death with services at Trinity parish house.
The fourth annual Institute of the Crarbondale teachers begins this afternoon at 1:80 in the central school building. Sessions run daily with morning afternoon and evening lectures, music, and recitations led by Drs Elson Lyte and Coughlin. Thanksgiving recess follows with schools resuming next week.
The rededication will now take place on Sunday December 16 instead of Tuesday December 18 to accommodate members and business constraints. Professor Haydn Evans directs the choir in rehearsals for special music as preparations proceed. It is expected that over 200 clergymen from across the country and high church dignitaries will attend in Athens.
Williams H. Lindsay of 8 Canaan Street died at his home early Saturday after a brief illness of typhoid fever. The Trinity Episcopal Church prayed for him Thursday night and he rapidly declined, passing away shortly after two o clock. He was regarded as a fine young man.
Churches across the city drew sizable congregations despite intermittent rain. Rev Dr Whalen at First Baptist preached a morning temperance sermon and closed with a hymn filled evening program, as Congregational and Methodist services highlighted sermons and love feasts. Catholic services noted Sunday school and ten child baptisms while St Paul’s Lutheran installed new trustees. Dr Fletcher gave a well received Young Men's Union address after a busy day.
Carbondale patrons may see the acclaimed Sardou drama Fedora at the Grand Opera House tonight. The production, praised by critics on two continents, stars Eleanor Franklin and Brinsley Shaw and is supported by Charles H. Clarke and a strong New York cast.
Miss Mildred Holland visits this city Wednesday to perform The Power Behind The Throne a romantic drama in which she plays Arla daughter of a court musician A 35 member company supports her and Edwards has invested 20000 in mounting costs
Angus McDonald long associated with Metropolitan Life Insurance in this city moves to the Beranton offices and departs today for his new station. He leaves behind many friends who wish him well and hope he adapts quickly in the Electric City as he did in Carbondale.
The Erie railroad will run a special excursion on Wednesday to New York from all towns on the Jefferson division. The service aims to provide convenient travel for passengers seeking a day trip or weekend getaway with additional departures and return options announced by the railroad office.
An informal dance will be held this evening in Burke's Hall honoring visiting young ladies. Due to limited time there are few invitations issued. The Cross Country club and subscription dancers are welcome. Professor John Firth will oversee the music.
The Daughters of Pocahontas prepare an entertainment and social on New Year’s Eve. Arrangements are by a progressive committee and it is expected that considerable attention will be given to viewing the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.
A school teachers institute opens at the high school while the common council meets tonight. Also listed are Olive Leaf lodge No 15 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Federal Union No 7204.
The Young Ladies society of the Congregational church will stage an church parlors entertainment on Wednesday evening in December 4.
Due to heavy workload Hands Delaware and Maud Ron Car Shop shifts extend from nine to ten hours daily to handle the increased traffic and production demands.
Names and movements of residents and visitors across several streets and towns. Joseph Virwant occupies a new home on Drummond Avenue. Flora Gilles visits Aldenville. Kay Williams and Max Shepard spent Sunday in Mancock. Frank Wolcott from Scranton visits family. J J Pax and others work at local forges. Mis s Mabel Davis hosts a thimble tea. Miss Helen Lathrep improves but stays home. Newell Van Bergen at Lehigh College to return for Thanksgiving break.
Tommy Gardner, son of Mr and Mrs George Gardner of West Mayfield, was badly kicked by a mule while leading it to a barn. Doctors fear possible loss of sight in his injured eye. Mizpah lodge officers were elected for installation. Mrs John Mayne, and others, reported illness and visits. A Thanksgiving service is planned at St James Episcopal. New babies and teaching institute events are noted along with local business plans in Jer.
Agents will sell special excursion tickets to Buffalo and Niagara Falls for 6.95 from Scranton. Tickets are valid on any regular train November 28 with return limited to December 3. Pan-American exposition grounds in Buffalo will admit Lackawanna ticket holders free on November 4 and 30 under special director general arrangement.
A testimonial declares F. J. Cheney of Toledo trustworthy and financially able to fulfill obligations. The notice promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure, claiming it treats catarrh internally and improves blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions dealers and a family pill product as a top option.
Yale dominated Harvard 28 to 0 at New Haven with Yale players Hale Bloomer Sharpe Fincke starred as Yale’s defense stifled Sawin and Harvard’s attack. The Brookline era scoreline and lineups highlighted Yale’s overwhelming victory and Harvard’s heavy defeat.
In a muddy home finale, Scranton High School triumphed 17 to 0 over Wilkes-Barre High School as the Luzerne lads struggled on a rain hail soaked field. Highlight plays featured Goff’s bold 5 yard dash and Weisenfluh plus Eynon line drives while Tropp and Schultz chased a near 85 yard TD.
The report records a Scranton High School football game with Wilkes-Barre players Walker and Witt, substitutions due to injury, and multiple names including captains and officials. It notes limited scoring with one first half and two second-half scores and lists game personnel such as Tropp Barry Brown and referee Owens.
Brown University defeated Syracuse 6 to 0 as Lafayette routed Lehigh 18 to 0. Cornell crushed Vermont 42 to 0 while Bucknell faced Villa Nova in a separate matchup ending 0 to 0.
John Horan again starred at halfback for Lafayette in the Saturday clash with Lehigh delivering a solid performance. Local fans expect a large turnout as High School travels to Binghamton for Thanksgiving with $2.50 round trips and special ends offered. Fordham College and St Thomas College reach a settled agreement for Thanksgiving Day game action in the Parlor City.
The funeral was held from the family residence on Grevity Street at 2 30 PM with Rev George Hague officiating. The service featured an American flag draped casket, a viewing, and a procession to Union Cemetery with three volleys and a G A R veteran pallbearer line. Local civic leaders and veterans attended as Rev Ma Hague delivered final remarks.
In Peckville the coal and meat trades raise prices prompting a call for a new team work wage schedule. Local Seamsters invite all who do team work to a meeting to discuss higher rates for coal hauling and related work.
A dwelling on Jermyn Avenue recently burned, resulting in the death of a child. The house belonged to Druevist W. Bloes. Also notes Emma Carpenter visiting her sister in Dunmore, J Barrett of Depot Street ill with rheumatism, Miles H. Johnson sick at home, and Wilson Fire Company inviting lady members for a venivyon supper.
Stops then cough and works off the cold. No cure no pay. Price 25 centa.
Walsh died Saturday morning from typhoid fever. The funeral from his home drew a large crowd and interment followed at Olympant. His two other children are ill with the same disease.
An old advertisement touts Mim Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It claims five years of use and perfect success and urges asking for the medicine from druggists worldwide. A twenty five cent bottle is advertised.
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