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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1899

Page

3

Gunshot wounds and wagon accident in Stroudsburg

Charles Smith of Water Gate near Mountain Mouse faces possible loss of an eye after a pistol misfire at his home. Dr H C Miller and Dr J B Shaw urge hospital transfer. Separately Samuel Houser’s wagon horse frightened by a streetcar whistle. Marshall reports and Constable Hollon investigates two tall suspects and two younger men in shabby dress.

Stroudsburg Charles Smith Water Gate Smith H.C. Miller Samuel Houser Paxtoun Hill Minai Brow Bridge Hotter

John Orcutt's Death At Athens Bridge Tragedy

Towanda Nov 28 John Orcutt a former Lehigh Valley brakeman died about 2 am yesterday near Athens while riding in the foreman’s car on a Sayre to Caxton train. His body was recovered from seven feet of water eighty feet below the river bridge. An inquest found accidental death with a head bruise and drowning as likely causes. Orcutt, 18, was son of Justice John H. Orentz of Towanda and leaves a wife two children a sister and a brother.

Towanda John Orcutt Lehigh Valley Btridge Athens Sayre Caxton Freman Das Nremoan Ordutt Gemethlhe About His Head and Then Saw Him Ulsapperr TD. L. Prevtt Oreutt Police John Fl. Orentz Ani

Burglars Visit Wyoming Store Steal Clothing and Shoes

The Wyoming village was entered last night by burglars who pried open a side door panel at Simpson and Watkins general store. A large amount of merchandise chiefly clothing and shoes was stolen, valued between 50 and 500 dollars. No clues yet to identify the thieves.

Pittston Nev Wyoming Burrilara Simpson & Watkins

Burglary at Sheshequin Targets Treasured Family Home

Four masked men robbed the home of Samuel G Marshall town treasurer at Sheshequin taking 920 dollars cash two watches and a pocketbook. The intruders bound the elderly couple and their granddaughter with torn bed sheets and tied them to the bed before fleeing. The crime occurred about 2 o clock Saturday morning and the assailants threatened Marshall with a revolver claiming they knew his official position.

Towanda Samuel G. Marshall Sheshequin Mr. Marshall Marshall Read Marshall Tor

Farmers Institute session opens in Tunkhannock Wy county

The tenth annual Farmers Institute in Wyoming county convened at the courthouse in Tunkhannock with strong attendance. Speakers from several counties shared talks on farming topics including sheep husbandry, soil fertility, and reclaiming wornout farms. A later program featured music, recitations, and a question box session.

Tunkhannock Farmers’ Institute Wyoming County Court House James Raley B. Lyman Lynn Muealic Invecwtion Rey Wilbur Munle RK. IL Biaksles William Sterling Critchfield Wheaton Wilkes- Barre E. TE. Sterling N. B. Critchfield Louis Piollet Wysox Bradford County Reynolds Tunkhannesk Robert Myere Tunkhannock Township Derehimer Court of Common Plenty

Pittston Obituary and Local Weddings Report

Minn Joanna Schooley, 76, longtime Wyoming Valley resident, dies after years of ill health. Survived only by sister Mrs Elizabeth Carpenter. funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at home, Porty Fort Cemetery. Also three weddings at St John’s Church: George Helm Jr and Anna Rushall wed. John Dillon and Marie Kelly marry. George Mannan and Maury Nealon unite.

Pittston Minn Joanna Schooley Wyoming Valley Miss Schooley Joseph Parke Margaret (Barber) Schooley Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Carpenter Sharpe Carpenter West Pittston Porty Fort St. John's George P. Helm, Jr Anna Rushall Sebastopol Marie Kelly Inkerman George Mannan Cork Lane Maury Nealon

Valley obituary notes and fire ruin hog pen

Mrs Flor ence Balster dies at forty one on her birthday with funeral set for Wednesday. Walter A Bender Daniel Heiney and Mrs Mary Hiller also die in the area. A Monday night fire destroys William Keller’s hog pen badly burning hogs and a suspect is sought.

Gilbert's Mary Hiller John Hiller Tannersville William Everet Brodheadsville William Keller

Bradford County Notes and Local Movements

Towanda reports George Horton from Huluweyo Africa visiting locals. Judge A C Fanning relocates his family from Troy to Towanda. Medico Chirurgical College football team from Philadelphia slated to play Athens on Thanksgiving Day. Cattle in the area dying from a new disease described as paralysis. Be B Pierce ends a long tenure as deputy prosecutor and begins duties as deputy sheriff under Sheriff-elect Drake.

Towanda George Horton Huluweyo Africa A. C. Fanning Troy Medico Chirurgical College Philadelphia Athens BE. B. Pierce Drake

Dream Vanishes and Freak Farms Stir Susquehanna County

In Susquehanna on Nov. 22 Jim Lee and two dogs treed a wildcat near Melrose. Lee killed it after a fierce clash. Other notes: Erie Railroad rumors debunked. various rail and farming curiosities including unusual specialty farms with tomcats, skunks, foxes, and a rabbit venture. forecasts about local rail projects and regional hopes for new institutions.

Susquehanna Jim Lee Melrose Lee

Susquehanna News Roundup From County In Brief

The Erie pay master disbursed about $60 000 in town for October services by shopmen and railroad workers. Pastor Rev John Marsland visits from Franklin N Y. A wagon accident injures Parks horse. the animal likely recovers. Local blocks and offices to be repaired. Hatley funeral in Grand street. Knights Templar assist. Local clergy on business in Wellsburg N Y. Dorothy Lewis in Heart of Blue Ridge booked for Hogan theater. Arie Hose company ball at Hogan opera house. Oakland Epworth league hosts Klondike social. Legislature urged to pay Susquehanna county the Erie Railway bonus. Lackawanna men in Halstead may move to Elmira. Extra large locomotives built in Susquehanna shops for Jersey City yards. Copper pipe thefts from Erle locomotives investigated. two suspects in Binghamton arrest. Montrose rumor of a new paper. county iron bridge plans from Owego. George W. Conklin to manage Susquehanna Electric Light Power Co. Board of Trade to set coal rates. railroads accused of bias near mines. Redmen district council to meet in Great Bend with state officers.

Susquehanna Erie John Marsland Congregational Church Franklin N. Y Presbyterian Church Parks Hickory Grove Oakland van Aken Erle Avenue I. W. Searle Sear James G. Hatley Grand Street D. J. Sutherland St. Andrew's Commandery Knights Templara E. R. Alien The Baptist Church Wellsburg Dorothy Lewis Mountain House Starrucea Fassett & Houlihan Arie Hose Company Hogan Opera House Doran Susquehanna Orchestra Oakland Epworth League Wll Oakland Public Susquehanna County Erie Railway Company Tima Lackawanna Railroad Halistead Elmira Susavehanna Jersey City Erle Inc Squires Gant

Not a Surprise About Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

It notes that people praise Chamberlain's Cough Rempily for curing bad colds preventing pneumonia and saving children from croup and whooping cough. Sold by all druggists and Matthew Bros wholesale and retail agents.

Matthew Bros

Mrs Brewer Recommends Peruna for Grip and Catarrh

A letter to Dr Hartman extols Peruna as a cure for grip and female catarrh. Mrs Brewer claims rapid relief from cold symptoms and weak health, praising its effect on irregularities, nervousness, and general female ailments, with testimonials and offer of a free treatise.

Hartman Brewer Ft. T la Grippe Perina Mra. J. W. Reynolds New Tibeon Ohio Columbia

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Refund Policy

A manufacturer offers refunds through druggists if the product fails to cure. Each box bears the signature of EH. W. Grove. A short note adds a caution about the remedy.

EH. W. Grove

Spinster’s sharp reply halts marriage proposal

A scornful young woman rejects a proposal with a biting retort asking if the suitor would marry her even if he were Jupiter Olympus the Czar of Rusala or the Count of Monte Cristo. She scoffs at the notion of the man who sent Dewey to the Philippines in a challenge charged exchange.

Jupiter Olympus Rusala Monte Cristo

Agnew's Catarrhal Powder Claims Quick Cold Relief

A testimonial ad promotes Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as a fast remedy for colds and catarrh. It claims rapid action within minutes for cold symptoms and long lasting relief after a single use, with endorsements from readers in Paulding Ohio. The notice lists Matthews Bros and W. T. Clark as sellers.

Agnew John FB. i Paulding, O Matthews Bros W. T. Clark

Markets end in narrow trading as golds fall and bonds drift

New York trading closes with a selling wave in the call money market as stocks retreat from highs and gains erode amid profit taking. London buyers step in on new cash while the bond market trends with stock movements, total sales around 501 ships? par value 31,875,000.

New York Het Stecka London United State

Scranton financial pages list multiple local firm mortgages

Reading across the Scranton business notices shows numerous local lenders and borrowers. Institutions such as Scranton Savings Bank Scranton Packing Co Third National Bank and Lackawanna Trust appear alongside manufacturers and utilities like Clark Snover Co Beranton Pass Railway and Mt Vernon Coal Co. with various mortgage due dates and bonds referenced.

Piet Hag Babi Ee Scranton Savings Bank Ty Scranton Packing Co A Scranton P. Co Lacka, Trust & Gate Calia Scranton Paint Clark & Snover Co Pr. i Tron Fence cranton t + Mt. Vernon Coal Co Wi Cranton Axle Works Canton Traction Bond One

Scranton Wholesale Market Dairy and Produce Listings

Market notes list butter cream, cheeses, and dairy items with prices. Also shows onions potatoes lemons flour and related produce terms. Items appear in a corrected, fragmented OCR style with regional spelling and pricing cues.

Scranton WH. G. Mule Lackawanna Avenue Western Ilse State

Wheat and poultry markets show mixed steady activity

The report lists contract grade grains and produce with steady to firm prices. Corn, oats, and wheat futures are noted alongside mixed regional pork and dairy values. Shipments are tabulated with quantities of wheat 22,000 bushels and corn 1640 bushels, reflecting regional market movement.

Thiladvlphian Dalle Courn Mic Stoady Igadie Bieaity Pennsylvania New York Western Wade Drenwil Halle Tubr

Grain Stock Totals Show Large Corn and Wheat Volumes

Readable fragments indicate wheat holdings around 72 000 bushels and corn at 210.00 per bushel with about 40 000 bushels noted. Readers should seek full figures for exact totals and pricing.

Grain market chatter and scattered price notes

Grain futures show mixed activity with buyers reluctant to meet sellers while options open steady. Specific bids reference No 2 red and No 1 hard Duluth futures and nearby futures for December and May. Dairy terms and creamery mentions appear in a broader market note with several regional references and unsettled quotes.

New York Duluth Opthotic Sean CileSpot Orta Walye Stadio Halle State Dairy Bentse Wala Crewmery

Chicago Live Stock Market Summary

Market report shows cattle, calves and feeders generally steady with mixed stock receipts and soft demand. Beef cows and heavy weights show weakness while lighter feeder and day’s dressed items hold near prior levels. Sheep and lambs open steadier with winter lamb prices noted despite thin trade.

Chicago Witchers Steele Motive Coomwerw Likeli Waleed Etendy Quiet Beast Texas Salon Baas Chuimbe Wehbighers Mowcasey Sik Ty Fom Shika Weethrn Wothers Mlih

Market Report Briefs and Commodity Quotations

The item lists cash quotations for grains and seeds with prices for wheat, corn, yellow and white varieties, oats, barley, flaxseed, timothy, and other commodities. It notes a mixed trend with some prices higher and others steady, reflecting a typical market snapshot from a news page.

Foley Luigi Maycern

New York Live Stock Report Amid Sparse Prices

Nov 8 market notes show steady to firm cattle and lamb values with trading subdued. Sheep ranged weak to good, hogs steady with limited demand. no Canadian lambs on sale. prices uncertain as buyers hesitate.

New York Reeves Wil Eolly Veni Yeolewoy Neile Calvey Oh Praseors Hoge Pea

Buffalo Live Stock Market Report Quoted Decline in Prices

Buffalo traders report a mixed livestock sale with generally lower prices for common grades and weaker demand on Wednesday. Buyers showed firmer interest in few high quality lots while consignors noted steady receipts and uncertain mood for future auctions.

Mixed sheep and lamb market notes with prices

Market snippets show varied sheep and lamb terms with prices including 3.53 and 6.20 and totals like 864.15 and 1008.00. Mentions of tops, wethers, culls, and receipts imply a livestock sale context in Canada with diverse lots and weights.

Canada

East Liberty Cattle Market Report

Cattle steady and mixed across grades with prices noted for common and selected stock. Sheep and veal calves shown with limited livestock details and various quoted figures.

East Liberty Cattle Market

Unclear OCR Item Recounts City Financial Figures

Fragmentary OCR text lists city financial terms such as credits balances certificates and cash related phrases. It mentions averages and barrel counts with inconsistent spellings and missing context making precise facts unavailable.

Local Notices and Sojourns Reported in Jackson

Nov. 22 notices list Mr and Mrs WW Bloxam returning from Sherman to visit friends. Mrs obb of Lake View visits daughter Mrs W W Goelatt in Rock Island Street. Mrs Frey finishes two weeks with Rev French and returns to Paterson NJ. Mrs Ida Gerrell and daughter Stella plan Thanksgiving in Ginghamm ton. Miss Mime Carpenter visits Mrs I M Gillett. J D Sanford visits Winwood. Juditham Pickering, 87, lifelong Jackson resident, dies after injury at daughter Joanna Mumford’s house. leaves widow, one son, one daughter, two grandsons and relatives.

Scranton Tribune Thompson Bloxam Sherman Obb Lake View W. W. Goelatt Kidwell Angent Rock Island Mra Frey Evinachat Rev. French Paterson N. J Ida Qerrell Stella Ginghamton Mies Mime Carpenter Harford I. M. Gillett J. D. Sanford Winwood Erster Jditham Pickering Jackson Mie Joanna Mumford Pekering Eides Mage

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