Suburban News Items and Local Trades Ads
Community notices from the West Side include illness delaying an event and a funeral on Washburn Street. Local business directory listings cover stove sales, bicycle repairs, fishing tackle, barber services, groceries, furniture cash offers, and plumbing with steam heat and gas fitting.
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Yatio
TJ Hughes
South Main Avenue
W. L
West Side Ban
Bis Rs
South Male Avenue
John H. Reynold
Fairchild
Revere
Cccina
Nouth Main Avenue
King
Jackson
William D. GriMitha
Orth Main Avenue
West Side News Highlights Viaduct Debate and Social Events
West Side residents push for Lackawanna avenue viaduct over Tripp's crossing while debating whether one or both crossings should be built. Dr and Mrs George B Beach host a surprise gathering with notable attendees. William Bevan and Lafayette College student news pepper local society. Colonels, lectures, weddings and choir events fill the town clock.
Advertising pays off for merchants says up to date business leader
A businessman praised modern advertising as a sound investment. He stressed immediate returns from a well crafted ad and warned against wasting money on ineffective campaigns. The message urged merchants to rely on proven advertising to attract customers.
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Busi
Church Services and Local Events Highlight Weekend
North Main Avenue Baptist church plans morning communion with Pastor Watkins preaching. Evening begins a sermon series on The Christians Possessions. Two girls will recite Bible selections. Miss Evans of Wilkes Barre visits William Street. An accident on North Main Avenue yesterday broke a wheel on Dr Strang’s carriage after an electric car collision. Puritan Congregational church hosts evening song service led by Professor Rockwell with Rev Newman Matthews preaching. Fenner and Chappel’s indoor baseball team beat Clark’s store 18 to 10 at Company Harmory.
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North Main Avenue
Baptist
Watkins
Miss Evans
Wilkes-Barre
William Street
Strang
Oak Street
Tomorow
Puritan Congregational Church
Rockwell
Newman Matthews
Fenner & Chappel
Clark's Store Company
Preparatory and Communion Services Planned at Local Church
Preparatory services will be held in the Presbyterian church tonight at 7 o clock and communion services tomorrow morning at 10 90 led by Rev A L Howse of Attleborough MA. Several local families attend reunions and visits, while football games on No 6 grounds feature Scranton and Dunmore with a 14 0 home win for the West Side No 8 team.
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Presbyterian Church
A. L. Howse
Attleborough
Mass
A. R. Snyder
Dudley Street
Hawley
Blakely Street
Webster Avenue
Scranton
W. D. Decker
Cherry Street
No. 6
Dunmore
Gilmartin
Craig
A. M. Hingham
Berlew
West Pittston
St. Agnes Guild
St. Mark's Church
A. B. Oliver
No. 8 School
William Seagraves
Grove Street
Julius Caesar Tragedy Shines in Hanford Company Performance
The Charles B. Hanford company stages Julius Caesar at the Academy with strong acting. James Carden as Brutus and Elihu R. Spencer as Cassius deliver complex performances. George Macomber supports as Casca, while the ensemble earns a curtain call for its lively portrayal.
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Shakespeare
Academy
Julius Caesar
Charles B. Hanford
Marcus Brutus
James Carden
Cassius
Caesar
Elihu R. Spencer
Marc Anthony
Phillips
Publius Casca
George Macomber
Gis mondas Second Night At Frothingham Theatre
Gismonda starring Fanny Davenport drew a packed house on a second night at the Frothingham. Some seats remained for tonight as the engagement ends with strong demand, matching the first night in scenery, detail, and artistry.
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Fanny Davenport
Gismonda
Frothingham
South Side News Recap: Brewery Fall Injures Worker
Thomas Burnham of Casey and Kelley brewery on Locust street fell twenty feet while on the top floor, landing on a hard floor and suffering a sprained ankle and dislocated collar bone. He was taken to Lackawanna hospital and is expected to depart in a week. Rev William A North and his family arrive today to take the Hickory Street Presbyterian church parsonage, with services planned next Sunday. St Johns Convent pupils held a music recital in the church hall with many named performers. South Side streets will be extended to Smithville in a few days and a holiday wine sale is advertised at 308 Cedar avenue.
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Srisease Jones
William Robbins
Eynon Street
Washburn Street
Thomas Phillips
Bloomsburg
West Side
Green
Syracuse
William Price
South Main Avenue
William T. Jones
William T. James
Walter Bevan
Thomas Bevan
Swelland Street
Bevan
Lafayette College
Willam Blume
North Main Avenue
New York City
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Daniel Calan
Lizgle Evans
Jermyn
James
Belect
Victor H. Lauer
Twenty-first
Maud Saunders
Hampton Street
Ill
Maggie Davies
Booth Main Avenue
New York Musical Conservatory
G. Beckwith
Plymouth
Cambrian Glee Club
Adele Breakatone
St. David's Hall
Robert Hepburn
Factoryville
Depue
Lincoln Avenue
Moscow
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Margaret Eggert
Maud Sanders
Griffiths
North Summer Avenue
Common Council
Casey & Kelley
Wm. A. North
St. John's Church Hall
Thomas Burnham
Casey & Kelley Brewery
Locust Street
Burnham
Pottsville
Lackawanna Hospital
William A. North
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
Newark
Hickory Street
North
Sarah Connors
Mamie Foy
Loretta Kelley
Laura McDonough
Liggie McAndrew
Irene Walsh
John Kane
John McAndrews
Fred Croghan
John Walsh
Harry Walsh
James Walsh
South Side
Smithville
James F
Alumnus versus Regular Eleven in Lackawanna School clash
A big afternoon football game at Base Hall park pits the alumni team led by Dr. Pennypacker against the Regular Eleven of the School of the Lackawanna. Bets run 3 to 2 as the alumni, a cadre of prominent local businessmen, face a younger squad in a 22‑man lineup prepared with old time tactics.
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Regu
School of the Lackawana
Base Hall Park
Pennypacker
Alamond
Rutherford
Wee
Hunt Kirkpatrick Taylor
Teeeres Jefe “Doc” Deemer
Oui
Hunt H. Lathrope
Ward Kes Gneee
Tub
Fuller Crand
Dickson-Hal Cleary
Aent Ipencer Mopsan
Betl
Manet Simoween
Belin
Bpguls
Bork Brooks
Torrey Pond
Pneetees
Hal Ae
Faller
Boles Peer
Saprinter Murphy
William
Archbald-Gunster
Death of Workman Frank Fabroniski in Shaft Accident
Frank Fabroniski died at Lackawanna hospital after a Meadow Brook shaft blast injuring him minutes earlier. The 40 year old husband and father of five, who lived at 618 Brook Street, South Side, was injured when a blast went off unexpectedly as he awaited the explosion. Funeral plans and details of his death were to be announced.
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Frank Fabroniski
Meadow Brook
Lackawanna Hospital
Brook Street
South Side
Fabronisk
Mrs. Zera Robbins Recovering After Tragic Shooting
Reports from the hospital say Mrs. Zera Robbins shows great improvement after her husband fatally shot himself following a head wound. Doctors note the bullet remains lodged in her head but she retains consciousness and senses, though outcome remains uncertain.
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Zera Robbins
Miner's Serious Injury Leads to Leg Amputation at Mine
Joseph Chilelahuck of Pine Brook sustained a severe fall when a roof collapsed at the Polander mine. He was rushed to Moses Taylor hospital where surgeons amputated his right leg. The 35 year old miner remained in serious condition after the operation.
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Bock
Joseph Chilelahuck
Pine Brook
Moses Taylor Hospital
Dr Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills touted for healthy blood
An advertising feature promotes Dr Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills as the cure for poor blood caused by sick kidneys. It claims clear kidneys improve blood filtering, brighten color, relieve rheumatic and nerval symptoms, and offers a pamphlet and 50 cent boxes from Hobb's Medicine Co.
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Dr. Hobb
Bright
Hobb's Medicine Co
Chicago
San Fransisco
Scranton Music Festival Seeks Submissions Amid Choirs and Solos
The Scranton committee invites entries for a city music festival featuring vocal and instrumental categories. Prizes include piano solos and choral selections with adjudicators named, rules on age limits, solo and ensemble requirements, and submission details through the Scranton Municipal Building.
Railroad Freight Car Disputes Grow Over Dec 1 Rule
Executives from the Lehigh Valley Railroad name John B. Garrett to join the Joint Traffic association board as rail managers debate car handholds grabirons and drawbars. Some lines refuse noncompliant cars prompting a meeting of general superintendents to align on lawful equipment and charges to car owners.
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Lehigh Valley Hailroad Compan
John B. Garrett
New Joint Traffic Association
Garrett Io
Lehigh Valley
United States
American Hallway Association
Master Car Builders’ Association
Enery
Fire in Barn Near Boulevard Alarm Tells of Blaze
At 11 30 last night a fire in Jacob Jobier's barn near the boulevard sparked by shavings quickly spread to walls. A garden hose sufficed to extinguish the blaze with little damage.
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Jacob Jobier
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