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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1895
Page
8
A Carbondale clerks association canvass yielded several willing signers and plans to extend the outreach to more merchants. The effort mirrors successful campaigns in Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Honesdale as storekeepers agree to keep hours consistent with the movement.
Miss Rose Tyler of Prompton Wayne county sues the city for damages claiming a 1894 sidewalk fall near Dr Wheeler's residence caused injuries valued at 5000. The suit, filed after a long delay, rests on a two year old incident and was referred to committees after council consideration.
Mrs Margaret Clark wife of Michael Mark of Scott Street died early yesterday at age sixty four She and her husband came to the city with eight children Owen Michael Thomas Mary Robert Joseph John and a younger child The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at a time to be announced with interment at St Rose cemetery Local friends mourn the gentle disposition and loving nature of the deceased.
Hotel Anthracite announces the retirement of longtime manager Mr. Fox and the appointment of P. B. Gumner of Port Jervis to lead the hostelry. No immediate changes to staff. J. P. McBurney remains head clerk and PD. J. Moyles stays behind the desk. Gumner’s wife and daughter will join him Saturday.
Mrs. F. M. Fox departed yesterday for Buffalo to visit relatives. Mr. Fox stays in Carbondale for several days then joins her. The pair likely settle in Hot Springs Arkansas where Mr. Fox will manage a leading hotel.
A fragment urges anxious readers to address weakness and nerve debility that magnify ordinary cares into mountains, noting nervous strain in women and overworked men. It hints at remedy for depleted organs without supplying full guidance.
Proper nourishment feeds nerves organs and tissues with rich blood. Health returns as pallor fades, cheeks glow, hands steady, and limbs regain strength.
A regular board of trade meeting is planned with members urged to attend. Notes mention visitors from Clearfield Sugar Notch and Wayne Street, plus Knights of Father Mathew preparing for a banquet. Local accidents include Michael Ruddy hurt and Herman Miller wounded by a gun misfire at White Oak brewery. Philadelphia visitors stay with Gildeas of Manaitreat. Street railway debates renew over Lackawanna Valley Transit rights on Redge Laurel Monroe streets, urging the borough to keep profits and control with a responsible company.
George is ill at his Dickson home while P J Gilboy of Duryea visits friends here. Tacob Pfleffer takes charge of Johnson company store. Mrs A Eshleman returns from New York visit. Alfred Munford of Throop calls on friends. Mrs Cleave of Upper Main is indisposed. A large crowd gathered at Smith's hall for a trolley party from the South Side. cold weather prevented the visit. Priceburg band provided music and dancing continued to midnight. Lena McPherson visits Dickson. Thomas J Hoag, Johnsons shaft foreman, moved into Williamson’s former house. Clara Munford returns from Buffalo visit. Relief from kidney and bladder ailments advertised as the New South American Kidney Cure sold by C M Druggist Scranton. Advertisement notes: IMITATION is the sincerest flattery but for results advertise in the Tribune.
Pittston notices from The Scranton Tribune indicate the office at No 5 Wilam Street handles all advertisements job orders and notices for publication with daily service hours from 8 am to 6 pm.
County Detective Reker and assistants gather testimony on the Simones vix case. The inquest at Alderman Jordan's office was postponed due to Dr. Barrett's illness. Detective Kekert replaced jurors, and Dr. Barrett's health deteriorates. he undergoes autopsy on Tenax Simonosiis outdoors, then worsens to pneumonia. A St Casimir’s hall drama Baldagurinat Chenaumkas performed by church members drew a large crowd.
Misses Margaret Patterson and Alice Maloney called on friends in the Flec tile City. Nate Cramer and bride of Upper Fittaton return from their wedding tour. Mrs T D Shea of Nanticoke returns home after visiting her parents. Bishop O Mara of Scranton visited yesterday. Robert Mekhune of Upper Pittston goes to Chicago. Thomas D Kearney blacksmith lies dangerously ill at Pine street home. Michael Mullin deputy postmaster resigns. Hubert Brown named as successor. George M Furman of Binghamton visiting. company reports $1,000,000 paving contracts this year. Mr and Mrs J J Hanlon return from bridal tour and start housekeeping at Avora. Miss Margaret Berlew resigns from Brown’s Bee Hive. Miss Anna Snyder of Luzerne spends Sunday with Miss Snyder on the West Side.
The hospital report for the month ending September 1 records 19 patients admitted, 80 discharged as cured and recharged, 4 died, leaving 25 in residence on October 1. Catholic and Protestant counts listed. marital statuses include married, single, widowed. Geary Dills of Duryea welcomed a baby boy born Monday. Funeral for Sister M Hyacinth attended by local pallbearers Thomas Mahoney, C Donnelly, Thomas Mangan, J A Cathier. Plumbing ad and merchandise notices conclude.
Dupont residents Martin How ley and Johnh McNalty detained a possibly deranged man after he was seen prowling the neighborhood. He claimed to be John C. Spruce of Wilkes-Barre and was found with a razor and knife. He is believed to have escaped an asylum and was sent to county jail. Funeral services for James Farrell were held with many out-of-town attendees and internment at Market Street cemetery Pittston.
An yster supper will be held in Mahon's hall under the Ladies Ald society of the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening Oct 8. Mr and Mrs B S Peck of Blakely celebrated the fifth anniversary of their marriage with a brilliant reception Monday night. Guests arrived from early to 9 o'clock. The rooms were decorated with plants and ferns as music by the Law House provided entertainment.
The Lawrence orchestra of Scranton hosted a late night supper after a dance for guests including F. L. Peck Mame Peck Robert Peck Afr and Mrs Shoemaker H W Peck Rita Beck Peckville Mr and Mrs Charles Kenyon Washington DC and Florence Ham Honesdale. Meanwhile locals attended a party at Avoca by J J Langan. Florence Ham of Honesdale visits Blakely friends May and Edith Kull. Airs T Philipin Archbald spent Sunday with relatives on Dunmore Street.
Local items report Charles Swisher writing a three act play The Two Orphans and hopes for stage production while Lehigh Valley rumors of a transfer are denied. Public notices include anniversaries and court updates with regional social and religious events.
Tos. Snyfer relocates to Dalton while local schools open with strong turnout. An Epworth League rally is planned at the Methodist Episcopal church this Friday and Saturday, inviting readers to place small ads.
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has soothed teething pain for millions of mothers and children. It relieves gum soreness and wind colic and is sold by druggists everywhere for twenty five cents a bottle. The Nickel Plate Road runs from Buffalo to Chicago via Cleveland and Fort Wayne.
The text describes a widespread fear seen as curable by proper medical conditions. It notes the cause as a depleted system and mal assimilation of food leading to tissue wasting and blood impoverishment. The feared outcome includes ulcers and death from collapse or hemorrhage, but a cure is possible.
An advertisement extols Bovinine as a concentrated source of key elements from raw beef. It claims rapid absorption requiring minimal stomach effort, nourishes tissues, enriches blood, builds flesh, and strengthens vital organs to dispel disease, stating thousands owe their life to its use.
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