City Notes Driving Club Races and Local Events
City items report Gentlemen's Driving Club races Saturday at 2 pm. Scranton Typographical union to hold annual ball at Turner hall on Thanksgiving night. Irish Inspiration opens at Academy of Music box office. Dalton seeks borough status with court filing Nov 5. Morning Glories vs James Boys for Lackawanna county title at ball park. Other notes include concerts rehearsals church groups and local meetings.
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Gentlemen's Driving Club
Scranton
Typographical Union
Turner Hall
Academy of Music
Eugene Kleberg
Hillside
Enterprise
Xcelsior Hall
Wyoming Avenue
Delaware, Lackawanna and Hudson
United States Express Company
Loyal Temperance Legion
Grade Reformed Church
The
Elks
Roland
Davis’ Theater
J. H. Laine
Frothingham
Bapenendow
Wyoming House
Dalton
North Abington Township
Maendelesohn Choral Society
Allentown
Wilkes-Barre
Elsateddfods
Yepmine Avenue
Green Ridge
Ion
Connell
Fred W. Fleitz
Coa
Price
Handsome
Seeley
Fleitz
Quincy Avenue
Pine
Dunmore
James Boya
Pine Brook
Lackawanna County
Young Women’s Christian Association
Switzerland
EB. H. House
Panty Commissioners Office
Wagner
William T. Jenkin
Lackawannna County
J. Elliot Ross
P. A. Phillips
Jobo B. Prvis
Z. Doyle
James Fanchon
William Fechter
N. J. Neary
Mr. Jenkins
Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Scranton Young Men’s Christian association opens classes
Evening sessions start Monday with record turnout surpassing four hundred students across branches. Two hundred pupils join under Professor Saps in charge of business and educational work as Scranton leads Pennsylvania in manual training offerings. The city gains credit as other towns imitate the association’s courses and seek insight into the movement. Three, like the gymnasium under Professor Warton, adds facilities and expert staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monda
Saps
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton Young Men's Christian Association
Li Ue Gymnasium
Warton
Scranton Drummers Plan Excursion to Binghamton Events
A large Scranton commercial travelers meeting finalized plans for next Tuesday's excursion to Binghamton for the cornerstone ceremony of the Home for Indigent Commercial Travelers. Over a thousand attendees from Scranton and Carbondale are expected with a Monday 1.40 pm departure and a 9 am Tuesday train. The program includes a mayoral reception, banquet, and a 1:30 pm parade ending at the Home building. The assembly will feature notable speakers including President Cleveland, ex Presidents, governors, and other dignitaries with masons and Odd Fellows groups also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Board of Trade Rooms
Binghamton
Scranton Association
Tusaday
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Depot
Carbondale
Cleveland
Harrison
Flower
Pattison
McKinley
Levi P. Morton
Chauncey Depew
Hill
Murphy
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
State of
New York
Armory
Court House
F. W. Downs
Poe
Clevelan
Hyde Park and
North En
Masons
Rupert Morris Lodge
Odd Fellows
West Side
John Costello
Syracuse
West
Green Ridge Gon clubends contest schedule and shoots at Scranton park
Last Friday’s event continues this week with prizes at the base ball park. The fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth prizes are contested next Friday. Ex sheriff Charles Roberson and Alex Dayo duel for $50 a side. C Stackhouse versus G Ho Maidox for $25. An exhibition by M Spencer Thomas Eley and H D Swarte includes shooting at fifteen birds per match under American association rules from five traps. The show draws champion wing shooters. Walter Jermyn and G H Maddox will also shoot. About four to five hundred pigeons will be shot, starting at 10 am.
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Green Ridge Gon Club
Base Ball Park
Charles Roberson
Alex Dayo
C. Stackhouse
G. Ho Maidox
M. Spencer
Thomia Eley
H. D. Swarte
Afteen Birds
Walter Jermyn
G. H. Maddox
Scranton Bali Park
Blind evangelist to speak at Green Ridge Church
Washington DC evangelist J. N. Maiee, currently active in Nanticoke, will arrive Saturday to begin a series of meetings at Green Ridge Evangelical Church starting Sunday evening. The report notes praise for his evangelistic work and describes upcoming sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ridge
Evangelist Draws Large Crowds at Bennett Street Church
Reports show a blind evangelist at Bennett Street Evangelical Church attracting a large nightly audience. Many attendees are turned away for lack of room, with several conversions and others prompted to deeper reflection on spiritual matters. Some who attend have not visited a church for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett ‘Street
Autumn Arbor Day Observed Statewide on Oct 19
The state department of instruction designates October 19 as Autumn Arbor Day in schools across the state. It urges planting native trees with soil suited for elm, white oak, and sugar maple, and promotes lessons on justice liberty and citizenship through historic trees and stories.
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State Department of Public Instruction
State Department
Penn
Onder
William Tell
Primrose and West Minstrels Delight At Academy of Music
Audience fills the Academy of Music as Primrose and West perform a two-part minstrel show. The program begins with a Dixie overture and plantation songs, then features G H Primrose and George Wilson with comic bits. Glynn, Howe, Wall, McLeod, Rice, and Elmer provide notable numbers, ending with lively tumbling Arabs.
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Primrose & West
Academy of Music
Tts
Way Down In
Dixie
G. H. Primrose
George Wilson
W. H. Windom
George H. Primrose
Thos. E. Glynn
Howe
Wall
Rice
Elmer
Unclear Identity Linked to Roma Hotel Room Incident
The article reports a mix up identifying the girl whose room at the Roma hotel was entered. It states she is a daughter of Ferdinand Arigona or Joseph Arigona of Penn Avenue, who died last Friday in Binghamton, but the details are confused and contradictory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arigona
Rossa AE
T. C. Maloney
Roma Hotel
Ferdinand Arigona
Penn Avenue
Binghamton
Evangelist Schiveren Seeks One-Week Stay in City
A campaign reports efforts to retain Evan gelist Schiveren for another week as crowds of 2 000 hear him at the Gospel tent. The program features Bible readings and services at the tent and mission meetings for women and men later today, with a collection planned for foreign mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Schiveren
Schiveres
Scranton
Weeden
Florence
Rescue
Schiveren
Westminster
Bargains at Beeeal Beat Flour Store in 1894 ads
A promotional catalog touts prices on flour beef eggs butter crackers canned goods and teas with special notes on Our Best flour garden growth tea and coffee. It highlights a large wholesale and retail operation including a new delivery plan and a butcher shop offering meats about 25 percent below normal rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Liberty Sewing Machine
Sermon Sparks Heaven Talk At Linden Street Gospel Tent
Evangelist Schiveren drew large crowds with talks on heaven and hell and urged repentance. He spoke of sin, forgiveness, and the iffy fate of drinkers like Whisky Jake, praising Jesus as a steadfast friend who offers eternal rest and peace. Several attendees responded to the invitation and moved to the platform for prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Schiveren
Linden Street
Mr. Schivera
Hell
Jake
Schiveres
Schhiveres
Whiskey Jake
Jake the Wiskey Key
Jake the
Gentleman
Jesus
Academy of Dancing Opens for Reception of Pupils
The Academy of Dancing announces its doors are open and accepting pupils. Office at the hall, ers National Bank. Opening social Tuesday night Oct 2. All former pupils and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Dancing
Hall
Ers National Bank
Woolworths Window Displays Include Coal Hods and Stove Pipes
The display outline lists Coal Hods priced as low as 19c rising to 50c each in black Japan or galvanized iron, with Stove Pipe Elbows and a range of fire-shovel and ash can items. Also offered are nickel plated Alaska Cover Lifters and various oil cans and can accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth’s
Japan
Bibbhenbos
Aeani
Alaska
Pound Rate Offer for Family Weekly Wash
An advertisement invites families to send their weekly wash to a laundry service with special pound rates. It promises easier chores and urges readers to write for terms.
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