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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
7
Advertisements orders for job work and forms for publication left at Shannon and Co newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from 9 am to 10 pm.
Miss Margaret Coggins daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Coggins River Street wed George Grady of Greenfield Road in a ceremony at St Rose Church officiated by Rev J J Griffin Miss Mary Lee served as bridesmaid and Thomas O Malley as groomsman A reception followed with guests from Dunmore Buscquehanna Honesdale New York Wilkes Barree Shamokin Clinton Hyde Park and a serenade by the Brooklyn Drum Corps The couple plan to begin housekeeping on Lincoln Avenue.
A large gathering of friends assembled at the Belmont street home of Mr. and Mrs. W B Roberts on Wednesday evening for a surprise party. Mrs. Roberts welcomed guests and an evening of instrumental and vocal music and social games followed with many attendees listed by name.
The Mitchell Hose company in uniform led a parade along Dundaff Street early Wednesday morning toward Wilkes-Barre. They met the Enterprise company of Forest City at the Vulon station, drawing about two hundred friends. The Mitch ella fielded roughly thirty five members and the band twenty five, with about three hundred locals joining the Wilkes-Barre celebration.
Miss Edith Gilhool of Scranton visits cousin Miss Catherine Gilhool in Brooklyn Street. Winnie Hagerty and Anna FE Furgerson of Scranton were in the city. Miss Luggle Healey of Scranton visits her mother. Mrs Buron J. Lillie of this city granted a pension. Peter Murray of Pike Street is dangerously ill. Rev J C Hussie administrator of Ashley Parish spent Wednesday evening here. The Rennie dancing club held a social at the Watt building with music by Professor Rennie and prompting by Professor Peters. John Dempsey charged with assault to have hearing tonight before Alderman Atkinson. Mrs Anthony Paddon slips and fractures a hip walking on Wednesday evening. Dr J S Niles attends. patient doing well. Justice Nicholas Glenn of Fell has been called to Porty Fort for his brother's critical mines injury. warrant issued for Patrick Atkinson for assault and battery. Miss Mary Maxwell of River Street hosts friends on her birthday. Mr and Mrs Andrew Hansen return from their wedding journey. Alderman Jones has purchased Elk Lake lot from Giles and Rogers. may build a spring cottage. A new drift is being driven at Wilson Creek mine top vein. Mr and Mrs Sidney Colwell, Mr and Mrs C H Dolpin, Mrs S A Col- continued.
The passage warns that the balance of medicine can be altered by mis prescribers and druggists offering substitutes. It emphasizes patient control to ensure they receive the intended remedy, warning of potential harm from substitutions like asking for Scott's Emulsion.
Fred Colwell, Mrs Effie Dolph, and Elizabeth Colwell attended the golded wedding of Mr and Mrs Tronear at Hoadleys last evening.
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at the Baptist church met at the Tosser home on Second street for a business session and social. Visitors from Scranton and England profiles are mentioned, along with several ministerial engagements and a Wilkes-Barre parade participation by Crystal Fire company and Citizens' band. Wedding invitations for Elihu Nicholson and Mike Lillian Baker are announced.
A birthday surprise for Frederick Stone on Union Street marks his twentieth year. Guests included the Stones and several Hyde Park and Ivde Park residents. refreshments were served. A testimonial concert for John T. Watkins, Royal Academy of Music, London, is planned at Calvary Baptist Church on October 1 with ticketing at 25 cents and reserved seating. Also noted: Casper OLt’s remains were laid to rest at Forest Home cemetery after services at the German Lutheran church. Home Guard and Loyal Knights of America meetings announced. various residents and business matters reported, including a board of trade meeting to discuss a new road project.
An obituary from the Edinburgh Advertiser dated July 24 1796 notes the death on July 21 at Dumfries of Robert Burns the celebrated poet. It praises his humor warmth passion and descriptive skill and laments that his talents were accompanied by fatal misfortunes leading to a penniless end.
An article warns against using soda for heartburn and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as an easy pure cure for sour stomach and dyspepsia. It claims tablets digest food after meals, improve appetite, and support heart and liver function while not being a laxative. Available from druggists at dots per package with a free booklet from the Stuart Co. Marshall, Michigan.
The widow of Robert Burns and her five children face extreme distress as sickness and poverty grip their months. Public contributions are invited at Forbes Mansfield Ramsey shops and Edinburgh booksellers. A posthumous Burns volume is planned for the family’s benefit, with poems and letters directed to Cunningham in Edinburgh or Syme in Dumfries.
A Chicago Tribune vignette depicts a heated debate at a luncheon about husbands. Three women share tall tales of domestic duty with one bride revealing she has been married nearly two weeks as the others react with wry humor and sharp selfsteering.
Bold by Carl Lorena at 418 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Femicure Liver Pills claim to aid liver kidneys stomach and bowels while regulating female organs They promise relief from constipation head pains dizziness indigestion biliousness irregularities backache and weight in pelvis with a single pill dose priced at 25 cents
A veteran New York Sun account recalls a Maine New Hampshire line night operator who nearly slept on duty at Station H. He shares a winter emergency where a delayed freight nearly caused a collision, forcing him to improvise and hold trains, learning a hard lesson about vigilance.
Tid-Bits notes gossip about the actor Foot Lights traveling with his wife as manager through posters and social chatter. The fragments hint at a theatrical tour and curious commercial promotion without detailed dates or venues.
A quip contrasts thrift with neglect noting some store up wealth for hard times while others let things slip away when need arrives. The adage echoes prudent planning versus careless letting go.
A firm operates as trustee, executor, administrator, and guardian under court and corporate appointments. It handles estates and fiduciary duties for individuals and organizations across multiple sectors.
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