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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1896
Page
5
Special notice announces the completion of a new store on September 20 that will be the largest Carpet Wall Paper Drapery and Curtain store in the state. It pledges the largest stock of new goods in every department ever shown in Scranton.
A compiled list of public speaking events across Montdale Scranton Milwaukee Fleetville Throop Blakely Carbondale Dalton and other towns. speakers include A A Vosburg H M Streeter H C Reynolds J Colborn Jr J Dawson W Warren and others with venues such as Moollers hall Potter's hall Diamond hall and ope house.
City notes report a Beranton charity board meeting at 8 PM in the Municipal building and a lecture on A Trip Through Ireland at Court Street M E Church. Other items include court cases, licenses, deaths, and local society events across Scranton and surrounding towns.
Advertises fall garments in the Horan & Errill custom department at 316 and 318 Lackawanna Avenue. Also promotes a cold remedy, Dromo Quinine Tablets, with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Price is 25 cents.
The Crystal Laundry offers careful work with prompt attention to orders, and Jordan's baked goods including cakes and sausages priced at 10 cents.
Boland denies involvement as Vidaver claims a $100 payment via Vidaver’s counsel to settle a suit. Vidaver says a mysterious donor funded the fee with Fitzsimmons denouncing Vidaver while Boland’s friends allegedly paid hush money. The case was withdrawn with full satisfaction noted, amid a widening Democratic rift and Populist nomination issues in the county race.
Last night the Central Republican club focused on organizing a large demonstration at the Frothingham. About fifteen clubs have applied for tickets, averaging just over one hundred members each, promising a crowded house. Speakers include Charles Emory Smith, James H. Hoyt, and D. D. Wosdmensee with Junior Republicans providing a torchlit escort in new uniforms.
John M. Harris representing Halloway Ames filed a petition in county court for a writ of habeas corpus to compel Oscar Mayo to surrender Olive May Ames, the petitioner's 43 year old daughter. Lydia, wife of the petitioner, left September 1 1896 with Charles D. Decker and now lives with him in Hickory Grove New York, with the child in Mayo's charge. The writ will be heard Thursday morning at 9 in open court.
The Baptist Pastors Union met at Penn Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. W. J. Ford Green Ridge Rev. A. B. O Neal Dunmore Rev. J. L. Wil Nama Forest City Rev. J F. Elis Blakely and Deacon E R Griffiths of Jackson Street Baptist Church attending. They discussed winter work, heard many good suggestions and speeches, and the meeting promised fruitful results.
Three superior speakers will address the grand Republican mass meeting in the Frothingham theater next Thursday evening. The event is open to all voters and promises value for attendees. A separate note mentions a quoits game between Thomas Simon and William Hoy of Olyphant at William Mc Laughlin's Priceburg home on Oct. 19 for $25, playing to sixty one points.
A collage of late 19th century ads notes meals at Lohmann's on Spruce street with 40 cent dinners, McGarrah's powders and 25, 10 cent boxes, Davidow's watch sale claims and jewelry auctions, Baby Bazaar coats on Spruce, Jordan's cakes, and Twining optician in Harris' drug store plus birth and marriage notices for Holden, Morris Reese in Scranton.
In Scranton on October 12 a baby Mary Loftus daughter of Anthony and Bridget Loftus died at ten months old with a 3 p.m. funeral Tuesday and Hyde Park Catholic cemetery interment. In DeWitt Nebraska on October 16 Hon Francis W Miles died with funeral services at his father in law Andrew Leighton home in Glen Burn at 2 o clock Thursday followed by interment in Hickory Grove cemetery.
County Superintendent Taylor opens the Lackawanna county teachers institute in Y M C A hall with Prof. Cogswell leading song and Prof. Tedway speaking on geography. Dr. Pratt discusses child study while Taylor urges better exam prep and schoolroom conditions. enrollment continues with many teachers present despite rain.
Last night a fire broke out at 6 35 o clock in the basement of a two story frame house at Oakford court. Owners Jacob Cohen and occupant Anthony Mahon reported flame from windows and rapid containment by nearby Crystal firemen. Loss valued at about $100 for kitchen furniture and damage to the house.
R C Bryant formerly of Center street is jailed in Ebensburg Blair county on charges of defrauding a boarding house keeper. He left town with a company giving hypnotic exhibitions and was hypnotized to lose all his money to them then used it to shield the sheriff. He was a former Eden Musee special officer on Lackawanna avenue.
Hungarian Sehmo remains alive but nonrecoverable, doctors report after a Saturday night clash in Dunmore. Andrew Pollya and John Bonta face jail and charges as investigations continue into the incident.
We target the better class trade with garments of the best make and perfect fit. Conscientious tailoring, choice materials, and correct styles have been applied. We invite you to our opening day to appreciate our styles and prices, plus a fine line of fur capes and collar ettes.
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