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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
5
Special notice proclaims a new Scranton store will be completed in September. It will be the largest carpet wallpaper drapery and curtain store in the state with the biggest stock in each department ever shown in Scranton.
A condensed schedule shows A. J. Colborn jr and C. W. Dawson among speakers at multiple venues from Throop to Old Forge. Events span October 16 through October 27 with venues including Potter's Hall and Diamond Hall, featuring other named speakers and local offices.
Several community items span clubs churches and schools. The Woman's Keeley league meets at 7:40 PM, Florence Mission holds an annual meeting at 107 Byrnee street, Northeastern Pennsylvanians meet in Pittston Oct 16 18, Saint Luke's Day flowers may be sent to Saint Luke's church, and a new society paper Pheom will debut. Also reported: infant death of Desales Lynch, funeral at Olyphant Catholic cemetery, Dann Gelbert reorganizes Beranton Football with a schedule against multiple area teams, School of the Lackawanna Athletic association plans a football series, Michael Merono dies at Lackawanna hospital, and several marriage licenses issued in Scranton and surrounding towns. Local theatre features Drifted Apart with the Payton company, plus Flirtation Ten Nights in a Barroom and My Old Kentucky Home. Magdalina Dowski arrested for coal pilfering in the Lackawanna yard. fines paid.
Mears and Hagen advertise Lapland Flannels as heavy cotton with long nap finished both sides. Suitable for children's coats or dresses and lounging robes. Full assortment of stripes and figures offered at 12 3/4 cents per yard as the lowest price seen.
An advertisement for Wood's Actual Business College in Scranton promotes a school of business education. It touts 100 scholarships at $15 each, claims faster learning than older systems, and urges readers to await representatives and literature from W. P. Gregory & Co.
Reports from the county teachers institute show morning sessions with Redway on beginning geography and Coughlin on language study, plus talks by Pratt on child study and Holbrook on pedagogy. In the afternoon, professors led discussions on study methods, observation, comparison, and analysis as drivers of education.
Central Republican club hosts a mass meeting to discuss campaign issues with speakers Charles Emory Smith D D Woodmansee and James H Hoyt. Junior Republican escorts march from club rooms to Frothingham theater with large audience expected tonight.
The Junior Republican club held a meeting at the Central Republican club in Price building with about 100 members and over twenty five new applicants. Attendees included regret letters from Attorneys Torrey and Colborn and speeches by Beldleman and Dale. A Dem veteran, L R Grambas, urged switching to protection and sound money. The club will escort speakers and usher a Frothingham theater rally. all members urged to arrive at 7. The William Connell Colored Republican club met at New American hotel and will join tonight’s Frothingham demonstration with sixty members led by Marshall, Smith, Muse, and Sweet.
Mrs Idella P Zerfass filed for divorce from James F Zerfass at the county court. He is jailed on unlawful conduct charges after an arrest at the Arlington hotel in Olyphant where he was found with Mrs Mary Gow, proprietor since her husband’s death a week earlier. The couple wed in Montrose in 1879 and separated about a month ago when he left home and took up relations with Mrs Gow.
Three superior orators besides Smith Hoyt and Woodmansee to speak at the Frothingham theater tonight. Also ads for Jordan’s stews half minute, Horan Merrill fitting, baby coats at Baby Bagnar 612 Spruce, umbrella repairs at Florey, Jordan’s butter cakes and coffee, and Lohmann’s clam and chicken offerings.
The Wilkes-Barre district Lutheran conference wrapped up at Zion church in Scranton with votes on finances and governance. Resolutions call for apportionment of funds, spring checks on pastor pledges, and discipline for delinquents. Next Sunday School Convention to convene at Butler with Rev. Homanth.
St Luke's Episcopal church observes its anniversary with Sunday and Monday events. On St Luke's Day two Holy Communion services are held at 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. The day includes a sermon program and a Sunday school session on missionary work. An informal parish reception occurs Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. A 7:45 p.m. parish gathering features music and a summary of guild activities. Intercession days for Sunday schools are observed jointly with English and American Episcopal churches.
Archdeaconry of Scranton holds sessions in Carbondale from Monday to Wednesday with topics on missionary work in Brazil, church membership, daily life of faith, spiritual culture of children, Sunday school ideas, teacher responsibility, pupil life, parental duties, and parish usefulness. Speakers include Rev L L Kinsolving Rev Rogers Israel Rev Edward Henry Eckel Rev J N Lewis Jr Rev J H Griffith Rev F S Ballentine Rev J P Ware Mrs W Palmer Rev W D Johnson Rev W K Daw Archdeacon Coxe Alden.
A man in workingmen attire purchased about $20 worth of goods at Horan & Merrila on Lackawanna avenue with a $28 check drawn on the First National bank by John Benore and got $4 in cash change. He then used a $12 check from Cohen's bakery on Penn avenue. The checks were later found to be forgeries. Henore could not explain the incident. The forger claimed he had been discharged by Henore and paid off with a check.
An alarm from fire box 67 at 12.90 broke out for a blaze in a rear summer kitchen at 1417 Pittston avenue owned by Miss Bridget Clifford. The building suffered severe damage and tenants Miles Duggan and Mrs. Jmma Dempsey lost their week’s wash in the kitchen.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports the bleyeie races at the Bloomeburg fair postponed to Friday at 10 o'clock due to rain saving the schedule for spectators and participants.
An old advertisement promotes “To Cure a Cold in One Day” with laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a money refund if ineffective, pricing at 26 cents through Twining, optician, 125 Penn Ave., Harris’ drug store, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In Olyphant on Wednesday October 14 Desales and family announce the death of Mr James J Lynch. Funeral will be private Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock with interment in Olyphant Cemetery.
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