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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1896

Page

10

Funeral for Joseph Beavers at Simpson Church

Funeral services for Joseph Beavers were held at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church conducted by Rev. J. B. Sweet. The church housed many friends and Civil War veterans as a quartet from the church sang three hymns. Interment followed at Washburn Street cemetery with pallbearers named.

Joseph Beavers Simpson M. E. Church Intermeat Washburn Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church J. B. Sweet William Jones William Whitman Elle Godshall Stella Yohe Abraham Polhamus T. Y P. Albro Morgan Gake Chester Cameron Thomas KR Allen Albert Klutz Washburn Street Cemetery

Sunday School Entertainment Draws Friendly Crowd

Mrs. Jacksons Baptist class held an entertainment in the W C T U rooms on Penn avenue Thursday evening. The programme included recitations solos and a nine girl dialogue The event was well patronized and proved a success. Mrs Frank Depue of Penn avenue returned from St Louis as delegate from Green Ridge Union to the state W C T U convention. Miss Eva Deesey of Delaware street visits Forest City friends and Miss Annie Reney of the Honesdale Independent stays with Joseph H Reney on Sanderson avenue. In response to a telegram Mrs Reney is stated to be very OK Mrs M Db Farnham and Leone Farnham of Breaker street spent yesterday with friends at Carbondale and Forest City Judd Stevens of Capouse avenue will spend Sunday at Pittston.

Bertha Conger Mills Frank Depue Penn Avenue St. Louis Green Ridge Union Eva Deesey Delaware Street Friends Forest City Annie Reney Honesdale

Local notices and community updates in city briefs

Mrs Elmer Jackson of Clay avenue returns home after visiting Mooale. Mr and Mrs Homer Miller of An cram NY guests of Mr and Mrs William RK Wilson. Mrs M Meisner of Blakely street returns from Asbury Park NJ. Public schools reopen Monday after teachers Institute vacation. Rev and Mrs E J Haughton of St Marks return from wedding tour. John Quinn improves property on East Drinker street. Arthur Kelly seriously ill on Quincy avenue. T B Boland’s new residence on Potter street nears completion. Petition by Sixth ward property owners seeks fire hydrant and arc light at Adams avenue and Larch street. borough engineer granted to erode Adams avenue between New York and Larch. Traction company charged five cents extra to borough line amid complaints.

Elmer Jackson Clay Avenue Mooale Homer Miller Ancram N. Y William RK. Wilson Brook Street M. Meisner Blakely Street Asbury Park N. J Teachers’ Institute E. J. Haughton St. Mark's John Quinn East Drinker Street Arthur Kelly Quincy Avenue T. B. Boland Potter Street Sixth Ward Adams Avenue Larch Street New York Larch Streets Traction Company

Auction Sale Attracts Great Crowds For Watches

Great crowds attend Davi dow Bros auction sale of watches and related items. The event is described as unprecedented for the town with special mentions of Jordan's one-half minute stews drawing curiosity.

Davidow Bros Jordan

Eleventh Ward Republican Rally Plans Nearing Final Details

The Eleventh Ward Republican club, led by Dr. A Kolb, gears up for a major rally next week though date remains unsettled due to speaker demand. Philip Scheuer suffers a hand injury risking amputation. Dr Kolb hopes to avoid surgery. Also reported: Lena Scholl breaks arm, typhoid recovery for Golden Compton, infant son of Prof Ackerman dies, Kirchoff and Tisdell welcome daughters, and a gospel meeting for young women at the YWCA. New wallpaper stock at Borcher's.

Eleventh Ward Republican Club A. Kolb Eleventh Ward Philip Scheuer Scheuer Bros Keystone Bankery Brook Street Kolb Lena Scholl Cedar Avenue Dr. Kolb Golden Compton John Linder Henry Ackerman St. Mary's German Church William Kirchoff Irving Avenue Frank Tisdell Young Women's Christian Association Ww21 Captain Masland The American Volunteers Borcher's Crystal Laundry

Printing to Inform and Attract Customers

An advertisement style message stressing the value of good printing to keep the public informed about store offerings and to attract attention. It argues well printed circulars help rivet the mind on where to buy for best advantage and asserts the printing service provides that class of work.

Local social notes and upcoming services and events

Miss Katie Monday returns home from a visit with Miss Hannah Davis and Miss Emma Humphrey visits Wilkes-Barre friends. Several townspeople plan trips to Wilkes-Barre Plymouth and Weatherly hosts guests. Rev. J McGuinness preaches tomorrow at Primitive Methodist and Rev Newman Matthews at Puritan Congregational with political themes. Dancing classes meet at Trilby and Green Ridge Assembly. Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid entertained last night. Handball match at O’Malley’s for $100 a side. James Gerrity visits Pittston. Edward George improving. John Loftus resumes work. Benefit entertainment for John Salmon on Nov 6 at St Mary’s hall. Miss Margaret Clifford returns from Carbondale. Celia Healey visiting Pittston. Lizzie Flannelly returns from Green Street visit.

Katie Monday West Pittston Hannah Davis School Street Emma Humphrey Wilkes-Barre Rachel Jenkins Warren Street Mary Davis Plymouth Ray Farber Weatherly Ira Barber Thompson Street Mae MacNicol A. H. Kessling Short Avenue Olyphant J. McGuinness Primitive Methodist Church Puritan Congregational Church Newman Matthews Human Brotherhood Trilby Company Harmony Green Ridge Assembly Brown's Hall East Market Street Ladies’ Aid Society Presbyterian Church Rickaby Dove Old Forge Jennings and McGowan O'Malley's Court James Gerrity Pittston John Stanton Sweeney Street Edward George Market Street John Loftus Leggett's Street

Judge Denny Encounters Wealth Talkin Man in Kentucky

A Lexington judge known as a formidable Republican stump speaker visits Menifee county Kentucky to lambaste the Democratic administration over fiscal policy. After an outdoor meeting near Frenchburg a local man reveals he is the one who funds money in the region, proposing a potential business arrangement.

Denny Lexington Menifee County Kentucky Blue Grass Frenchburg Bell County

Iaxative Promo Quinine Tablets Offer Refund

A promotional notice states druggists refund customers 25 cents if the quinine tablets fail to cure. The offer promises a money-back incentive for buyers who are dissatisfied with the remedy.

Old Stage Driver Details A Boston Lady's Tree Talk

A San Francisco Post item recounts a Boston woman traveling to geysers who pelted the coachman with botanical and geological facts. He parried with a boastful claim about tree ages, citing a young Boston woman’s math and adjusting ages to three thousand six years, six years after a prior figure.

Boston San Francisco Post Geyzers

Scranton Social Notes and Upcoming Entertainment

Mrs J F Harding returns after a two week visit with her sister in Scranton. Miss Maury Williams of Orange New Jersey visits her cousin Mr and Mrs O H Williams. Mrs Madison Harding is now bedridden. Mrs W H Driggs of Brooklyn spent four weeks with relatives and visits Mrs Francie Snyder. Mrs Sarah Williams in Wilkes Barre visiting her sons Harry and William. Preparations begin for old soldiers entertainment next Thursday. Committee meetings set. Ralph D Bing ham the boy orator will entertain at the opera house next Monday evening. Nicholson Examiner issue this week is 2 600 copies.

J. EF. Harding Scranton Maury Williams Orange N. J O. H. Willams Madison Harding W. H. Driggs Brooklyn N. Y

New Neighbor Delays Morning School Run

In a light exchange two children discuss a new neighbor moving in next door and a late note from a teacher. An old advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for blood purification and indigestion relief.

Bobbie Mia Hobbie

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West Side Events West Side Republican County Committee Jones’ Hall North Main Avenue Mears’ Hall John H. Fellows John R. Farr James J. J. Hamilton J. Ball Osborne Ghent Belgium Hyde Park Niagara Edwin Bowen Moses B. Morgan Taylor Abel Jones Clara Jones Bloomsburg State Normal School Winfield Fellows Lafayette Robert Evans George Easterly North Sumner Avenue West Virginia John Meyers Roberts North Main C. W. Colborna West Side Business Directory Harriet J. Davis South Main Avenue Jackson Street J. C. King West Lackawanne Avenue Jackson Street Baptist Church Tribune Annie Williams Aliee May Williams Allie Jones Anna Kate Griffin Nettle Lewis E. BR. Griffiths Columban Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Ladies of the Church Dershimer Newton W. H. Kime Tobinson Street Welsh Philosophical Society Waco Council Daughters of Pocahontas Becker Pocahontas Deihl Cahoon Cole Winona John Rela Powhatan Wetherbow M.S. Hard Atv. Hard Myrtle Fraunfelker Mt. Pocono Revecen Avenue Swetland Streets Kinsley Pewter Terrytown Mary Smith South Hyde Park Avenue Childs Tirazil W. T. Sproats Bromley Avenue Keller North Bromley Green Ridge Dunmore Samters South Side News Ward Philip Schuers Providence Orator Washington Star Nicholson Hood D. E. Delany Messrs. Martin & Delany Peps ST Raishiet Dupont Wapwallopen Mills Lee County Wilmington Delaware Henry Belin, Jr Wyoming Wyoming Avenue Third National Bank Building Thos, Ford John B. Smith & Son E. W. Mulligan Repauno Chemical Company Silgh Sarah Bernhard Kawanmna Cerson’s Atasc Toc Paradise Lackawanna Aven Spring Brook Water Supply CO Spring Brook Lackawanna Nanticoke Avoca Duryea Luzerne Kingston Edwardsville Parsons Miner’s Mills South Wilkes-Barre Ashley Sugar Notch Warrior Run Second National Bank People's Bank First Yational Bank Miners’ Savings Bank Deposit and Savings Bank Scranton Savings Bank & Trust CO Third National Bank Maxwell & Graves, Bankers Liberty St Spring Brook Water Supply Company L. A. Watres J. Rogers Maxwell Pres. C. RR C.D. Simpson Geo F. Baker 1St National Bank N.Y N.Y Lemuel Amerman Pres W. F. Maiistead Genu.Man W.R.R T WH. Watkins Secrewry John Welles Hollenback Samuel T. Peters Robert C. Adama Morgan BB. Williams Lady Humber Chase & Farrar Linden Street Cramer Gemini Rogers Mercereau & Connell Castoria Ike Washington Ave Michaelian Bros Ces Eac Academy OF Music Kellar Daly's Theater New York City John W Ntertainin Ishan’s Amer Tae Frot Hingham van Ir Kerr, Jr Owe & Company Uncle Tom's Cabin People Davis’ Theater Robie Burlesquers Lacka, Ave Bergman Prof. Berger Foote Shear CO Spring House Heart Lake Sus U. E. Crofut Binghamton Beranton Montrose and Lackawanna R. R Alford Lane Romont Rose Adirondack Catakiountains Porter Media All Trains
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