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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1894
Page
2
In the department a selection of 52 inch All Wool Sackings is offered for 49 cents per yard. The buyer notes good taste and a practiced eye, with Plain Novelties Oxford Suitings Covert Cloth Storm Serges Scotch Cheviots French Twills and Crepe Cloth available in full pieces.
Sometime Saturday night the Delaware and Hudson depot was robbed by burglars who pried open the front door and broke the penny-in-the-slot machine. They entered the station agent's apartment and opened the ticket case and money drawer but the money had been removed earlier by the agent. No valuable items were taken and clues are lacking. The ticket case bore candle grease and traces of blood.
Fred Small grows worse from lingering illness and worries the family. Miss Maud Capwell returns home from Lanesboro after two weeks with her aunt. Mrs. James Smith hosts Mrs. Ane Stephens of Starkville. Judson Wells renovates Tra B. Miller’s residence with new colors. A. W. Frear and George Reynolds visit Scranton on business. Solomon Reynolds of Factoryville Lumber buys 30,000 feet of pine for local mills. Edward Seamans and a daughter born October 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Seamans. Nicholas and Stephen Rice visit from Scranton. Mrs. John Rencker of Scranton visits Factoryville. Youths attend the Christian Endeavor convention in Dalton.
Edward A Main married Ida Jane Bennett of Montrose at Kirkwood on Thursday evening Oct 17. Miss May Hawley seriously ill but improved. Her sisters Miss Tillie and Jesse Hawley from Scranton visit. A pre social was held at the Baptist church. Teachers of Susquehanna County to attend institute next week. W S Maxey recovering from fever contracted at Gettysburg. A new clear factory opens locally. D W Gardener shows interest in ft. Rev F A Hughes to preach to firemen. Dr P B Hawxhurst of Scranton began preaching a sermon to the department last year. Dwight Lyons travels south for health. Milton Robertson seriously ill on Cherry Street. Loomis block on Public Avenue nearing enclosure.
In Pittston differences between the Valley and Traction Railway companies intensify over trolley wire interfering with safety gates on North Main street. An order by Lattig, superintendent of telegraph for the Lehigh Valley, moves commercial work from the junction to Wilkes-Barre station. Ed Lynch transferred to Wilkes-Barre. J W Macready to lead a week at Music Hall. Mrs C H Cool returns from Philadelphia after attending the Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention. Miss Alice Holcomb visits Boston.
Walter Jermyn secured warrants for youths who broke the Hecht globe at Dickson. the case ended with defendants paying for the globe and prosecution costs. Mrs. Michael Kelly returns from Crifton visit. Samuel Barrett takes a job at Griffin's cash store. Pay day noted at Jermyn collieries.
Miss Flora Tinkham of Bloomsburg Normal visits her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Tinkham. Miss Nellie Mershon marries Farry Dr Lindermann at the bride’s home with Rev F H Parson officiating. The ceremony features a pink wedding with chrysanthemum decor and a large wedding dinner for about seventy five guests. The newlyweds plan a tour and then reside in Troy Pennsylvania.
Mrs Emma Peck visits Scranton friends while Mrs Oram of Fleetville stays with 5S W Arnold. Oyster supper and free entertainment at Presbyterian church parlors by Young People society from 6 to 1:80. Richard Hiorns to lead at Methodist Episcopal services Sunday. Mrs Frank D Simpson of Blakley visits Bell Place. Pay today for colliery workers. Mrs Jennie Frear recovering from cold. Mrs Charles Miller visits Park Place. New Methodist Episcopal church seats and windows arrived. Tribune praised for its new type.
Carbondale residents participate in a funeral in Susquehanna for Mrs Griggs sister and others report travels, visits, and local gatherings. Hathaway returns from New York trip. An oyster supper benefits Sunday school, with details of location and price. Visitors from Binghamton and Oneonta connect with local friends. Vain Bergen Lodge plans its 14th annual ball on Friday Nov 23 at Keystone hall. Birth of Bridget Loretto Rounds noted. Interment for Maloy at Rose Cemetery on Sunday. Community notes include a visit by H P Johns and arrivals from Farview and Nineveh NY for short stays. Miss Dora Burke home from Oneonta after a Carbondale visit. Ladies Aid of Methodist church held annual reception in Sunday school room.
Mrs BE Drake was the guest of her sister in Providence on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H L Edwall left for two weeks in New York City. Mise J May Brodhead is home from Stroudsburg Normal school. Friends honor F J Schoonover at a reception for his recent marriage. Mrs Tred Repp returns from two weeks in New York state. J I Stewart named assistant teacher in No 0 night school. Mrs F A King of Taylor visits John Farday Jr. on Friday.
An elderly woman prays on St. Michael Day in a Paris church. she places a taper near the saint and another near the fiend. The priest protests, she explains she cannot know her destination and says it is risky to have a friend in both places.
Keystone Fibre Company, now in sheriff’s hands, will be sold at public auction at the court house on Saturday November 17. The firm made pails cupsiders and other wood pulp products under high pressure and is expected to resolve matters and continue business due to heavy orders. Local social notes follow including parties and visits in Scranton Beranton and Philadelphia.
Scranton residents catch up with visitors and church events as Grace church plans communion and Sunday school services. A poverty social at the Presbyterian chapel raised items for the needy while a temperance cantata named Lost and Saved is scheduled for October 25 and 6 with local performers listed.
The Inter Ocean argues against Mr Wilson and the free traders claiming domestic mills cannot meet home demand. It cites 1890s imports exceeding 300 million, says a full year of production suffices only with European fabrics excluded, and asserts tariffs won’t improve conditions. It predicts mills would run three months at most, urging protection of domestic industry.
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