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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
5
The Wilkes-Barre Record is available in Scranton at Reisman Bros news stands located at 44 Spruce and 6 Lindsa streets, Mac Lackawanna Avenue.
Dr. W. G. Fenton enjoys a few days at Lake Champlain. John BR. Cameron of Carbonidile visits Dr. Longstreet. Corporal Charles Geary and Private Ralph Gregory of the Thirteenth regiment are home on leave. Mrs. Ada Bishop entertains a musicale at Penn avenue. Sergeant Reese Jones resumes duty at Center street station. Travelers include Leonard Freund, Mine Busan Goldsmith, Evelyn Harrison, Kalmon Levy, and George Maynard Maily. Scranton residents attend events at Hotel Albert and a street canalway association meeting.
A disrupted performance of The Little Host at Lyceum Theatre faced an eighteen minute intermission after Della Fox demanded beer backstage. The strict stage policy on intoxicants caused friction, nearly stopping the show until a beverage was believed supplied.
At a Harrisburg board of pardons meeting, A. L. Spencer and Thomas Aubrey were recommended for parole. They are serving one year in jail and a $1000 fine for fraudulent practices tied to the Phoenix Contract company in Luverne County. About three quarters of their sentences have been served.
An entertainment and book reception took place at the Young Men's Institute rooms. John Boyle O'Reilly Council library received gifts from supporters. Attorney J A Murphs presided and expressed thanks for the donations. Local figures and musicians contributed to an evening of vocal solos recitations and dance music.
Hon Peter Jd Jinghes of Philadelphe will speak at tonishis meeting in memory. Mr Hughes attended the meeting to call on friends. Mr Mules, a newspaperman, notable Harrishburg correspondent, and former Philadelphia Times editor, appears among speakers. Others include Jerry Snyder and O M Beane, Henry Thomas, and W Gaelord Thomas. Campaign events reach Harrisburg and Scranton with speeches in Philadelphia and local towns.
The report of the review of the new road in Fell township War presents to court yesterday and conditionally confirmed. John A. Barron appointed judge of election in Recenl ward of Thickson City to succeed Benjamin Lewis who has moved out. Luke claimed damages in calf sale dispute. referee rulings favor plaintiff for calf value plus interest from September 15.
The Penn Avenue Baptist Church announces a chicken supper in the church parlors this evening from 5:90 to 7:00. Tickets are 25 cents. Invitation reads You are invited. Also advertised is Winter Opening on Thursday and Friday the 20th and 21st. FP L Crane listed as contact.
Mrs Boriha Gallen died in Scranton on October 1. She resided at Adams Avenue. Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at 2 o clock with interment at Dunmore cemetery in private ceremony.
Lieutenant Colonel Patty Lindsay of the American Volunteers spoke at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in Scranton, praising Captain Forrest and urging prayers, influence, and practical help. The event featured Lindsay and Captain Forrest with musical solos, and a pledge for rent subscriptions for new quarters on Spruce Street.
An order will be sent to Chief Hickey and fire department committee chairs condemning the Century Hore company quarters. Inspectors and officials found rotten floors walls and cellar making the building unsafe liable to topple. Department property will be moved and the company cannot be in service. councils may arrange temporary quarters to prevent South Side handicap.
A local report notes that a commission and jury reached a decision yesterday. Details on the case and involved parties are limited in the surviving text.
The article credits Paine's celery compound as a remedy for tepepsia biliousness liver complaints neuralgia rheumatism and kidney troubles. It notes its prominence in scientific search and cites its World prominent status and early prescribing by Prof Edward F Pheip MOD at Dartmouth College.
Grammar A high school admission rules were debated by the teachers committee and school principals. They tentatively approved ten examinations per term with seven in buildings and three at the high school, a 75 percent average, and a uniform credit mark, with a special committee to cover absentees.
A large Democratic delegation with Bauer's band travels by train from Montrose to Alford to greet Candidate Jenks and his party. They return to the armory for a mass meeting presided by Hon. M. F. Sando with speeches by Jenks Sawden DeLacy and Peter J. Hughes.
The seventh annual Pennsylvania Street Railway association met in Scranton with Frank Silliman Jr. elected president for the coming year. An afternoon session discussed operation subjects and officer elections, followed by a banquet at the Board of Trade Rooms hosted by the Scranton Railway Company.
Attendees from Bennett Rochester and Mutual Indemnity presented papers on Parks on Amusements and a system of fare collection. Treasurer reported $1,640 in the treasury. A committee report was incorporated. The meeting included a banquet with toastmaster Mr Silliman and an original poem read by J H Stedman. Visitors received badges and a forenoon session was scheduled to conclude the meeting.
Steam Heating and Plumbing, Pp. F. & M. T. Howley advertise services at 291 Wyoming Ave, offering heating and plumbing work in the local area.
A prominent Scranton shop displays an abundance of hats and bonnets described as the finest stock of Fall and Winter millinery ever brought to the city, offered to attract customers seeking stylish headwear.
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