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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1894
Page
3
Entire new stock received since the fire destroys old stock in Lacka Avenue. Includes miscellaneous books in cloth and leather bindings, single volumes and full sets, wedding gifts, stationery for social and mercantile use, school books and stationers, blank account books, Bibles, hymn books, and popular new books in cloth and paper covers.
Reese Price of Market Street spent Sunday with his mother in Spring Brook. Mrs. W. H. Gearhart of Monroe Avenue entertains Miss Anne Simington of Danville. George Brown of Sanderson Avenue returned from a business trip to New York. Mrs. J. M. Hunnewell of Adams Avenue visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Palmer, of Honesdale. Rev. Rogers Turner Wilt attended the Episcopal church congress in Hartford. John Carmichael and son of Green Ridge went to Rochester, New York to work in a glass factory. Mrs. Vian Cricker of Batavia, New York, visiting Anthony Long’s on Capouse Avenue, then returned home. District Attorney Kelly moved to admit John H. Bonner to practice in Lackawanna county courts. Bonner, of Old Forge, was a two year student in Kelly’s office. Ed L. Haas of this city departs for Philadelphia to attend the Soldiers’ Monument ceremonies and business for the Luzerne tribe of Red Men.
A Scranton letter praising John R. Farr as an ideal representative with an unimpeachable record and strong support from the workingmen. The writer credits Farr with advancing the free text bill and improving workers' pay, urging an overwhelming re election.
Colonel Homer B Sprague led the second University Extension lecture at the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church, tracing Milton's life in three periods from early prep to retirement. The talk covered Milton’s debt collection, marriage to a Royalist, his role as secretary of state, his victory over Salmasius, his blindness, and the creation of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, ending with Milton’s quip about Charles II's fate.
Henry Jacobs of Lafayette street recovers from illness. Frank Stewart on Chestnut street buys a valuable horse. Mrs John Fowler of Downingtown visits on this side. Mr and Mrs John T Jones of Plymouth visit friends in Bellevue. William Jones of Plymouth guests William Davies of Bellevue street. Joseph G Cahoon and Guy Samuel return from a hunting trip near Dimmick. Robert Morris lodge plans to secure club rooms for younger members. The Marquettes banquet on Nov 14 and report rooms among the finest. Knights of the Golden Eagle castles to meet monthly until spring, next at Providence Castle on Nov 6. Hungarian laborer Anthony Kubacki injured by coal fall at Bellevue mine. treated at home. Local talent to present drama for Chi Upsilon society at Washburn Street Presbyterian on Thanksgiving Day. Funeral of David X Reese of Olyphant, brother of Michard Reese, held yesterday at First Welsh Baptist Church. burial in Washburn Street cemetery.
J K Emmet stars as Fritz in a new play with a strong supporting company at the Frothingham tonight. The show features songs written by Emmet and a noted cast including Miss Emily Lytton and Florence Foster among others, with a promising production scale.
William Hoban of Market Street is seriously ill while George O'Donnell has recovered. Mrs. Susan B. Sanders of Northumberland visits her son on Church Avenue. Jease Morgans of Wilkes-Barre goes to Philadelphia to organize a lodge of the American Order of True Tycrites. A literary entertainment is planned at Welsh Congregational church on Monday, Nov 5, by the Sunday school. Puritan Congregational church holds an important business meeting Thursday evening. Carladlawn lodge No 9 invites Henry P. Doyle to lecture on his western tour. Puritan Congregational church votes to extend a call to Hon. F A Ferris of Mt Carmel as pastor for the year. Junior Epworth League moves meeting from Sunday to Monday at 4 pm. Rev J C Hogan of Forest City to speak at Zion Evangelical church Monday evening for Green Ridge Prohibition league. Mrs Theodore Von Storch issues invitations to a reception for her son T Cramer Von Storch and his wife next Friday at Main Avenue. they returned from their wedding tour.
Dr Potter's Rheumatic Pills credited with curing long standing rheumatism of Thomas Brennan a long time stone cutter from Barber street after a month of use. Brennan praised the remedy saying he is now able to move about without crutch or exhale, gains appetite and rests well. The bulletin notes Mrs Ella Nolan also cured and promotes the pills as radical for inflammatory rheumatism gout and related conditions priced at 1.00 per box available from Matthews Bros with local ads for gifts, music lessons, and a piano.
The South Side reports near completion of the electric rail extension to Pittston with a trial run soon and cars to run to Pittston within three weeks. The Stillwater grounds football game ended with the Rushers defeating Wood's Business College 6 to 0, Robinson scoring both touchdowns. Other notes include a Neptune Engine Company ball at Germania hall, a Swabian society gathering, and the Vaughan McNamara wedding forthcoming at St John’s Church with Vaughan a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western employee. A Polander worker near Nothacker’s tenement on South Washington Avenue was fatally injured in a shaft accident at Bellevue, his name not learned.
Henry Shaffer moved to Middletown New York Fresh oysters arrive daily at Palmers market Albert Mowery nears completion on Blakely Street Miss Hoban Hawley visiting Miss Eva Hesa on Brook Misses Kimbe Hawley visiting Mr Balsden on Quincy Avenue Despite hard times many Dunmore houses remain occupied William Eden and Hall Thornton from Drinker Street have a barge contract at Wyoming drilling a tunnel Mr and Mrs G W Jackson Drinker Street visiting country friends Charles Collins and wife have moved.
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