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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1894
Page
5
The notice announces the Gentlemen's Driving Club races Saturday at 2 p m and mentions related events and local happenings including a police drill, donations drives, a ball, and theater box office actions. It notes sales, meetings, and various local personal notices.
Chief of Police Simpson will meet with insurance men today to hear testimonies from Luce and others about the Howley building fire on Penn avenue. John J. Howley vows a full investigation and punishment for the guilty, with a $2 500 bond and about $29 000 in insured property. J B Woolsey inspected the scene to estimate damages.
Mayor Connell yesterday signed resolutions authorizing crasswalks on Locust street and Pittaton avenue with equal funding from ward street repair appropriations. It directs the street commissioner to fix the Railroad avenue culvert, erect street markers after ward street name changes, study a lateral sewer on Monsey avenue, repair Alder street crosswalk, keep North Main avenue culvert work open to traffic, and lease Platt estate house to Frank Platt for $50 monthly until April 1, 1865.
Washburn Street Presbyterian Sunday School presents an evening at Mears Hall with living art pictures directed by Miss Leah Heath. The program includes a bracelet-themed scene, Jeanne d Arc, and multiple musical and dramatic acts performed by Mrs Fellows class members, with Grace Walker Nellie Jones Bertha Jenkins and Helen Mott among performers.
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union members met on Spruce street to report Philadelphia convention results. They decided to delay full reports until a public meeting. Mrs Hand urged increasing Bulletin circulation while Mrs Vail criticized Rev J Russell Conwell’s welcoming address as apathetic.
Alderman Wright committed M J Fallon to the county jail in default of bail on a forgery charge. Prosecutor William Blume swore Fallon fraudulently published an instrument dated March 12, 184 payable three months after date to William Blume & Son for 83 dollars and forged I J Mallon’s name to it with intent to cheat and defraud.
Constable Charles H Lowry acting for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrested H. H. White of Chinchilla for using an unhealthy mule. Alderman Bailey discharged White, then Lowry re-arrested him at Cusick's hotel and Alderman Horan refused to hear the case after seeing Bailey’s discharge paper.
The divorce case of Sarah Robinson against John Robinson of Providence was reported discontinued and stricken from the list after the wife decided not to press the matter further. The complaint filed in January alleged cruel and barbarous treatment, but reconciliation was not reached.
General Daniel Hastings leading a Republican campaign tour traveled by a special Delaware and Hudson train carrying Scranton and county candidates. Brief stops at Olyphant Archbald and Jermyn drew miner and laborer crowds. Hastings spoke from the train and at Carbondale city hall, praising Republican progress and urging votes for the ticket.
Ex judge Wilson and District Attorney Treadwell noted. Harry Hall, Mercer County graduate of the mines and self taught lawyer, rose from Stoneboro coal fields to editor of a weekly, then Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, Mercer legislature, and Pittsburg Times political representative. West Pittston report praises his eloquence and satire on the political stump.
Mayor Connell signed a resolution directing the city clerk to advertise sealed proposals for constructing the Linden street and Spruce street bridges. Bidders will quote on sub structures and superstructures per plans and specifications revised under bridge examiner Benjamin F. La Rue.
Arrangements are under way for a Scranton convention of the Ministers' Prohibition league to be held November 1. The society unites Methodist ministers favoring prohibition and aims to bolster the Prohibition party in Scranton. Members will attend Dr. Cooke's lecture at Froth-Ingham theater in the evening.
The main sewer pipe from the High school sewer through Dix court was completed yesterday. The project sparked a quarrel over four contracts with Dunn Bros and Conrad Schroeder, but Schroeder ultimately transferred the work to Dunn Bros and withdrew from the dispute.
H C Gensley of 27 Penn avenue and Kate Fleming, chamber maid, were jailed for disorderly conduct after Monday night arrests. Alderman Fuller fined Gensley. Fleming jailed for 30 days on failure to pay $10. John Doe, moving fraternity member, arrested for molesting women on Lackawanna avenue. fought arrest, secured again, jailed 30 days. Public notice ad for 6 Bros shoe store and Davidow Bros advertising cash prices for old metal and watches.
News from Sparrow Point Maryland reports the Baltimore Steel Mills will reopen November 1 with 3000 workers promised steady employment for an extended period. Reports say Scranton workers plan to head south as rumors verify. Rail and north mill departments close as preparation and repairs continue.
Special Committee of Select Council led by Clark Ross and Thomas will meet tomorrow in the city clerk's office to examine bills reported adversely by the upper branch. The charges, $02, were for carriage hire by Mrs. Duggan of the Board of Associated Charities to move fallen girls to institutions. Mrs. Duggan withholds the girl’s name, and the committee will press attendance and payment decision.
Adam Weirich of the Eleventh ward filed a $1000 damage claim against the Central Railroad of New Jersey. He alleges water from the Lackawanna River overflowed its banks after the company obstructed the river channel. The action was filed with Prothonotary Pryor by attorney A A Chase. The piece ends with a political note on campaign enthusiasm and crowds.
Plainly asks families to send weekly wash to the service with special Pound Rates and a request to write for terms. The tone markets dirt and Monday washday fatigue in a promotional local ad style.
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