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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1894
Page
8
No other store can compete with our prices and qualities. Superior knowledge of value and constant enterprise keep us ahead. Ladies' White Ribbed Merino vests and pants offered at 50c per garment, 75c value. Also Ladies' Superfine Natural Gray vests and pants at $1.00 per garment, formerly $1.25.
Sanitary black hose for ladies listed with best qualities at low prices. Includes children's black hose with double knee and double toes soles and heels.
Our fall importation is large including styles for outdoor and evening wear. Ladies plain and ribbed beam less wool hose priced at 25 cents, previously 35 cents. Children's seamless ribbed cotton hose with double knee, heel and toe in sizes 6 to 11/2 offered single pair or two pairs for 25 cents.
The notion department carries a greater diversity of goods than any other department in the house. With thousands of articles available, nearly every piece is used by every family.
Dr Reeves Ti Theovos is now permanently at 12 Spruce Street Scranton offering free examinations and treatment for nervous system diseases eye ear nose throat and many other ailments. A female department opens for female patients with a special four months treatment offer for catarrh at ten dollars valid thirty days. Office hours daily nine to nine with Sunday hours.
Miss Ella L Dean of New York, a well known Stroudsburg social figure, will marry Harry W Smith Jr a young New York lawyer on Oct 20 In Stroudsburg several residents were invited. The piece also mentions Phi Kappa Psi Swarthmore alumni visiting, a local student A Mitchell Palmer praised, and a failed suicide attempt by Patrick Gies of Carbondale.
The fourth quarterly Kestone union gathering of Christian Endeavor societies from Nicholson Factoryville Waverly and Dalton met at Dalton Baptist Church on Friday October 19 1844 The afternoon session featured papers on Good Plans for Socials and How to Interest Our Members In the Bible study followed by discussion A supper in the church new room preceded the 730 evening program with Rev Waterbury address on Christian Citizenship and a nominating committee report The event closed with a consecration service and plans for the next meeting at Factoryville. Local notes include Mrs Dennis visiting from Montrose and social news such as an oyster supper at Patton M E church and a marriage in Waverly.
Willam Doty wed Miss Kitty Shortman of Dalton at Waverly North Carolina last Saturday. Many visitors from Scranton and surrounding towns dropped by homes of local families. Dr O'Brien of Scranton welcomed a bouncing baby boy. various couples and relatives spent time with neighbors in the borough.
Invitations issued for the wedding of Josephine Miln Alexander to Howard Pentecost Johns of Forest City. The ceremony will be Oct 21 at noon at the bride’s parents’ home 20 Belmont Street. The Delaware and Hudson mines will resume three quarter time work today after a period at half time.
Archbald University Extension center opens a lecture series with Professor Homer B. Sprague of Philadelphia presenting Shakespeare. Hastings and a distinguished party were greeted at the Delaware and Hudson depot amid an audience that included City Solicitor Warwick and other locals.
Tommy Harris aged 11 or 12 was killed instantly in a Taylor drift when a rock collapse struck him and the mule he drove. He was assisting a timbering driver. the funeral is set for tomorrow. Also noted are rescheduled church event and visiting townsfolk.
Miss Grace Winters of Newark is visiting Pittston relatives and Avoca friends. Henry Sanders Jr Mrs Ferguson and Miss Dora Sanders plan a Nov 1 trip to Colorado to visit the Sanders family. Sarsfield Literary club hosts an entertainment and ball on Friday Nov 23. The Dempsey King marriage is planned soon. Democrats meet at O Malley’s hall tonight.
A spooked horse pulled by Dr. O Connell broke from its hold near the breeching and mounted Main street crashing the buggy at Reifs shoe store. Dr O Connell was badly hurt while the driver escaped unhurt. The animal fled to the town’s upper end as George Jacobs and others attended. The report also notes local injuries and social visits including Miss Flora Shimer’s wedding plans and a Republican rally for General Hastings arriving by special train.
Miss Lucy Gallagher of Stafford street is seriously ill. James Powell of Stroudsburg Normal School is visiting friends in this place for a few days. Edward Gallagher of Five Points has been ill with dropsy for months and is convalescing.
MOOLIC MISS Ollie Pearlie home from Stroudsburg Normal school on a visit. Mrs Jennie Miller and Agnes McDonald opened a dressmaking shop in William Westcott building on South Malin Street. Mr Welter of Luzerne borough visiting daughter Mrs John LaBarr. Presbyterian church to host reception at new Parsonage Thursday for Rev Lindermuth. John Hallstone called in Pitts ton Monday. Epworth league meets Saturday evening with officer elections. Rev Tenant is president. Mr Baldwin of Memorial Church Pereleague Wilkes Barre and Miss Webb were present last Saturday. Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday afternoon. Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church to hold Thanksgiving supper in church lecture room Thanksgiving Day.
In Priceburg a party at William Morganson’s home celebrated his fiftieth birthday with many guests including Walter Kennedy George Knapp Edward Priest P J O Connor John Larke James Oliver Luke Marie Knapp Maggie and others. A program for St Thomas Church benefit in Faddens hall October 20 features recitals duets and solos by local residents and Marie Gleason Mame Grier and others. James MecKane and Frank Walsh were in Hyde Park yesterday. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is recommended for sprains burns cuts bruises and rheumatism and is claimed to cure every time.
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