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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1898
Page
2
The Carbondale correspondence of The Tribune is placed in the hands of Mr. J. M. Forbes. Complaints about mail delivery and other news items should be addressed to Roberts & Reynolds, news agents.
Directors Moon Colville Brennan Hughes and Boylan attended a special meeting in the Central building. Bids for coal and wood furnishings were deferred after ambiguous advertisement. Boylan moved to reject bids. Hughes proposed an amendment later defeated. The board then planned bidding again with a Sept 1 closing date. The session included concerns over supplier selection and enacted hiring for Gordon Avenue building staffing. The meeting adjourned as a storm subsided.
A runaway occurred shortly after noon when Roderick Gillis drove a doctor's horse from Snyder's barn to Main Street. The carriage wheel hit a ladder, the horse bolted, and the buggy jumped the alley. It stopped in front of Park clothing house where a clerk halted the animal and likely saved occupants from injury.
The Mozart band held an open air concert on the Hotel American balcony last night drawing a large audience. The program featured new pieces and selections including Flying Squadron, Wizard of the Nile, My Old Kentucky Home, Poet and Peasant, Oriental America, and America among others.
The High School baseball team defeated the Roma club 9 to 4 yesterday afternoon at Alumni park. Stott pitched well for the Italians until the eighth inning when the school team scored five runs. Gordon pitched an excellent game for the victors.
In Kelley Langetaf t election contest hearings held in city council rooms, parties supply witty remarks on the stand while questions become more mechanical and the crowd thins as the session continues.
A runaway occurred on the Inside plane at No 1 mine yesterday morning when four cars broke loose from a trip and sped down the incline. At the foot they struck and killed a mule. The driver and foot tender were injured.
The report notes several residents narrowly escaped danger while fleeing for their lives, with no other damage reported.
A heavy thunderstorm struck the city last night with strong winds causing damage. Lightning tripped a fuse at the electric station plunging the city into darkness for about an hour before repairs restored electric lights.
At last night’s meeting the board ordered payments to several vendors and individuals including Wilson and Thomas for 170.57, M. D. Mc Donald 2.60, J. B. Gilhool 888.01, Von Beck Bros 27, John White 7.50, Donahue and Hinneberry 20, William Evans cents, Delaware and Hudson Co 2.15, and Mrs. John Moran 5.56.
Joseph Schwartz of Dundaff street sustained a severe hand injury at work on Wednesday when his right hand was caught between two ears’ bumpers. One finger was badly lacerated and likely to require amputation of a temporary nature, leaving him incapacitated for several weeks.
Several Italian workers came to Alderman Jones' office yesterday afternoon seeking wages from the Hill side Coal and Tron company. They were laid off and impatient to receive their salaries before the regular pay day.
Labor Day matinee features Clara Thropp as Matilda in Leopold Jordan's operatic comedy Where's Matilda. The Lyceum also presents Charles H Yale's $26,000 The Evil Eye a spectacle of magical wanderings and mystery with grand stage craft.
For rent options listed including Broad Oyster House on Penn avenue and the Frear Foundry and Plane Works for sale or rent. Inquiries directed to W. St. Patterson, administrator, Eighth street, West Wyoming, Pa. Stark, attorney, Trad ere Bank building.
Classified style notice featuring early 20th century want ads. Includes requests for health testimonials samples, travel readiness for meals business, and a male help wanted entry seeking skilled stone cutters. Addresses listed in Philadelphia.
A collage of classifieds listing help wanted positions from maids and cooks to bookkeepers, nurses, and a young man seeking shoe or grocery work. Also notices for specialists, a veterinary service, an orchestra, printing supplies, and a few personal notices including a 13 year old seeking babysitting work and a widow seeking washing services.
New York September 1 dull market with little buying demand and small price dips. Special stocks provided rare momentum as Sugar and Manhattan rose while Union Pacific preferred and Northern Pacific preferred drew steady absorption. General Electric and several rail stocks marked gains amid overall subdued activity. Total sales 285 200.
A large number of residents joined an excursion from the city to Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto leaving yesterday morning. Notable attendees include Daniel Emory Dr D L Hailey W G Scurry and wife A F Burkett Charlies Lette and many others. The trip also featured a party at Newton Lake with reports of good catch. Local figures like J W Dimock F S Forbes and several social visitors were noted in departing and visiting plans across Boston Scranton Oneonta and Crystal Lake.
Last night at the Academy of Diaste HL Grattan Don Holly presented Darkest Petevin a tense drama about tyranny plots and love woven with comedy by Colonel Cobb. The intense Hewt kept many away but those who attended witnessed a clean cut production with illustrated songs and wartime pictures. showings renew this afternoon.
Marry C Gibson presents a big comedy musical comedy A Jolly Irishman at the Academy for three nights starting Sept 5. A bright farcical show with singing dancing and a clear plot features well known vaudeville talent from Hammerstein's Olympia Koster and Bial Keith Proctor's and New York roof gardens. Two and a half hours of solid fun awaits.
Help wanted notices seek a female for general housework and a cook, plus an experienced nurse girl with references. Advertisements list goods such as butter, sugar, cheese, tallow, live and dressed poultry, flour and grain shipments with quantities and prices. Local firms and addresses appear for employment and trade references.
A scanned item lists debt obligations in Scranton including People's Street Railway first mortgage due 1018 and General mortgage due 1521, along with entries for Pickson Manufacturing, Township School 6%, City of Scranton 6%, Mt. Vernon Coal Co and Scranton Axle Works with various notes. The legible portions indicate a municipal and local industrial debt register.
New York markets report wheat prices quiet at first then stronger with September and December futures edging higher. Spot oats and corn show firmness early but fade to little net gains as options trade and monthly quotes shift amid dairy price stability across western creamery and state producers.
The list includes hotels and restaurants such as Elk Cafe and Scranton House, a midwife service Gable, and Clark & Co seedmen. Also noted are the School of the Lackawanna prep courses and a local wire screens manufacturer. Livestock prices show cattle and hogs trading with steady to firm tone amid receipts.
Bad Nebraska crop reports push corn futures higher with December up 0.40 and mixed shifts across grains. Oats steady, pork and lard advance. cash quotes show flour soft and various grain prices firm or steady across No 2 and No 4 grades.
Wheat firm for September contract with Madison spelling. corn firm and quiet with higher No 2 mixed and No 2 white steady. No 3 white or da da terms appear uncertain in the Sept market report from Philadelphia.
Chicago reporters note a weak to fair cattle trade with cows and heifers around 4.35 to 4.50 and calves near 6.00 to 7.20. Hogs show softer prices with a broad $7.00 to $8.75 range and meatier demand limited. Western ranges and fed cattle also indicated limited activity and price adjustments.
East Liberty Pennsylvania September cattle market prices show steady terms with primes at four dollars, prime mediums near four dollars, heavy hogs around four dollars and five cents, and various ranges for common stock, sheep, and veal calves. Readable digits indicate value per hundredweight and specific animal classes for buyers and sellers.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable lists trains from Scranton to Pittston Wilkes-Barre and connections to New York via Liberty street North River and South Ferry. It notes frequencies for weekdays Sundays and returns to New York via Liberty street and South Ferry with transfer options at Grand Central Depot and Long Island Railroad. Through tickets to Philadelphia and other points available in advance from the station office.
A dated passenger timetable details train departures and routes from Scranton to New York and nearby areas. It lists morning and afternoon departures, express and parlor accommodations, and connections to Binghamton Wilkes Barre Northumberland Williamsport Harrisburg and Baltimore, with contact for ticket information via M. T. Smith, ticket agent.
Lehigh Valley and Tehlich Byith routes list Sunday departures from Carbondale for Albany Wilkes Barre and Western Points with times ranging from early morning to evening. Trains serve New York Philadelphia and other points with Black Diamond Express connections and arrivals at Beranton and neighboring lines.
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces trains to Wilkes-Barre and coal region centers with Black Diamond Express and Diamond Express service. Pullman cars on all three routes from Wilkes-Barre to New York and Philadelphia. Officials Rollin H. Wilbur and C T Lee oversee operations with division agent Nomenmacher in South Bethlehem.
In effect June 26 1998 trains run from Scranton to Hawley and to Lake Ariel with Sunday services. Evening and morning departures listed with times around 6 00 pm and 8 45 am plus 1 00 pm. The fragmentary text mentions Erie Wyoming Valley and Lake Ariel with specific stop notes.
In the report items show credit balances and certificates opened and closed. Bids for sales total 2 400 cash with 4 cent rate. Shipments listed 48 87 runs totaling 120 018 units.
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