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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
3
The St Thomas college football club will meet Tuesday night to elect a captain and manager. At the West Pittston sale Tuesday a ball game is planned between the Simon long team of Wilkes-Barre and the Lue gerne borough team.
Thomas Loftus president of the Independent Political Club of the Seventh ward calls a meeting for this afternoon at six o clock in the rear of 4H Capoise avenue.
All members of Company F are required at the armory at 7 o'clock for a game against the ex-members team.
Reserve patrolmen numbering ten or more will be sworn in by Director Wormser for emergency duty. They will relieve regular officers from acting as watchmen at pleasure spots. The party requisitioning officers must pay them. Reserves will be promoted to the regular force as vacancies warrant.
Washburn Williams & Co win the contract for an eight acre plant for G. Barker & Sons on Providence road. Four buildings will be built including a machine shop, blacksmith shop, boiler house, and office, with works moved from Seventh street to the new site.
Kingston Pa offers coeducational preparatory instruction with character building, college preparation, and business training. Features include dormitories science hall chapel dining gym and athletic field. term $400 opens Sept WW. Catalogs from L L Sprague president.
A Sun story claimed Captain May of Temple Coal and Iron predicted a two week strike end and a ten percent raise. May says the report is false and says no settlement will occur without miners returning to work. Officials foresee a break in strikers ranks as rails and coal move toward the seaboard. Police report first UMW national officer arrest for threats. a strike crowd stones a home in Moosic.
Long day of play from morning until dark saw large crowds and high level tennis. Notable results include Max Hevsell over Karl Von Krugell and Glasabrook over Moffat, with many matches unfinished and slated for next week.
At Factoryville Pennsylvania Berton S. Clark of della and Carrie M. Watkins of Factoryville wed by Rev Elkanah Hulley at six fifty p m on September 4.
Children aged 7 to 14 may enroll for Saturday morning singing lessons with Mr Wooler at his Carter Building studio. Tuition details appear incomplete but payment is due on registering, with courses running weekly through the year. Preparatory classes teach music basics and piano foundation plans are offered.
W R Hughes of The Tribune advocates forming a Four County league for 1909 with teams in Scranton Wilkes Barree Pittston Carbondale Honesdale Olyphant Montrose and Susquehanna. Games would be on Wednesdays Saturdays and holidays with home talent and reasonable gates to develop players and spread interest. Communications from town managers and interested parties are invited to The Tribune Scranton Pa.
Mrs. Anna Merrill age forty six widow of A J Merrill killed herself with two ounces of carbolic acid yesterday at 4 pm. Worry over an upcoming will contest before Judge Vosburg in Orphans Court prompted the act. The deceased left about $12 000 from her husband’s estate. A vial was found in the bathroom and doctors could not save her. Coroner Saliry said no inquest was necessary.
Eastman Kodak of Flachester N Y offered prizes to dealers for best window display of Eastman goods. F W Hornbaker of 211 Washington Ave captured fifth place with a display titled Kodak Girl the Brustman company promotion. John Wanamaker took third and Siegel Cooper Co eighth in a field of twenty prizes.
The Pierce Co Market at 110 to 114 Penn Ave reports good weekly supply of fruits and vegetables for pickling. They offer pure cider or white wine vinegar and splices, green ginger root, and related pickling items.
Dr. HH B Ware has returned to the Board of Trade building on the second floor at Teles Phones, signaling a resumption of activities and appointments in the local business community.
The Taylor Reds were overwhelmed by the Scranton semi professionals as Bray the Green Ridge amateur pitched shutout ball allowing three hits. Ferris led Scranton with three singles, while Mangan Day and Shields stood out in fielding and base running. The game drew several hundred spectators before the Scranton Alumni were later defeated by Archbald 6 to The detailed scoreline follows with errors and fielding miscues noted throughout.
Latakia Capstan Golden Flake Virgina Honey Dew and other English brands are offered in sealed tins at O’Hara's as part of the tobacco selection.
Rev Philip Frederick Zislemann, first Lutheran minister in Scranton and long time pastor of Zion German Lutheran Church on Mifflin Avenue, died April 18 at his home after a heart illness. Born 1824 in Kleeborn Germany, he served in Texas for a decade before settling in Scranton in 1860. He organized Zion in 1840 and helped establish seven Lutheran churches in the area. Survived by three children, his funeral will be held at 2 pm at his home and St Peter's Church Petersburg, with local ministers assisting.
Rev BE I Witter of Holy Trinity Church provides a German address and an English version. The notice outlines the conversion of a German address into English for parish records and related communications.
Mass was celebrated at St Peter's Cathedral after hot weather, with Rev J A O'Reilly as celebrant and Bishop VWobun preaching on the gospel of Christ dining with the Pharisee. He urged constant watchfulness in all life, urging exemplary conduct and avoidance of scandal. The choir under Prof Schilling performed Conrad's St Cecilia Mass with soloists Mrs Leonard Miss Lavelle Gus Reppert and W A Bradsbury.
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