Horse Runs Wild Injuring Man in Carbondale
Theodore Pierce was badly hurt when his horse bolted on Belmont street near Wylie's house. The horse struck lumber, fell twice, broke a fore leg, and was euthanized by Peter Rivenburg as the wagon was wrecked. Neighbors note such incidents are common and Mrs. Mc Mullen fears legal aid.
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Belmont Street
Theodore Pierce
Mr.Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Wylie
Burr
Sven
Peter Rivenburg
Valuable dog poisoned by unknown person in Mayfield yard
Horton Lee denounces the loss of a first class pointer bought for one hundred dollars. The dog, poisoned while Mr. Tew was away with the Columbia Hose company to Susquehanna, died after arsenic traces were found. Dr Widmer saved another dog. Lee vows severe action against the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton Lee
Mayfield Yard
Lee
Jackson
Tew
Columbia Hose Company
Susquehanna
Mr. Lee
Widmer
Tramps Arrested After Suspicious Patrol
Four tough looking men were arrested near Seventh Avenue after police observed suspicious activity. Chief McAndrew and Special Officer Wills detained them, searching the group and finding dares on their persons. Believed involved in burglary, they claimed a fifth companion was hungry. Shirts matched, but shoes varied. three shoes similar, one pair too large. They received twenty days’ splece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Avenue
McAndrew
Wills
Hastile
Traction Company Settles Twenty-Two Street Grading Claims
The Traction company has settled with Bentlemen holders of claims arising from property damage during road grading on Belmont and Brooklyn streets. J Hurns represented the plaintiffs and RB Price the defendants. The suits, filed over months and some tried three times, are resolved with terms unspecified but described as satisfactory to property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traction Company
Bentlemen
J. H.urns
RB. Price
Tt Ik
Belmont
Brooklyn
Burns
Death of Dominick Collins Aged 35 in Scotland Street
Dominick Collins of Scott street died Saturday morning at 4 45 o'clock after a two year liver illness. Born in Ireland in 1841 he came to America in 186? and lived in this city except four years in Pittston. Survived by four sons John Patrick Thomas and Michael and three daughters Mary Teresa and Maggie. Funeral today at 3 40 p.m. Interment in St Rose cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominick Collins
Scott Street
Collins
Mr Collins
Ireland
America
Pittston
John
Patrick
Thomas
Michael
Mary
Tesele
Maggie
St. Rose Cemetery
Beating Incident Upsets Swamp Residents
Wallace McMullen of Archbald street returned home intoxicated and attacked his wife in the Swamp area. Neighbors alerted Special Officer Wright, who then summoned Officer Bell to quell the disturbance. No arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace McMullen
Archbald Street
Wright
Bell
Of Cloths Linoleums Window Shades and Fancy Chairs
An OCR fragment lists items for sale including cloths linoleums window shades papers sweepers and fancy chairs indicating a miscellaneous goods catalog or auction notice.
Bids Opened for Salem Avenue Grading and Curbing
At a street committee meeting last Thursday bids from B R Blair John Booth and Col lines Kennedy were opened for Salem avenue grading and curbing. No contract was awarded though a statement recommending John Booth for the contract was prepared. A joint session of two houses was expected Friday night but did not materialize and the report was returned to the committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Avenue
B. R. Blair
John Booth
Collines & Kennedy
Waa
Shaft No 3 to Suspend Work on September 15
No 3 shaft will suspend operations after September 15 for about two months of extensive repairs. A parallel project at the Delaware and Hudson shaft in Jermyn under Foreman Warren Williams is underway and will precede work on No 3. The pause will affect nearly two hundred workers and boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 3
Delaware and Hudson
Jermyn
Warren Williams
Washburn-Crosby Co
Washburn-Crosby
Officers Elected for Lackawanna Encampment No 14
The semi annual election of Lackawanna Encampment No 14 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows elected officers for the term. Chief patriarch Wil R flushes high priest Henry Meyers senior warden C F Masters junior warden John W Beck treasurer James Copeland trustee Christopher Shults. Installation set for September by District Deputy Grand Patriarch Philip J Vetter of Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Wil R. Flushes
Henry Meyers
C.F. Masters
John W. Beck
James Copeland
Christopher Shults
Philip J. Vetter
Scranton
Personal and Other Items Highlight Local Visits
Local society notes list Miss Arminia Schock visiting Mrs. E L Smith, several residents visiting Scranton and New York, and travels by Thomaz OConnell and Mary through New England. Others attend regatta at Lake Ariel, visit hotels, and return from extended stays at Jersey City, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna. The column names many families, friendships, and small-town movements across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminia V. Schock
Schusteve
E. L. Smith
Alice Gerrity
Dundaff Street
Scranton
Thomaz Oconnell
Mary
New England States
Burlington
White Mountains
Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga
Lake George
Saratosea
Albany
New York City
F. P. Brown
J. B. McTighe
Lake Ariel
Dunnings
Aliee Herbert
Jersey City
Lottie M. Andrews
W. H. Dennis
Hradford
Claude Smith
Olln de LaMontanye
W. BR. Hinsdale
Orange
N. J
James Deeths
Lincoln Avenue
de LaMontanye
Dootha
Stev. J. J
Forest City
George van Kuran
Mamie Merrick
New York
Magete Morrison
South Main Street
Horn
Gertrude Sallender
Elkdale
Grace Bagley
Canaan Street
John Elston
Gertrude
Mary Hullah
Church Street
Wayne Street
Spencer Courtright
George Chapman
Lauren Thorpe
F. D. Hutchins
Norwich
N.Y
Sadie
Lisgile
Mary Colmain
J. M. Coleman
Dunmore
Claude Tt. Smith
Binghamton
H. H. Hatherway
Lizzie Mooney
Woodlawn Avenue
Fesle
Postal Telegraph
Omony
Sioux City
Grace Coolridge
Kathryne
Lily Burr
H. F. Donald
Delaware and Hudson
Susquehanna
Henry Klotz
Klotz Bros
Pool
Mansfield Normal
Beridget Mullen
Philadelphia
Michael Burke
Sandetree
Whine Ae
South Main
Quehanna
Dispute After Wagon Collision Stirs Honesdale Main Street
In Honesdale on Saturday afternoon William Scully of South Canson and farmer driver John G. Walsh clashed after Scully’s wagon damaged Walsh’s buggy. Walsh obtained a warrant for damages. Scully claimed no property to seize. A crowd formed as the case unfolded and the street clogged for an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honesdale
John G. Walsh
William Scully
South Canson
Walsh
Scully
Main Street
Waleh
Smith
Amities
Actives
Scranton
Lake Ariel
Burt Quinney
Minneapolis
Sinn
Cyclists Enter Maple City Wheelmen Races
J T Brady J Sam Brown and Frank Schuerholz prepare for a Monday bicycle trip and plan to race with the Maple City Wheelmen after capturing prizes in a recent bi cycle event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple City
J. T. Brady
J. Sam Brown
Frank Schuerholz
Opening of Moosic School Feted With Silk Flag Ceremony
The Moosic opening ceremony featured a tall flagpole unfurling a silk flag as Rev. L H Lindermuth and Rev. J J McCabe spoke. Theron Gi Osborn is named principal with assistants Mrs. George Fillis Miss Hannah Thomas M A Connolly and Lissle McMurtry. Citizens praise the new building and its pledge to educate children for life’s battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosic
L. H. Lindermuth
J. J. McCabe
Avoca
Theron Gi. Osborn
George Fillis
Hannah Thomas
Misa M. A. Connolly
Lissle McMurtry
Lackawanna Township
Local Notes From Lanesboro and Surrounds
Gretta Dunning spent Sunday at her home in Lanesboro. An alley ball game for ten dollars a side is set for September fifteenth at Dunns alley Richmonddale with William Huyes and F W Kelley of Forest City. Work on car shops advances Charles Clark visits his sister Mrs J R Flem Janae. A large youth gathering attended the Granger picnic at Newton Lake Friday. William Ordnung and wife visit Seeleyville as they spend a few days with Ordnungs parents. The show season opens September first at Davis Hipera House with Daniel A Kelley in Outcasts of a Great City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretta M. Dunning
Lanesboro
Dunn's Alley
Richmondale
William Huyes
F. W. Kelley
Forest City
Charles Clark
Pleasant Mount
J. KR. Flem- Janae
Grangera
Newton Lake
William Ordnung
Mr. Ordnung
Seeleyville
Davis’ Hipera House
Daniel A. Kelley
Republican Convention to Nominate County Officials at Beranton
Lackawanna county Republicans convene at the court house Beranton Pa on Sept 17 to nominate a coroner and a county surveyor and to elect two delegates and two alternates to the national convention. Primaries set for Sept 15 from 4 to 7 pm with vigilance committees asked to enforce rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Republican County Committee
Central Republican Club
Lackawanna County
Court House
Beranton
Ist
Plese
Archbald
Furst
Posot Cateval
Chlitton Township
Dalton
Mmckson City
Dunmore
Seyond
Eimbhurat
Fell
Firat
Blichth
Winith Want
Bacond
Fourtenth
Firat Diethlet
Eixteenth
Ninteenth
Piret
Ann
Lecreres
Abington Spring Brooavior
West
Scranton and Pittston Traction Work Advances Toward Pittston
The Scranton and Pittston Traction company prepares a steel 1,200 foot trestle over Delaware and Hudson Lehigh Valley tracks near Avoca. Nearby residents include Drew and Smaltz supplying abutments. Various local people travel and visit, while community events and social gatherings are noted.
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Carbondale News
Knights of the Road
J. Scott Inglis
Booth
Salem
Forest Cityy
Erst
Benweewe
Seaseer
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Weeneenesenen
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Sepebareeeeeniee Eem AK
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W. G. AH Riri
Scranton and Pittston Traction Company
Lehigh Valley
Drew & Smaltz
Daniel Burns
Montana
Jessie Morton
Laura Cranston
Jennie Healey
Grove Street
Gus. Hook
Scranon
Jennie Newlin
Scrapton
Detroit
Trebune
Hood
W.T. Spencer
Fort Mitchell
Virginia
Dr. Smith
Gust Luger
OS Linden Street
THE
M. H. Dale
Scranton, Pa
Pelare
Hy Aif Leeai
Chicago Medical
Surgical Institute
Dr. Reeves
Spruce St
Io So
Lackawanna Ave
Gotham Hat
Egargel & Connell
Lackawanna Avenue
Watt
Carbondale
My Umice
Wyoming Avenue
Third National Bank
WM. T. Smith
Odrirue
Marantee Tee Rain Co
Dos 200
John H. Phelps
Wyoming Ave
Spruve Street
Empire Dry Goods CO
Shariff
Hazleton
Hale
Lena
Turkey
Patra
Prk Sarg
Empire Dry Goods O
OLD Stand Goodman's Gut Price Store
the Dickson Manufacturing CO
Anton and
Wilkes-Ba
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