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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
6
Lackawanna County baseball item notes the Browns beating Dunmore with Mahon pitching a shutout innings and key hits by Mahon, Dempney, O Hara, and Roe. Also mentions upcoming Archbald game and local church notices plus community events and sermons reflected in Obituary and civic notes.
Eville Baptist church Mlev J 8 pastor announces services tomorrow at 1 1 1 am and 7 0 pm morning sermon Why Everybody Should tidy the time evening reports will cover anniversary meeting of the Abington Baptist association held at Factoryville Presbyterian church Rev 5s H Moon D D pastor services Sunday 10 am and 7 pm subjects Root and Fruit and The Lord s Requirements letters remaining at Peckville post office week ending Sept 9 1902 include Edna Edwards Willie Gilboy Thomas C Mitchell John Hall John Gray claim letters by advertising notice Miss Edith Henry returns from Scott trip several local notices update staff changes and a fire at a tool house near Archbald borough line destroyed with contents due to no hydrants Wilson Fire company responded Thursday evening
Mrs W H Hager entertains her Montrose mother while George Strong moves his family to Scranton to manage the Book Department of the Library there. Fred Palmer and Edward Northrup families plan Boston visit, Miss Helen Haslander teaches near Waverly. Attendance from this place at the Abington Baptist Association in Factoryville includes Rev and Mrs R R Thompson and many local residents.
A party of ladies visited Crystal Lake in Jermyn and Mayfield. Cemetery Association elected auditors Samuel Waters, Joseph T Roberts, and Michael Roberts to report at the next annual meeting. Delaware and Hudson mines pasturing by Clifford have returned home. A large crowd watched Pittston Brothers versus Archbald ball game. Ada Lintey became a stenographer and bookkeeper in a New York medical institution. Epworth League at the Methodist Episcop al church will be led by Miss Jennie Battenburg with the topic Delight In God's House. Ten dollars in gold drawing to occur Tuesday evening by Court Lily lodge Foresters and Hogarth’s Band. Junior Foresters of Olyphant want a baseball game with Jermyn’s Junior Foresters on any grounds. response requested in The Tribune by the 20th. James Vine, manager.
The Riverside field hosted Archbald Mine as the Reds crushed them 10 to 3. Morris starred at second base while Glynn’s throws halted several steal attempts. Also notes on local obituaries, church services, and lodge announcements accompany the sports result.
J Walker suffered a severe injury to his right hand when caught by saw machinery while working with wood. He was treated at West Side hospital and is recovering. George Edwards sold his bakery and ice cream parlor to George Rymer who will run it with his meat market. Bert Willams of Scranton is staying with Jesse Hunt. Frank Linder of Scranton recently visited the Hollisters. Dr Mary A Shepherd has moved her office from Clark's Summit.
In Scranton a cantata by Dr. George F. Rootes titled Our Flag with the Stars and Stripes will be staged September 28 and 29 as a patriotic yet varied musical event. Over fifty performers will join a grand chorus under the Methodist Episcopal church choir to raise funds for buying an organ. Tickets cost 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children, available after September 14 from choir members and others.
Samuel Watts returned to Kingston after a week with his parents. Mrs. Martha Huntsman leaves for Aurora to attend a wedding. Horace Jones wedding planned for Mrs. James Shoemaker’s week in Daleville. James Shoemaker buys a piano. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Swarts visiting son Wallace in Buffalo. Rev Minner to preach at Methodist Episcopal church Sunday. Leon Ehrhardt and Matthew Conboy at Scranton Business College. Miss Lillian Sheridan returns to Scranton after a visit with Miss Conboy.
My's Conmid Ludgate entertains her mother from Ashley. Eben Foote remains in critical condition. Olin Jacobs goes to Syracuse to enter the university. Brick church Sunday school plans a basket picnic at Feeder Dam grove this Saturday. The T months old child of Mr and Mrs Robert White died Wednesday of cholera infantum and was buried in Taylor cemetery.
Proposals to construct the Nineteenth district sewer will be re advertised with bids opened September 29. The project spans twelve miles and drains Bellevue and Patagon ia districts. City funds amount to 49000 while the estimate has been raised to 180000.
Baseball results note Boxston Philadelphia Boston lanes with Waddell and Schvreckengost vs Young and Criger. Baltimore Washington game details Hoodoo Lood and Ye O Ss with Lee and Drill. Detroit Chicago games postponed due to rain with Cleveland St Louis also postponed.
In Philadelphia and Brooklyn score notes list players Pittsburg ccc and Brooklyn clubs with batter details and umpire names. Text is fragmented, unclear on final scores or outcomes, and mentions other clubs not scheduled.
Scores show Montreal crushing New York 8 to 2. Other results list Worcester 1 Rochester 2 Buffalo 7 Providence 4 in final game. A rain delay affected Toronto against Jersey City.
The Musical Gossip notes its seventh school year opening with record attendance across all skill levels. It highlights active programs at the Conservatory of Music and Scranton United Choral Society, with performances and rehearsals led by notable instructors and guest artists.
Mrs. James Cochrane spots a fallen eucalyptus across the California Northwestern line near a tunnel and, fearing the Ukiah express would hit it, radios for help. Bicyclist Gillbridge races a mile to signal the locomotive, stopping the train just before the tree.
Davenport Republics account notes Rouietary Shaw receiving a favor from an old neighbor at his former home for a letter of recommendation to aid in finding better employment. The secretary is amused by the line that in Iowa their reputation would render the letter weightless. the letter is expected to be forthcoming.
The passage notes Edison’s sharp repartee often comes as a surprise to newcomers who expect a more approachable demeanor. People describe him as heavy and self contained, prompting wary curiosity about his responses.
The Boston Journal reports Edison, asked by a lightning rod promoter, whether lightning rods are suitable for churches. Edison replies cautiously that they might be useful on churches, and that Providence seems somewhat capricious at times, leaving judgment to circumstance.
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