City Notes and Local Legal Notices
A collection of city items reports a Get tysburo excursion postponed due to low responses, a Niagara Park trip by the Scranton Enel- Doerr club, and local court actions including Archbald dissolving an injunction in the borough of Jermyn v Depew. Also notes bail posted for Andrew Lucotch in a felonious wounding case, probate of Jeremiah C Clark will, a suffrage talk by Elizabeth A Gates, and a Delaware Lackawanna train ride theft case. Parish events at Calvary Reformed Church outline morning and evening services and a Sunday school session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburo
Central Railroad
New Jersey
John Drendoeckes
William McAndrew
St. Patrick's Church
Moenso
Thomas
August Palmquist
Hannah Anderson
Scranton Enel- Doerr’ Club
Niagara Park
Archbald
Jermyn
Nathaniel Depew
Andrew Lucotch
John Murray
Morris Wells
Jeremiah C. Clark
South Abington
Price
Sophia Clark
Elizabeth A. Gates
Maine
Him Park
Misa Gates
Morcow
Terence McLean
Jessup
Delaware
Lackawainnea
James Durkin
W. D. Kennedly
Washington Avenue
Calvary Reformed Church
Monroe Avenue
Giteon Street
Land Grab Sparks Court Hearing Over Lake Chapman
In court room No 2 a dispute over Lake Chapman in Scott township pits P J Lee against Jermyn and Brushbrook Water Co. The company claims it took five acres and offers $100 per acre plus lake access for watering cattle. Lee seeks $1500 for the land roughing up the riparian rights as springs rise from his soil.
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Court Room No. 2
P. J. Lee
Jermyn and Brushbrook Water Company
B. Price
Ive
C. Ti. Welles
Water Company
Lake Chapman
Scott Township
Wis l. Lee
Lee
Scranton Business College Opens Amid Limited Seating
The Scranton Business College shows progress despite seating shortages. Night school enrollment rises with over twenty men learning to read and write. New tables will be finished next week as visitors note the evolving campus setup.
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Scranton Business College
Temperance Parades Planned For Jermyn And Plymouth
The Father Mathew Societies announce two parades on October 10 the Lackawanna county groups in Jermyn and the Luzerne Carbon groups in Plymouth Grand Marshal Michael McHale of Jermyn leads the Jermyn procession with St Aloysius of Jer myn hosting and fund funds for the new church debt to be paid The last October parade was spoiled by the freshet damage in Jermyn
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Scranton
Theobald Mathew
Temperance
O'Hara
Union
Jermyn
Momfale
St. Aloysius Society of
M. FE. Lynott
Still They Come Wood's College Sees Strong Enrollment Growth
Wood's College reports 1,582 students with 768 in Scranton. The program notes improving student progress and that over 400 graduates have secured good positions within a year. Prospects include placements in New York Philadelphia and Washington with salaries from 10 to 25 weekly.
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Wood's College
Wood's Colleges
Scranton
Thomas Martin
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
India
Woolf College
H. MO. Wolf
Fourth National Bank
J. R. Swartz
Williama & MacAnulty
Gathered Here and There in Scranton Salons and Courts
A letter from Judge H M Edwards to Judges Archbald and Gunster from Paris praises the Lackawanna bar as capable and polished. Dr C L Heald leaves Lackawanna hospital for Iowa. Dr Charles Lewis of Philadelphia arrives as his successor. Miss May Warde, daughter of Frederic Warde, visits before joining Visitation Academy Georgetown. Various locals enjoy society and travel including window dresser Ti W Softley and yacht race views from the Hickton. Attys C Comoryn and family return to Jefferson Ave address after summer at Waverly.
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H. M. Edwards
Archhbald
Gunster
Paris
Lackiwanna
England
Lackawanna County
Lega Ins
C. L. Heald
Lackawanna Hospital
South English
Charles Lewis
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Misa May Warde
Frederick Warde
Visitation Academy
Georgetown
Misa Warde
Genevieve McCann
Hortense Coyne
Ti. W. Softley
Goldsmith
Bagant
Hickton
Riverside Yacht Club
Baking Contest Between TRON and Invited Guest
A bread baking contest is planned for a near future date between the host labeled TRON and an invited participant. The event appears informal with unclear location and scheduling details.
Lackawanna WCTU Names Scranton For Next Convention
The ninth annual Lackawanna county Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention concluded at Peckville. Scranton was selected as the site for next year’s gathering after reports on Sabbath observance and jail reform. Officers include Mrs. C D Simpson president and Mrs. J M Howell correspondence secretary. The noon hour featured a women’s suffrage meeting with active discussion.
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Lackawanna County
Flower Mission
Fanny Raub
Ella Mumford
Yost
Gardner
Moscow
Thurme
C.D. Simpson
Mra. J. MM. Howell
Green Ridge
Mra
Nasgeil
Scranton
Trilby Dancers Debut with Bare Feet in City Theatre
The Trilby dancers appeared in the third act of A Green Goods Man at the Academy of Music. Two white robed young women danced with bare feet, wearing white gowns with blue belts and ribbons. The audience demanded a second performance and the troupe returned with more abandon. Performers Frank Jackson Billy Link Charles Carter and Miss Cora Pryor head the company. No matinee today due to heat. evening prices range from 15 to 75 cents.
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Trilby
Academy of Music
Frank &. Jackson
Billy Link
Charles Carter
Cora Pryor
Youthful Ananias Aids Runaway Boy Tale Ends With Reunion
Alderman Millar helps a hungry 14 year old boy found sleeping in a box car near the station. The youth claimed Chicago as home and described a dead parents tale. Portland man later identified him as Charley Hedden, his runaway grandson, and took him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Millar
Omcer Durkin
Western
Chicago
Hoboken
Elothea
Simpson
Portland
Charley Hedden
Charley
Death of Mrs Conlon Mother of Thomas Conlon
Mrs Mary Conlon died at 11 tonight at home 113 Ninth Street after a month illness. She was years old and is survived by children Thomas Conlon Sadie Conlon Jane Conlon of Omaha and Patrick Conlon of Chicago. Funeral Monday morning with a requiem mass at St Patrick Catholic Church West Side and interment at Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery.
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Thomas Conlon
Nook and Ladder Company
Mary Conlon
Ninth Street
Hook and Ladder Company
Sadie Conlon
Jane Conlon
Omaha
Patrick Conlon
Chicago
St. Patrick’s Catholic
West Side
Hyde Park Catholic
Paine's celery compound praised by educators and leaders
The column casts Paine's celery compound as a praised remedy for nervous strain in students and aging individuals. It cites endorsements from Prof Edward E Phelps and Rev Erastus Rowley, noting improved sleep, digestion, and vitality for girls, boys, and the infirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus Rowley
Paine
America
Edward E. Phelps
Dartmouth College
Camp
New Haven
Cook
National Traders’ Association
Kentucky Female College
Warde In The Mountebanks A Faltering Scranton Showing
Frederick Warde gave a polished performance of The Mountebank at the Frothingham to a small crowd, a surprising decline for his Scranton run. The star and his strong company including A C Dellwyn and Miss Fanny Gillette delivered a thorough, varied portrayal from grave to comic, earning the audience's reluctant praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frothingham
Frederick Warde
Warde
Scranton
Mr. Warde
A.C. Dellwyn
Chas. D. Herman
H. D. Byers
Fanny Gilette
Fannie Towman
Manley A Manley Hurt After Fall From Work
A. Manley of Pittston Avenue was sent for and found with broken arms at the wrist joint. Schneider turned to speak to a fellow worker, sipped and rolled twenty five feet to the ground below. He escaped death as the ground was strewn with old lumber and broken stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Manley
Pittston Avenue
Schneider
Release of Annie Bellman from Good Shepherd Home
Judge Archbald ordered Annie M. Bellman released from the House of the Good Shepherd. Her uncle W H Hartman of Hunlock's Creek, Luzerne County, was appointed guardian to remove her from the influence of a city street car conductor alleged to have led her into vice. The girl, 17, had been in the city a year after being placed in a respectable private home.
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Archbald
Annie M. Bellman
House of the Good Shepherd
W. HH. Hartman
Hunlock's Creek
Luzerne County
Annie
Early Morning Court Delivers Bail for Lancaster and Hames
In a pre-dawn hearing Alderman Millar arranged for George H. Lancaster and Ida Hames to face the court. They waived further proceedings, posted bail of 500 dollars each, and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Millar
George H. Lancaster
Ida Hama
Alderman Millar Unites Two Couples in Marriage
Alderman Millar yesterday officiated at a double wedding linking August Palmquest of 424 Lackawanna avenue with Hannah Anderson of Tenth Street, and Tutner Adams with Mary Louise Ziegler of Laflin. The ceremony followed in the city and the couples began their lives together.
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Millar
August Palmquest
Lackawanna Avenue
Hannah Anderson
Tenth Street
Tutner Adams
Mary Louise Ziegler
Laflin
Thair Way
Dog Bites Six Year Old Girl In Cedar Avenue
Cedar Avenue resident John Fursha owns a white dog that bit six year old Mary Toomey on the left wrist. Dr. J. A. Manley treated the puncture wound with cauterization and warned no serious consequences are expected.
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Mary Toomey
Cedar Avenue
John Fursha
Tiger
Daniel Toomey
Fursha's
J. A. Manley
Auditor Davis Hears Claims of Olyphant Trust Creditors
Auditor Davis met creditors of the defunct Olyphant Trust Company to hear their claims. Attorney J Alton Davis presented as auditor with W W Watson representing depositors and John P Kelly offering the company books showing debts to depositors. Mrs N Callender claimed 10000 dollars for bonds lent to the Trust. further testimony to follow.
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Davis
Olyphant Trust Company
J. Alton Davis
W. W. Watson
Asalence
John P. Kelly
N. Callender
Truet Company
Inter
Great Sale of Clothing at Martin & Delaney’s
Martin and Delaney offer nearly complete stock of men boys and children clothing selling at discounts of 25 to 50 percent. The sale aims to clear thirty carloads due to financial difficulties with bargains on coats and tailor shop stock at Wyoming Avenue store.
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Martin & Delaney
Wyoming Avenue
Madame L Amoureaux Gressmaking Opens on Spruce Street
The Gressmaking parlors of Madame L Amoureaux at 12 Spruce Street are now open. She has just returned from the city and offers the latest styles with reasonable prices and satisfaction guaranteed.
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Madame L’amoureaux
Spruce Street
Special Rates For Academy and Music Patrons
Special rates offered to theatrical people and jurors between the Academy and Music venues. Rates range from $1.00 to $2.00 per day. Bird & Flanaghan, Prop., 2 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, Pa.
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Academy & Music
Frothingham
Bird & Flanaghan, Propa
Wyoming Ave
Scranton
Beech Street Slater Suffers Two Broken Arms After Fall
Philip Schneider of Beech Street was injured early yesterday when he fell from a roof he was slating. He sustained two broken arms and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Philip Schneider
Beech Street
Slater
La Belle Sorenton Bent So Cigar Per Hundred
Brief item notes a tobacco or cigar price listing and seller names with limited readable text. The fragment references La Belle Sorenton and G. Coursen as a seller, with likely per hundred price details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Belle Sorenton
Cigar
BE. G. Coursen
Primaries Set for County Conventions and Local Nominations
Republican primaries will elect delegates to the county convention to be held in the courthouse on Tuesday. The convention will name two national delegates and candidates for coroner and county surveyor. Likely national delegates are William Connell and John T. Williams. Coroner candidates include Dr. FP Longstreet, Dr. William Donne, Dr. JE Weston, and Dr. James Hayes. County surveyor nominees are E A Bart and George Stevenson, both noted civil engineers with regional railroad work credentials.
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Court House
William Connell
John T. Williams
FP. Longstreet
Central City
William Donne
Providence
JE. FE. Weston
Taylor
James Hayes
E. A. Bart
George Stevenson
Waverly
Barth
Stevenson
Cornell
Samuel Stevenson
Tinton ‘Pacific
Jorge Stevenson
Cvil
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Carbondale and
Scranton
This City
Hancock, N. Y
Big Day At 6 Bros Shoes Hornellsville Sale
The advertisement proclaims a record day at Friday’s sale, promising the biggest day yet with ample bargains for all. The store opens early and stays open until 11, inviting customers to come promptly for value and attentive service at 5 Bros. shoe store.
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6 Bros
Hornellsville
5 Bros. Shoe Store
Obituary notices from Scranton residents dated Sept 185 and 1505
In Scranton William J. Lavelle aged 30 died at 11 Cedar avenue his funeral with a requiem mass at St Johns church. James Loughney aged 2 died at 2 a m funeral from Carbon street with a solemn high mass at the cathedral and Hyde Park cemetery interment. Mrs Anthony Stallknecht died at Pittston avenue and Birch street funeral from residence Sunday at 2 pm services at St Marys church interment Twentieth Ward cemetery.
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Hyde Park Cemetery
Stallknecht
Scranton
Anthony Stallknecht
Pittston Avenue
Birch Street
St. Mary's Church
Twentieth Ward Cemetery
Woolworths Tinware Special One Week Sale
Woolworths announces a limited one week sale on tinware and related items. The catalog lists 44-qt tin pan with wood handle, assorted pieced and block tin dish pans in multiple sizes, gallon tin oil cap, various covered tin pans, angel food pans, bronze canisters, drip pans, large preserve kettles, sauce pans, oil boilers, sheet iron pans, oyster broiler, tin pails with wood handles and related kitchenware.
Fur Manufacturer Sells At 30 Percent Less In City
A fur maker advertises lower prices than all rivals offering coats scarfs and stoles with discounts of about thirty percent. The vendor emphasizes value and selection to attract buyers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Everland
Clebeland’s
Nerrman & Moore Fire Insurance
Busset
Commonwealth Shoe
Ackawanna HE
I B. Warman
Penn Ave
Williams & Gyanasty
City Notes
MR. Lee
Lohmann's
Bpruce Street
Misses Merrill
Itamine 38 Avenue
G. Coursan
Father Mathew
Pompeii
Palin
Laurel Hill Park
Georgia
F. F P. Browne
James H. Hartman
J. J. Armstrong
Atv W.A. Berry
Clifton Springs
The
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
C. Comoryn
Jefferson Avenue
New York Street
W. G
U.N
Peckville
C. D. Simpson
Ananias
Charles Heddon
Mountebans
Ide Hames
Hardenbergh
Madi Avenus
Globe Hotel
Ea By New Presents
S. C. Snyder
D. D
Woolworths
Ibe
Woolworth
Crystal Palace
Louis Rupprecht
Eugene Kleberg
Space Sa Limited
Opp
Baptist Church
N. A. Hulbert
Steinway & Sor
Gtultz
SAUER
BOLZ
Wyong. the
Esey Isc
Clothiers, Hetlers,& Furishers
Spruce ST
Green Ridge Sanitarium
Marion St
A. E. Jordan, Ito
Th Hospital
Eretrtee
Banoriataadent
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