Salem avenue contract awarded after reconsideration dispute
In Carbondale the select and common councils met to reconsider the Salem avenue improvement bid. John Booth won the contract after a vote reversing an earlier award to Collins & Kennedy. Collins & Kennedy said they are satisfied with Booth’s lower bid and will proceed, with work to begin by November 15. The firm will be known as Hyman Stone & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Avenue
Colline & Kennedy
Selectmen
Municipal Park
Michael Morrisan
Morrison
Board of Trustees
Silk Mill
Elk Mill
Maxwell's
Belmont Street
Fell
Spencer
Mills
Booth
Hyman Stone & Son
Local Horses Enter Anthracite Park Races This Week
Races at Anthracite Park planned for Tuesday through the week draw many local horsemen and horse entries. Secretary Chamberlin bets on a grand event with bands, concessions, and several runners including Levi Patterson, Elmer Avery, Rooney S, Lady Tariff, Meyers Van Gorder, and Laporte. A Stroudsburg carload of horses arrives. city water supplied to new stables to support the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthracite Park
Chamberlin
Levi Patterson
Elmer Avery
P. H
McGrever
Rooney S
T. A. Hendrick
Jermyn
Lady Tariff
Stuart Fletcher
Meyers van Gorder
Hick
Mr. Chamberlin
Laporte
Stroudsburg
Scranton
Hazleton Drops At Anthracite Park In Close Season Finale
Hazleton and Carbondale played a high scoring season finale at Anthracite Park. Hazleton surged to an early lead but Carbondale rallied with heavy hitting and errors by Hazleton, finishing 8 to 6 in favor of Carbondale after a seventh inning drought and a ninth inning push. Patchen and Staltz led Hazleton with multiple extra base hits while Westlake added a notable two-base hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthracite Park
Hazleton
Carbondale
Hagleton
Hagletonians
Patchen
Staltz
Westlake
Stone and Son's Factory to Open Soap Plant in Mayfield Yard
Hyman Stone and son Jacob plan a soap factory at their Mayfield Yard property. Two wooden buildings, about thirty by fifty feet, are under erection and expected to be finished by October 1. The boilers are in production and machinery is on the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield Yard
Hyman Stone and Son
Jacob
Bollera
Crystal Lake Water Works Expands Dam No 3
Crystal Lake Water Company enlarges the dam at No 3 to increase capacity as workers widen the box and route more creek water into pipes feeding the reservoir at the head of Canaan street. During repairs water was shut off from storage reservoir No 4 and took two hours to reach the dam once turned back on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Lake Water Company
No. 3
Canaan Street
No. 4
Solemn High Mass of Requiem for Patrick Malone
Funeral held Saturday morning for Patrick Malone of Eighth Avenue at St. Rose church. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. J. J. Curran with deacon Rev. Father Coffey and sub-deacon Rev. Father Coughran. Present were Rev. Fathers Lynott McCabe and Coroner. No sermon. services were impressive. Pallbearers: Luke White Herward Murphy Patrick McCabe Patrick Herban E P Burke James Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Malone
Eighth Avenue
St. Rose Church
J. J. Curran
Father Coffey
Father Coughran
Fathers Lynott
Jermyn
McCabe
Avoen
Forest City
Luke White
Herward Murphy
Patrick McCabe
Patrick Herban
E.P. Burke
James Campbell
City finances balance for August show receipts over taxes
Treasurer Gramer reports August receipts total 15 005 05 with 15 199 32 from taxes and other rents. Expenditures amount to 42 94 including 300 for a Main street paving bond redemption 700 for seven Lincoln avenue improvement bonds and 70 40 to Fenton Metallic for file wage and furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramer
Lincoln Avenue i
Fenton Metallic Company
Taken to Danville A Young Lady on Dundaff Street Removed
Edwin Moon, director, took Miss Annie Tighe of Dundaff Street to the Danville asylum on Saturday. The deaf mute woman has a troubled family history after her brother killed himself years ago, and recent events led to the decision for asylum admission for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin ‘Moon
Annie Tighe
Dundaff Street
Danville Asylum
Misa Tighe
Local society notes show many visitors and homecomings
Miss Anna Moyles of Scranton visits sister Mrs P J Powderly in Wyoming street. Miss Anna McLoughlin of New York City visits sister Mrs Elishna McGowry on Grow street. Families and friends travel to Canada Albany Lake George Montreal Susquehanna and other towns. Several residents idle or ill including James Brennan ill at home and Miss Emma Wells confined to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Moyles
Scranton
P. J. Powderly
Wyoming Street
Anna McLoughlin
New York City
Elishna McGowry
Grow Street
William Bingham
Canada
Gertrude Moyles
la Very II
Bridget Mullady
Aldenville
James McGarry
Boston
Timothy McGarry
Terrace Street
Thomas Missett
Magegle Missett
Brooklyn Street
Albany
Lake George
Montreal
Mery Murphy
Olyphant
Katie Devaney
Brookside
Jesse J. Rounds
No. 10
Washington Street
Beesie Rounda
L. A. Sherman
Binghamton
James Brennan
Snyder & Brennan
South Church Street
P. M. Burke
la Salle
Dll
David Morgan
Gon
Susquehanna
H. @. Robingson
Manheim
8. Woodward
River Street
A.C. Purple
Susquehannia
H. A. Purple
Salem Avenue
Marie Murphy
J. J. O' Boyle
William T. Betabrook
Palatka
Florida
H. L. Jackson
Park Street
Ruel Hampton
South Wyoming Street
Towline
H. St. Dadwin
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
May Boland
W. HM. Maribert
Charles Berry
Belmont Street
Emma Wells
Local Notes and Events Brighten Community Life
George Light of Main Street confined by illness. Howard Luckey of W R Manners sells to the Young Men's Christian Association Ball club and wins 4 to 0 against Eurekas. Streetcar delay disrupts business by Williams & Willard. Rev L B Santee delivers a lively sermon at the Methodist Episcopal church. The Moosle Popular Base Balleru plans a September 15 fundraiser at Loftus Hall. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised for teething and diarrhea relief. sold by druggists at twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Light
Main Street
Howard Luckey
W. R. Manners
Young Men's Christian Association
Eurekas
Mesera
Williame & Willard
L. EB. Santee
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moby
Moving Spirit In Is Presentation Charms Moscow Cast
The cast largely comprised Moscow youths with two exceptions. Under Mr. Clements voice training, the performance earned good effect. Ailis Black played Queen and received applause along with Miss Etta Moyle as Dorothy. Mr. Newton Croft’s tenor drew praise, Mollie Noack as Monica impressed as the old Indian woman, and the chorus delivered strong, fresh harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Clements
Ailis Susie Black
Nicholson
Mis. Newton Croft
Scranton
Merler
Etta Moyle
Dorothy
Aliss Mollie Noack
Monica
Tunkhannock News Highlights Local Events and Notices
The region offers Lehigh Valley travel discounts for reunions and conventions from Reading to Baltimore and Frederick. Revival meetings and political prep fill the social calendar as DeWitt gathers support for county offices while local primaries run quietly. A 75th birthday, coal buys, a silver wedding anniversary, and a wide circle of visitors mark social life in Towanda and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna County
Lehigh Valley
One Hundred and Fourth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Reading
Supreme Castle
Knights of Olden Eagh
Washington
D. C
National Purity Congress
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Baltimore
Oet
Directors of Poor
Philadelphia
Ovt
Kitaiv
Builders’ Na Tonal Association
Potomac Synod of Reformed Church of the United States
Frederick
Grace Welger Davis
FL P. Doty
Scranton
Bradley Beach
N. J
iMys
Ikram
Towanda
DeWitt Clinton DeWitt
F. W. DeWitt
J. Dudley Inmin
Tunkhannock Township
James Swartz
Overfield
DeWitt
Abram Luce
Lynn
Theodore Streeter
East Tioga Street
Calvin Parsons
Parsons
Samuel Frutchey
Wilkes-Barre
J. T. Jennings
H. S. Jennings
Mrr
John B. Jennings
Jennie
Mmma Fassett
Mehoopany
Janette Wyckoff
Sweet Pittston
William Streeter
B.S. Dana
Industry notes show rail car demand and coal price shifts
The Columbus street railway carried 23 000 more passengers than last year. Coal costs rise as some New York anthracite firms push prices up to three cents a ton while Lackawanna resists. A coal and iron car famine strains railroads and furnaces with 1 000 000 tons of ore stock and growing delivery pressure to Lake Erie ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
United States
Acre
Cara
New York
Ood
Lackawanna
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Health claim promotes eminent doctors at Linden Street
An advertisement promotes Dr F B Smith and staff at 5 Linden street opposite the courthouse. It claims six months of curing severe diseases and restoring many poor patients to health. It invites free consultation daily from 5 am to 11 pm and until 9 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Smith
Linden Street
Court House
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carbondale News
Stone & Son's Factory
J. Scott Inglis
Lackawanna Avenue
Danville
Odd Fellows' Hall
H. Loren Clements
W. F. Clements
Milo
Jolie
The
Chicago Post
Bood
Taiso
Hood
Cage
LANTS
Belleville
Rodriguf
Statie
Chicago Medical
Surgical Institute
Reeves
Spruce St
Cal
Lackawanna Ave
Gotham Hat
Wyoming Avenue
WM. T. Smith
Clothing House
Empire Dry Goods CO
Fces
Turkey
Keil
Zic
Ste
Howe
Empire Dry Goods GO
Goodman's Gut Price Store
the Commonwealth Lumber CO
Commonwealth Bldg
Scranton, Pa
Telephone
Dr. Peal
Scranton Pa
Washburn-Crosby Co
Kerr, Liebecker & CO
Watt
Church Street
Flou
Dickson Manufacturing
Wilkes-Barr
Stationa
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