Local Notes From Lackawanna County Community
A parade of brief items from Carbondale and nearby towns notes ads at Shannon & Co, visitors from Oneonta and Scranton, and social calls. Miss Flora Reynolds and Beatrice Burdick return from Scranton. Mr and Mrs Willam Bingham back from Canada. several residents plan trips to Chicago and Chicago area elites. Mozart orchestra to play at Elite club dance. numerous visits and returns among local families and entertainers. roadster purchase by F P Brown. Odd Fellows encampment visit. several trips to Philadelphia and Utica area mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Farrell
Oneonta
Flora Reynolds
Beatrice Burdick
Scranton
Mra
Milo Bedell
Bethany
Alberty
Mill Street
Willam Bingham
Owen Sound
Canada
Thomas Levieon
John Matey
Chicago
Mozart Orchestra
Burke's Hall
Misa Harris
Mitchell Hose Company Plans Wilkes-Barre Visit
A Mitchell Hose company committee including George Bpanle George Ward Thomas Herbert and William Reiggs will attend the firemen’s celebration in Wilkes-Barre on October 7. The hose wagon is being beautified for the parade and the Sorreja team will be driven to Wilkes-Barre the day before. The Mogart land will join the Mitchells and a warm reception awaits. Firemen will be guests of Hever Company No. 1 during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Hose Company
George Bpanle
George Ward
Thomas Herbert
William Reiggs
Wilkes- Parre
Sorreja
Wilkes-Parre
Mogart Land
Mitchells
Hever Company, No. 1
Wilkes-Barre
Knights Templar visit Honesdale Initiate three candidates
A number of Knights Templar from this city visited Honesdale on Tuesday evening to assist the grand high priests in initiating three candidates of Anthony Wayne commandery No. 254. A fine banquet followed the ceremonies with many locals present, including J. P. A. Tingley, J. B. Shannon, A. E. Tiffany, G. W. Patterson, W. H. Hollenbeck, Henry Wilbur, Samuel Sly, Fred Topping, G. W. Norris, John O. Miles, Joseph Vannan, and J. R. W. Searles of Susquehanna. The party returned home early yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Honesdale
Anthony Wayne Commandery
J. P. A. Tingley
J. B. Shannon
A. E. Tiffany
G. W. Patterson
W. H. Hollenbeck
Henry Wilbur
Samuel Sly
Fred. Topping
G. W. Norris
John O. Miles
Joseph Vannan
J. R. W. Searles, Esq
Susquehanna
Fitzsimmons Misses City Appearance at Grand Opera House
Champion Robert Fitzsimmons failed to reach the city after leaving Rye Beach for Carbondale. He faced a confrontation with a coachman, missed his train, and was detained after an alleged assault and arrest. Manager Byrne was notified and arranged for next Monday evening at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fitzsimmons
Grand Opera House
Carbondale
Rye Beach
Fitzsimmons
Byrne
Boy Injured Jumping Between Moving Cars on Northwest Slope
Bruno Rhinecabye suffered a fractured right hip a head wound and bruises after slipping while attempting to jump a line of moving cars on a narrow Northwest slope Tuesday night. He was removed to his home then to the Emergency hospital for treatment with Dr. Kelly attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Rhinecabye
Kelly
Funeral for Mrs. Joseph Herbert Held at Family Home
Large attendance at the Morss Side residence for funeral services. Rev. G A Place officiated from the Methodist church. Floral tributes included a large wreath from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Six pallbearers and seven flower-bearers were from the same society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Herbert
Morss Side
G. A. Place
Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Builder A Gillis awards contract for new building
Dr. A Gillis awards the contract for erecting his new building to William Kinback. The work is to be finished by Jan 1. Mr and Mrs H C Berry will housekeeping in rooms over Collins hardware on South Main street next week. Mrs Kelsey Purdy entertaining her mother from Wyoming. E A Bronson and wife returning from visits to Mt Upton and Sidney NY. Mrs John Pidgeon returning home from visits in Oneonta and Albany.
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F. P. Brown
Mt. Upton
George Hughes
Clark's Green
Odd Fellows
A. A. Ford
Buffalo
Hyden Evans
Eon Leelle
Scranton
W. Rivenbury
Evans
HM. BD. Honey
Belmont Street
Wilkes-Barre
A. Pascoe
Orcenn Grove
Ernest Bixby
The
Palace Creamery
Cobleskill
N. Y
Misa Cecilia Coleman
Watertown
FH. Cowles
Minnie
Terrace Street
Honesdale
Cowles
P. Cowles
Edward Saxton
Enrle'’e Jefferson Division
Saxton
Thompson
Nora Morrison
W. F. Morrison
Philadelphia
Tiane Winter
South Church Street
Otteville
N.Y
J. N. Chapman
W. B. Chase
Paterson
N. J
W. Ll. Lathrope
Clinton Morgan
West Side
Utlen
N. V
A. Gillis
William Kinback
H. C. Berry
Collins’ Hardware Store
South Main Street
Kelsey Purdy
Spring Street
Wyoming
E. A. Bronson
River Street
Sidney
John Pidgeon
Dickson Bill
Oneonta
Albany
Health and marriage hinge on feminine health and Dr Pierce
A 19th century style promotional piece urges young women to seek Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to treat delicate feminine ailments. It highlights a supposed link between early symptoms and future happiness or misery, promoting the medicine and a large medical book with appeals to mothers and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
W. 8. Duncan
Arlin
Borough Council Deliberates August Bills and Appointments
Olyphant council meets with Burke absent. August expenses for street department and electric fleet approved. Budgets and bills from local firms passed, including Dynamos contract settled in full. Water culvert work proceeds as contractors erect Lackawanna Street structure. Officers appointed for Marshwood and a damages dispute over Lavelle property resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Burke
Jones Bros
Edward Tinsley
Scranton Iluminating, Heat and Power Company
P. P. Philbin
Charles Tinsley
Thomas Patten
William Reese
Burgess McNulty
M. D. Flynn
Mrs. Wheeler
W. J. Schubmehl
Hugh Lewis
P. D. Dempsey
H. J. Killeen
General Electric Company
Philadelphia
Scranton Supply and Machinery Company
O'Malley
Patten
Mahon House
Charles Robinson
Scranton
Tinsley
Hill Street
Lewis
Fourth Ward
Martin Dempsey
Mr. Hastings
William Lawrence
W. G. Lawler
Marshwood
Torough
Lavelle
Dunmore Street
Shubmehl
Local Visitors Traveled and Reunions Noted
Haines and Mrs. Frank Thomas spent yesterday at Nay Aug Falls. T. M. Vogle is spending his vacation in Toronto, Canada. Mrs. W. H. Kennedy visited friends at the locale, while Miss Magele O'Hara visited relatives at Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Frank Thomas
Nay Aug Falls
T. M. Vogle
Toronto
Canada
W. H. Kennedy
Mies Magele O'Hara
Taylor
Rushbrook Encampment and Local Outing Notes At Crystal Lake
Rushbrook encampment members with wives and friends visited Crystal Lake while Methodist Episcopal choir members also spent the day at the resort. A large group from this area attended Newton Lake for the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union annual outing. Pride of Jermyn Daughters of St. George lodge arranging a Crystal Lake outing next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushbrook
Order of Odd Fellows
Crystal Lake
Methodist Epliscopal Church
Newton Lake
Farmers’ Alliarnce and Industrial Union
Pride of Jermyn Lodge
Daughters of St. George
Erle
Keystone
Glenwood
Yesterviny
Richard B. Gendall
Syracuse
Howard Morgan
George Tompkins
George Teckwith
Harry Griffiths
Charles Harvey
John Evans
William Gibbs
William H. Maynard
Citizens’ Band and Foresters
Jermyn
Lake Ariel
James Harris
Harry Reeves
Alfred Butterworth
Henry Reeves
Mayfield
Samuel
Thomas Seymore
Peckville musical by Professor Arnold at Presbyterian Church
A concert conducted by Professor Charles L. Arnold of Pittsfield Mass will be held in the Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening September 29 with admission 25 and 15 cents. The notice lists various local events and civic notes including Kilghts of Pythias, school enrollments, and health reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Arnold
Pittsfield
Mass
Presbyterian Church
Sheridan Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Joseph Hulse
Joseph
Blakely Borough
Wallace Barber
Mary Roberts
Muhlenbure
G. W. Roberts
Hickory Street
William Budd
David Stearns
George Stevens
Joseph Dougherty
John Be, Williams
Samuel Arnold
James Kay
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Dalton
Jeannette Kingsly
Corey Jenkins
Board of Health
Warappa Council
Pocahontas
George W. Roberts
Grand Jury
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Direct Relief
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as the direct rectal treatment for piles, claiming rapid absorption and pain free lasting cures. It emphasizes non surgical methods, affordability, and lists 0c and 1 per package prices with a free booklet from Pyramid Drug Co. in Albion Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Co
Albion
Mich
Bicycle accident injures Miles Doran in Scranton
Miles Doran of North Taylor suffered bodily injuries when his bicycle collided with a Jones Brothers tea wagon on Penn Avenue, Scranton, throwing him from his bicycle but leaving no bones broken. The Independent Republican club of the First Ward plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting at James Powell's North Main Street residence, inviting Republicans to join. Knights of the Golden Eagle No. 267 will meet this evening at Reese's hall. Lydia Hoskins returns home after a week at Lake Idlewild. Mr. David Reese and Mrs. John
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Rendham and Nebo Congregational Church
Jonnie
Maggie Whiteford
Edith Houser
Grace
Buckman
Hyde Park
Thomas Davies
Edwardsville
T. L. Jones
Main Street
Lackawanna Valley Council No
van Horn
Taylor Sliver Cornet
Hill Side
Calvary Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid
School House
John Sullivan
Union Street
Taylor Silver
John Watkins
James Sulivan
Andrew Cunningham
John Weber
Mary Mc.Guigan
John Kohler
Charles Masters
Michael Cummings
John Shea
Thomas Hession
Mary
Laura
Nora Sullivan
Mary Shea
Anna Coyne
Olwen Howells
B. Sullivan
Miles Doran
North Taylor
Scranton
Penn Avenue
Jones Brothers
Doran
Independent Republican Club
First Ward
James Powell
North Main Street
Sharp
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Reese's Hall
Lydia Hoskins
Lake Idlewilde
David Reese
Mra
John
Erie and Wyoming Valley feet day 1897
An obscure 1897 item mentions Erie and Wyoming Valley and a reference to New York intermediate points with unclear details. The fragmented OCR yields few concrete facts beyond place names and a date fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
New York
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Lackawanna County
Shannon & Co
Orth Main Street
Knights
Olyphant
Peckville
India
Wcamulty
E. Robinson
Albert
Cor
University Place
Broadway
L. & E. Frenkle
B. LM. Bate
Cen Lly
Ander
Times
Everett
Erie Medical Co., Slrkalopa
Wade
Moosic
Rube Dale
Laplin & Rand Powder Cos
Orange Gun Powder
Repauno Chemical Co
Westminster Hotel
Sixteenth St
Irving Place
GEO, Murray, Proprietor
St. Denis
Eleventh St
Grace Church
St. Denia
William Taylor
the Newark
Newark & Store
Newark Fe
Newark
Lackawanna and
Wyoming Avenues
James A. Manister Co
Waconmakers
Bittenbender & Co
Scranton, Pa
Lagkawanna Lumber CO
GANG
Cross Fork
Potter Co
Buffalo and Susque
Hanna
Mina
Potter County
Coudersport
Port Allegany
Hoard of Trade
Dickson Manufacturing CO
Mig Machin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburg
West
Hazleton
Pottsville
Reading
Norristown
Wood
Gen'l Pass
Hutchinson
Erie Railroad
Hawley
Central Railroad of
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Iebian and Susquehanna Division
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Faston
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Tabanon
Harrisbore
Allentown
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Ciavilie
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Inter
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M. L. Smith
Delaware
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Yessi
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Montreal
New England
Panga Hia
Leni Valley RR
Black Diamond Express
Ae Rani R. RR
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Cross. LP
Viicenten
Lehigh Valley Railroad
York
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Eaaleton
Pottagille
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Towanda
Elmira
Tiheed
Renee S
Geneva
Cash Enter
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Chicas
Suspension Bridge
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Schanton Division
T. Flitcroft
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