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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1894
Page
5
The Republican Twentieth Senatorial district holds a convention in the arbitration room at the county courthouse on Tuesday September 21 at 11 a.m. to nominate a state senator. Delegates vote Saturday September 2 from 4 to 7 p.m., with each district receiving the same delegate allotment as at the last county convention. Minor and Koun sign as chair and secretary.
The Republicans of the Fourth Legislative district will assemble in convention in the McKinley Club rooms Odd Fellows building Jermyn on Tuesday the twenty fifth day of September at o'clock for nominating a candidate for the election for delegates to this convention will be held at the ee AIAE polling places on Saturday Sept 22 between 6 and 7 pm. Each election district will be entitled to the same representation as the late county convention. Vigilance committees will please take the twiitssam j. souvennes chairman 8.8 jonzs secretary.
Gentlemen's Driving Club announces races on Thursday at 2 p m. Professor J Frank Bergel's dancing class opens in October. Diagram opens at the Academy of Music box office for The Trolley System. Lee Wayman of Carbondale freed from county jail. Insolvency lane remains under review. Sewer work began yesterday by Contractor Ferguson in the district.
Alderman Wright presses pre opacer 4 civine sealant Bill Reese despite charges amid a lack of quorum at the Board of Associated Charities. The Mendelasohn Glee club serenades J. R. Jones, Republican district attorney candidate. A Toronto preacher may lecture on Child Saving next month. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. YMCA and Eureka baseball game planned at 3 30 this afternoon with Cahill umpiring.
At Frothingham theater Reno Williams company presents The Clemenceau Case with Laura Alberta for a strong emotional run. Academy of Music hosts Faust with Lewis Morrison and a noted Mephisto portrayal. electricity enhanced garden scenes and Brocken sequence praised. Colonel Bain lectures Friday, Watson Sisters vaudeville at Davies, and The Trolley System by Garnellas plus Annie Russell at the Academy Friday. The Name of the Czar Russian life drama closes the weekend at the Academy with a strong cast.
Street department serves property owners in Thirteenth ward Green Ridge to lay flagstone sidewalks on Penn Avenue from Delaware to New York Street Washington Avenue from Green Ridge to Marion Street Wyoming Avenue from Delaware to Marion Street Monsey Avenue from Delaware to Larch Street Marion Street from Washington to Anderson Avenue South side Green Ridge Street from Dickson Avenue to Delaware and Hudson tracks Capone Avenue from New York Street to Seventh ward line New York Street from Washington to Sanderson Avenue Delaware Street from Washington to Dickson Avenue. Walks must be completed within sixty days of service of notice.
The article notes strong interest in a new business and shorthand program organized by the college. A fund of 5000 dollars was set aside to support an installment payment option for interested students. Principal F. E. Woon invites prospective applicants to call for details.
An advertisement from Gautachi and Son promotes music boxes and tuners. It mentions making tunes on demand and repairs with improved mechanisms. The offer includes pricing and a selling point for orchestral sounds, with placeholders for a sale time.
New York YMCA general secretary Mr. Hodge urged Scranton to boost industrial training and class work, citing 10 000 in elementary branches and 3 000 in industrial courses. He showcased successful cases and urged local support for expansion at the YMCA. Col Boies and A W Dickson backed efforts as hundreds attended, with nightly meetings and prayers continuing.
The Hyde Park Moody Gospel tent will be moved Saturday to Linden street opposite Court House Square for Evangelist Schievera and Mr Weedon to resume the religious campaign. Afternoon services are set for 880 today and Friday, with a women’s meeting Thursday. attendance remains high despite rain. Schievera, assisted by Weedon, will speak at the Delaware Lackawanna and Western car shops at noon Friday under Railroad YMC A auspices.
Ad copy notes low price per pound for various coffee blends. Mentions brands Fancy Goljan Rio 0.G. Java Triple Blond Old Maridehling and Mocha. States 2-lb quantities and price points 8740 per lb 800 par th 930 and 34c per lb 400 per lb with emphasis on freshness and undercutting rivals.
In the South Side, ex-Councilman Thomas McGrail of the Twentieth ward was arrested by Special Officer Clearwater with Chief Simpson’s permission and confined at police headquarters for delirium tremens. He sought safety behind bars despite his condition.
John B. O Malley and Richard Sheridan of Columbus council Young Men's Institute South Side and Martin H. McDonough of O Connell council Minooka will depart tomorrow night for Louisville Kentucky to attend the national Atlantic Jurisdiction convention set for September 24 25 and 26. At the last gathering two South Side delegates returned home with honors and it would not be a surprise if the bright young men are singled out for preferment. The institutes will assemble tonight and accord them a God speed.
The infant of Henry Hintz was buried yesterday morning. St Luke's kindergarten attendance on the South Side continues to rise. South Side barbers will close evenings except Wednesdays and Saturdays. Street car curve at Cedar avenue and Birch street is removed. work on Staton avenue starts today. Peter Judge and Patrick O Neill of Minooka appeared before Alderman O Malley and were bound over to court for Timothy Lydon, prosecutor. The funeral of James Hastings drew a large crowd. mass at St Johns church and interment in Hyde Park cemetery. Flower bearers included John Vaughn and others. pall bearers listed accompany the procession.
John Murphy of Saratoga was fined ten dollars by Alderman Fuller for a threatening dynamite act at Elm Park church and jailed thirty days for nonpayment. John Finnerty paid ten dollars or thirty days for throwing stones at Davies hotel. Mary Sweeney admitted to smashing windows at Mr Tool's residence on Ninth Street and paid a fine. Five drunkenness cases were handled by Alderman Fuller.
Tribune reporters gather views from prominent taxpayers and businessmen on the Scranton high school project. Several interviewees argue fireproof construction is essential for safety, cost efficiency, and city prestige, while others emphasize the small insurance and risk tradeoffs.
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