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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
12
Readers are advised that advertisements orders for ad work and publication items at Shannon & Co. newsdestliers on North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Several hundred miners employed by Edgerton Coal Company walked out, affecting the Last Chance Mine and Eyebrow operations. A prior Monday shutdown prompted talks. a Thursday meeting aimed to reach a clearer credit settlement for ore mined. About 600 miners are idle with possible sympathy from Northwest mine workers.
A clerks association committee promoted early closing and reports widespread merchant support. Most agree to shut by six thirty pm except Saturdays in December and the night before holidays, with a few merchants continuing later.
An unoccupied Archbal d Street residence once occupied by Norman Tuttle burned completely Thursday evening. Firefighters could not reach the flames with their hose. the Burns home nearby was saved. The fire’s cause is unknown and the building had recently sold to a building and loan association.
All members attended a Thursday special meeting. The council reported favorably a new license ordinance. A license for a huckster to operate with one horse for one year costs 20 dollars, two horses 316 dollars for three months. Mitchell Hose Company No 1 granted permission to take their horse carriage to Wilkes-Barre for the parade on the tid of October.
Mrs L A Munn and daughter Marion visit relatives in Neneveh. George Kilborn returns home from city visit. Mrs EF A Wilcox to Neneveh today after guesting with her daughter. Miss Barbara Wagner returns to Philadelphia from Philadelphia guest stay. Robert Tully back from New York City visit. Miss Anna Gerrity of Providence visits town. Peter Krantz Jr leaves for a Chicago trip. Amity Social club plans social October 11 in W W Watt building. Mrs Lewis of Scranton arranging children’s dancing class. William H Smith injured by rock fall in Coalbrook mine. Mr and Mrs David McMinn visiting friends in Wyoming. Brennan and Irvine Lee return from York state hop region. Mrs Joseph Kiefer entertaining Miss Nellie Rough of Nicholson. Miss Sondra Mahoney entering Emergency hospital for nurse training. Dr J A Niles back from trip to Philadelphia. J W Messitt visits Dr J Brennan in Plymouth. Margaret Carroll returns from Pitston visit. Thomas Padden visiting friends in Pittston. Social at W W Watt building for South Side girls. 200 attend. Professor Firth provided music. Richard Fenton promoter. Willie Price birthday party at Miss Elizabeth Price’s home. Scranton Business College football team to play Carbondale Indians at Alumni Park. expected hard contest. Howard Jennings loses three fingers in Delaware and Hudson locomotive shops. possible amputation. William Smith severely injured by rock fall in Coolbrook mine. Dallas Weir, Open from Be to Oct L inclusively.
Miss Sadie Thomas of Shukeville visits J. W. Wilrey. Lizale Jackson buys a new wheel. H. L. Bdeall moves to a new home. William Drake returns to Lehigh after vacation. Methodist church social and Crosby concert drew large audiences. Mrs. Edward Ward of Yestville visits Thomas Martin. Dallas Fair opens September 2.
Miners at Edgerton and Last Chance collide over credit for mined coal and pay. After initial meetings with J L Crawford and a delay they refused to work, citing unfair tonnage per car. Foreman J J McNulty warned of shutting operations as Crawford declined to receive a committee. The strike disrupted output and followed unresolved wage and credit terms.
In Olyphant an entertainment in the convent hall on Thursday night offers a twenty dollar gold piece prize. Key preacher D C Edwards of Wilkes-Barre will speak at Susquehanna Street Baptist tomorrow. Various locals attend funerals, travels, and visits, with clubs, college plans, and social events noted. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised for economy in medicine.
The Taylor home of Mr. and Mrs. Redmond Williams hosted a farewell reception for Mr. Watkin Davis of Kingston who returned home yesterday. The event featured games and a midnight lunch with many local residents attending. Independent Order of Odd Fellows gathering announced and church services scheduled.
Clark's Summit reports C ER Welse completed a new shoe store addition with plans for a large shipment of rubber goods next week. Local visits include Mrs. Augusta Low from Wyalusing and the Riker family from East Lemon. The Norton funeral was held, and Miss Grace King moved to Peckville to run a boarding house. Dallas Fair runs Sept 25 to Oct 1.
Misa Nora Wright of Lenox visits friend Misa Carrie Wilson in Scranton with other friends. J. D. Knight returns from Ocean Grove. A F Brigham brings Morgan horses for C P Matthews & Sons after a Vermont trip. Mrs. Thomas Norton dies after paralysis episodes and is buried at Clark's Green cemetery. Dallas Fair runs from Sept 25 to Oct 1 inclusive.
Jane Leader and Henry J. Reft married last evening at the bride’s Gouldsboro home. Rev. Garriet of Freytown officiated. Attendants were Miss Annie eff and William Leader. A reception followed with many relatives present and gifts received. Visits to the Dallas Fair noted with dates.
A lively birthday party for Joseph Thorpe marked by games singing and dancing at his home on Main street Thursday night The guest list includes Kell Chelton Birkbeck Margetson Thomas and many others Refreshments followed The piece also notes upcoming services at Green Ridge Primitive Methodist Church and announces Dallas Fair attractions from Sept 28 to Oct 1 1897 with the Myrtle Peek Combination and a racing horse event.
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces June service details for ant ite transport between Wilkes-Barre, Philadelphia and New York. The timetable lists multiple connections via D H, D L and W R R lines with Pullman car accommodations and a range of intermediate stops including Easton, Bethlehem, Reading, Harrisburg and Towanda.
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