Civil records of more than 100 years are in the various state archives and more recent stuff in the local civil records. Your provincial records are likely in Lublin: Archiwum Panstwowe w Lublinie, ul. Trybunalska 13, 20-950 Lublin, Polska. There is a branch at Plac 1 Maja 1, 22-300 Krasnystaw and others at ul. Dzierzynskiego 2, 23-210 Krasnik, and ul. Miedzyrzeczka 2, 21-300 Radzyn Podlaski. I'd suggest you get a map and find the archives nearest to your village. Archives up to 1945 are at Urzad Stanu Cywilnego, Dzielnicowa Rada Narodowa, Warszawa Srodmiescie, Archiwum Akt Zabuzanskich, ulica Jezuicka 1/3, Polska or Archiwum Glowne Akt Dawnych, ul. Dluga 7, 00-263 Warszawa, Polska. Be prepared to wait a very, very long time. Check LDS if you haven't yet -- they've filmed most Polish records, I've been told. Good luck. Sharon

You do, indeed, have an address. WIES: village ZAMEK > GMINA: community or parish (town) BABICE > POWIAT: district or county BILGORAJ > ZIEMA: dunno, but ziemski means area or territory, so I think this is the > region LUBELSKA > http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~feefhs/maps/ruse/poland3.jpg has maps of Poland - you can put in the village Babice and get a map that locates it. Probably in the Lubelski region.

Jim: Found the following in the 1910 PA Miracode Census: James Lewis Age: 53 State: PA Color: W Enumeration District: 0031 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Visit: 0209 County: Luzerne, Freeland Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Wife Maria 44, Pennsylvania Son Charles W 25, Pennsylvania Son Bennie 21, Pennsylvania Son Harry 17, Pennsylvania Daughter Margaret 16, Pennsylvania Son James 11, Pennsylvania Son George 08, Pennsylvania Daughter Anna 04, Pennsylvania Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <JIM10960@aol.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 9:54 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] LEWIS FAMILY > I am interested in the history of the James C. & Maria T. Lewis, they were > blessed with 10 children. one child died after living only a few months. > And one child fell from a railroad bridge and receiving injuries that would > keep him hospitalized the remainder of his life. If you have any information > on any one of the following I would appreciate hearingfrom you. > > James C. d.o.b. 1858 > Maria T. d.o.b. 1866 > > Harry d.o.b. 1884 > Charles d.o.b. 1885 > Elizabeth d.o.b. 1887 > Benjamin d.o.b. 1889 > John d.o.b. 1891 > Harry d.o.b. 1892 > Margaret d.o.b. 1895 > James M. d.o.b. 1898 > George d.o.b. 1900 > Anne d.o.b. .1905 > > All believed to have been born in Luzerne Co. Pa. > Thank you for any help provided > Jim Lewis > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >

> > A gang of carpenters will leave for Lake Ariel this morning > for the purpose of erecting the cooking departments of the companies > and making tables for the dining rooms. The tents arrived at the > lake from Harrisburg yesterday, and will be erected immediately upon > arrival of the Thirteenth to-morrow morning. All the staff officers > will ride over to camp Col. H. M. BOLES on horseback, leaving this > city to-morrow morning at 5 o'clock. > Anyone have any ideas on how I may go about finding out more deatils about this trip that mentions "a gang of carpenters"??? Garthe Benjamin

What is the Polish equivalent for Robert? Jack Sponaes

I have an envelop with what appears to be a return address. Can someone please translate this for me: WIES ZAMEK GMINA BABICE POWIAT BILGORAJ ZIEMA LUBELSKA Is there a way to contact any of the above for finding family records. Thanks Jack Sponaes

In regard to WSULLIVW comments that Tom Dunn was NOT the author of "The Story Teller," who was the author? I originally saw it on my Irish list and the author was unknown. To be honest, I really don't care who wrote it. I think the article says it all, giving life to our ancestors thru genealogy. In my case, I am the grand matriach of my family with no one left to ask questions. If only I could go back in time for just one day to ask my ancestors all the questions I have now. Verna

The Coroner's jury to inquire into the death of James McGAEDY, who it will be remembered, met his death in a mysterious manner on the evening of the 12th of June last, held a meeting at the Court-house last evening. The jury had held three meetings previous to that of last evening without arriving at any conclusion. [condensed] The musical public is indebted to Rev. Dr. Williams of the First Welsh Baptist church of the West Side, for the opportunity of hearing Prof. TAFT of New York last evening. Before he played a dozen bars it became apparent to the audience that they were in the presence of no ordinary organist, but were listening to an altogether phenomenal one. .... Other numbers on the programme were song by the choir under direction of Prof. MASON and were beautifully rendered; solos by Moses MORGAN, David MILES, and Howell DAVIES. [condensed] Several of the members of the Scranton Bicycle Club are making arrangements for a tour with wheels, leaving Scranton about the 10th of August. The idea of the tour is to travel in company for the social features and to give the wheelmen of Scranton and vicinity one of the best bicycle trips ever offered at small expense. It is proposed to ride only on the good roads and train the poorer ones. It is expected that train service will be two cents per mile, wheels free. The routes offered are the following: Scranton (Club House) [to] New Milford, 40 miles, Bingham, 22 miles, Norwich, 42 miles, Utica, 53 miles, Trenton Falls, 17 miles. Train to Utica, 17 miles, Richfield Springs, 36 miles, Cooperstown, 13 miles, Stamford, 40 miles, Catskills, 41 miles, Kaaterskill Hotel; night. [options of ] [1a] Catskill-on-Hudson, 12 miles, Hudson, 7 miles, Great Barrington, 30 miles, Springfield, 40 miles; or [1b] Pittsfield, 25 miles, down Berkshire Valley, train to Springfield; then combining to Hartford 30 miles, New Haven 40 miles, New York 25 miles. Or, [2] from Catskill-on-Hudson to Poughkeepsie, 38 miles, West Point, 27 miles. Train to Tarrytown, 25 miles. New York, 25 miles. or, [3] from Poughkeepsie to Newburg, 15 miles, Port Jervis, 50 miles, Water Gap, 37 miles. [The return] from New York - train to Newark, 8 miles; through Oranges to Morristown, 20 miles, Delaware Water Gap, 47 miles. Train to Scranton. An idea of he number of fine buildings going up in this region may be gained by a visit to the office of Architect John R. Duckworth. Mr. DUCKWORTH's most noteworthy piece of work on hand are his plans for a new building for the Ransom Poor District for which bids will be received on Monday next. ... Mr. Duckworth has completed plans for a handsome house for Mr. D. W. SWAN on Clay avenue. The first story will be brick with the interior finished in hardwood and colored plastering. There will be a large staircase hall finished in oak. Plains are also complete for Mr. Ed JERMYN's house on Jefferson avenue. This will be three stories in height, the first and second being of brick. Among the rooms will be a den furnished in California Redwood. The house is designed in modern Queen Anne style with a large octagon tower on the south corner. There is on exhibition a plan for the handsome house of Charles SCHLAGER, now nearly completed at the corner of Clay avenue ad Mulberry street, also three stories in height with Laurel Run red stone on the first floor. The parlor will be finished in sycamore wood, the siting room in cherry and walnut, the library in cherry, ad the dinning room ad main reception room in oak. One of the more attractive features will be the hallway with a large open stairway. The building is provided with a fine billiard room, children's play room, hot and cold water in every room, and will be heated with hot water, the first instance of that kind in the city. [condensed] West Side - The Hyde Park, Central and Archbald mines are to be worked four days per week hereafter. The funeral of Rev. Isaac K. LEOS (sic), the father of Dr. J. B. LOES, of South Main avenue, was held at Bethlehem on Tuesday. The Dr. Parry Glee Society will enter the competition for the prize for top male choirs at the eisteddfod to take place at Utica on New Year's Day. Mrs. W. H. HULL and son Arthur, of South Main avenue, left for a two months' visit to her former home at White Mills, NY, yesterday morning. The Republicans of the Fifteenth ward will hold a caucus on Saturday afternoon next for the purpose of nominating a candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Thomas R. EVANS. The present candidates for the office are Joe D. LEWIS and Titus EVANS. Taylorville - Miss Kitty RYAN left for her summer home in Dalton, PA, to spend the summer vacation, yesterday. Dr. E. A. STURGE, of California, who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P. COOPER, for a week past, with his wife sailed from New York yesterday for Germany, to remain one year in Berlin and Munich to complete his studies. The doctor spent six years in Siam doing missionary work and attending to the physical ailments of the people. Taylorville boys have the alley ball craze quite bad and have been indulging themselves in hard exercise during the warm weather of the past week in the rear of the Post-office. Lumber has arrived on the ground and an alley is to be erected un the rear of the YOUNGBLOOT (sic) hotel. Permission has been granted for the erection of a ball-alley on the company's land between the Youngbloot hotel and the railroad, provided no beer is drank on the premises and no Sunday ball be played. A clam-bake at David GRIFFITH's hotel will be the attraction to-morrow afternoon and evening. A Card We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our neighbors, clergy and friends, who so kindly assisted us during our late bereavement. We are under obligations to several whose names we do not know and we take this means of making sincere acknowledgment. Frederic NOTHACKER and family, Scranton, July 10, '89. Luzerne County - Wilkes-Barre- Amos SHORTZ, of Kingston, has removed to his new home in Dorranceton. Miss Mamie MAURER, of South Main avenue (sic) is entertaining her friend, Miss Louise RAPP, of Weisport. Marriage licenses were granted yesterday to Michael BRENNAN and Susan McGOWAN, of Kingston; and Anthony MARIA and Lizzie ANGORALA, of Hazleton. Policeman Condy McGROARTY it seems has been traveling a beat not laid down by the Chief as evidenced by his marriage to Miss Annie CORD, of Scranton. Coroner MAHON is to be commended for his untiring zeal in working up evidence in the GLYNN poisoning case. A most damaging link in the chain of evidence against [Edward] GLYNN and his wife is the discovery of poison [arsenic] in the remains of Mrs. Bridget GLYNN [mother] by Dr. Leffma, of Philadelphia. [Article detailing these events is actually found on editorial page and in Pittston news. Also killed by arsenic poisoning were his father, Michael GLYNN, a year earlier and lately his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary CRAIGEN, of Scranton. Also under mysterious circumstances were a miner named DUNN who boarded, and the first husband of the accused Mrs. Glynn, named HALPIN - ed.] Pittston- George ABBOTT, a twelve-year-old son of ex-Burgess William ABBOTT, of this place, narrowing escaped drowning yesterday afternoon in the Susquehanna near the DL&W railroad bridge. James McCANNA, a youth of seventeen years, standing upon the bank, noticing the boys' struggles, plunged in to his rescue. The boy fastened himself upon him so that both were in danger of drowning. Harry DENNISON quickly secured a boat and rescued both boys in front of John D. GREEN's residence. Anthony NORCOVITCH, employed at Toubill's foundry had several fingers smashed in machinery yesterday. A. R. MEAD, an employee at Rommell's paper mill, had his right leg broken in the machinery. Miss Eva MOORE, of Kansas City, is a guest of her brother, Dr. MOORE, of this place. Plymouth- Andrew GREGG, a popular young man, has left town leaving some of our business men i the lurch. He has been of late in the employ of C. Y. WREN's insurance agency. He is the son of Gen. GREGG, of Washington, and was First Sergeant of Co. I. Mr. J. CAREY, aged 52, an old and respected citizen, died at his residence on Girard avenue Saturday afternoon very suddenly. He leaves a wife and four children. He was a veteran of the late [Civil] war.

Scranton Republican, Thursday, July 11, 1889 Neighboring counties - Susquehanna- Mrs. Eliza Ann CASE, widow of the late Orson Case, of Hop Bottom, died, June 23, 1889, aged eighty-three years and eight moths. She and her husband were the first settlers in Hop Bottom, and from the time of settlement till death, lived in the same place. Mrs. Case leaves nine children (one died two years ago), 33 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a kind, true-hearted woman, and a member of the M. E. church for over forty years. As her life passed away she found great comfort in the gospel as it shed its light brighter and brighter. It seems sad to bid goodbye to those who walk with us ..from or childhood, yet, when one like this sister departs, it is sweet for those left behind to remember the many acts of kindness, the words of sympathy and the rejoicing when we rejoiced, and it takes away the sting of death when we come to die, if our lives are made better by the influences left behind by those who live in our memories by the deeds they have done. Services were conducted by Rev. O. R. Beardsley, of the Universalist church. City and county - Joseph BUTLER, of Olyphant, a laborer employed at Jermyn's breaker, Priceburg, was killed Tuesday by being run over by a trip of loaded coal cars. Mr. Richard PEARCE and family, of Easton, are visiting at Mr. J. K. SMITH's, on Church avenue. Mrs. A. NEHLER has returned to Carlsbadt, NJ, after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. SCHELLHASE, Green Ridge. Mrs. J. SHIER, of Fifth avenue, accompanied by her brother, Mr. Edward L. WILLIAMS, left yesterday morning for Ocean Grove. A. Hampton COURSEN and his brother-in-law, John W. WHEATLEY, of Americus, GA, will sail in the SIERRA Saturday morning for Europe. Rev. Alexander D. DECKER and wife, of Tioga, NY, and Miss Helen YOUNG, of Round Grove, IL, are the guests of Mrs. W. A. PEARSON, on Quincy avenue. At Register Hopkins's office yesterday, the following letters of administration were granted: The estate of William H. REES, of Dickson City, to Mary Rees, widow. The estate of Fred BIERI, of Ransom township, to Marianna Bieri, widow. The estate of John Henry JACOBS, late of the city of Scranton, to Mrs. Elizabeth JACOBS. The Phil Sheridan Rifle Corps is now fully organized, and within a month will be equipped with a handsome uniform and breech-loading Springfield rifles. On August 17 they will give a picnic at Central Park Garden. W. H. BURKE is Captain; James O'HARA, First Lieutenant, and E. J. QUINNAN, Second Lieutenant. There are forty-five members besides the officers. The corps drills every Friday night. Grand Ball at Winola House, Lake Winola, on Saturday evening, July 13, which will be the first of a series to be given every Saturday evening during the season. Music by Leonard's Orchestra. Parties leaving Scranton on 4:28 p.m. train, DL&W, make close connection on Lehigh Valley and arrive at Lake at 6:20 p.m., via Falls. A gang of carpenters will leave for Lake Ariel this morning for the purpose of erecting the cooking departments of the companies and making tables for the dining rooms. The tents arrived at the lake from Harrisburg yesterday, and will be erected immediately upon arrival of the Thirteenth to-morrow morning. All the staff officers will ride over to camp Col. H. M. BOLES on horseback, leaving this city to-morrow morning at 5 o'clock. The remains of the late Rev. P. T. ROCHE arrived at Archbald from Boston yesterday, and were accompanied by his sister and brother, [and] Mr. CUMMINGS, a relative who lives in Boston. Rev. Fathers Moylan and McAndrews, of Scranton; Lally, of Olyphant; Shanley, of Archbald; Fathers Millane and McHugh, of Scranton; Whealen and Nealon, of Hyde Park; Ruddy, of Erie; Noon, of Philadelphia; Brehoney, of Manayunk; Crane, of Pleasant Valley; Hoban, of Ashley; Kernan, of Parsons; Green, of Minooka; Coffey, of Carbondale and Walsh, of Olyphant. The funeral will take place in Archbald this morning at 9 o'clock, when a solemn high mass of requiem will be sung in St. Thomas's church. The first and cheapest excursion to Lake Ariel while the regiment is in camp, will be run by the Penn Avenue Baptist Sunday school. Adults' tickets 75 cents; children 35 cents. There will be no excursion this summer that will afford a better opportunity for the select and fastidious people of Scranton than the one starting from the Bridge street depot at 8:15 next Saturday morning, going via Carbondale over the mountains by the famous Gravity road to Fairview. The excursion is under the management of Camp 175, P.O.S. of A. [Patriotic Order of Sons of America -ed.] which will make it as pleasant for the excursionists as possible, and will allow no gambling, target shooting, ball-throwing or the like on the grounds, which have been fitted up in excellent condition. No beer or other intoxicants will be sold on the ground, ad as far as lies in the power of P.O.S. of A., and the railroad officials, nothing whatever will be permitted to detract from the day's enjoyment. The Botany Class in Society Having lunched on Lehigh Pond the botany class acquired a taste for fresh water bodies and yesterday decided to make a square meal of them. Take Lake Henry as an entree and digest Moosic Lake for dessert. Mr. George B. SMITH generously placed the accommodations of the road at the disposal of the class, and conductors had orders to stop the train anywhere the Professor saw a rare plant. Such devotion to science is rare of itself and deserves a stop to record it. Mr. WIlliam CONNELL met the party at Maplewood depot. It was a pretty sight to see the little flotilla of gaily painted boats with bright crews making its way over the bosom of the lake, which trilled at pleasure at the spectacle. Arrived at Lawrence cottage, the summer house of Mr. Connell, the party met the genial owner of these broad acres, Mr. H. O. SILKMAN, Messrs. William T. SMITH, Henry BELIN, Jr., Charles WELLS, esq., James CONNELL, James McANULTY, E. J. DIMMICK, and Miss Grace SPRAGUE. An hour or two was spent on the lake and then the Congo Prince, who does honors of the kitchen, blew a blast on the horn that brought all to the shore. Lunch was served on the broad piazza overlooking the lake, and was disposed of with a vigor that showed the strength of appetites born in the clear mountain air. After dinner Col. J. A. PRICE was elected toastmaster, but he was obliged to shorten his remarks in order that all present have the pleasure of listening to Mrs. Dr. FREY's talk on the development of the back bone of a bait fish. Mr. WIlliam Connell welcomed his guests in a few hearty emphatic words. Messrs. Smith, Belin, Green, Wells and others spoke briefly. Prof. Dudley explained some of the finds of the morning. Miss Lizzie HARRIS in a most innocent and artless manner pronounced a few simple Welsh words for the amusement of Prof. DUDLEY. One of the names reached from here to San Francisco and Miss Harris is not through pronouncing it yet, indeed she was obliged to come back to Scranton on an early train to find the other end of it. The floating islands at Maplewood are on a strike, one of them has been chained fast in the middle of the lake, the others follow the wind when it bloweth where it listeth. Nobody wants an island up there. They won't take them as gifts and they say that when the alarm is sounded in the night "The islands are coming" the cottagers stop not for pants and stay not for shoes but hasten to the shore armed with pike poles and boat hooks to shove the unwelcome guests away. Among the plants found were the water shield, a few white pond lilies, a myrtle-leaved willow, not known before in this part of the State, the larger blue skull cap, also new, three species of bladderwort, the two species of cranberry, found at Lehigh pond in great abundance, the leather leaf, the pale laurel, only found heretofore at Lehigh pond, three orchids, the coral root grass pink, pogonia, marsh cingue foil, two sedges and a pond weed new to the list. The wild swamp roses were very abundant and handsome. The guests unanimously passed a vote of thanks to Mr. William Connell for the very handsome and courteous manner in which they had been treated. The noon train stopped at a country cross-road a mile east of Wimmer's Summit, where carriages were waiting to take the ladies to Moosic Lake. The gentlemen walked. It was said to be "Oh, only two miles." Afterwards the distance was lengthened to three, then three and a half, four, four and a half, five. Then they stopped asking, they were in the woods and there was no one to ask but Mr. GREEN was ahead with a pedometer in one pocket, a compass in the other, and a barometer in his hand. He knew, so it was all right. At Moosic Lake the party was hospitably entertained by Mrs. GRIER, of Danville. Among the flowers found were a St. Johnswort and a ledge, new to the list. The golden club, the only station known in the list. The fly poison, cranberries, moss, pink and pogonia again abundant. The rare lesser club moss found near Lehigh Pond was also found here. A green fringed orchid was found by the road side by Mr. E. T. REAVES. The descent from the lake was made in three wagons, three on a seat. Mr. Green's pedometer made the distance four miles, Barometer elevation, 1,950 feet. The party spent the time waiting for the train at the cross-roads in settling with one of the members for the wagons. Binomial theorems and quadratic equations were employed, and the amount each was to pay was finally figured out on the back on an excursion ticket by the member in question behind a house. It was a remarkably jolly trip, but the class have ow had enough of a water diet, and Friday will get down to business with a "conglomerate" on Bald Mount at noon Friday. Today the class meet at the school of the Lackawanna at 9 o'clock. Friday night Prof. Dudley lectures on insectiverous plants at the Board of Trade rooms.

St. David's Episcopal church was originally located on Tenth near Scranton Ave. According to entries in the city directories, Rev. M. H. Hill was rector from 1892 through 1906. Prior to his arrival a new church had been built at the corner of S. Bromley Ave. and Jackson St. (102 S. Bromley Ave.). St. David's church is not listed in the 1990 telephone book, but the "mother" Episcopal church still is - St. Luke's at 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. A more current address and telephone number can be had at the Lackawanna County GenWeb page, http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw . -----Original Message----- From: Kellie Kell <rklgilmore@hotmail.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:19 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Scranton, PA Rector of St. Davids Church >Hello, > >I'm new to the list. I'm trying to find info on my brick wall. I have John >George Nicholson m.Anna Brown in Scranton,PA 10th June 1895. I can't quite >make out the father of the bride but it looks like J. Dunkerl/Dunkerls/or >something like that. The Reverands name isn't that much easier to read, I >think Mott Mill or Mr. H. Mill. Does anyone know anything about the Rector >of St. David's Church? Is it still existing? and would it have any of these >marriage records today? > >I'd appreciate any help I can receive. > >Thank you, > >Kellie > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >

Scranton Tribune-Republican, Wednesday, July 10, 1889 Elsewhere - Naturalists and others are becoming considerably alarmed over the prospect of the early extermination of the kangaroo. City and county - Andrew NYE, an inmate of the Hillside Home, died yesterday afternoon of sunstroke, age 83. A five-year-old daughter of James W. VAIL, of Court street, fell from a porch on Monday evening and broke her arm. Dr. Tiffany reduced the fracture. Albert H. POWERS, aged 81 years, died yesterday afternoon. He was the father of L. D. and A. D. Powers, of Cedar avenue. His remains will be taken to Phoenixville for interment. Robert ROBERTS, contractor, of Bellvue Heights, and four of his employees will leave in a few days for Seattle, Washington Territory, where they have a large number of contracts to fulfill. Mr. S. WERTHEIMER, formerly of Scranton, now of Philadelphia, is visiting Mr. SImon Rice. Miss Della EVANS, and niece, Miss Irene KANN, are visiting Mrs. Owen JAMES in Philadelphia. Miss Sallie FAUST, of West Pittston, who has been visiting Miss Sallie SEWARD, on Mill street the past week, returned home yesterday. Mr. Charles J. POWELL left yesterday afternoon for Penn Yan [NY], where he and his wife and family, who are already there, will remain a month. Mr. Thomas ROBERTS, a student at the Yale Theological Seminary, is i the city, the guest of his brother, Rev. Peter ROBERTS, of Jackson street. A large umber of persons in this city will regret to hear that Rev. J. E. PRICE of the Adams Avenue Methodist Episcopal church has accepted a call to the St. James church, corner of Madison avenue and One Hundred Twenty-Sixth street, New York. He will commence his new labors on the first of November. Dr. Price came to the Adams Avenue M. E. Church from Elizabeth, NJ in April, 1886. [Condensed] There will very shortly be called a meeting of all the members of the Board of Control to proceed to No. 1 school, corner of Washington avenue and Vine St, and consider plans which have for some time been under way to remodel and rebuild the structure. Saturday afternoon and evening, Mrs. K. E. BLACKINGTON gave a piano recital and party to her class of younger pupils at her residence, 123 South Main street, Hyde Park. ..... Among those present were the Misses Maud POWERS, Mary Jane DAVIS, Annie MORGAN, Mamie ROSAL, Helen MOTT, Carrie PRICE, and Master Ray MORGAN and others. [condensed] Freight Car Thieves Monday night in Carbondale a car containing flour for the Weston Mill Company was broken open and a quantity of the breadstuff stolen. The "Carbondale Leader" says: Officer MUNN traced the stolen property to a house of Pike street occupied by a woman named VAN HORN. On the way he met Anthony McDERMOTT, a chap well known to the police. Tony's garments were sprinkled with flour, and as the officer knew that the chap was not in the milling business he concluded to arrest on suspicion. Having lodged McDermott in the cooler he called Officer MORAN to his assistance and proceeded to the home of the Widow VAN HORN. In the door and upon the steps traces of the flour could be seen and the room looked as it had been hastily swept. The widow denied all knowledge of the affair, but the officer was convinced that she was not telling the truth so he invited her to walk up to the alderman's office. McDermott was taken from the jail and made some admissions which served to fasten the crime upon him and another well known "bum". The alderman made out commitment papers and McDermott will spend the summer months at the county jail. His companion in crime will be taken in this evening and the town will be rid of two of its constitutionally tired citizens. The woman was allowed to go, after the Squire warned her that the business in which she was engaged was unlawful, and if she continued to harbor such characters she must expect to suffer with them the penalty for violating the law. West Side - Miss Lizzie EDWARDS, of West Bangor, having completed a six months' study in piano-forte under the instruction of Prof. PROTHERHOE, returned home yesterday morning. Mr. Daniel DAVIS, of Indiana, who has been visiting Postmaster D. M. JONES, has returned home. French stained glass for the new rear windows of the Welsh Baptist church on South Main avenue, are being placed in their proper positions. They are the gift of Mrs. Benjamin HUGHES, whose name in full is cut therefore in neat and conspicuous letters. They are ten in number and will cost $200. At the time of the recital to be held there this evening by Prof. TAFT, of Brooklyn, NY, they will be erected and can be seen for the first time. Miss Ruth HATTIN, of Kingston, who was visiting Miss Sadie DAVIS on Eynon street for a few days, returned home yesterday afternoon. Amasa - Mrs. P. A. CLARK, of Iowa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas RULAND, of this place. Mr. John MULLINEX and Miss Mamie CATOR were united in marriage on the 3rd of July. Mrs. Andrew BRAJIE is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ruth CORDNER. MARRIED - SMITH - MADDOX In Columbia, NJ, July 4, 1889, by Rev. Anizi L. Smith, Mr. Allen F. Smith to Miss Myrtle Bell Maddox, both of Dunmore, PA. GRONER - KUNZMAN In Columbia, NJ, July 6, 1889, by Rev. Anizi L. Smith, Mr. William C. Gronzer, of Johnsonville, PA, to Miss Louisa Kunzman, of Newark, NJ. DIED - POWERS - In Scranton, July 9, 1889, Albert H. Powers, aged 81 years. Funeral services at the residence of his son, L. D> Powers, 474 Cedar avenue, at 10:30 Wednesday morning. Remains will be taken on the 12:10 D&H train for interment at Phoenixville, PA, on Thursday. Luzerne County - Wilkes-Barre Paul WALES, late of Pittston, is the new operator at the Postal Telegraph office. Charley BAUER, of the "Leader" composing rooms, has ripe peaches in his garden. This is for the benefit of the small boy who exists near Charley's home. Marriage licenses were granted to Hugh KENNEDY, of Luzerne, and Anna FLEMMING, of Plymouth; M. DURKIN, of Parsons, and Nora TIMLIN, of Plainsville. Applications for teacher's positions in the First District were received from Matthew BECK, Stella GALLAGHER, John A. KINNY, Ida C. LUBRECK and Lou W. POTTER. Miss PERKINS application for increase of salary was also referred. T. J. McCONNON, principal, reported receipts of the commencement exercises $65.52. P. E. FLOOD, agent for the Cleveland School Furniture company, was present with a sample desk. [condensed] OUR NATIVE TREES As the class gets further into the subject it seems that the moment on touches Botany it responds with a lot of hard names. It's no wonder the average reporter gets sun dem for sundew or any other remarkable twist. For over an hour yesterday morning the Professor wrote undistinguishable names on the blackboard, and then picking up an ordinary buttercup asked the class to analyze it, remembering all the long names he had been giving them. The class, however, hunted the rascal down triumphantly through series, class orders, genera, tribes, and species, coming out with the plant as a tall buttercup, Ranunculus Aeris, named by Linneaus himself. At the evening meeting in the Board of Trade rooms, Prof. DUDLEY took up the subject of Native trees of the Valley, illustrating by charts the different divisions unto which trees are separated. It did seem odd to find that the apple, plum and cherry all belonged to the rose family, that the pepperidge is first cousin to the dogwood. The sassafras is a laurel, and the laurel is a heath. The cucumber and the tulip are distinct trees, although closely allied. Sections of the wood about 1/100 of an inch thick were shown. They showed the grain of the wood very clearly and distinctly. They are being made by R. B. HOUGH, a son of a former Commissioner of Forestry, and are of greta beauty and use. One of the trees that should be found in this locality, on the river bottoms, is the box elder, or ash-leaved maple, and any one knowing of its whereabouts is requested to notify the REPUBLICAN, so that it may be discovered forthwith. It is known in Wayne county, but not so far in Lackawanna, and it isn't proposed to let little Wayne get ahead of us on the subject of trees. But, geologically, Wayne county is closely allied to [New] York state, and consequently the flora of that county is different from that of the carboniferous age of Lackawanna. Rock areas are of great importance in the distribution of plants, and this valley produces some trees not generally found in New York. As an instance of glacial action, the hickory was mentioned, found generally in eastern America and eastern Asia, and nowhere else, the trees being forced by the glaciers into localities favorable to their growth. The great plains have as much effect in the distribution of species as mountain chains. The water birch is a characteristic tree of the Lackawanna valley, being very abundant here. The scrub pine is about its northern limit in the lower part of the valley, while the tamarack is near its southern limit about Lehigh pond. The future of the forests in this vicinity is not pleasant to contemplate, since they will soon disappear, and yet the mountains are unfit for little else than the raising of trees. With the disappearance of the woods, the water supply will diminish and the mountains will become more and more barren. It is a question which every city will do well to contemplate, since its water supply concerns every citizen. The Professor's remark that every city should also have a park in which to plant and care for the native trees of its vicinity, was greeted with an applause that shows how dear this subject is to all. The class leaves this morning via the Erie and Wyoming Railroad at 8:45 instead of 7:25 as heretofore announced. At Maplewood the party will lunch with Mr. William CONNELL, leaving there at 1:16 for Moore's Lake. The train will stop at Paupack where teams will meet the party to convey the ladies to the lake. The train reaching there at 7:53 will stop at the same place to take the party up on its return. Thursday class exercises at the school of the Lackawanna at 9 o'clock. Friday the class goes to Bald Mount. Friday evening Prof. Dudley will lecture on insectiverous plants at the Board of Trade rooms at 8 o'clock.

There is a Sullivan Genealogy site at http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?forum It has a lot on the boxer,John L.Sullivan

Hello, I'm new to the list. I'm trying to find info on my brick wall. I have John George Nicholson m.Anna Brown in Scranton,PA 10th June 1895. I can't quite make out the father of the bride but it looks like J. Dunkerl/Dunkerls/or something like that. The Reverands name isn't that much easier to read, I think Mott Mill or Mr. H. Mill. Does anyone know anything about the Rector of St. David's Church? Is it still existing? and would it have any of these marriage records today? I'd appreciate any help I can receive. Thank you, Kellie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

The Scranton House Hotel was established circa 1868 on Lackawanna Ave. where the PA State Office Building is now located. It closed around 1928. In 1859 John & Lewis (Louis ?) Koch had a saloon on the corner of Lackawanna Ave. and Wyoming Ave. After Louis Koch died, his son Victor took over as proprietor. The address was 202-204 Lackawanna Ave. This info was taken from City Directories of the time. Victor Koch built a 27 room mansion, circa 1894, at the corner of Madison Ave. and Mulberry Street. This has been the CHIPAK FUNERAL HOME since 1948. It has 14 bedrooms and from what I could find out the Koch family all lived in the building and worked as clerks, bookkeepers and the like at the hotel on Lackawanna Ave. If anyone else has any information, I would be very interested in hearing form you. Jack Chipak JChipak@aol.com

Picture Postcard History of Lackawanna Co. includes the following. Page 6 -- scene looks east on Lackawanna Ave. from the Wholesale Block. Structure at right is the Scranton House with the Lackawanna Valley House directly across the street. These were two of the City's early hotels. Page 9 -- Lackawanna Ave. looking west from Penn Ave. Tower at center, opposite Franklin Ave. belonged to the Scranton House Hotel, built in 1863-64 by Louis Koch. Doors closed for good in 1930. Some of these postcards are often available on http://www.Ebay.com by writing in "Scranton." JChipak@aol.com wrote: > > The Scranton House Hotel was established circa 1868 on Lackawanna Ave. where > the PA State Office Building is now located. It closed around 1928. > > In 1859 John & Lewis (Louis ?) Koch had a saloon on the corner of Lackawanna > Ave. and Wyoming Ave. After Louis Koch died, his son Victor took over as > proprietor. > > The address was 202-204 Lackawanna Ave. This info was taken from City > Directories of the time. > > Victor Koch built a 27 room mansion, circa 1894, at the corner of Madison > Ave. and Mulberry Street. This has been the CHIPAK FUNERAL HOME since 1948. > It has 14 bedrooms and from what I could find out the Koch family all lived > in the building and worked as clerks, bookkeepers and the like at the hotel > on Lackawanna Ave. > > If anyone else has any information, I would be very interested in hearing > form you.

Hi, can anyone give me any information for the following; Edward (Paddy) Payne m. Ann Mead children of Edward(Paddy)Payne/Ann Mead and their spouses are; i Narin d. @ 10 days ii Hannah m. Shuabel Carpenter iii Thomas m. Luisa Cobb iv (Rev.) James E. m. Nellie v Angeline m. Isaac Curtis vi Martha A. m. Josiah Brooking vii Sarah E. m. Thomas Patton viii Ruth L. m. Samuel Perkins ix George m. Etta Shaver x Hattie m. G. Wellington Gelatt xi John m. Mary Elizabeth Lee xii Mary C. m. Charles R. King I have ancestry for Ann Mead Payne (Mead line) and would like to share anything that you have. Thank You, Kevin Mead

Is the a Genealogy on the fighter John L. Sullivan, if so where can it be obtained. there is a possibility that my wife's family is related. thanks Jim Lewis

I am interested in the history of the James C. & Maria T. Lewis, they were blessed with 10 children. one child died after living only a few months. And one child fell from a railroad bridge and receiving injuries that would keep him hospitalized the remainder of his life. If you have any information on any one of the following I would appreciate hearingfrom you. James C. d.o.b. 1858 Maria T. d.o.b. 1866 Harry d.o.b. 1884 Charles d.o.b. 1885 Elizabeth d.o.b. 1887 Benjamin d.o.b. 1889 John d.o.b. 1891 Harry d.o.b. 1892 Margaret d.o.b. 1895 James M. d.o.b. 1898 George d.o.b. 1900 Anne d.o.b. .1905 All believed to have been born in Luzerne Co. Pa. Thank you for any help provided Jim Lewis

Just found out that Tom Dunn was not repeat not the author.

In a message dated 7/27/2001 12:41:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ncwalt@dnet.net writes: > ALSO... Does anyone know of someone who rents rooms to overnight guests in > the Scranton area? I can't afford the motel/hotel rates around there,so > was hoping to find someone who lets out rooms. I'm a non smoking senior > woman who would dearly love to do some local researching! Sally > I also would like to know if anyone rents rooms for a few nights in > Scranton, as my husband and I will be there a few times during the last > week of Aug. and the first week of Sept. We are also non-smoking seniors > going to do researching.