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    1. [PA-LAC] 11 July 1889 Scranton Republican Pt. 2
    2. Richard M. Reese
    3. 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.

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