The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-02
MANY WERE On THE MOVE.
bray men We're Very Much Sought After
Individuals Yesterday.

Yesterday was moving day-the day
that was "A horror to many housewives
and families and Il joy to the heartleSS
draymen, who i'm one day reaped mar
vest greater than ON any three ordln-
ary working days In the year. The
demand for suitable vehicles was many
times greater than the supply ana IN
consequence manual transportation was
resorted to before the day was ended
and all kinds of things on wheels from
baby carriages to garbage wagons were
pressed into service,
1t was far and away the biggest
moving-day Scranton ever had. the
chief reason being traceable to the ab-
normal influx of families into the cit!
for year back, who have been occu-
pying temporary quarters white walt
ing for desirable vacant houses. An
Other cause was the unusually large
number of changes in business hca-
tiOnS
Ordinarily large, two-horse dray
and two men can be hired for 81 ana
less per load, but yesterday the COM
mon price was 81 and So. and these
figures were obtained by only the wise
men, who engaged their drays many
days ago. Persons who on Monday or
Tuesday attempted to engage trucks
or men found their efforts almost fruit
less. which explains the presence ON the
streets yesterday of such large num-
Der Of wagons ordinarily used by busi-
ness houses. hut temporarily engaged
in carving loads of household goods
In such cases 1t should be inferred
that the wagons We're hired by those
! who had pun with the firm.
I.ABORERS IN DEMAND
Ia wi,
ly are satisfied with Sl.25 OF Si.5O a
day for work around II house or
grounds We're engaged several days
ago for as high a figure as 81. The
foolish housewives who overlooked this
general utility necessity until Tues
day night realized their mistake yes
terday when the market price advanced
! to $50
1t has been impossible t. obtain a
complete list of changes in business To-
! cations but the following are some of
the important ones which occurred yes
I terday or recently: Mercereau u Con-
nell jewelers.. from Lackawanna ave
| nue. To the Coal Exchange on wyoming
avenue: j. J.. Travis. musical instru-
ments. from Lackawanna avenue. to
, Spruce street: ReXford's jcwelry store
to the Fuller building ON I.ackawanna
avenue: \. T.. Rogers. leweler, tn the
store vacated by ReXfurd. Turnquest Il
! CO., jewelers.. To the store vacated by
| Rogers: Driesen, clothier. tn the Davis
I g. Griffin building: Morris Davidow,
| clother, to the store vacated by Dries
| en-: DR. Shimberg, occulist. to the
Rnokery. Washington avenue and
! Spruce street W. \. Gray. tiles and
mantels to SIG Lackawanna avenue.
CHANGES OF ALL KINDS.
| Additions or display window improve
| mcnts or other renovatiOnS have or
are being made in the following large
stores BaniSter's shoe store. The Fair,
Siehrcker n Watkins n. H. Bidleman.
j. Scott lnglis. Gersons millinery,
! Mears Il Hagen. The Leader.
Among the changes OF professional
and business Offices to the New Trad
ers' Bank building are the following:
The Brooks. l.atlln and Greenwood
! Coal companies. Levi. wholesale jewel
er: Fred X. Stark. attorney: Cosmo-
politan building and Loan association
Lacey Il Son, architects; Patterson, ,and
| Wilcox.