The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-05

1S59-G0, which recently came into the
hands of James A. Mellon, chief
draughtsman OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad COM
pany's motive power department, con-
tains many interesting facts concerning
residents of this city over forty years
ago. many of whom have since passed
away, while others. whose names are
recorded, are now identified most prom
inently with the city's social, Industrial
and business life
The directory Is book of seventy
five pages, about the size Of an ordinary
first or second grade school book, and
contains an alphabetical list of the citi-
zens of Scranton at that time, "also a
complete business classification" as the
publisher put it. The first advertise
inent inside the front cover is that of
Hunt Bros. & Blair, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in hardware, cutler and oil.
etc. Their announcement covers two
pages.
Then follow other ads. of Peter Kah-
ler boot and shoe dealer, who received
the highest premium awarded at the
last Luzerne County Agricultural fair,
for articles in his line of manufacture.
j. Courtney. fancy dry goods, who "has
always on hand a choice selection of
dry goods, embroderies, ladies' and
children's garters and shoes"
George Sanderson & Co.. banking and
collection house; Sanderson & Willard,
law and collection office; l.. S. & r. c.
Fuller, druggists and postoffice;
Charles Fuller insurance agent; John
d. Fuller express agent; S. Sherrerd,
insurance agent: William Cooke & Co.,
Cliff works machine shop and foundry;
c. Fl. & w. G. Dowd. hardware mer-
chants: James Harrington & Son, cab
met makers, and a number of other
advertisements follow, covering many
| pages.
At that time ]. Amsden was a book
seller at Lackawanna and Washington
avenues, and A. Kenner conducted a
livery and sale stables at the corner of
Wyoming avenue and Spruce street.
Brock & Carling operated a screen and
railing manufactory near railroad
depot" and c. D. Messler's billiard
rooms were then located on the third
floor over Fisher e. Co. S store on Lack
awanna avenue.
D. *. Kressler was then proprietor of
the St. Charles hotel, with "a coach at
the depot On arrival of the passenger
trains" Horace Shirer dealt in beef
hides sheep pelts and calf skins lat his
residence on Franklin avenue. next
door below the Catholic church, A.
S. Washburn conducted a coal yard on
! Iackawanna avenue, between Penn and
Wyoming avenues, and Charles W.
| Roessler's hair dressing and shaving
| saloon was located in the Wyoming
| house.
George r.. N'htmore and d. r.. NAL
ven We're in business in Niver's block on
Penn avenue, and John V. Shoemaker
| manufactured carriages, sleighS and
market wagons on Mulberry street.
| Keller & Co. dealt in harness, saddles,
| whips. nets, etc, on Franklin avenue
| two doors below the Mansion house
George II. Smith. teacher of music. was
located over Mock, Cornish & Co., on
| Penn avenue.
Among the other prominent mer-
chants in this city at that time We're:
Bright &; Henson, Parrott & Morris, G.
II. Walter Isaac Newhouse. T.. w.
Fellows & Clark. Arnold & Halstead
| L
H. Zoche, Weeks & Mears, George b.
Boyd. NJ. D. Engle, Mccartney & Allie
ger. and Davis & Wheeler. Joseph
Godfrey was proprietor of the Forest
house, where Hotel Jermyn now stands,
| under the management of his son, Il.
! S. Godfrey.
The first name in the alphabetical
| list il that of David Alderman, grocer,
| of Penn avenue, near Mulberry street.
Then follows Hiram Adams, a we'll
known Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western engineer. and j. B. Adams, a
printer, who will be remembered by
many. Joseph j. Albright, general coal
| agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad; Frank p. and
Joel Amsden. civil engineers, and
James Archibald, chief engineer D., l..
& W. r. r., are among the leading
names in the column.
David Beck. Frederick Becker. Thos.
Geesaker Laura A. Bixby, Titus NJ.
BiXby, NJ. l.. Blair, Edward Blewitt,
Patrick Blewitt, Dr.. Fred Bodeman,
George b. Boyd, Daniel B. Brainard,
James Bright John Brisbin, Sidney
Broadbent, J.W. Brock, John III. Brown,
Jacob Bryant, J. c. Burgess. G. w.
Bushnell, Byrne & Dart, lawyers, and
others We're recorded in the BIS.
Among the C's those whose names ap-
peared in capital letters are William
=. Carling, G., b. Chase, Joseph Chase,
j, NJ. Chittenden, Jacob ID. Clark. Isaac
r. Cliff, George Cone, w. p, Connel,
Watts Cooke, j. Courtney, Peter Creter,
and others. All through the alphabet
are printed many names of men whose
names are very familiar today, A few
of them are as follows:
David Dale, DR.. A. Davis, II, W.
Derby, Philip Doersam, Thomas Dick
son, w. q. Dowd, Richard Drinker,
William Duckworth, Rev Charles Ed
wards, John Emerich, NJ. d. Engle
John Erdman, Daniel Evans, A. Fasold
August c. Ferber, =. b. Finley, e. T.
Fischer, Fisher and Sutphin, James w.
Fowler, George A. Freeman, Jacob
Frels, G.. r. Freymuller, William Frink,
George w. Fritz and a large number of
Fulers.
Then follow Gangelholf & Morris,
tailors: Matthias Geehan, justice of
the peace: John Gibbons, grocer; w.
Green, physician; Aaron Griffin, wood
agent; Thomas Grlfiths, puddler; Mar
tin Curl, laborer; Conrad Hagen,
teamster; DR., Il. G. Hunt, Benjamin
Jay, justice of the peace; James Jif-
kins & Sons, butchers, and "A score of
Joneses.
ID. Kemmerer was a tobacconist al
Penn and L.ackawanna avenue, and Ed
ward +. Kingsbury was paymaster for