| Miscellaneous Taylor Borough History |
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the news of today is informative? Interesting? Too Personal? The following are some reprints of newspaper clippings found in the local newspaper of the time, The Scranton Republican. |
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The week of April 2 thru 6, 1897 |
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April 2, 1897 |
The meeting will be held at the Price Library this evening when Frank Decker will read a paper on the departure of Frank Winslow. |
| The Juvenile Choir will hold a rehearsal on "Lailia" this evening. | |
| This evening the first gymnastic exhibition and ball of the Taylor Turn Verein will be held at Weber's Rink. | |
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April 3, 1897 |
Taylorville Lodge No. 668, IOOF will work the initiatory degree upon one candidate this evening. |
| The concert at the First Congretional Church of Feltzville this month promises a rare treat. | |
| Up to March 14, no deaths were reported to the Borough Health Secretary. From the 15th to the 31st fourteen persons died. | |
| Several candidates are expected to be initiated next Monday evening at Emblem Division, Sons of Temperance. | |
| The school board met last evening and paid the teachers. | |
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April 4, 1897 |
Borough Council met last night to decide if election is needed to decide if borough should own its own electric plant. |
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April 5, 1897 |
Mr. Alfred J. Harris of Feltzville expects to leave in a short time for the West. Mr. Harris is a prominent musician and has been the leader of the Union Band for a long time. |
| The members of Council seem in favor of macadamizing Main Street, between Union and Railroad. | |
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April 6, 1897 |
The officers of Minooka Tribe of Redmen were installed last evening. |
| Pride of Lackawanna Lodge, No. 18 will hold an important meeting this afternoon. | |
| Mr. Louis G. Reed, the popular and efficient engineer, broke the record at the Pyne Mine on Friday last, having hoisted ninety-five cars for four consecutive hours. | |
| Camp 492 P.O.S. of A. of this place, hels a very interesting meeting in their spacious hall on Main Street Friday evening last. |
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The week of July 5 thru 10, 1889 |
| William P. Griffiths, Taylorville, was appointed to Miners' Examiner Board (first inspection district) by Judge R.W. Archbald. | |
| Anthony Newcomb, a boy, was injured at the Archbald mines yesterday afternoon by being slightly crushed. His injuries are not considered of a dangerous nature. He was taken to his home by ambulance. |
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The week of July 11 thru 15, 1889 |
| Taylorville boys have the alleyball 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 in the rear of the Youngbloot Hotel. (itis believed the Post Office was located on the south side of the 100 block of Union Street in 1889. Lisowski's Lunch currently occupies the site, 2002). | |
| Miss Kitty Ryan left for her summer home in Dalton Penna. to spend the summer vacation, yesterday. | |
| A clambake at David Griffith's Hotel will be the attraction tomorrow afternoon and evening. | |
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The week of July 16 thru 19, 1889 |
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The following places have railroad station names different from post office names for the same place. Railroad-Taylorville P.O. Address- Minooka |
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| Mrs. Thomas Bowen and children, of Hyde Park, were visiting at the home of their parents, Mr. And Mrs. I. C. Atherton on Tuesday. (Mrs. Thomas Bowen's first name was Nellie. Her brother was John D. Atherton. John D. Atherton's family line would be the last of the Atherton's to live in Taylor.) | |
| Historical Pictures |
| Below are some of Taylor's History captured by various sources on photographs. To enlarge the photo simply click your mouse over the photo. TaylorBorough.com reminds you to be patient as some of the pictures are large and may require some time to load on slower dial up speeds. | |
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Here's an undated photo of Feltsville, better known as "The Patch". (approx 30 sec. @ 28K) |
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The 400 block of Main Street, looking North, as it appeared in the 1900's. Once enlarged if you look to the right the three story building is the current home of Lonesome Road Archery. The building has been reduced to one story today. |
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In this undated photo a clerk from the Strein's Hardware Store waits for his next customer. The popular hardware store was located on North Main Street. |
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An unidentified woman cleans her carpets. Since there were no vacuum cleaners, residents whipped their rugs clean. |
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Barber, Tom Griffiths, shaves a customer in his Main Street Shop. Photo dated early 1900's. |
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The interior of the Taylor Discount & Deposit Bank. The bank once stood on the corner of Union and Main Streets. Currently the Veterans Bridge, now connecting Taylor and Scranton, occupies the space. |
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Here's a picture of a ticket to a play at the Ott's Auditorium in 1915. Taylor resident Len Rakowicz found it buried in the wall of his Atherton St. home. Some Taylor residents remember the auditorium to be next to the library on Union Street. |
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