The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-23
TOWN HAPPENINGS.
Many Paragraphs Concerning Both
Sides OF ths River

Many Paragraphs Concerning both
Sides OF ths River.
Owing to an error in transmission
the item in yesterdays issue in refer
ence to the suit brought by James Nc
Nuty the name of the defendant
should have read DR.. J. F. Dlvely in
stead of Dooley.
The banks will be closed today, it
being Good Friday, legal holiday
As remedy for the epidemic of
crime that has broken out in this coun
ty, the HaZleton Plain. Speaker wisely
suggests: Divide it so tnat the upper
and lower ends of the county can bring
these criminals to speedy justice and
there will be no trouble
Among the deeds recorded at Wilkes
Barre yesterday was Isaac Everett to
Hitchnsr & Co., lot in West Pittston,
Pa, for g 800
As there has been considerable com
ment over the appearance ia tte pl'
pers Of two notices-one by NJ. n
Donnelly. chairman of the fire commit
Tee. the other by c. II Cutler, presi
dent Of the department committee
notifying the fire committee to meet
aud elect 3 chief CHI Cutler makes the
following explanation: Il want you to
state that | authorized Mr.. Llewellyn
secretary of the department committee,
to issue call for a meeting on Thurs.
day evening, March %. but l did so
without any desire whatever of usurp-
ing the right of the chairman OF the
borough fire committee to do so, and
had | been in town when Mr. Donnel-
ly's call for meeting was published, |
would not have issued second call.
Early last week several Of the dele.
gates tine to me, and asked me why |
did not issue a call for the annual III 'et-
ing to elect chief, and no call hav-
ing been issued by the chairman of
the borough fire committee, and
! not knowing that a call was
to be issued by him, | instructed
Secretary LleweLlyn TO issue the call
for meeting Thursday evening. |
did not do so with the intention of
creating discord, because know that
according to the ordinance, the chair
man Of the borough fire commit has
power to issue call to the department
committees to elsc: chief engineer,
and that the chairman of the borough
fire committee has in the past issued
call, but at the same time believe the
department committee is a distinct or
ganizltion in itself
Edward and William Heating and
James Mangan, of Pittston township
have been held for trial at Wilkes
Barre on the charge of sssaulting John
Gerrity. Mr. Gerrity, at the recent
election, went to the polls on the m Orn.
ing Of the election and presented an
order from court emitting him to act
in the capacity Of overseer of elsction,
hut the accused would not recognize
the order and forcibly elected him
from the polling place.
Pittstons share Of the license money
this year amounts to S6 4S).
John H. Mullin, the newly appointed
postmaster forwarded his bond to
Washington yesterday for approval. 1t
IA signed by four persons. in the sum of
$l2 600. Mr. Mullin expects to enter
upon his duties at the end of the pres
ent quarter, which will be April l.
Luzerne county is the defendant in a
eNlI UlOukub NeNutbldg ny II T. DD-
CART, the Leader proprietor He wants
pay for publishing the license applica-
tions and asks some 81, 200 to which
Controller Reese says nay. Hence the
suit John T, L9nahan is his council.
Eighteen delegates representing six
Pittston fire companies met at the
hOu'e Of the Eagle company tonight TO
elect chief for the department. John
NJ. Jones, Of Eagle company; John j.
Hart, of Niagara company, and JOIN
II. Mullen, the present chief, wer'
nominated, The first ballot resultec
as follows: Hart, 8; Mullen, 6; Jones
T. Hart being the lowest man wal
dropped and at that junclure Mr.. Mul
len entered the room and declared h
was nota a candidate. His friends re
fused to allow him to decline and tn,
next ballot registered ii votes for hin
and for Mr. Jones.
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