The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-26
PITTSTON.

James Gafney, of oregon, aged %
years, fell to his death distance of
900 feet down the Schooley shaft on
Saturday morning at II o'clock. CAT
ney wanted to cross from one side of
the shaft opening to the other and
suposing he could step it, perilous as
the undertaking was, he made the fatal
step only to land at the bottom. When
picked up his injuries indicated that
the unfortunate man struck on his
right side. Both the right leg and the
right arm were broken and the right
side of the head was badly bruised
Death must have resulted almost in
stantly. The funeral will take place to-
day at 2.90 p. m, with interment in
Market Street cemetery.
John Lavan, of South Main street,
employed as a laborer on the new
Miners bank building, was seriously
hurt Saturday morning. A workman on
the floor above let fall large iron pipe,
which struck Lavan on the head, in
fiicting an ugly cash three inches long.
DR.. Toban put three stitches in the cut.
The injunction restraining the Trac-
ton company from crossing the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western tracks
a short distance above the Lehigh and
WilkesBarre junction has been dis
solved and the extension of the Trac-
ton company's road from here to Dur
yea is being pushed to completion as
quickly as possible.
AT meeting of the school board Fri
day evening Director Roger Hines was
elected president of the board, the va
cancy being created by the death of the
late Charles M. Allen.
Martin Vending, formerly of this
place, will tender a 'house warming"
to his many friends at the Port Blan-
chard hotel, which he recently pur-
chased, on tomorrow evening.
Next Thursday being a holiday, a
mass of thanksgiving will be cele-
brated in st. Johns Roman Catholic
church at o'clock in the morning.
During the past week the painters,
decorators and furnishers completed
the interior OF, Joseph Glennon's beau
tiful residence on Susquehanna avenue
and all that now remains for Mr.. Glen
non to do is to move in. This it is
understood, he will do at once.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Sembler
who died from taking a draught of
poison by mistake, occurred Saturday
morning from her late residence. The
| remains were taken to the German
Catholic church, where a mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated by Rev. William
Brehl. Interment was made in the
German Catholic cemetery.
George Dorbad, the tonsorial artist
| on tomorrow will lead to the altar Miss
| Libbie Croner, we'll known young
| lady Of Searle street. The ceremony
will take place in st. Mary's church al
9 O'Clock, with a nuptial mass, Rev
| Father Brehl officiating.
Ed. Lynch and Miss McAndrew, OF
| Oregon; Patrick Brown and Miss Mary
Mullin, of Oregon, will be united il
wedlock Wednesday afternoon in st
| Johns church.
Miss Nettie Colman, of Broad street
left Saturday to attend school at Col
umbus, o. Miss Colman was accom-
panied by her brother-in-law, C. NJ
| Truman, formerly of the Westminster
hotel, Scranton, who has lately pur
chased the new Hotel Normandie at thu
| former place.
Miss Laura Norris, of North Mair
street, has accepted a position from
the. Scranton Times Publishing com
pany in the capacity of bookkeeper
She willenter upon her new duties thi
| week.