The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
news OF This VICINITY
PITTSTON.

Benjamin Harding said the letting OF
the paving contract ought to be investi-
gated" AS is well known an investiga-
tion was held, but strange to say no re-
port of the proceedings has ever been
made. A patient public in all justice
should be acquainted with the facts
brought to light and the truth or falls
lity of the allegations established. AT
the last meeting of the council the bills
of Attorney Fuller, Stenographer Cob
en-, Notary Edgar Stark and Constable
Bennett, who presided at the investiga-
ton, amounting to $229.S0, were present.
ed and ordered paid. This fact would
warrant the assumption that the COM
mittee had done its work and having
received pay therefor the report should
be made public. Any further delay
can only be accepted as an evidence of
an attempt to defeat the will of the
people.
The snow storm which commenced
Wednesday evening continued without
interruption until yesterday afternoon.
The snow fell to a depth of ten inches
on THE level and created no end of trou-
BILE in the movement of steam and troll
ley cars. Two of the latter became
stalled ait the upper end of town Wed
nesday night in attempting to make
the return trip. The crew were forced
| to lodge in the car The south bound
passenger train on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad be-
cme stalled on 1.-THE West Side early yes
terday morning near the Luzerne ave-
nue. crossing. The north bound pas
senger train on the Valley road, due
here at 6.2S a. m, jumped the track
near the Oregon CUT and barely es-
capped falling to the tracks below, a
descent of ten feet. Trains running in
both directions were from one to four
hours behind time and at late hour
showed no signs of improvement. The
mail service is badly crippled and the
mail carriers are having a seige. All
day yesterday traffic on the electric
lines was abandoned.
| William Drury, the Main street mer-
chant. has purchased the northerly half
Of the Dryden and Everett building now
occupied by j. ]. Mangan as a dry
goods store. The price paid was
$1546S.
Moses & Son, Attorneys at Law"
company that We're billed to give per-
formance ait Music hall last evening
failed to put in an appearance. A mes
sage received from Carbondale, where
they played Wednesday night, stated
they We're hissed off the stage and re-
turned to New York.
A poor ignorant foreigner was seen
running about town early yesterday
morning looking for an officer 1t ap-
pears he fell into the hands of some
sharpers during the night and was
robbed of 800
| The funeral of Henry Conway oc-
CURED yesterday morning at $50
o'clock from his home on North Main
street. The remains were conveyed to
ST. Johns church, where a mass Of
requiem was read. Very Rev. Father
Finnen was celebrant, Rev. Father
Coroner, Of Forest City, deacon, and
Rev. Father Walsh, of Moscow, sub
deacon, the two latter named being
nephews of the deceased, and Rev.
Father Greeve, master of ceremonies.
Rev. Father NJ. j. O'Reilly, pastor of
the Scranton Cathedral parish, and
Rev. Father NJ. j. Kelley occupied seats
in the sanctuary during the services.
At the conclusion of the mass, Very
Rev. Father Finnen delivered the fun
eral discourse, in the course Of which
he paid high tribute to the deceased
for his undying faith as a Christian.
The remains were Inferred in Market
Street cemetery. A large number of
relatives and friends from the neigh
boring towns were present, among whom
was DR.. p. j. Gibbons. of Syracuse, N.
Y, who gained much notoriety a few
months ago by claiming the invention
Of an apparatus to resusticate electro
cuted criminals.
Several West Side young people gave
a hop at the Eagle Hose companys hall
Wednesday evening. There were about
thirty-five couples present and tripped
the light fantastic toe to the time of
music furnished by Oppenheim's or
chestra until 2 q. m. l.. p. Harter
served refreshments. Among the visi-
tors from out of town were Eugene
Healey and wife, of Scranton; Miss
Phillips, Miss Moore and Mr.. Beck. of
Wilkes-Barre; Miss Wall, of Winches
ter, Va; Miss Ball, of Honesdale; Miss
Koon, Miss Sloan and Samuel Harman
of Bloomsbury; Miss Hyde, of Bingham
ton.