The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-12
PITTsToN CONVERSATIONS.
Little Nuggets OF New, and Gossip Just
Freshly Mined

All Pennsylvania Coal company
works were idle on Saturday. Nos. s
aud 10 and Even and Central collieries
will work this week and all others will
be tdle.
Storm doors are being erected at tho
hospital.
Electrician Barber was busy all day
yesterday locating a break in tho cleo.
trio fire, alarm servics.
The change time in tho running Of
trains by the Valley company la ro-
ceived with much favor by our citizens
and business nen. A train leaving
here at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, undor
the new schadule. locates the traveller
IN the city at . o'clock, thereby giving
rapid service at u convenient hour,
tine Face in the Moonlight" with
Robert Mantell in the leading role at
tracted large and cultured audience
to Music hall Saturday evening The
play is one which holds the undivided
attention of the auliuec0 throughout
Beautiful flights of dialogue, comblu-
inS all the qualities OF humor aud
pathos following in rapid succession,
tanning one The acting OF MIR Man.
tell was hawlesS. He was ably sup
ported by Mi" Kstnrine Kerrigan as
Marguerite. aud Miss b ,hrus as Luci 10
who. by the way, is most beauu full
woman. The male membsrs OF the
company did their work we'll aud were
warmly applauied
Beginning yesterday u new time
table went into effect on tho Lshigh
Valley railroad. The principle changes
are as follows: rrun No (wrst
hounO daily tsst express, will leave
New York st $50 a. III. (SI5 a. m
III sundays instead of 0.3O. aud will
PASS P,ttstou at llS p ~, instead OF
800, reaching Buffalo At 0p. IN This
train has chair car, New York to
wilkes Barre. Pullman pSrlor car
Phlladelphia 70 Buffalo. and dining car
between New York aud Wilkes B,rre
Train No, , east bouad). daily fast
day express, will leave Suspension
Brl lgs At $ % a, IN, reaching Ptttstou
az Is D ~, instead Of 5 H. anl ar
riyIus al NV York at 8 IS a III. This
train mas through sleepers from Chi
cago to New York and Puiladelphia,
also Pullman parlor car from Buffalo
to Philadelphia, aud dining car from
Wilkes Barre 70 Now York
The members OF the Scranton checker
club have challenged the Pittston
players to game, aui tho latter have
accepted. The game will bo played
here Wednesday or Thursday evening.
Tia first game played BY these cluOs
resulted 10 a tie. and the result of the
second game will be awaited with great
interest
A civil service examination of appli-
cants for positions as mail carriers or
post Office clerks WAS conducted at the
High school building Saturday by the
board OF civil service examiners, John
F. Costello, president; William Giles
pie. secretary and Morgan E Byuon.
Twelve applications were received for
admittancs to the class, but only nine
applicants underwent the examination,
Frank Cosper is in New York, in at
tanianc, at the poultry show.
Miss Reid, Of Pitisburg, and Miss
Lenahane, Of WiIkss-Barre are enjoy
ing the hospitality OF Miss Rear, of
William street.
Yesterday was beautiful day. The
warm suu's rays brought out large
groups Of promeuaders. and the ser
vices IN the various churches were we'll
attended.
Il would appear that several of the
county seat papers are misinformed as
TO the number of times the late DR..
John I. Doyle was married. or else dis
claim any knowledge Of his first mat
rimOnial venture, which occurred over
thirty years ago,
The funeral of Eddie the fourteen
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Mullen, of Browntowu, occurred yes.
terday afternoon, and was largely at
tended. Interment was made in Mar.
kst street cemetery.