The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
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The Events of q Day Recorded in Brief
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The appeal for a new trial in tho case
of James Mclaughlin, conyictei OF
m~anslaughter at the last term OF court,
will come up for a hearing before the
supreme court at Philadelphia.
The town council will hold a special
meeting this evening to pass upon
urgent business.
Charles Richmond, aged 10 years, son
OF James Richmond, of Butler street,
met with a painful accident while At
work in No. 10 shaft of Pennsylvania
Coal company Saturday morning by u
runaway car jumping the track aud
passing over his right foot. His in
juriys while painful are not serious.
Fabian Coon1asick, aged 20 years.
was admitted to the hospital Friday
suffering from what ia known as Col
les fracture. Cooudasick WAS injured
while at work on the Wilkes-Barr and
Eastern railroad in the vicinity OF
Yatesville.
The Presbyterian Sunday school,
orchestra delighted the inmates OF tbs
hospital yesterday afternoon with soma
choice instrumental music.
The diagram for DIR. Clark's lecture.
"A Trip Around the World" to be
given in Keystone hall on MONDAY,
april 16, will bs opened at Rug.les &
Manning's book store this morning Al
0 O'Clock. II the attendance is large
checks will be distributed Mt s o'clock.
There will be a meeting of all the
pastors Of Pittston and West Pitt'tou
who are Interested in the Moody cam
paign, in the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms this morning at II
o'clock. Each pastOris requested tocom,
prepared to lame a business man who
will represent his church on II business
mems committee, tho work of the com
mittse being to have the oversight OF
the work in Pittston and to CO Cooperate
with similar committees in other parts
Of the valleys.
Treasurer Watson reports the foil w
ing recent contributions to the Hos-
pital; A Friend. $40; Water Street
Baptist Sunday School, $40; John B.
Law, $40; S P Fem, $40; Tneo Hart,
$40; John A. Collier, $40; W. L. WAL
ron, $40; I. B Lance, $40; Margaret
O'Byien, $40; Valley Lodge, No. 49G,
+. &c A. Nj, $50.
The Pastors Conference Of the Wyo-
ming Baptist association will NEE. to-
day in the Luzerne Avenue Baptist
Church. At 3 p. III the Rey. D. G
Hughes. D. d, Of Scranton, will read a
paper on THE Threshold Nature of
Man." At 73O p. NJ. IL will be
preached by Rev, DR.. Frsar, OF Wilkes
Barre, and Rev. NJ II. Blackmsn,
Centremorelsnd, The public are in
vited and especially the pastors and
ministers Of Pittston Of all denomina-
tiOns.
Galleries Nos. 10, IA, Barnum and
Central will resume work today and
VII others will bs ids until further
notice.
The Adams Comedy company closed
n weeks engagement at Music Hall
Saturday evening. They will open d
weeks engagement beginning at Hazel
ton today.
Attorney James L. Morris left yes
terday afternoon for Philadelphia
where he will defend before the
supreme court the granting of a new
trial to James Mclaughlin, convicted
of the killing Of James Gilmartin one
year ago.
TIE Blessed Virgin sodality, OF St.
Johns church, will. on the evening OF
April %, give q literary and musical
entertainment. The society contains
some very bright young ladies and the
entertainment will undoubtedly be a
rare treat.
The grand jury on Saturday returned
a bill ignoring the case of Anna Ping
ston vs.. Lew Downing. Of West Pitts
ton. This virtually is \ clear vindica-
ton Of whatever stigma was placed
upon Mr., Downing by the prosscutrix
rud his friends are sorrsspondingly
happy.
The bans Of marriage Of ak couples
we're announced in st. Johns church al
the late mass yesterday. =
An anniversary mass will be cele.
trated in st. Johns church tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock for the benefit oil
the late James Gilmartin.
Thoss were forclble arguments used
by our townsman before the grand Jury
against the building OF a new court
house, but the jury, bypnotizsd as they
were by the promoters, could dc
nothing more than carry out the die.
tates of ''the powers that be-" Such
b political jugglery,
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