The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-27
PITTSTON

sion In the Town hall Monday evening
to consider the revised ordinance.
When President Mangan called the
meeting to order there were present
Messrs. DOnuolly, Reap, Kennedy, Hen
nigan, Lynott and Maugan. J. II.
Tigue dropped into his seat later in the
evening. The report OF the committee
appointed at the last meeting to confer
with the Traction company was
submitted by Counsel &. Frank
Bohan. Mr.. Hennigan took exceptions
to the report, claiming that the
rules governing the council SAYS
that any such report should be
presented by the majority of the com
mittee. His objections, however, were
not entertained. The finance commit
tee submitted their report concerning
the alleged difference in his tax settle
ment with the borough. They found
he had surcharged $LG4. An order was
ordered drawn in mis- favor for the
amount. Mr.. Richmond, Of Butler
street, called the attention Of the coun-
Gil to damage done his fencs by the
borough team. His grievance was re,
ferred to finance committee for action
Mr.. Tigue called the attenti on of the
council to tie diatory action of the
council in paying the bill Of J. A. Tan
hill for the repairing of the Niagara
Engine company. Mr.. Donnelly, of the
fire committee, stated that the engine
had not been tested, therefore the re-
port Of the COMMITTEES had not been
submitted. The rest of the evening
was consumed in reading the revised
ordinances.
Martin Kirby, aged 80 years, of Cork
Lane, was found mangled beyond
recognition along the Lehigh Valley
''cut Off tracks early yesterday mora
ing, He was run over some time dur
ing the night by an east bound freight
train at point within sixty feet Of
his home. The remains were dis
covered scattered along the track by
the crew OF No. 172. Edward Toole,
CONDUCTOR. The body was cut in
pieces, the head, legs and arms being
cut off and only few shrads of cloth
ing clinging to the body. The railroad
ers aroused the inhabitants along the
railroad who got up and viewed the
remains. but were unable to identify
them, although they all know Kirby
quite well, as he had lived there since
childhood. The remains were placed
on board and taken to AVoca and left
at the depot where thoy were recog.
niZsd by the dead mans brother. LII.
ter they were conveyed to his homo in
Cork lane.
About 9 o'clock yesterday morning
the two.story wooden building owned
by John Cawley and occupied by r. E.
Hankee, the Adams Express company
agent, and Will Dovanney, of the
Wilkes-Barre Record. was discovered
to be on fire. 1t was discovered by Mr..
Hankees danghtor, Nora, the rooms
bang filled with smoke. An alarm was
turned in from the box corner Main
and Water streets, and the mem hers of
the fire department responded prompt
| ly. The fire was located in heap
Of old papers and art folios. in corner
of the Record Office The flames were
promptly extingnished, The ceiling
aud walls were charred aud the rea
| Ndb DUTHtu away ~ largo new Darn
close by hgd narrow escape from de-
struction. There was no fire in the
building and the origin of it is mys.
terry.
Carsy's circus pleased a large audi.
ence ION the outside) last evening.
The marriage OF w. f. Sharp and
Miss Teresa McAndrew took place at
St Johns church yesterday afternoon
at o'clock.
| Officer Il. w. Pedrick has had war;
rants sworn out and on Jas, Price,
Henry Lennon. Martin Mulderig and
Owen Walsh, who a few weeks ago
interferr5d and assaulted him while
making an arrest so that his prisoner
escaped. They were to have been
given q preliminary hearing before
Justice Ehret Monday evening, but as
the prosecuting attorney was unable to
be present on account Of an important
engagement elsewhere, the hearing
was continued until this evening at Z
o'clock The witnesses to the case are
Thos. Kelley, L. II. Staley, Jesse
Phillips, Jos, Hafner. Isaac Bevan aud
| N. N. Donnelly