The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-23
RlTTSTON.

Michael }. Keogh, of Troy. ". V, vice
president of the International Mould
ers' union. is spending a few days in
town. He is being royalty entertained
by members of the local union.
The injunction taken out by Paul
'oAan To restrain the city authorities
from raising the grade on Main street,
In front of his South Main street prop
erty. will he heard at 10 o'clock this
morning, at Wilkes-Ba Barre, before
Judge Bennett
The members of Goodrich and Hen
drickson's The Westcrner." company,
are IN hard luck. After playing to
poor business three nights at Wilkes
Barre week before last. they were laid
off until Friday last. the other dates
for the week having been cancelled.
They came here Monday and remained
the week, and played at Music hall
Friday and Saturday evening to star
walton houses, Attachments were then
taken out for their bills, and. altogeth-
er, they had a very unpleasant time
Saturday night. They We're to have
played at Allentown and Reading to-
night and tomorrow night, but those
dates have been cancelled. and when
they get out of town they will go to
Wilmington. Del. Alderman Donohoe,
of Wilkes-Rarre, was expected by the
actors To come to their assistance last
evening.
The annual services of forty hours
devotion will be commenced at st.
John the Evangelist church next
sunday morning. The hearing of con-
fessions will be commenced Saturday
afternoon, when men only will be
heard. The services next Sunday morn
~ hoo in, 4. Al s.I. \
services will be held at 730, Sl5 and
1890. The evening services during de-
votion will be at the usual hour
gang of Polanders from West Pitts
ton had a fight in George Rooms sa-
loon. on North Main street, Saturday
night. and, in attempting to quell the
disturbance, Rooms was struck on the
head, with a stone. Two of the most
desperate of the gang We're arrested by
Constable Bennett.
Upper Pittston was the scene of n
lively scrummage last Saturday night
Two brothers, Thomas and John Nc
l.aughlin, became engaged in a quarrel
with man named Henigan near NJ. J..
Hughes saloon. Officers Tighe and
Bliss attempted ito arrest them, but the
warriors We're too much for them.
Mayor Maloney and Ed. Gilroy then
went to the assistance of the officers,
and. after a hard struggle. in which
they We're quite severely bruised and
their clothing torn. they succeeded in
placing the Mclaughlin brothers un-
der restraint, The McLaughlins were
also roughly used up. and We're taken
to the city bastile by Officers Tighe,
Bliss and Gilroy.
Chief of Police LOTUS and Detective
n1 ~
job Saturday, when they captured
Thomas Gossoni. desperate burglar.
who is wanted at Buffalo for robbery
committed there six months ago. Cos
soni's two pals We're captured at Cleve-
land week after the crime, but Cos
soni. who is cunning and desperate
rascal, eluded the officers. He was
finally located al Hyde Park, and was
enticed to Pittston by q decoy letter
He come here Saturday and was ar
rested at the post office. James Land
crs. chief Of police of Utica, n. Y, was
here in waiting for the arrest. and
started with his prisoner Saturday eve
ming for Buffalo.
The city police went last Saturday
night to pull dive that was dscov-
cred in the old Winters block on South
Main street. but when the officers got
there the birds had flown. The author
tiles are bound not to tolerate any dis
reputable places Of this kind and It is
not likely that the numerous attempts
made to Keep such place in town
will be repeated in hurry.
The funeral of the late Patrick O'Niel
took place from the home of his son,
James O'Niel on William street. this
afternoon and was very largely at
tended. The funeral earyjrac woro
held at st. Johns church, and the re-
mains We're inferred in Market street
cemetery. The pail bearers were: Pat
rick Coleman, Thomas Burns, Edward
Gilloran, John Ruane, Frank Flynn
and James Brown.
At o'clock yesterday morning the
dead body Of Yegman Sincovitch was
discovered lying along the Iehigh Val
ley railroad. at the rear of NJ. j. Lang
ans lot, on North Main street. The
body was horribly mangled. pieces Of
the limbs and trunk being scattered
along the track for a distance of one
hundred feet Sincovitch was mid
dle-aged Polander, and boarded with
Charles YZcists. on Center street. and
it being pay night. he was out for a
good time with a party of his country
men. 1t is believed that he was maxi
ing his way home along the Valley
tracks when run down by the north
bound night express, but last night il
was rumored on the streets that he
was foully dealt with and robbed in a
saloon at the Junction, and the body
placed upon the tracks.
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