The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
PITTSTON.

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| ABOUT O'CLOCK FRIDAY morning an
| eNplosioii occurred at the Schooley
smart wh'ch Is operated by the Butler
| Mihe company ana by which hVe men
were ieariuiiy purheu' ana one, at
ieas'. may uie from the efects OF ms
| INJURIES.
'oiin 'ehoski Is most seriously burned
anu ''i9 oo''ui''oii ~ CRITICAL. age aoout
80 yeais. ueorse oe,chus, purileu, nol
30 uuhs se,ousiy' upout pach' heao, arms
anu ,., nanus' ase ABOUT 20 Years, frhhk ..
eno'.N oui"eu less sei'ousiy aoou'
t,' t,ins an Daon, ms ase 70 aoou' 81,
.os.p' , ,Js -, W, or meu vi 'aN us a ".,e'
m'l rra1us' iis - "Dou. 'i .s, VI us1'
49,. tha o.hor 80 ~. Tnhn 1r,,o,,i,on rot ru.,
.,,t.a - iii, ,,,a 40, ,aI,a,, 90
,,,a hor,o IN Evotar ho,o,,ah In tho
,,,ra hor,har oho,,t 7oo foot From, tho
shoft four ~ tho r,on ,vera workinr
r,,,o ,,or, ,ri,ars ard t,yo wore Labor
arc This was mot a pas eynlosion hut
,,,o @ n nowder evn,osjon The hest ey-
n,apation obtainabIe 10 that the men
were making cartridges and by some
m
nowder. No other way can the disap-
nearance of two kegs of powder that
were known to have been in the mine
he accounted for. Where gas might
have accumulated no damage at all
WAS done to the mine.
Straw hats from one cent to two dol
lars each at Ricketts, hat store.
A telegram was received from Read
Ing by Chief of Police Lotus stating
that there Is n girl there named Murphy
whose home is in Pittston. The ladies'
of the Thomas Shea company have
been coming for her Any who may
desire to make further Investigations
may report to Chief Lotus.
A new time-tab will go into effect
on the Erie and Wyoming Valley this
month. BEGINNING with the new
schedule the Erie and Wyoming Valley
passenger trainS will be backed to the
station location at the lower end of
Broad street. The work of erecting a
new depot will be Immediately begun.
The West Pittston schools closed the
eigth month of work Thursday.
Twenty-six new pupils were added to
the roll during the month. The entire
enrolment for the term to date Is 1857
Average percentage of attendance at
all the schools Is 81 There is some
sickness among the pupils of the lower
grades, measles and mumps prevail to
quite an extent. Miss Emory's class
A, grammar. ranked the highest in at
tendance. making a percentage of near
ly 81. and Is again entitled to the BAN
ner for one month. Extensive prepara-
tions are being made in all the grades
for the closing exercises. which will
take place MAY 81. they will be of more
than usual interest this wear. The high
school will hold its commencement cx-
ercises Mt Music hall the evening of
Nav 21. Glass day exercises at the high
school room on wednesday afternoon
Nav 90 The graduates are working
hard to finish IN their st,,dies and nre.
mare for class dav and commencement
Professor Stettler commitments the
class of '95 as being a very scholarly
one.
picture frames ease,s and room
,ooulding ot a liberal d,.-o,nt for novt
ten davs Bring in vo,r n,ctures IN ha
framed largest stoct iowes, nrioes
hest work Ives, Fine Art store
~ North Main avenno
4. Onnosite Ferry Rridpe
Misc Aynes O,Mal,ev was tenderad n
birthday marty on "Wednesday evening
Among those nresent were Messrs
lanes Roland. of Scranton. Charles
Fral,per Ceorge' scb,meI of pittston.
the Misses Anna and Alice Roland of
Scranton. Mama and Aggia wolcb
Jennie O,MaIlav CLARA and HeIan
Limit Of pitston Miss n q O,MaIlev
of I.ackawanna. + clarke of Iuzerne.