The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-23
Tales OF Two PlTTSTONS
News of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
THE GUN CLUB BREAKS BIRDS
scores Made by Crack kMarksmcu-Reccp.
tion to the New Y. NJ. C.. A. Sccrc.
tary-Pcrsonal and Other
News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
grounds in West Pittston for their an
Pittston, March 22.-The Nitro Gun
club met this afternoon ut their
nual shoot. The competitors We're:
Elisha Williamson, William Stroh,
Jessie Ensign John Reynolds, Edgar
Stark, Harold Mahon, Henry Dewey,
r. X. Hileman and Benjamin Reed
Stark, Mahon, Hileman and Reed We're
given forty birds each. Dewey was
given thirty, and the others were al
lowed twenty-five birds each. Mahon
won the handicap by a score of twenty
two birds, and thereby continues to
hold the gold medal awarded him last
season. Stark was awarded the sec
ond prize, II silver medal on score OF
twenty-one. Ensign came for his share.
being awarded the leather medal for
breaking the fewest birds. y second
race of ten singles Were shot, in which
Mahon won the first prize, breaking
nine out of ten birds. Ensign was
awarded second by breaking eight. In
the third race Stroh and Reed We're
tie for the first prize, which was shot
off. Stroh missed his second bird, and
the prize was awarded to Reed. who
succeeded in breaking his second bird.
For second prize. Mahon and Ensign
were tie. Ensign won on second bird.
The largest run was made by Mahon in
he second race, when he broke seven
birds in succession. The shooting was
done under great difficulties, as there
was a strong northwest wind blowing.
necessitatinG the changing of the posi-
ton of the traps.
Thomas EVens. the tOnsOrial artist or
No Water street is i'll of the grip.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
IS making much needed improvements
at its freight office and storage house AZ
the Junction.
B. J.sConlan is seriously i'll at his
home on Pine street.
All breakers of the Pennsylvania Coal
company in this vicinity will be idle to-
morrow, Saturday, afternoon.
NJ. j. Doyle, representative of the
Wilkes-Barre Newsdealer, has taken to
mind reading since the departure of the
Baldwins. Mr.. Doyle performs with
out an assistant and gives exhibitions
In the open air.
Some of the most popular members
of the Black Diamond Hook and Lad
der company were photographed at
their rooms on Charles street. In the
center of the group was the large
crayon portrait of eX-Chief Mullen.
The Garden Village quartette gave a
concert at Taylor this G'riday) even
ing On Thursday evening next they
will give a concert at Wyoming. They
will entertain their friends at Wilkes
Barre Friday evening.
\ special service will be conducted
by Rev d. NJ. Stearns at the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow. Satur-
lay, evening at 7.4j.
Rev. J. Kirkpatrick, d. D.. of Phila-
lelphia. will address the mems meeting
at the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton rooms Sunday at $50. Topic;
THE Bright Side of Life
The members of the Young Mems
Christian association will tender a re-
,eption to their new general secretary,
3. f. Armstrong, at the Young Men :
Christian association rooms, April 4.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will assist in the
entertainment. Mr.. Armstrong enters
lpon the duties of his new office on
April l.
The annual gymnasium exhibition
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
lion will be given at Music hall April 80
Members of the Bloomsbury State
Normal school gymnasium class and OF
he Wilkes-Barre Young Mems Chris
lion association, and others will assist
n the exhibition.
The basket ball game between the
senior mems class and junior class of
The Young Mems Christian association,
asst night was hotly contested. The
Junior class succeeded in gaining the
nonors by a score of 6 to .. The boys
Ire greatly elated over their success.