The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-12
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Gossip About Political Matters In the
S1ut Side wards-The Death OF
John McGiulcy Resulted Yesterday.

Common Councilman Robert Robin
son, Of the Eleventh ward. stated to
a Tribune reporter last evening that ne
will be a candidate for the Office Of se-
lect council at the February election,
when the term Of the present incum-
bent expires. Mr.. Robinson was elect
ed common councilman last spring
without opposition. and has a year yet
to serve. If he gets the nomination of
his party for select council, he intends
to resign from the common branch i'm
mediately after the caucus In order to
give sufficient time to Mayor Connell
to issue a proclamation for a special
election to fill the unexpired term, and
so that the election may be held on
the regular February election day,
without the expense that would be in
volved by holding an election after that.
In the Twelfth ward the term Of
Morgan Sweeney expires the coming
spring. He will be opposed for re-elec-
ton by Patrick j. Messett, the we'll
known street car conductor. In the
Nineteenth ward Select Councilman c.
w. Westpfahls term will expire and
his opponents on the Democratic side
will be either d. w. Vaughan or Ed
win Frable.
In the Twentieth ward the liveliest
contest will be waged. There are no
less than dozen after Common Coun-
Gilman Daniel p. Battles seat Mr..
Battle wants another term and seems
to be strong enough to get 1t. For the
office of school conroller John Gibbons,
Martin Cannon and Joseph Hannick
are announced. w. G. O'Malley, the
present controller, will not be a candi-
date under any circumstances, he says.
Diod Yesterday Morning.
Death ended the excruciating suffer-
ings of the young son of Anthony Nc
Ginley. Of Cedar avenue. yesterday
morning. The little fellow was con-
scious until a few minutes before he
died, and realized that his burns were
too serioues for him to recover. He was
troubled lest the boys who were play
Ing with him might be blamed for the
calamity that befell him. Throughout
his sufferings he was very heroic. The
arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed.
An Exciting Visit.
Mike Motzwick, Of South Washing
ton avenue. called to spend an hour or
so with his brother Anthony, of Pros
pect avenue. In the Nineteenth ward,
last evening. and as the time wore away
they became combative, their condi-
tion arising from frequent potations
from a pail that made many excursions
to neighboring dispensary. He was
found on Pittston avenue looking for a
doctor to sew up a wound made on his
head with an ak, and he also wanted a
policeman to arrest his brother.
Shorter Paragraphs Of News.
Every member Of the South Side board
Of trade is earnestly requested to be pres
ent at the meeting tomorrow night.
1t is not likely that the South Steel mill
will start up again this year.
Tonight the mock trial will take place
at the meeting Of the st. Aloysius Total
! Abstinence and Benevolent society Rich
ard O'Donnell will be the defendant and
will be tried for burglary.
John Frederick. Of Hickory street, Is
idle, owing to an injured had he sus-
tained at work a few days ago.
Undertaken and Mrs. G. A. Miller, OF
Cedar avenue. has returned from a visit
to Philadelphia.
Charles Graf, OF Pittston avenue, re.
turned yesterday from trip to Bingham
| ton.
The Century Hose company will nomi-
| nate officers this evening.