The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-08
Tales OF Two PITTsToNS.
News Of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
POLISH JAMBOREE AT DURYEA
MIR. Singers Guests Show n Disposition
to Dance Upon His Corpsc-Little
Nuggets Of News of the
Wyoming Valley.
special to the Scranton Tribune.


Pittston, April THE recently Ii
censed hotel at Duryea, to be known as
Singers Hall, was opened last evening
by the proprietor, Mr.. Singer, in the
customary manner. The usual festivi-
ties were indulged in until the guests
were in a high state of glee. number
of Polanders were in attendance and
also became saturated with Duryea
embalming fluid and expressed an am
biton to run the newly opened house
in their own manner. The proprietor
objected, as such state of aHairs
would nip his long cherished aspiration
to become a much esteemed tavern
keeper in it's youth. The Poles persist
ed, and a general fight ensued, in which
several of the Poles Were badly
handled. Mr. Singer was also given
massage treatment, and had 1t not
been for the aid of his friends the Pol
anders would have danced their war
DANCE on his corpse. He received sew
eral gashes about the head and face
and was much kicked and beaten. The
house was soon cleared of foreigners
and business was pursued in a more
peaceable manner Several arrests
have already been made and more VIII
soon follow.
A Lehigh Valley box car was robbed
at Lackawanna junction last evening
of barrel of whisky and two cases of
tobacco. 1t is supposed that the rob-
berry was the work of tramps. The
whisky was discovered today in possess
sion of q Hungarian named Steve Hol-
ish. The Hungarian said that he
found the barrel at the base of culm
pile near Twin shaft The barrel had
been tapped and quite a quantity OF
the liquid had evaporated. The box of
tobacco was found under a lot of props
near the Twin shaft. On March TWO
cases of shoes We're stolen from a car
at the Junction. No trace of the shoes
has been discovered.
H. C. Smythe, the rising young attor-
ney of this city, has been retained by
the prosecution as counsel in the wall
murder case, which will be brought up
in the courts of Bradford county. Mr.
Smythe leaves for Towanda tomorrow
morning, Monday.
The new wagon of Britigan & Masel
made it's appearance on our streets for
Tie UISl liIlc - So
a large and commodious affair. The
iron and woodwork was done at the
shop of Kearney & Thomas.
]. A. Wood, of Lackawanna, was a
visitor in this city Saturday afternoon
A. T. Hanaghan was calling on
friends in town yesterday.
Try loaf of bread baked by the
Vienna Baking company, No. 10 South
Main street. The best in the city. A
big loaf of bread for cents. Six for
25 cents. Fresh pies, cents each. Six
for quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wyckoff are
spending a few days in New York city.
Attorney w. Fl. Gillespie returned
last evening from trip to Philadel-
phia.
A. C.. Wilcox, formerly of Scranton,
has leased the barber shop under the
Eagle hotel, recently vacated by
George Williams.
A new delivery wagon of the Ives
art store made it's appearance on our
streets Saturday.
John O'Hara, an aged resident OF
Browntown, died this morning aged TO
years. The funeral will take place
Tuesday.