The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-03
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

The young man that figures In the
appended extract lis ,well known iD
| Minooka. The clipping Is taken from
| New York paper:
ANTHONY Connolly, % years old. o
| private in the United States army. who
is stationed at Fort Schuyler, while
intoxicated early on Thursday morn
ing last tried to get into Coils p. Hunt
ineton's homestead. at Throgg's Neck
| and was shot by James Black, the
coachman. Connolly now lies a pris-
oner in the hospital at the fort. Whep
| he RECEIVERS he may have to serve o
term OF Imprisonment.
Thanksgiving Day was celebrated
on Wednesday at the fort. and Con-
nelly with several comrades. was
| granted leave of absence for the dav
He spent the night carousing in Weer
| chester village. and at 2.30 oclocl.
| wandered onto the Huntington estate.
He reached the front piazza Of the
house and awakened the servants by
| trying the shutters.
Mrs. Linden. the housekeeper. who
was in the house with four maids, be-
came frightened and rang for assist.
| Ance from the stable. Black the coach
| man. thinking some one was i'll. rays
to the house, and on being told that
| there was burglar" on the porch
hurried back and procured his gun.
which was loaded with small bird shot
When he got to the end of the piazza
| ne saw Connolly standing by the front
door and called out:
WHO ere you? Speak, or I'll shoot
you.'
There was no reply, and Black ad-
'anced a few steps, repeating his cha1-
:enge. Connolly remained silent, and
Black, not being able to discern the
soldiers uniform in the darkness,
caised his gun. and, calling out, I'ii
eg you anyway blazed away. Con-.
nelly cried out that he was killed anc
'ell. A team was hitched up and the
wounded soldier was bundled into the
he wagon and driven to the fort, where
he was turned over to the surgeon
His injuries are not considered Sc
,ious.'
1t II o'clock yesterday morning
Jacob Dimler, a well-known young man
Of this side, died at the Lackawanna
hospital The remains were taken last
evening to the late home of the de-
ceased, on Alder street. He had suf-
fered a long time from illness, and
After a few days treatment he left, but
on last Friday he returned and his con-
dition became so serious that his death
was daily expected. Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been made.
Announcement will be made tomorrow.
Fears are felt for the recovery OF
Matthias Bugino, the Prospect avenue
bother and grocer Mr.. BuginO Is dan
gerously i'll of erysipelas and a high fe>
yer complexities his condition. DR..
Manley. the attending physician, does;
not think that the chances for recovery
are very favorable. The sick man is q
prominent Polish resident of the Twen-
tieth ward.
At the next meeting Of the board
of trade the matter Of opening the
streets of this part of the city through
to the city lines will be taken up. There
are not a few streets that are now but
partially opened for travel and 1t Is the
intention to begin an organized move
ment which will result in having them
continued and made passable for ve-
hicles and pedestrians.
Martin r. Donahoe, of Stone avenue.
has returned from a visit to New York
A stereopticon entertainment will be
given at the Cedar avenue Methodist
Episcopal church on Wednesday even-
ing, Dec. IA.
Marriages which will take place soon
are: Miss Catherine Carey to Robert
Connors of Cedar avenue; Miss Gather
inc O'Hara, of Pittston avenue, to John
O'Brien, of Hyde Park
The funeral of Ludwig Gunkinski.
who was killed Saturday, was held yes
terday morning. High mass of requiem
was celebrated at st. Mary's Polish
church and interment was made in Mi
nooka cemetery.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
South Scranton Wheelmens club will be
held this evening at o'clock at Ger
mania hail.