The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-18
tales OF TWO PITTST0NS
News of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
Result of the East Side Caucus-AuOther
New Industry Pleasant Surprise
Party CoIliery yAccidcnts-Little
Locals of Interest.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Piutston, Pa, Jan. T.--Another new
industry marks the event of our new
city. John Tolan, of Scranton, has
leased 1.-THE long vacant building on
North Main street belonging to the
Michael Reap estate, and is fitting 1t
throughout with the latest improved
machinery for manufacturing the
screen known Ito coal men as the Jac-
ket screen, or segment. Heretofore
operators using this screen have been
obliged to strip the wire from the
frames and ship them to Wilkes-Barre
or Scranton for re-wiring. Mr.. Tolan
has had a large experience in his busi'
ness and with a thoroughly competent
force of workmen will in a few days
be prepared ITO turn out large mum"
Der of new screens, in addition to work
ut re-wiring.
The Republican city convention was
held at City hall, on the East Side, at
o'clock this evening. John NJ. Jones
was made permanent chairman, and T.
j.. Major, jr., and Edward r. Evans
were chosen as secretaries. The can
didates placed in nomination We're as
follows: For mayor, DR.. {. j. Bar
rett; controller, John Lowell; city treas
urer, William Abbott; city assessors.
William Drury, Stanley Crooks and
Jefferson Reed.
Mrs. James O'Donnell, of Market
street, died this evening, aged 20 years.
She was mother of Mrs. NJ. w. O'Boyle
Mrs. Thomas Mangan, and Mrs. Ed
ward Haggerty. Funeral Saturday at
n - IL n .,1rAt
Street cemetery.
Daniel Sully will appear in "ONeil,
of Washington" on the boards of
Music Hall tomorrow evening.
A pleasant surprise party was ten.
dered Miss Bertha RoZelle last even-
ing ait her home on Montgomery street.
Many pleasant pastimes were indulged
i'm, after which an excellent repast was
served. Among the happy throng
were: Messrs. George Evans, Charles
Kirby, Henry Kuchell, Harry Hanes.
John Fear, John Ryan, Robert Chap
man, Pittston; and A. Guy Baird, of
Dunmore. The ladies in attendance
We're Miss Bessie Fear, Miss Sadie Jop-
ling, Miss Kate Shrank, Miss Anna
Gallagher, Miss Nellie Owens and Miss
Kate Meyer.
The Pittston office of the Pennsylva-
mia Coal company was draped in
mourning in respect to the late presi-
dent of the Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad company, John b. Smith.
n prominent Pole named Stephen
Shoe, was instantly killed at the Hail.
stead colliery, Duryea, this morning
at 1890 O'Clock. He had been employed
at the Hallstead mine for. about nine
years. 90 ..-..
stephen Poliskie, Polander en-
ployed at the Exeter coliery, was ad-
mitted to the hospital this morning.
He is suffering from fractured leg,
the result of a fall of rock.
Without warning a fall of rock at
the new shaft of the Newton Coal
company, located at the junction.
struck Lewis Jones. of Sebastopol. on
the head, causing a compound frac-
ture. Mr.. Jones's-condition is not con-
sidered serious. He was admitted to
the hospital for treatment.
The marriage of Mss Laura Court
right to James Campbell took place at
the home of the brides parents. last
evening. Rev. T.. II. Stewart officiating.
Mr.. Campbell is faithful and much
respected employe of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company. The happy couple
received many beautiful and useful
presents. About forty guests attend
ed the reception given the bride and
groom following the ceremony Among
the many guests from out of town were:
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Hook, Miss Mabel
Hook, and Mrs Harding, of Avoca.
A mysterious organization known as
the Indians" visits the junction and
IL said to have large membership.
Their object is purely social, as will be
manifested by their appearance in a
body at a masquerade ball Friday
evening Jan. 50, at st. James hall.
All regular subscriptions for the
Scranton Tribune will be received at
our local office, No. South Main street.
Mrs. d. II. Cruiser, of Wilkes Barre.
is spending the day with the family of
B. j Cruiser, on Wyoming avenue.
Tomme Burke, fireman on the Le-
high Valley, is seriously i'll of the grip.
Mrs. Thomas Murphy and her
mother, Mrs. John Curry, were visitors
in Wilkes-Barre today.
Mrs. James Jordan, of Olyphant, is
visiting friends at the junction.
new daughter arrived this morning
at the home of our uptown druggist,
Charles Waters. Charlie is greatly
elated.
w. Z. Thomas and wife were some
what disturbed in their pleasure ride
this afternoon. While rounding the
bend in the road below West Pittston
their cutter became suddenly over
turned. The frightened horse ran. up
Wyoming avenue down Luzerne and
across the bridge to Main street where
he was stopped by Edward Fritzpat-
rick and returned it to its owner No
serious damage resulted
Miss Barbara Miller. of the upper
end, has been confined to the house for
the past few days with the prevalent
malady, grip.
Thomas Taylor, of Dunmore, was q
visitor in town yesterday.
Andrew Bedford, superintendent of
the milk traffic on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, was in town on business this
afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Gerrity, of Ledgerdale. is