The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-08
tales OF Two P|TTSTONS
NeWs of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
THE PITTSTON CURRIERS' WIN
Yonkers Clans Are Defeated ut Both
Gamcs-The Visitors Royalty Treated
by ptttstOniaus-Firc at the Resi-.
dence of Joseph Eangsf0rd.


by Ptttstoniaus-Fire at the Resi-.
dence of Joseph EangsfOrd.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston. Pa, Feb. THE Pittstoh
curriers' are greatly elated over their
success in the international game.
Their opponents We're the club of Ionk-
ers, n. y, who arrived here last even
ing. The visitors had the pleasure OF
being worsted in both games of today,
In the morning the Avoca players won
the laurels by eight points. The score
was as follows; Rink No. /, Avoca, 10;
Ionkers, 10; rink No. ., Avoca, l6;
Ionkers, II. The players We're as fol-
lows: Avoca, rink No. flames Bur
den, James McCrindle, John Hailstone,
Thomas Hailstone, skip. Yonkers, rink
No. l-Robert l.. Stewart, Thomas Me-
Vicar, George Colquhoun and Robert
Kellock, skip. The game started at 10
o'clock and lasted until 1880. The con-
test was gotten up to allow the players
from Yonkers to get some practice for
the afternoon game. The afternoon
| game was hotly contested. The Yonk-
ers made desperate effort to keep in
sight, but Were sadly disappointed.
They We're greatly Handicapped, as
| they have been accustomed to playing
ON closed rink. The PittstOn curriers'
won the international medal and the
honors by sixteen points. The players
We're as follows: Pittston, rink No. /
Neal Dobbie, Robert Watson, John
| Thompson and Alex. Thompson, skip
| HOnkerS, rink No. 1-George Peene
John Bremmer James L. Stewart, John
Frazier, skip. Score, Pttston, 2S;
| Aonkers, IL. Pittston, rink No. Peter
| Thompson, John Cowan, Mongo Thomp-
son, William Thompson, skip. Yonkers
Robert Stewart Thomas McVicar,
George Colquhoun, Robert Kellock,
| skip. Score, Yonllers. 20; Pittston, 49,.
james Graham, of Ayoca, was the of
hclal umpire. The game was opened
ut O'Clock and was closed at Sis. The
Plttston curriers' rendered their visitors
a banquet at the Wyoming Valley
House last night. That a very pleasant
time was had is putting it mildly.
| The Yonkers boys say that they will
submit to another defeat If they may
be recipients of another such a warm
welcome They cannot speak too high
ly of the hospitality of the Pittston
clans.
An Afternoon Bla2e.
Ere was discovered in the residence
of Joseph Langford, corner of Luzerne
and Wyoming avenues, at 1.3O this
afternoon. The alarm was rung i'm from
box No. IL. The West Pittston and
Eagle Hose companies responded.
After n careful search the fire was To-
Gated in the partition adjoining the
! chimney and extended from the first
floor to the roof. The firemen worked
| with much care 50 that little damage
was done by water, though the building
was chopped open in several places.
The flames Were eXtinguished in a very
short time. The family were in the
house when the gong was sounded and
came 10 the door to ascertain where
the fire might be. To their surprise
they learned it was their own house
The loss will be covered by a few hun
dred dollars.
The White Crook" which will be
seen at Music hall next Saturday even
ing, is presented with new and elabor-
ate scenery, costumes and stage set.
tings, and an admirably selected com.
pany to great credit to the novel and
well composed spectacle. The trans
formations are beautiful, the specialtles
introduced are clever and funny. and
the evolutions of the twenty girls in the
grand march, the Blue and the Grey
arouse the patriotism of all beholders.
Personal and Other Items.
All regular subscriptions of the Scran.
ton Tribune will be received at oul
local office, South Main street.
The lady friends Of the Eagle Hose
company meet tonight to complete tn,
arrangements for their coming "Ol(
Time Fair" which commences Feb. q
Miss May Mathews, of the West Side
left today with the family of II. G
Brooks, Of Scranton, for FLORIDA.
a very appreciative audience gracet
Music hall last evening to see Otis Skin
ner in Clyde Fiteh's comedy drama
'The Count de Grammont" 1t was b,
far the best play that has visited Pitts
ton this season. AMI was deserving o
a larger audience. This was Mr.. Skin
n2rs fist appearance in Pi,tston, whicl
% dount accounts ioi the small size,
au!'"GLe. Should h. again al pear br
+ re the people he viii be greeted b,
Y cull Eouse.
Complaints of non-delivery of Th
Tribune should be reported at our loca
office, 8 South Main street.
Attorney w. II. Gillispie and NJ. A
Wynne left this morning for Newton
Lu2erne county, on legal business.