The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-18
Tales OF TWO PITTSTONS
News Of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
SECRETARY BANKERS ENERGY
Working Effectively in tho Interest of
Industrial Pittston-Arrcst of Alleged
White Cap Rccruits-Tranp Nui.
sance at the Junction.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Pittston. March 17.-"Industrial
Pittston is situated in the Wyoming
valley, midway between Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre, in the center of the an
thracite coal field, has u population
both sides of the river, OF $4,000. In
this practical age railroads and manu-
factories form the backbone of city.
Pittston has already five great lines of
railroads, which, with several branches,
is more than many cities of greater pre-
tentionS can boast. Within two miles
of our business center are fifteen gigan-
tic coal breakers in and around which
are employed about 5,129 persons, fur
niShing for shipment, daily, over 10,l5O
tons of best quality anthracite coal:
and yet these operations are in their
infancy. Manufacturers. to whom coal
is transported at distant places. must
soon realize that much money can be
saved by removing their plants to this
section, where the desired fuel is pro-
duced. The board of trade will render
valuable assistance to all manufactur-
ing plants desiring to locate in our
midst.-F. II. Bankers Real Estate
News.
The interest taken by Mr. Banker in
thS lS-Ol VI Tic pOaiu VI
trade, of which institution he is acting
as secretary, has been of an unseltish
character. He has communicated with
several parties wishing to come within
range of our abundance of fuel and
our railroad facilities, and has donated
time from his private business to show
such people the advantages and de.
sirable location of our city. The above
quotation is from his paper, which he
distributes monthly.
Gymnasium l. Exhibition.
Thirty-three members of the Young
Mems Christian association of this
place, attended the annual gymnasium
exhibition OF the State Normal school,
at Bloomsbury, Friday night. 1t was
one of the largest events ever held at
the school, and was largely attended
by students and others. The Pittston
class participated in the entertainment
by rendering the fancy march and Ger
man dumb drill, in which they are very
proficient. The most exciting feature
of the evening was the basket ball
game between the Pittston and Blooms
burg teams, which was hotly contested.
Score, Pittston, .; bloomsbury, l. Each
half was to have been of fifteen min
utes duration, but the home team hav-
ing advantage of the timekeepers, pro-
longed the second half to thirty-tive
mintes in hopes of gaining another bas-
ket and deciding the game a draw.
The Tramp Nuisance.
Our town is infested with tramps this
winter, especially at the Upper End,
near the Junction. The boiler houses
of the several shafts in that vicinity
have made very comfortable winter
quarters for the knights of the road,
who have made themselves very trou
blesone of late. The city authorities
will be able to make good use of all
vagrants shortly, when the construc-
tion of our new sewer is to be COM
menced and the streets are-to be graded
for paving. Other cities make use of
vagrants in such a manner and Pitts
ton should not be behind the times.
Y. VI. c. A. Basket Ball Game.
The regular league basket ball game
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion was played last night between
Wilkes-Barre and Kingston teams at
Dymond & Lewis hall, Kingston. The
succeeded in tossing three baskets each.
The standing of the league is as fol-
lows: Scranton won 3, lost 3; Pittston
ION 3. lost 2; Wilkes-Barre won 9, lost
Z; Kingston won l, lost 3.
Other Items of Interest.
Patrick Murthe, of Honesdale, is the
guest of his brother, NJ. j. Murthe, on
North Main street.
The funeral of Miss Name Oyster,
who died at Wilkes-Barre hospital,
where she had been for treatment,
Thursday night, occurred at her late
home in Ransom this afternoon at
O'Clock. The deceased was 26 years of
age and was a daughter of John G.
Oyster, of Taylor, and was much re-
spected by all who knew her. Inter-
lent was made in Ransom cemetery.
A. Thompson and Martin Early will
engage in the green grocery business
tomorrow tMondaY morning in the
building recently occupied by Thomp-
son as a dining and lunch room, on
North Main street.
The suspicious looking characters
giving their names as Henry Meixell
and Louis Carrell, who were arrested at
Coxton Friday night by Chief LOTUS
and Constable Ed. Small, on suspicion
of being implicated in the white-cap
robbery of George Wagner, at Exeter,
were given a hearing and discharged
Sufficient evidence was not produced to
prove them to be the guilty parties.
They have been in this vicinity for sew
eral months.
All regular subscriptions to the
Scranton Tribune will be received at
our local Office, No. s South Main street
A. w. Baird, of Mauoh Chunk, is
home over Sunday. He expects to re-
turn Tuesday morning.
DR.. +. M. Miller, formerly of this city,
who has been patient at the Hahne-
mann hospital, Philadelphia. for the
past six weeks, has had relapse and
his life is lispared OF. His many friends
in this Vicinity will regret to learn Of
his condition.
Bert Van Kirk, salesman for A. H.
Compton, has been confined to the
house for several days by cold.
All complaints of non-delivery of The
Tribune should be reported at our local
office, No. s South Main street.
w. A. st. John, the base ball magnate
Of Scranton, was q visitor in town to-
day.