The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-03

Doy ou Mdiu street anu gave nm u &c
we're beating about the head. rendering
him unconscious for a considerable
length of time. The attention of the
police has heretofore been called to this
dangerous nuisance. and several times
during . week he creates a disturbance
on the main thoroughfare. and yet the
police calmly sit in the vicinity OF the
burgess ofYiee and allows a well-nigh
crazy man to run amuck.
The Welsh Congregational church. on
Gaylord avenue. will hold their annual
picnic In Westerover's orchard tomor-
row.
Thomas +. Collins left yesterday on a
few weeks stay with friends and rela-
tives In New Jersey.
At the regular weekly drill of Com
pany I Corporal w. Powell was pro-
NOTED to sergeant. and Private Frank
Shank to corporal.
Joel Wolp will run the steamer
Wilkes-Barre from Butzhold's landing
at II o'clock on the night of the Fourth
for the benefit of those attending the
| picnic at Hanover park.
Mrs. William Hooper died at her
of a complication of diseases. The fu-
neral will take place this afternoon at
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Shawnee cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frlsbie and son
| are visiting relatives in Wayne county.
Mrs. A. w. Jones Is spending a week
with friends at BeachwOod.
Max Reese Is now practicbng eques.
trianism and II. +. Civilian has en-
| tered the ranks of Americas wheelmen.
much needed Improvement has been
made on the bridge over Browns creek.
Heretofore pedestrians and drivers of
| teams We're in danger of meeting with
am accident, more or less serious. by
falling into the open hole now closed
by means Of laying a tlagstone.
While Sterling Hendershot was coast
| Ing up Main street on n bicycle at a
high rate of speed on Monday the front
| wheel struck and knocked down Mag
| gle Sadoni. and the rider was thrown
with considerable force to the pave
ment. How both escaped injury is
quite beyond the comprehension of
| those who saw the occurrence, and
| the wheel.
Tomorrow morning the Plymouth and
Wilkes-Barre base ball teams of the
Trl-county league will cross bats at
Seminary park, Kingston. A great
game is expected. as Donnelly will pitch
| for Plymouth and Flynn for Wilkes
Barre.
The men Of burglarious mind who
| committed the daring robbery at the
hosiery mill of Thomas West early Sum
| day morning are being pursued by both
| police and constabulary of this lively
| burg. 1t Is dollars to doughnuts, how
ever. that the former will get the best
| of those who wear the star of justice
| on their manly breasts. Already sew
eral raids have been made by these
overzealous officials on various gangs
| of inoffensive emigrants and mendi-
| cants, who have been unfortunate ca
in the battle of life and are endeavor-
| ing to exc out an i'll fed existence by
| procuring by the use of pitiful words a
slice of the bounty of others.
ANDY" Lynch, who was one of the
most ardent workers in the Fat Mems
| Siuu, sun ltuuCIIS HIS WelSHl, anu
| within the coming week expects to
reach the 1S5 pound mark. He has
taken to punching the bag and has be-
come quite an expert, so much so that
he gives daily exhibitions to friends
who call to see him or his merchan-
disc.
| A regular monthly meeting of the
town council was held on Monday
night, something unusual, all members
were present. After two and one-half
hours of nonsensical talk, and uncalled
for heated discussions. the noble body
OF borough representatives moved to
adjourn for one week. Our town fathers
are being constantly critized for their
unmanly actions. Some of the papers
have devoted a column of their val
liable sheets to show the public the
men whom they have elected to work
for the interest Of the citizens and bor-
ough Again the representative of this
paper does not go to these meetings to
hear the personal grievances of differ
ent members, but he does 20 to pub
lish an exact account of the working OF
this body for the interest of it's scribers
| Gentlemen get down to work and stop
this wrangling and you will receive the
heart felt thanks of those who watch
every move and action of your council