The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-27
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

Montrose will have a business mems
Iarnival.
A trolley line will be built between
Mauch Chunk and Lehighton-
In the town of Catawlssa a mad dog
bit three people before it was killed.
The salary of the postmaster of
Pittston has been raised to $2,5OO
year.
The Odd Fellows Relief association
of White Haven has gone out of ex-
istence.
John F. Jones, aged forty-one years,
an Athens carpenter, died suddenly of
heart disease.
The new breaker on the Watt &
Scurry coal tract near Carbondale was
placed in operation this week.
Through trolley cars from Duryea to
Wilkes-Barre running every twenty
minutes will be begun June l.
Herrick's Centre has a Woman's
Christian Temperance union, organized
last week by Susquehanna ladies'.
The old Hillman breaker, near Port
Bowkley collapsed the other night. 1t
had been abandoned for many years.
An Italian at Park View, near Haz-
Teton. has started to manufacture
bricks on a small scale, turning out 500
a day with his own hands.
The Susuuehanna shops are now in
operation but six hours per day. The
present rule is probably for the re-
mainder of the present month only.
Frank Leingang, aged so years, one
of the Oldest residents of Hazleton,
was stricken with paralysis on the
street this morning and died Tuesday
afternoon.
Ashley was greatly excited Tuesday
evening over lost boy. A little son
of Albert Steddler strayed away from
home, but was found late in the eve
ming on Northampton street, Wilkes
Barre.
Elaborate preparations are being
made in Pottsville for the reception of
delegates to the convention of the Ger
man Catholic societies of Pennsylvania,
which meets on June /, to continue for
three days
A freight train parted at Gilberton
station Tuesday and when the sections
crashed together four large cars were
telescopcd and preciptated over an en-
bankment. The brakemen made mar
row escapes.
A broken wheel on an east bound
coal train caused a slight wreck on the
about o'clock yesterday morning Five
coal cars were derailed but traffic was
not interfered with.
Joseph Mowery, one of Wilkes
Barres oldest residents, died at his
home on North Main street, Wilkes
Barre, at o'clock yesterday morning
as result of a stroke of paralysis
which he suffered on Monday.
The pretty Bushkill church was on
Monday struck for the third time by
lightning, doing considerable damage
Fifteen of the windows were broken
The same bolt also hit the parsonage
Kitchen close at hand, doing slight
damage.
Joseph Conrad, an Italian, 80 years
old, was killed at Hazleton Tuesday
while eXcavating for a sewer. The
earth caved in and covered all but his
head. The men set to work to extri-
cate him but as fast as they shoveled
the dirt away more of it caVed in,
and it was two hours before he was
dug out and he was then dead.
A Mr. Thompson, of Syracuse, N. Y,
is negotiating for the purchase of the
Exchange hotel of Kingston. If he
is successful Mr. Thompson states that
he will tear down the old structure
and erect new hotel equipped with
all improvements. The Exchange hotel
is one of the landmarks of Kingston,
having been erected during the war of
1912.
George Carter colored, was released
from the Eastern penitentiary two
weeks ago Sunday and straightway re-
turned to the town of his nativity To-
wanda. where, according to the Re-
view, he proceeded to keep full of fire
water" Monday evening his old habits
became too strong for him and he stole
two razors, pair of clippers and some
shears from the barber shop of a man
named Gilbert on Lombard street.
George claimed to be just ready to
leave town when arrested by Constable
Hollon. Carter pleaded guilty before
Justice Orcutt and was given nine
months in Jail.
At the regular May meeting of the
Monroe county Democracy the follow
ing delegates We're elected to the state
convention: Hon. John b. Storm Hon.
NJ. f. Coolbaugh and ]. d. Serfass. A
resolution was offered to the effect that
at the next May meeting, the manner
of changing the election of county
chairman and that of appointing coun-
ty committeeman instead of electing
them be acted upon. EX-Representa-
tive r. f. Schwarz offered a resolu-
tion, which was carried appointing a
committee to meet similar committees
from Carbon Pike and Northampton
counties for the purpose of fixing the
basis of representation in future con-
gressiOnal conferences, and for the
purpose of making an agreement for
proper rotation of office of congress
man among the several counties in the
district. The committee appointed is
eX-Congressman Storm, ex-Representi-
tive Richard f. Schwarz and b. f.
Morey.