The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-06

a ride on Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train near the Nay Aug tunnel.
When brought before Alderman Millar
Peck said he had been looking for work
and was tired when he boarded the train.
Alderman Millar discharged the accused.
At the annual convention of the Florida
State Sunday School association recently
held i'm De Land, Fla, f. f. Nettleton. of
Scranton, was reelected superintendent
of the Home Class Department OF the
Sunday school, and also president of the
''Volusia County Sunday School assocla-
tion. Mr.. Nettleton is expected home this
month.
Fred Plaguerman about two weeks ago
was held up and assaulted by four young
men in the outskirts of Dunmore. Pa
guerman was badly injured. Yesterday
Thomas Gilroy, John Kane, Anthony Mo-
ran and John Farrell were arrested and
taken by Constable Coons before Alder
man Howe. The case was amicably set
tied before a hearing was held. The four
defendants contributed 10 for a new suit
of clothes for Plaguerman.
John L. Benton, the Adams avenue up
holsterer, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of assault and battery preferred
by Thomas " Curran. The date of the
alleged assault was April /. Curran went
on which the upholsterer was at work.
The result was that after a few heated
words Benton, it is charged, assaulted
Curran. Benton was held in $500 bail 10
appear at court. The case was heard be-
fore Alderman Millar
President r. J. Jennings, of the board
of control, yesterday filed with Clerk
of the Courts Thomas the statement OF
the districts Indebtedness, as is necessary
when bond issue is contemplated. The
total Indebtedness is $2l4,506.9S and the
assessable property is valued at 81, ,S3l, liO
President William Repp, of the Old Forge
school board, which is about to issue
IS, 900 worth of bonds to complete payment
Of the new high school, also filed a state.
mont of that districts finances. The tota
Indebtedness is Sl3, ,260.50; resources, So,
| O72.70; net Indebtedness, $S1S7.S0; assessa
| BILE property, S7S2,956.
About 2.3O o'clock yesterday morning
as Lieutenant Davis and Patrolman Mar
| tin Gurrell were on Mifilin avenue, neal
| the Linden street bridge, their attention
| was attracted by some one groaning. The
sound seemed to come from the railroad
| tracks several feet below. Upon investi
| cation a man whose name is Joseph Har
per, residence Mill street, was found, shiV
| ering and suffering great pain. He har
| fallen over the 16-foot retaining wal
| a few hours before and was unable t
| move from between the tracks where h
| had struck. Harper was taken to th
Lackawanna hospital where it was fouh,
that one rib had been broken.
The City Pastors union held their reg
| uar weekly meeting in the Young Mem
Christian association parlors yesterda!
| morning. Owing to the small attendanc
nothing was accomplished in the way o
| business There were present Revs. Bell
Logan, Dixon, Moffat, De Gruchy, Welsl
| and O'Neill. Rev. Mr.. O'Neil offered tn
| opening prayer and Rev. DR.. Logan pro
| nounced the benediction. The small at
tendance is accounted for by the fact tina
| the Methodist and Presbyterian clergy
men are engaged in special work, the for
| mer in preparing for the spring confer
ence and the latter in arranging for tn
meeting of the presbytery. Two NOR
meetings will be held before adjournmen
for the summer.
| Hotel-keeper Charles Lee and wife, @
Waverly yesterday drove to Scranton be
hind a team of fiery colts recently puI
chased. While returning home the bugg
wheels got cramped in between the Deld
ware and Hudson railroad tracks wher
they cross Sanderson avenue and Mr.. LIE
was thrown out, the reins falling out c
the buggy with him. The horses becam
frightened and dashed up Sanderson ave
nue. with Mrs. Lee in the buggy. Th
rens We're being dragged along III
ground. The distance of five blocks wa
passed, the horses going at a mad spec
and Mrs. Lee clnging to the side of tn
| buggy. When near East Market stree
the runaway team dashed into the rea
end of coal wagon. The driver jumpe
off and captured one horse, the otht
! broke from the harness and was stoppe
several blocks onward. Mrs. Lee was M
hurt. Mr.. Lee who had been thrown hea'
lily on the track luckily escaped with
: few slight bruises and cuts on the hand