The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
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to spend some money in advertising
that city.
The Susauehanna Oakland Gun club
will hold meet on It's Oakland Slde
range on Saturday afternoon.
j. s. Sanders has not sold the Wllkes-
Barre Telephone to County Treasurer
Robinson, but has simply leased the
paper for two years.
There is some talk of building cycle
path from Honesdale to Laurel Lake
Tyler HILL which place promises 10 DC
a popular resort this season.
James Culberson, OF Marshallton,
who ATTEMPTED to calt his throat with
n butcher knife. has been removed TO
the Danville Insane asylum.
For forcing tenant by means of a
warrant to pay rent before it was due,
Louis S. Mulligan, a Wilkes-Barre lanu-
lord. has to pay 800 damages.
Frank alias Boxer" Kenney, George
Eams and George Hoover were com
mitted to Jail at Pottsville to await
trial for robbing freight cars.
Uonesdale is to be in keeping with
the large cities. a boulevard Is being
made up the Dyberry river, which VIII
make a fine drive and bicycle path as
well.
The big colliery of the Natalie Coal
company, near Shamokin. has been
closed down. All Of the officials and
employes have been given notice OF
their discharge.
Local talent, under the direction of
Joseph p. Burns, will produce an opera
in Wilkes Barre early in September Tor
the benefit of the new Catholic hospi-
tai in that city.
The American Slavonic society OF the
Pittsburg district will have a conven-
ton at wilkes Barre on May II, at
which three hundred delegates are ex-
pected to be present.
Burglars at Pottsville entered the
large store Of Larer & Co., stole a con-
siderable sum of money and large
quantity of goods, and made their es-
cape, leaving no clue.
At least 100 new bicycles have been
put in use in the vicinity of Honesdale
this spring. Not many high priced
machines have been purchased, the
price averaging less than $50 each.
Patrick Dunnigan, aged eleven, son OF
John Dunnigan, of North AVoca fell
under an Erie and Wyoming train, and
was seriously injured. The flesh from
the ankle to the toe was torn away,
and the two largest toes dislocated.
The employees on the Duryea line of
the Wyoming Valley Traction company
have been informed that a reduction
Of twenty cents q day in their wages
will take place, beginning on May 10.
The men are at present receiving $l7O
a day.
More than one idle man in Schuylkill
county will take advantage of the offer
of the Chinese government for expert
enced brakemen. Railroads having
been but recently introduced in the
kingdom, men to operate them are in
demand
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Stroudsburg Normal
school, the financial statement read to
the trustees showed the school to be in
a. first-rate condition. The election of
new trustees resulted in a difference
which may have to be adjusted in the
courts
Work on the Wilkes-Barre and East
ern railroads new branch in Pittston
township, Luzerne county, is moving
along rapidly. Yesterday the work.
men started to grade for siding and
turn-table, which is to be located near
where the new branch connects with
the main line.
Edward F. Herrity, % years old, a
brakeman on the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey, was killed at Elizabeth
port, n. j., Tuesday afternoon. While
uncoupling the air hose of his train
one section of the hose flew around
striking him back of the head. Death
was instantaneous.
The directors of the Wayne County
Agricultural society have decided to
hold a fair this year. The usual 80
propriations have been made for the
grange exhibits and it was decided 20
give the Farmers Alliance the same
privileges as the grange. The grounds
will be improved and some new fences
put up.
The annual meeting of the West Vr-
ginia Coal. Land and Manufacturing
company. which is composed principal
ly of Pittston men, will be held at the
company's headquarters in Belington,
w. Va, next Wednesday. Messrs. Sol
ONION Sturmer, Jesse Carpenter and
+. Brandenburg, of Pittston, will leave
in few days to attend the meeting
John Slebode of Nanticoke, charged
with perjury, was yesterday morning
at Wilkes Barre found not builty, the
costs being divided between the prose-
cutOr, County Detective Eckert, and
the defendant. Judge Bennett criti-
cised the verdict, saying that he could
not see how the consCiences OF the jury
men would permit them to return such
a verdict.
The assault and battery case of eX-
Councilman Henry Knowles, Of Upper
Pittston, against Edward Barrett. one
of the engineers who came from abroad
TO work on the Lehigh Valley road
during the strike, was tried in court
at Wilkes-Barre Tuesday afternoon.
The jury rendered a verdict of guilty,
but recommended Barrett to the mercy
of the court.
While the parents We're away from
home the S-year-old daughter of Ed
ward Smith, Lackawaxen, Pike county,
was burned to death. The child was
playing about the fire in the forge OF
the blacksmith shop near the house
and her clothes caught fire. In her
fright and excitement she ran out in
the wind and was fatally burned be-
fore help could reach her.
The principal witness in the Rocka-
fellow case at Wilkes Barre yesterday
was Colonel G. Murray Reynolds, one
of the appraisers Of the assets of the
defunct bank. On cross-eXamination.
1t was developed that Rockafellow had
been to a large extent a victim of his
friends. Quite a number Of the patrons
of the bank had overdrawn their ac-
counts, while there We're many worth
less notes. The witness said that only