The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-11
NORTHEASTERN
Pennsylvania


head foremost down a ftsyht of stairs,
and was terribly wrenched and bruised.
A Wilkes Barre railroad man is
quoted as saying that sir'ce last fall
over 1000 people, principally Poles and
Huns, have left these parts.
The Daughters OF Pocahontas, of
Hallstead will realize about 800 from
the production Of their play, THE Dan
ger Signal"
The benefit entertainment given by
the Wyoming Valley Commercial Trav-
elers' association for tho poor OF
Wilkes Barre nettod S159
The Reading Railroad company will
hereafter run only perishablc freight
on Sunday No coal or other freight
will be moved on Sunday.
c. II Patterson, of Pittston, has been
authorized by the trustees of the Sus-
quehanna Presbyterian church to pro-
ceed and furnish plans for the new
church ediflce.
The West Pittston school board has
sent circulars &c a number of archi-
fects inviting drawings foT the new
school building to be erected on Exeter
street. The proposed building is to be
a two-story brick.
A change took effect yesterday morn
ing in the schedule on the Pittston line
of Wilkes Barre and Wyoming Valley
Traction company. one car has been
taken off, saving the company the
wages of three men.
Williams & Son, of Wilkes-B Barre.
have secured the contract for sinking
slope in No. collery of the Susque-
hanna Coal company at Nanticoke. 1t
will be 500 feet long from the Balti-
more to the Hollenlack vein.
St. Leo's Catholic church at Ashley
will be dedicated on Sunday, June G.
1t will be an important event, as Mon
signor Martinelli will in all probability
be present. This is the church over
which Bishop Hoban presides.
James Sullivan, an employe Of the
Erie shop at Susquehanna was quite
badly injured by falling from his BIZ
cycle. He was carried in an uncon-
sCio.Is condition to Frcnchs drug store
where he received medical treatmnt.
Henry Upham disappeared from La
porte on April so, and no trace has
since been seen of him. Searching
parties are securing all parts of Sulli-
van county in quest of the missing
man. It is believed that he met with
foul play.
The Duryea borough project is dead
at lee st for the present. At a recent
meeting of citizens the committee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting to inves-
tigate public feeling on the subject, re-
ported that in its opinion the township
was not yet ready for the change.
The next meeting of the Bradford
county teachers association will be
held at Troy, Friday and Saturday,
May II and Il. Hon. Emerson Collins,
of Williamsport, will deliver his fam
Gus lecture on Alexander Hamilton be-
fore the association Friday evening.
The Grace Lutheran church at East
6troudsburg was dedicated Sunday
with imposing ceremonies. The Rev.
i. f. Apple had charge of the SER
vices and was assisted by Rev. w. A.
Schaffer, of Philadelphia, Rev. Mr..
Heilig and the various pastors of the
town.
The Veteran association of Luzerne
county will hold a reunion at Hough-
ton Opera house Luzerne borough, on
June 16 The last reunion was held at
Shickshinny June 13, when there We're
300 present. The president is j. c.
Turner, of Lu7erne; vice president,
George Engle, OF Luzerne; secretary,
Nathaniel Van Arsdale.
Stuart Robson has accepted Daniel
l.. Hart's new comedy, His Honor.
tho Mayor" Owing to the success of
1.-THE Jucklins." which Mr.. Robson says
IS the greatest money winner he has
had since THE Henrietta" that play
will be continued until the latter part
of next season. when the other play
will he given a production.
hn no a {
n member of the Sage company, hyp-
notists, which appeared in Scranton
during the past season, was at Dallas
Sunday OH his way afoot to Niagara
Falls. He started from Allentown sew
eral days ago. He says that Mr.. Sage
IS at present an inmate of hospital
suffering with Il nervous attack.
Some time last Saturday night bur-
glars blew the lock off the front door of
A. J. Shews grocery store on Grand
street, Susquchanna, and made away
with so in cash beside several articles
Of merchandise. No clue has been as
yet obtained to the thieves. Brunets'
store at Lanesboro, was also entered
and an attempt was made to gain en-
trance at Lyons hotel at Lanesboro.
When Constable Joe Peters walked
into the Shamokin lookup recently ia
take John Karnick, a Pole, who had
been committed in default of bail he
found the prisoner lying unconscious
in a pool of blood. A closer inspection
showed that Karnick had slashed his
right arm with a knife passed into
the cell by another prisoner. Karnick
will recover.
Though the Allentown eisteddfod as
sociation has disbanded, the eisteddfod
ing DAY next will surely be held. IT
will be given under the auspices of the
Arion club of Allentown. Professor
James Prescott, of POttsville, is direct
or of both the glee club and the large
mixed choruses Of that place. The first
prize for chorus competition is $500
When Chief Burgess Tabor, of Shen-
andoah, opened his court the other
morning he was surprised to find ar.
raigned before him Chief Burgess John
COnry, of Gilberton, and Richard Nc
Lain, a member of the police force OF
the same place The burgess appeared
perpleXed until Chief Of Police Tosf
stepped forward and stated that no mis-
lake had been made. He added thai
the visiting burgess and policeman hat
usurped the freedom of the town, ant
when called to task at 3 o'clock in the
morning had treated the police witt
contempt. Burgess Tabor made a care,
ful inquiry, and upon learning thai