The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-08
Suburban News
In General
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

Numerous outbreaks occur in this part
of the city In consequence of the sewer
agitation. one occurred Thursday. 1t Is
customary in all parts of the district to
let the sewerage run into the streets to
chose its own course to the river. ON
Pittston avenue is a large building owned
by Mr.. Odeochofski, in one part of which
he keeps grocery store and rents the
other apartments to NJ Mechalowski for
hotel purposes. The drain pipes leading
from the building open on the opposite
side of the street near Johnson's meat
market. The pipe froZe up during the re-
cent cold spell and Thursday morning the
storekeeper, armed with a crow bar, un-
dertook to reopen the drain. Mr.. john
son had left home TO deliver meat anG the
task of preventing the opening fell to his
wife. She at first succeeded, but when
Mr.. Oleochofski returned to resume the
task of opening up the drain he was ac-
companied by the Schneider Bros. with
steam boiler with which to thaw out the
ice and a special officer to protect them.
Mrs. johnson offered interference once
more and one of the men becoming en-
ragged struck at the woman with the bar,
but. luckily, his blow fell short of Its
mark and just struck her foot, cutting the
shoe about four inches, but leaving her
uninjured. The men returned in the after
noon together with police officers and the
street commissioner, who found that no
authority could be granted to residents
of the Nineteenth ward to cross into the
Eleventh ward and open sewers into the
streets. Elm street Is now sheet OF Ice
and Cedar avenue, at the foot of the hill,
is almost impossible because of the mud.
Some of the families in the vicinity claim
that they will have to move to another To-
cality unless the matter is bettered.
AS Antonio Pavario, an Italian living
in the North End, was passing just below
the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
railroad bridge on Mates street last even
ing he was struck on the head with cob
BILE stone. The blow staggered him, but
he soon recovered. The cause of the
missile flying yet remains unknown but
close by on the tracks a crowd of boys was
playing and it is supposed that some OF
them accidentally hit the Italian and
through freight denied it when ques-
toned. The stone raised large lump on
his scalp, but did not cut 1t.
Patrick Manley, who has been visiting
in Ireland since last November. returned
to his home, on Cedar avenue yesterday.
f. r. Gallery, of Nanticoke, was the
guest of his brother r. j. Gallery, at his
home, on Birney avenue, yesterday after
noon.
The Welcome Social club conducted a
very largely attended social in Callary $
hall last night.
ID. ]. Clearwater is i'll at his home, on
Pear street.
A number of diphtheria cases are re-
ceivng medical aid at present. The con-
stant vigilance of the health authorities
has thus far prevented the epidemic that
usually occurs when this disease breaks
out in such thickly populated districts as
the South Side.
Thursday afternoon carpenter EN-.
ployed in the Steel works had his hano
terribly lacerated while attending to his
duties He was making a hammer hande
and had his hand drawn through the ma
chine together with the wood. The in
iured man is known among his associates
| as Hiram" The wound was very pain
| full.
The Primitive Social club will hold Its
annual masquerade ball in Germania hal
on Feb. %.
Charles Hucker of New York city, spent
| Saturday with South Side friends.
The ladies of the congregation of the
! Hickory Street Presbyterian church are
putting forth their strongest efforts tc
make their Martha Washington tea, whicf
will be held the latter part of this month
| a success. The affair will be continued
| two evenings, and promises to be a mos
| enjoyable event.