The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
PITTsToN.

| Up untll nNe CLOCK yesterday mark
ed the quietest election ever held i'm
this city and vicinity and during these
hours there was nothing noticeable
| from the usual order Of things. out
| side of small groups of watchers and
| others who business required their pre-
! sencc about the usual voting booths.
During the forenoon the business man,
| MS clerks and the man of leisure de-
| posted their ballots and they per
| formed that important duty I'm such
| business like manner that he was
rarely accosted on that mission by
those who for a pittance hold up the
doubtful voters and use their persuasive
arguments. that are a portion of the
| election day programme. During the
| last two hours of voting the contest
of ballots grew more spirited and at
several of the places there were some
interesting arguments, growing out of
| the determination upon the part of
some disgruntled Democrats, who,
without any obvious reason, would
challenge each voter whom they were
certain not to vote I'm their way of
thinking. At this writing a large vote
has been Dolled and the general
smoothness in which everything is
moving surely indicates that the gem
cral voter went to the booth with
his mind fully made up as to which
way he would east his ballot. On the
West side ot the river the order OF
things were about the same and today
they will show that they can still fur
nish the usual Republican majority.
Ernest SnaltZ. an honest old veu-
man residing in the suburbs of Pitts
ton township, lost Il valuable hunting
dog several wears ago and last week
when goirg down South Main street
he spied the lost canine and, following
1t up. found that the dog made his
home on the premises of George Thorn
as. of Welsh Till. He demanded pos
session of the animal from Thomas
and being refused he had q warrant
sworn out before Alderman Evans and
last night a motley crowd, which must
have included the population of Welsh
Hill and Oregon were squeezed into
the alderman'S court like eardines i'm
q. box ana some very lively testimony
pro and con went down on Jacobs
blotter About twenty witnesses were
heard and the testimony caused the
alderman to believe that Smaltz WAS
entitled 10 the long lost dog decided
accordingly. This did not meet the
approval of Thomas. however. and he
furnished bail in the amount of $10l
for court and thus the case stands,
Since the disappearance of the dog
the evidence showed that he had been
in the possession OF all the witnesses
and had been on hunting trips over
the best portion of the state.
There have been several instances the
past week of children having been bit
ten by some OF the worthless ours that
run about the city, and only yesterday
boy named Gordon Blackwell and a
girl, Bessie Kearns, We're bitten severe
ly about the limbs. OF course, il would
be very hard matter to discover the
whereabouts of this particular dog at
the present time, but something should
be done by the proper officials to pre-
vent the numerous occurrences of this
kind to happen. If all the dogs in this
city We're properly taxed il would Gre
ate a fund sufficient to pay the salaries
of the police force.
Louis WeisCarger, Miles Williams and
Henry Hoover returned from the noun
tains in the vicinity of Bowkleys cabin
last night and had with them in their
game baSs the result of a very success
full days sport.
That was a cruel joke played upon an
unsophisticated young man named Ed.
Gibbons. on Monday evening at late
hour, when John Boyle. Ed. Houser and
Michael Mullen entiCed him across the
Water street bridge to witness a sup
posed st0ning bee Gibbons went along,
| and at a proper signal Boyle unloaded
his revolver and Mullen dropped TO the
sidewalk pretending he had been shot
Gibbons services were utilized TO carry
Mullen across the bridge 10 the Valley
House, ard while the celebrated Tony
Parker was sent in quest of physic-
ian, and during his absence Mullen
arose To his feet and danced an Irish
reel. The cigars were on Gibbons.
a daughter of George Strubcck eleven
years old, died yesterday afternoon Of
typhoid fever. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Interment
i'll the HamtoWn cemetery.
owen Keonly of the Wilkes Barre
Leader, was in the city yesterday.
Owen is one Of the most efficient and
gentlemanly scribes that come here
periodically.