The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-04

mediately hastened home. He escaped
injury. save for bruises sustained by
being hurled into the creek.
A slight blaze was discovered in the
house owned and occupied by Thomas
Duffy, of Keyser avenue, yesterday al
ternoin at $50 o'clock. Fearing the
fire would be disastrous, an alarm was
sent in from box &C. The Excelsior and
Cumberland Hose companies respond
ed, but when they arrived the fire had
been extinguished by a bucket bri-
gade. The fire is thought to have orig
mated from an overheated stove.
Property holders residing on Mar
garet avenue, Edna avenue, School
street and Williams street are receiv-
ing notices to the effect that sewers
are to be laid under the above thor
oughfares.
The Bachelors society of this place,
which comprises a number of promi-
nent young men, are busily engaged in
perfecting arrangements for their an
nual ball on Feb. a.
Thomas Layden, the young man who
is alleged to have taken $S5 from the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington, on
Marvin avenue, was captured late
Wednesday evening in the central city
Layden was arraigned before Alder
man Edward Fidler. Yesterday dur
ing the proceeding, he sought to deny
that the amount taken was near what
Mrs. Harrington estimated. She, how
ever, stated that earnings of her two
boys and the proceeds of the days sales
of a store which she keeps had been
taken. The alderman held Layden in
$500 bail and in default he was COM
mitted To the county Jail
Arthur Linney, of West Market
street, is i'll.
The many friends of Ralph w owens
will be grieved to learn of his death at
| Cross Forks, Pa. Mr.. owens was en-
ployed in a planning mill at the above
! place and while engaged in his duties
he met with an accident and was so
badly injured that he died about an
! hour afterwards. The funeral will take
| place today, and the remains Will be
| taken to Mind, Potter county, Pa,
where interment will be made.
John Caffrey had INDUCED to excess
of the flowing bowl. In this condition
| he entered Langan's hotel. on Albright
! avenue, and Immediately began to
abuse the occupants of the place. The
| police We're called and after a short
| struggle conveyed him to the station
| house. He was made to explain his
reasons for his unbecoming conduct by
Alderman Roberts yesterday afternoon
and the reasons not being satisfactory,
! he was fined 81.
The members of the Wayne Avenue
| Baptist church are busily engaged in
| arranging the affairs of the social
| which they expect to give next Tues
day evening at their place of meeting
| on Wayne avenue.
Benjamin Hopkins, of Spring Brook
is visiting relatives in this place.
| The eleCtromotOscope which is to be
on exhibition this evening in Company
II amory. will undoubtedly attract
| widespread attention, and those who
| contemplate attending can he assured
of their moneys worth The affair is
| gotten up under the auspices of the
| Young Peoples society of Christian
Endeavor of the First Christian church
1t should be literally patronzed, as il
is for a worthy cause.
A large crowd witnessed the polo
game on roller skates last evening in
Company II armory, between a team
from Pittston and the Anthracite
Wheelmen of this place. The game
was close and exciting throughout
Brilliant plays were accomplished by
members of both teams.
The dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs viii.
liam G. Smith, of 1874 Nay Aug ave-
nue., was the scene of an explosion
Tuesday evening, which badly dam
aged the room in which it occurred and
almost produced a fire. Mr.. Smith, as
was his usual custom, had filled the
large parlor stove for the night. and
had stepped from the room. Almost
at that instant terrific explosion oc.
CURED. Windows We're blown out
walls shattered and parts of the stove
and hot Goals We're distributed about
the room. Mr.. Smith. with the aid OF
neighbors, eXtinguished the flames.