The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-24
PITTSTON NEWS
Teachers Appointed-Knights of Co.
lumbus in Town--A New Theatre
Assured.

Assured.
The school board held a special meet
ing on Saturday evening at the office
Of NJ. Donnelly and those who were in
tent upon attending the session, after
climbing Butler hill, were disappointed
when they found the High school build
ing in darkness. The following teach
ers have been appointed for the several
night schools about to be opened: Ore
gon school, Miss Toole; Miss Hart,
daughter Of J. }. Hart, the Welsh hill
school; Mr.. Judge, Pine street school;
Nora Hankee, No. 3 school. on Butler
street, and Thomas II. Hopkins at the
Junction. The appointments are COM
mendable and rebound to the credit and
competency of Prof. Shields, as all the
young teachers We're his former pupils
in the High school building. The schools
will be opened next Monday evening.
Between three and four hundred vis-
itors from Luzerne and LaCkawanna
counties, including the grand officers
from several states of the order known
as the Knights of Columbus, arrived
in the city yesterday t noon and at 2
o'clock a secret session took place in
Armory hall when a branch of the or
der was organized in this city, con-
Quoted by the grand officers. This was
followed by a district convention, which
lasted for several hours. and after the
election of officers an adjournment was
in order to attend banquet at Key
stone hall at the hands of the local
members. The affair was of the rech-
erChe order but as it was. like the con-
vention Of the secret order, The re-
pOrters were deprived of joining i'm the
festivities. After the menu had been
thoroughly discussed. a literary pro-
gramme was introduced, and several
tOasts responded to by the prominent
officers and visitors of the order The
ladies are very much entitled to credit
for the important part they took in the
entertainment of the guests.
The 1900 Washer company, Of Bing-
hamton, will today open a branch store
in the TroXell block, on Broad street,
whore the ladies will find everything
i'm the laundry line from the best soap
to the only serviceable and best wash
ing machine in the World-the 1900
Arden Chappelle will be The resident
manager.
The members of Companies G and II
were examined last Saturday and yes
terday, and all arrangements are now
about completed to muster out the boys
when the date of the extension of their
furlOugh expires, which will be the lat
ter part of the present week.
While Prof. Shlcl, of this place, and
Prof. Foley, of Olyphant. We're passing
the Ravine shaft yesterday they as
sisted to rescue a young lady Of the
West Side, who was riding a wheel,
from under brewery wagon. She was
carried into the Office near by and
after her injuries We're attended TO she
was conveyed to her home.
The death of John Powell, another
member of Company c., occurred Sat
urday night at the home of his parents,
on Philadelphia avenue. The deceased
had been sick in the regiment hospital
at Chickamauga before the boys were
furloughed, but two weeks ago was
again stricken with typhoid fever,
coupled with gastric fever and he had
not the strength to battle the same and
died as above stated.
Louis Kestcr and family who reside
i'm Pittston township, had a narrow os-
cape with their lives at an early hour
on Saturday morning, when they were
Nv dhtllth Ilblll llltll SlLlllLtl - sur
rounded by flames They made their
escape from a second-story window.
and all that was saved We're their
nightelothes. The house was burned to
the ground, together with its contents,
and besides a loss Of 81 1000.
1t is more than probable that this
city will, before many months, have the
pleasure of boastng of first-class
theatre, and when this has become a
fact, and the building completed, we
will then have an oportunity of wit
Messing some of the performances that
are given i'm the first-class play-houses
Of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Mr..
Burgunder, who has charge of the the
atres in both the above scities, will be
the proprietor, and the site of the new
building will probably be between the
4. B. Brown and Corcoran blocks, on
North Main street,
The horrible condition Of the streets
on the West Side has resulted in a
growing sentiment among the property
owners over thero that the main ave-
MUGS of the borough should be paved
with some sort Of substantial pave
ment. At present the approach to the
Water street bridge has been paved
with Belgian block.
The following delegates to the