The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-16
PITTSTON NEWS


cess--What the City Expects to
Expend for the Current Year--A
Batch of Late Locals.
John Zurenski. who shot himself at
his boarding house in Smithville on
Monday last, died at the hospital yes
terday morning. The ball entered his
side and was lodged near the heart.
His death was due to the lungs be-
ing penetrated and hemorrhages which
followed. The coroner was notified and
he will appoint jury to make an in
vestigation. The body was still at
the hospital last night, none of his
friends having as yet claimed it. There
was a woman who she said was his
sister called shortly before his DEATH
but she made no request as to the
disposal of the remains when informed
that he could not live. If the body
is not claimed today it is probable
that it will find its way to the dis
seCtinE table.
A favorable report was received here
yesterday relative to the condition Of
Fred Herman, who went to Philadel-
phia to undergo an operation.
The Pittston township election board
of the Cork Lane district have been
bound over to court to answer the
charge of changing the result of the
ballot at the late election.
This morning at o'clock there will
be a months mind mass at st. Johns
church, at the late pastors request.
Bishop Hoban will be the celebrant
and the clergy from all parts of the
diocese will be present in the sane
tuary.
At a special meeting Of the select
council, the following appropriations
We're presented and recommended by
the committee: Mayors department.
500; treasurer's department, 81. 800;
controllers department, $500; clerks
department, Sl,440; city engineers de-
partment, Sl,ISO; police department So, =
29o; fire department, $4,45O; street de-
partment, $3.50; board of health, $3.50:
city assessors department. $500; main
tenance OF city hall, $780, street light
ing, $1,000; state tax on loans. 5000
sinking fund and interest $4,000: street
and sewers, $4,000; contingent fund
$lI.'4O, or grand total of S6S. 500.
Mrs. w. G. Price is visiting friends
In Providence this week,
Company II, the crack cornany of
the Ninth regiment, has reorganized
with full quota Of membership and
also elected all their old officers. with
James brennan as captain. They. with
company c, Will go up to Scranton or
lhe 25d and take part in the reception
to the Thirteenth regiment.
the board of health held a regular
meeting last night, and the report ~
secretary Craig showed that there werr
twenty-three deaths during the mast
month and but one case Of contagious
disease in the city. They will ask the
council for an appropriation of S1.O4O
for the next year.
Gilbert Jones. Alexander Sloan and
Fred. Seibel. members of the school
board. went down to Wilkes Barre YES
terday to defend the latter. which was
sued by Attorney Morris for S5O2. so for
services. The board held that the hill
was excessive and refused to nav If
The case was heard in court yesterday
before Judge Halsey and resulted in
an allowance of $500.
Douglass, the magician. will appear
at Music hail next Saturday afternoon
and evening, and they say that he is
quite proficient in the black art.
The Crystal Social club, a company
of respectable young men. will hold
their annual dance tomorrow evening
in Armory hall.
John havana was committed to iail
yesterday by Alderman Evans, not be-
ing able to secure bail on the charge
of assault and battery. The prosecutor
was S. Swartz, of Dupont, who had
four watches and a satchel taken from
him. and then assaulted because his
stock in trade was not of more value.
George Andrews, who is at Manila
has sent paper to VIII Webber called
the American" 1t is an interesting
sheet, and is now added to the large
collection Of war relics in Corcoran
Bros window.
Prof. Charles Stewart, a young man
of good elocutionary ability, gave a
varied programme of recitatons and
impersonations to a good-sized audi
ence last evening in the Young Mems
Christian association hall. Many of the
numbers We're loudly applauded. and
the entertainment was both interesting
and successful.
The members of the Young Mems In
stitute in their new rooms ig the Oliver
Burke building held a splendid and sue
cessful entertainment last night The
mocktrial was an amusing feature, and
the young men that were concerned in
It acquitted themselves very creditablv
Mr.. Burke entertained with some new
and funny selections with the phono-
graph.
There was a pleasant gathering al
the Riverside house last evening, when
Thomas Dotter, assisted by the Three
DIS social club, rendered a very inter,
esting programme of vocal and instru.
| mental music.
The Newon Coal company will pay
their employees tomorrow and the Penn.
sylvania Coal company with several OF
the individual operators will pay or
Saturday The amount to be disburse6
will be twenty thousand dollars more
| than what comprised last months pay
| roll.
Several of the Main street property
| owners have made applications to the
city for permits for the improvement
of their properties. This is a good
healthy spring idea and the city car
| stand more of 1t.
NJ. j. Hughes Went down TO Wilkes.
Barre yesterday and come home with
two hundred aud fifty dollars less in
his pocket, We might add that quite
number went down and passed
through the same experience. 1t was
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