The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-10
PITTSTON NEWS
A Very Interesting Session in the
Mayors Court Yesterday-Admiral
Dewey Has Relatives in This
City-The Cave-in at the Schooley
Mine on the West Side.

Dewey Has Relatives in This
City-The Cave-in at the Schooley
Mine on the West Side.
Jerry Hoban, an old rounder, who
knows both the inside and the outside
of the Jail, was up before the mayor
on the old complaint and was given
twenty-four hours down stairs in bed
bug row to ruminate upon the main
features of his past life. An innocent
looking duke, who had unintentionally
filled up on deep rock" was told to
go home and to work, which he did
with the greatest alacrity.
George and Howell Williams went to
Philadelphia yesterday and will spend
the balance of the week along the
Atlantic coast.
The funeral of Thomas McGoldrick,
| who lost his life on the Lehigh Valley
at CoXton, took place yesterday af.er-
noon and the remains were laid beside
those of his wife, who preceded him,
in the Market street cemetery.
The class in oratory of Miss isabelle
Miller will give a recital in Phoenir
hall tomorrow evening and a literary
| surprise is in store for the Audience
that will be present to see the profit
cicncy of the young people.
The reception rendered the pastor
of the East Side Presbyte ian church
last evening on the occasion Of his
first anniversary was one or The mCst
brilliant social events that mas been
| cOnsummated in church circles ere in
some time and the happy result was
owing to the excellent committee con-
sistng of Mr.. and Mrs. -. 9. Bow
man, Mrs. Andrew Dryden, Miss Mar
garet Craig and Miss Georgia Watson,
who worked arduously in entertaining
the numerous guests.
John Quinn, an old resident living in
the vicinity of Cork Lane, Pittstcn
township, dropped dead near his home
on Monday night. He was quiet
and unassuming man and was L.Shly
respected in the community he so long
resided in. The funeral will take place
today and the coroner will hold an
inquest tomorrow
The nuptials of Reuben Apt and
Miss Charlotte D. Williams will take
| place from the residence of the eXpec-
tant bride today.
Suit has been commenced by the
friends of those who lost their lives
in the Exeter shaft several months
ago, when six men met their death
by two cars going down the shaft
when they were descending on the
carriage. The claim is for $4,000 in
each case and they are representa- b!
John r. Lenahan.
The commencement exercises OF tho
West Side high school will take T'ace
at "a no an n a
| and the following will be the gradual
| ing class: The Misses Helen Wheeler,
! Ida and Elizabeth Hartman. Carrie
Brown, Laura Rowley, Elizabeth
! Clark, Emma Won Storch, Bessie Bry-
| den, Georgia Mosier, Mary Hughs,
| Rose Haggerty, York Kyle and Charles
Monte.
The serious depression of the sur
! face over the Schooley mine, operated
| by the Pennsylvania Coal company.
( in the vicinity of Sturmerville, caused
| considerable alarm for the officials, be-
sides creating much excitement Tor
! the residents of that locality. The
surface dropped several feet and CX-
tended over an area of one thousand
I feet. The location was in front OF
! the CARPENTER residence and affected
| considerable portion or the traction
road, so much so, that cars could not
| be run over that particular locality.
| The greatest fear upon the part Of the
! company is the presence of quicksand,
| which exists there, and if it broke into
| the workings would block them up.
! Su, erintendent Alex Dryden was on
| the scene directing the work TO be done
| to avoid, If possible, this result, The
works have been suspended and the
| mules taken out. The cave-in oc-
| CURED among some of the worked out
! portions of the mine.
/ r. j. Connors, of this city, who had
| his first opportunity to pitch for the
! Wilkes Barre club, faced the Paterson
club yesterday and succeeded I'm shut
| ting them out, A large crowd from
! here went down TO see the boz score
! his first victory.