The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-13
PITTSTON NEWS
A Blaze That Made Trouble for the
Firemen-And a Column of Local
News Gathered During Yester-
days Storm.


days Storm.
The funeral Of the late James Hcffcr-
on took place yesterday afternoon from
the family home in oregon and despite
the inclement weather was largely at
tended by friends and neighbors, in
cluding branch of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians and the l<eg fund, the
two organizations to which he be-
longed. The remains We're borne to ST.
Johns church. where the last sad rites
was said for the dead. after which in
terment took place in the Market street
cemetery.
]. c. Fuller, of Wyalusing, was here
again" and spent the day like many
| others, at the Eagle. lie will be "oft
again" this morning.
The Huntley-Jackson Comedy COM
pany closed "A very successful engage
ment here on saturday evening, and
will spend the present week in Scran-
ton. We bespeak for this excellent
company and gentlemanly managers,
the same success they met with here.
Frank Brundage and William S. CAL
| lahan braVed the storm and hied them
| selves to Scranton, where they spent
yesterday with their relatives.
John f. Boyle ana mother went down
| to New York yesterday and will spend
the coming weeek in the metropolis
with friends.
James Newcomb and his atlianced
went up to Scranton yesterday behind
| a 2.10 PAGER.
Q. +. Davis, of Philadelphia, and a
genial knight Of the road, who was in
! timately acquainted with our former
representative business men, of years
ago, made one of his periodical visits
yesterday and made his home at the
Eagle. He misses many of the old fa-
milan faces who have since gone on
that long journey whence no traveller
returns.
! The Curriers' on Saturday made it ex-
citing on the Susquehanna as the club
Of this place met the players OF Avoca
and contested for the medal. The
Pittston Scots vanQuished their oppon-
ents. They entertained the latter with
u mutton pie and sccne supper in the
evening at the Caledonian club rooms.
On Saturday night sleghing party
! from Plymouth arrived in the city and
stopping at one Of our prominent hos
! tleries, but when informed the price
| of the kind of meal they desired, or
! ders were issued to proceed further.
! They held up a the Vienna dining
rooms, and at once took possession of
the place. a well regulated oyster
| stew was the menu. but when it came
i'm. 1.,y.. i
not enough coin Of the realm to do so.
| There was a stormy time until Off
GERS Weathers and Sommerville were
called in. and when the guests saw
that nothing was before them but the
| unhosptable shelter of the Water
! street bastile, they scurried about and
| succeeded in satisfying the landlord.
I The young ladies who had to assist in
| squaring the account, We're anything
but complimentary in their remarks 10
| the young men who accompanied
| them
The home OF William MusileSe, near
Curtis street, was badly damaged by
fire on Saturday morning, and he him
self injured by the bursting of hot
water pipes attached to the kitchen
range on Saturday morning. He was
in the act of removing a kettle from
the stove when the accident occurred,
and the contents of the CRATE were
scattered about the rom, with the re-
suit as above state.
A new arrangement has just been
put into effect in the Lehigh Valley
road, which makes it obligatory for
all trains TO stop at Falling Springs
above CoXton. for clearance orders.
The Rev. DR.. johnson, the late chap
lain Of the Ninth regiment, and who
was in the South with the boys, made
an interesting address at the rooms Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
yesterday afternoon.
On next Thursday a mid-year con
Vention OF the Young Women's Chris
tian union, with delegations pTesen
from every portion of the county will
be held in the Broad Street Methods
Episcopal churcH and all arrangement
have been made for an interesting ses
sion.
Nos. C, and the Barnum shaft o
the Pennsylvania Coal company will b
idle today and until further notice. No
10 resumes this morning, after a week
! SUSPENSION, Hldut hcStooetiS ny Httutl
repairs, which have been made.
This being Lincoln's birthday and
legal holiday, the banks viii be closed
and but two mail deliveries will b
made, with the office open only at TN
usual holiday hours.
The Erie and Wyoming railroad EN-
ployes were paid on Saturday. The lie
high Valley will disburse their MONTH,
stipend on Tuesday and Wednesday
while the Pennsylvania Coal compan
and several of the individual operator
will distribute about quarter Of
million dollars on next Saturday.
This evening a concert will be hear
in the chapel OF the West Side Pres
= byterian church.
The continued storm OF yesterda
. made the day most disagreeable, an
the employees of both traction roads ha
hard and struggling time of it /
keeping the lines open. The New Yor
and Philadelphia papers did not arriv
until noon, and all the trains on tn
Lehigh Valley were more or less be
hind time. The thermometer reache
s below zero.