The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-10
PlTTSTON NEWS

Two Fires Yesterday---Curli for
the Championship---The Slot Ma
chimes Are Gone Again---Exoter
Club Entertained---A Column Pick
ed UP at Zero.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'ciock an
alarm of fire was sent in from the
south limit of the city, and both the
Niagara and Eagles responded. ON ar
rival they found the residence of An
drew Martin, on the Port Griffith road.
and in close proximity to the hospital,
enveloped in flames, but being outside
the fire limit, and no opportunity af-
forded to convey water to the scene,
they used their best efforts in protect
ing adjoining property, and in this
they very well succeeded. The occu-
pants of the premises saved most of
the effects but the building was re-
duced to ashes, The loss will be about
one thousand dollars, with a small in
surance. 1t was a close call from the
destruction OF that portion Of Jenkins
township.
A fire was discovered in the Yates
Vile NJ. Il. church yesterday morning
just in time to save the building from
destruction. The cause was a defective
flue and the flames were brought un-
der subsection by the heroic work of
the women who in the absence of their
| husbands who were at work, formed
a bucket brigade and saved the edi-
| flee. The damage will not be more
! than one hundred dollars, and is COW
| cred by an insurance policy.
James Hetferan, of Oregon, ana vino
| several years ago was a councilman
of this city, died early yesterday morn
! ing after an illness of several days.
| He leaves a wife and three children,
| the former being confined to her bed
| with IL serious illness. The funeral is
! appointed for Saturday afternoon.
| Thomas Maloney placed in his resi-
! denCe in Upper Plttston yesterday an
! improved heater one and half tons in
| weight.
Doctors Troxell and Long who have
! just returned from the wilds of South
| Carolina, entertained the members of
the Exeter club at their handsome
! quarters on Luzerne avenue last even
| ing with quail supper. The proven
der was a part of their success on their
| Southern trip. 1t was a stag party of
the most strict order but a more
| jovial lot never sat down to the festive
| board. The chef had carte blanche
and he made the most of the oppor-
tunity. Upwards of fifty guests were
present and none of them will object to
be ON the list, if it should be necessary
| TO repeat the programme.
A couple of weeks ago the slot ma
chimes which were suddenly banished
from the city about year ago. re-
! 1,x-, oerf, Nd h.,
were beginning to blossom in good
shape n note of warning was sent out
from the powers that be, and who en-
| claimed, thou shalt not" and yester-
! day the festive nickle did not find the
slot, for the Cracker Jack" baniehed
as suddenly as it put in it's appearance.
VIII Bossard is organizing Il COM
pany of adVenturers for Klondike trip
the coming spring.
Leon Burke is confined to the house
with well regulated case of grip.
The Henry Grattan Literary and
Beneficial association, one of the most
influential and prominent societies in
this city, have appointed a committee
to make arrangements for n prominent
observance of the anniversary of Rob-
ert Emmets birth. A banquet will be
the leading feature
The trolley car employees had a vcXa-
tiou1 time of it yesterday in their
many attempts to move the cars. The
Wilkes Barre cars would come up oc-
casionally, while the first car from
Scranton in two days did not reach
here until O'Clock last night. The
trains on the Lehigh Valley were all
behind time, and the inconvenience to
the travelling public was more than has
been experienced here in several years.
Alex Dryden and Howard Frear of
| the West Side, have taken their last
sleiShride for the season, according to
, their experience Of last night in the
vicinity Of Dallas. They drove over
in that direction, and at Trucksville
, they We're dumped out, and after sew
eral miles tramp through the unbroken
road to Dallas, in which direction their
conveyance went they found il safely
housed in Raub's barn.
Mrs. W. II. HolvaY OF the Women's
| Christian Temperance union, delivered
an interesting address to large audi
ercc at Falls last evening,
r. \. Corey, ST., who has been con-
fined to his hotel for several days ow-
ing to fall received on one of our
slippery walks, was able to be out
again yesterday.
The old pensioners Wern remembered
in this city by Uncle Sam yesterday in
the shape of checks for their quarter
ly allowance, and in most cases the
amounts We're both appreciated, and
made moro cheerful the closing davs
of the old veterans.
The funeral of Miss Mary Golden.
Of this city, but who died at the home
Of a relative in Wilkes Barre, took
place Yesterday afternoon, and inter-
mont was made in Market street ceme-
terry.
r.. 6. Sylvaria, a former Pittston
boy, but now q successful merchant
in Dushore, was in the city yesterday
and met many of his old chums of boy
hood days.
John Curran was 3 visitor to the
Electric City last evening.
Company I. of the Seventh regiment,
have accepted an invitation to parade
with the balance Of the regiment in
IIazleton on Washington's birthday.
For La Grippe.
Thomas Whitfield & Co., 24O Wabash.
nv corner Jackson-6t, one of Chi.