The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
PITTSTON NEWS


Seneca field and u portion of the old
| workings of the Ravine shaft, which
! is operated by the Newton Coal COM
! pany has proved to be more serious
! that was at first contemplated. Two
| of the houses that were in the midst
| of the disturbance and owned by Cole
man Shirler and Andrew Charney,w were
| badly shaken, so much SO that the oc-
cupants were compelled TO move out.
| The water main was broken and for
several hours the water poured into
| the mine
All the public schools were closed
| yesterday, out of respect to the late
| Father Finnen. During the hours Of
the services nearly all the business
| places on Main street were closed.
Every coal mine in this valley was
in operation yesterday, owing to the
| sudden demand for coal in all the large
| cities. 1t is an i'll wind that does not
work good for somebody, and our peo-
| pie can afford to allow the present con-
! dition of things to prevail for an in
| definite period.
Today more than quarter Of n mil
| lion dollars will be distributed among
| those engaged at work in and about
| the mines, and for the next week or
/ ten days business will receive an i'm
| petus that should be agreeable and
| profitable 10 those engaged in business
| pursuits.
A city council was organized last
night by the class in oratory at the
rooms of the Y. M. c. A. and If they
succeed in having only a portion of
! the fun that is at times realized down
AT the city hall they have engaged in
very interesting scheme.
Uncle Dicks Darling" which was
| produced at the Lyceum in Scranton
short time ago. will be seen at Music
hall next Tuesday evening.
An Erie and Wyoming Valley train
| struck a team of Evans Brothers at
the Port Griffith crossing yesterday,
severely injuring one of the horses and
| partially demolshing the wagon. The
| driver escaped injury.
Charles King, a former Pittston boy,
but now of New York, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. DR.. L. b. Long, on the
| West Side.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Jones
| occurred yesterday afternoon at the
| family home on Railroad street after
| an illness of several months. She was
a native of South Wales and had been
a resident of this place for thirteen
| years. The deceased was q kind and
| Christian woman and a constant work
| er in her Masters vineyard. She was
a member of the Welsh Congregational
church and the funeral. which will oc-
cur on Monday. will be from that place.
| She is survived by a husband and one
son.
The miners will be accommodated
| throughout today with change at the
Young Mems Christian association
rooms. This is quite an accommoda-
| ton. from the fact that all the banks
! close at noon.
The basket ball contest between the
| bloomsbury Normal school team and
| the Young Mems Christian asSA,iation
| first team, can be seen tonight al Phoe-
nix hall. 1t will he hot and interest
ing contest.
Rev L. c. Murdoch, of Kingston, will
| address the young men at the Young
Mems Christian association rooms to-
morrow afternoon.
! Mrs w. L. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
! II. Hughes and Mrs. j. l.. Cake are
registered at the st. Dennis. New York.
Advice was received from New York
yesterday of the death of w. II. Put
nam, who was former principal of
| the West PittstOn schools. This an
| nouncement will be received with sin
! cerc regret by many on this and the
| West Side. lie was victim of pneu-
monia, superinduccG by an attack of
the grip
II. G. WEEKS & co.
are making a drive in heavy leather
goods and their shoe emporium, ad-
joining the Miners Savings bank, is
headquarters for both boots and bar
! gains. You are invited to call and in
spect the largest and most complete
stock in the city. ~
OLIVER BURKE
! at the Susquehanna house on South
Main street. and who has one of the
best appointed hotels in the city, has
| just received cargo of fine old blend
| ed WHISTLES. If you want anything for
medicinal purposes you cannot make O.
mistake at his elegant quarters. ~
THE EAGLE HOTEL.
will serve an elegant gentlemans' lunch
this evening that cannot but tickle the
| palate of the most fastidious epicurear.
| = ~
THE CORCORAN BROTHERS
at their splendid hotel on North Main
street, have made unusual prcpara-
tions for their guests today and during
the coming week. The very best in
the market is none too good for Jim"
| and Dom" to handle. A fine hot
lunch is served all day, and meals can
be served day or night by an A No. l
| chef. -
THE SINCLAIR HOUSE.
will just be the place to drop into this
evening as Mine Host Hughes has pre-
pared a feast fit for the gods Roast
pig with oyster dressing will be the
menu, and you should not miss it a.
EAUM & BERNSTEIN
the popular clOthiers of North Main
street. opposite the Eagle hotel, have
| inaugurated special sale of the bal
! ance of their entire stock of winter
| clothing, which they intend to move
| at prices much below cost. You now
have rare opportunity to buy an UI-
ster, Overcoat or Winter Suit that viii
pay you to make the investment even
If not badly in need of the article.
Come in and see us anyhow. ~