The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
PITTSTON NEWS
Highway Robbery-Mayors' Court.
Vicious Italian at Large.


Mrs A. Mitchell, of Corning, n. v,
arrived in the city last evening, and
received hospitable welcome. Nrs.
Mitchell Is the esteemed parent of Il.
+. Mitchell. he manager of the COM
pany, who are located hero and max
ing their preparatory arrangements for
the coming season, She is genial,
hcme body, a business woman besides,
and enjoys renewing old acquaintance
ship.
TIL Lehigh Valley company have
erected a derrick and are dumping car
loads of stone or the old canal bank
opposite their depot. which will make
a retaining wall and when completed
will be an improvement to that vicin-
ity
1t is a remarkable fact that not
caso of drowning has vet to be re-
ported for this season. ana tn" number
of bathors have never been more nu-
mprous At the piers of the ferry
bridge diving planks have been erect
ed and pedestrians who cross the struc-
ture find tim" To enjoy the throng in
their ablutiors. Those that occupy the
space fronting the old water works
between the two bridges should be
made to comply with the rules ana or
dinances and a visit by on" of the
officers on any evening might rectify
that evil
John J. Judge resigned his position
last evening as clerk in the Sinclair
house For the past six years he has
been a familiar face at this hostelry
and while he will for a short season
60,
his becoming cntangled in the meshes
of the matrimonial net later in The
week
The darktown brigade who recently
invaded this city, and who are neither
useful or ornamental Went up to the
borough Of Hughestown and forgot to
walk for cake. The storm spoiled
the cake, likewise the programmes.
4 severe storm visited this city last
evening. accompanied by high winds
and later rain. I'm to this writing
there was reported no damage
The reporter run up against an 1tal-
ian this morning, on Main street whose
occupation is divided between cleaning
cus3idOrs. getting rid of the nuisance
of other days and running a fruit stand
This candidate from the land %" the
setting sun used to have n job i'm one
os the collieries back at the Boston
works showing the dockage from the
cars into the space usually found
underneath the boilers. The engineer,
who had to fire him several times a
day, found him eventually making
their national weapons, a stiletto, out
of old files that were carefully collected
about the works. The reason he is no
longer making these dangerous tools
in this particular engine house can be
easily imagined. He now sells the Sc
ductive banana, and he will no doubt
be surprised, as well as his compan-
ions, that the eagle eye of the reporter
caught on to his nefarious work
c. c. King and James CorCOran We're
out last evening for an automobile ride
and their chariot was very much OBJ
served. The new vehicle had its first
trial on our asphalt, but when it
reached Parsonage street it had to re-
turn, owing to Commissioner Carol
with his numerous duties, not yet hav-
ing had the time to replace the Cobbe-
stones that We're displaced by a would
be contractor who gave up the job.
While NJ. ]. Ruape, one of the en-
plOyes at the new shaft being sunk by
the Lehigh Valley company on the
West Side, was passing the engine
house last night he was held up, his
dinner can removed from his posses
sion. likewise his coat and other por-
tions of his raimen:. Three hoboes
We're included in the party and he car
reconize them if any of the consta bles
can gather them up
Of nnIlin n, 10 nJ
and Robert Il. Pommen. nf Honesdale
were registered at the Eagle last night
]. l.. Gaynon. A. G. Saxton. :. Nc
CURE, John Burke ana George Don
nelly. of Scranton. were registered a
the Wyoming Valley house yesterday
The arrangements for tho Herr,
Grattan excursion for next Thurs Ia,
morning has forged enough ahead tha
everything is completed and moro thai
fifteen hundred people VIII take pcs
session Cf Lake Ariel on this occasion
Tomorrow evening the society will par
adp and III" iauntinG cGr. with tn
champion Irish piper. win head tn
procession.
The reporter was informed late las
night that an unknown man wa
struck by Delaware and Hudsn
train while walking upon the track
between this city and Smithville.
During the storm last night a larg
maple tree that has stood the gale
of many winters. was blown down i
front of the Griffith Thomas estate o
Broad street. and no attempt wa
made by anyone 10 renH'e il. Th
activity of this avenue is seemingl
in keeping with the new pave-that
not