The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-28
PITTSTON NEWS
Serious Family Feud on North Main
Street-A Popular Candidate-The
Lithuanian Excursion Young
Man Decapitated by Trolley Car.

Down at Alderman Barretts Office
on Saturday evening there was to have
been an interesting hearing, but owing
to the absence of witnesses, who We're
at the Lithuanian excursion, the case
was postponed until this morning at 10
o'clock. the defendant furnishing bail
in the sum of $1,000 until that time.
Joseph Connell and Ladislaw LoGayllo
reside in double block on North Main
street, and there is but one place upon
the premises to procure water. The
two families are not ON the best of
terms and are not very shy in making
this fact known. Last week the en-
nifty existing came to a climax, when
the two women had a fist and hair
pulling fight. when Mrs Logayllo went
on the Connell lot and was assaulted.
The COnnell woman would have no
more trespassng. and the owner of the
premises furnished lumber to divide
the aggressive families. on Saturday
LOGaNllO was putting up the structure,
and this So incensed Connell that the
latter went down and picking up a
piece of railing, he felled LaEayllo like
an OK. This brought the members Of
both families to the scene and for a
while a fierce battle was on. The re-
suit is that LOgayllo is laid up for re-
pairs, and the warrant issued as above
stated. An army Of witnesses will be
on hand this morning and the court
interpreter will have his hands full in
keeping within proper bounds.
Robert G. Owens, who is one of our
most respected citizens, and upon
whom the most adroit politician has
failed to discover bemsh, is max
ing a most successful canvass for the
nomination for county commissioner
on the Republican ticket and when his
name is presented at the convention
week from tomorrow it will be a sur
prise to many the strength he has
gathered in all portions of the county.
Mr.. Owens is an ardent worker in Sc
curing free roads and bridges, and op-
posed to lavish expenditures Of the
public funds. He would make a model
official.
A sad and sudden death occurred on
Saturday morning at the residence of
A. X. Howe, on the West Side, when
George Osborne, of Hampton, Long
Island, and a guest of Willard Howe
his college chum, unexpectedly eX'-
pired. and before the arrival of his
parents, who We're apprised on the pre-
vious day Of his condition. The father
reached here shortly after dissolution
took place. and arrangements were
made for the removal of the remains
to his late home, where the funeral
will occur.
The congregation of st. Kazimirs
church. which includes the Lithuanian
portion of our community, went over
to Harvey's lake Saturday, and it took
thirteen coaches of the Lehigh Valley
road to land them at that resort.
Councilman Teplar was the manager.
The unpropitiousness of the weather
yesterday prevented many from going
down to Mauch Chunk and Glen Onoko.
At the several services at st. Johns
church yesterday the members of that
congregation We're severely admon-
ished for past indiscretions The proper
observance of the Sabbath was par
ticularly dwelt upon, and no doubt
many who were present will be bene-
fitted thereby. Sunday base bah and
disgraceful conduct on our streets after
nightfall was not overlooked.
y. i. Hart, of Wilkes Barre, was the
y.
Tomorrow evening In Company NJ ar
mory, on the West Side, there will be
a musicale and select dancing social by
the young people of the East Side upper
tendon The fun Elite orchestra will
be in attendance, and admission by in
vitation only
"Scotty" Murdock, who had one Of
his wrists punctured by a. meat hook
on saturday, will take a compulsory
vacation this week and will spend it at
the firemen's tournament in Tunkhan-
mock
young man who attended the Gale
| donian games Of the Wilkes Barre club
| on Saturday at Hanover park was
pushed off an overcrowded trolley car,
near Lee park, and landed in front of
another going towards Nanticoke. The
| car knocked him down and the wheels
passing over his neck, his head was de-
capitated as clean as If done with a