The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-11

own death, having trespassed on the
tracks.
FAIR CLOSES.-St. Johns Catholic
church fair at Music hall comes to a close
tonight, when all the remaining articles
will be disposed Of Last night, n fancy
lamp was won by Miss Jennie Luxem-
berger, and n dinner set by Mrs. Emma
Siess. The Taylor band will attend the
fair tonight.
PETER BENCUXY INJURED. Peter
BencuXy, OF LuZerne street, was yester-
day afternoon taken TO the Moses Tey-
lor hospital, as the result of a fall or
rock in the Archibald mine, where he
works. Bencuxy is about 70 years old
and Polander. His face is badly cut
up and bruised.
PAY DAYS.--The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company paid the
majority Of their trainmen yesterday and
will finish today The employees of the
Delaware and Hudson company at Pow.
derly No. /, Carbondale, and White Oak,
Archibald, were paid Thursday. and at
the Coal Brook, Carhondale, yesterday
GAVE 1T TO THE MISSION.-On
Wednesday night Rev NJ. B. Donlan, OF
Dunmore, won the so gold piece CHANGED
off for the benefit of the Catholic mis-
sion at Clarks Summit. Father Donlan
when apprised OF his good fortune de,
clinod to accept the money and directed
that It be turned into the mission treas.
ury.
BARRIS IMPROVING.-Stanle Barris,
of Van Buren, avenue, who was injured
by car at the Delaware and Hudson
Green Ridge crossing, Thursday after
noon, and whose forearm was amputat.
ed is getting along nicely at the Lacka-
wanna hospital. He is resting easily and
making good progress,
MISDIRECTED PACKAGES S.-There
are several packages at the postoffice
which arc being held on account of i'm
proper direction. One Is addressed to
Mrs Wright, Halsey street, with no post
office given. The others are addressed
to parties In Waycroft and Stonycroft,
Pa, there being no such postofiices In the
state.
POSTOFFICE RENOVATION.-Con
tractors John Benore & Son yesterday
commenced the work of renovating and
repaintlng the interior of the govern
ment building Every bit of wood work
in the interior of the building will be
scraped and rCvarnished. and it will
probably be over month before the
work is completed.
SEND IN CONTRIBUTIONS Mem
bers of the Womans Auxiliary of st.
Luke's church, who have not yet sent
in the articles promised for the mission
box, are requested by the president Of
the auxiliary to send them to the rec
tory today; or, at latest. on Monday
morning, to the Parish house, where
there will be a person In waiting to re-
ceive them.
JOHN LACNAY INJURED. - John
Lacnay, a brakeman on the Delaware,
Lackawarna and Western, was brought
to the Moses Taylor hospital about Z
o'clock yesterday morning. with two fin
gers of his right hand cut off, as the result
Of an accident while coupling cars. The
accident occurred at Pittston, but Lac
nay, who is a man of about twenty
eight, lives at Kingston.
WAS IN RECK.-Beniamin Berken-
field, representative of d. Il. Sicher &
Co., 107 Wooster street, New York city,
the muslin underwear manufacturers, ar
rived in this city Thursday and registered
at the Hotel Jermyn. When Mr.. Brken.
field opened the trunks containing his
underwear samples he was dismayed to
find them thoroughly soaked with water.
They had been shipped by way of the
United States express, and on Tuesday
morning were in the railroad accident on
the Lackawanna. Mr.. Birkenfeld places
his damages at 5000.
STOLE A BICYCLE.-Samuel Smith
was found guilty at the last term of
court for assaulting man on the Lin
den street bridge and sentenced to thir-
ty days. He got himself into trouble
again yesterday when Chief Robling ar
rested him on the charge of taking Chas.
Fuhrman's bicycle from in front of the
Excelsior club house. Before Alderman
Millar yesterday he was placed under 500
bail and in default was committed to
the county Jail. The stolen bicycle was
returned to the owner, but it was so
changed that he had trouble In recogniz-
Ing II. The name plate had been filed
off and the whole machine painted anoth-