The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-02
PITTSTON NEWS.
Another Silk Mill for This City.
West Side Commencement Exer-
cises Last Night--other Fresh
Iocnl News

Local News.
Yesterday morning Thomas w.
Bentley and David Valentine, repre-
senting the Sterling silk company, ar
rived in this city and were met by
several members the board of trade, as
follows: Mayor Harding, NJ. a. Kelly,
f. II. Banker, Thomas Mangan, X.
]. Ross, A. b. Brown, Joseph Lang
ford and w. G.. Thomas. The purpose
of their visit was to look over several
sites available for the erection of
silk mill and at the same time find out
what inducements the city would Of
fer to warrant them in placing a plant
here. The party visited several avail
able locations on both sides of the river,
but the one that showed the most
advantageous facilities was on New
street in upper Pittston The COM
pany asks for the donation of two or
three acres of ground and offer to
erect building $4,000 feet in size as
soon as the negotiations are closed, the
| plant to be increased as the business
warrants. 1t is hoped that the plans
commenced will all be realized, as
just such enterprises are badly needed
in this growing community.
Mrs. Teller, formely Miss Jeanette
Waddell, who now resides on a beau
tiful country estate on the Hudun.
twenty miles from New York. is here
on visit to friends during the pre-
| sent week
The commencement exercises last
evening were attended by a strictly
West Side audience, it being the an
nual event of the West Pittston high
school, and despite the oppressive at
mosphere, Music hall was filled with
| the friends of the young graduates,
who acquitted themselves with much
credit to themselves and their instruc-
tors.
The commencement exercises of the
| High school will take place this even
| ing at Music hall.
The funeral of the late William Mum
| day will take place this morning at 9
O'Clock from his late home in Hughes
| town.
Eddie Connors, of this city. the young
phenomenal pitcher who was secured
| by Wilkes-Barre and later transferred
to Dayton, Ohio, is playing good ball.
The children of the Oregon schools
were conveyed to Everhart's island
yesterday morning and spent the day
In that delightful locality.
After the completion of the High
| school programme last evening at
| Music hail. there was a reception tc
the graduates in the Armory hall
Only the friends of the young people
| were present.
The first wedding in June in this city
occurred at the early hour of O'Clock
yesterday morning, when George
Drury, son of William Drury, city con-
! troller, and Miss Grace Morrow, the
accomplished daughter of Charles Nor
| row, were made man and wife in the
| parsonage Of the Methodist church by
Rev. James Cody, the pastor. They
were unattended, and at the conclusion
| of the ceremony they took their de.
| parture for Philadelphia.
Mrs. William McCauley, of Westmore-
land, is the guest of her sister, Mrs
James ]. Dryden.
| Next Tuesday will he donation day al
the Pittston hospital, and it's many
wants should be literally remembered
DR.. David Thompson and wife, for
merly of this city, but now very sue
cessful physician in Denver, Col, were
| here on a visit, after an absence OF
several years. DIR. Thompson is g
| brother of Councilman Alex Thomp-
son and Health officer John Thompson
of this city.