The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-06
PITTSTON NEWS.
The Result of the Storm Last Night.
Another Cave-in-The Township
School Board-A Shooting Match
and Ball Game--Some Local News
Worth Jotting Down.

and Ball Game--Some Local News
Worth Jotting Down.
A severe thunder storm visited this
locality last night, but very little dam
age resulted on the East or West Sides.
Up at Duryea and CoXton the lightning
flashes up through there succeeded in
stalling the cars of the Wyoming VAL
ley Traction company, damaging one
of them near the Junction, and thor
oughly frightening the passengers. A
house in Duryea in which lived several
families of Polanders, was also struck,
tearing away one of the gable ends of
the building and shocking several of
the inmates.
George ID. Liesenring, of the Gazette,
went to White Hall yesterday, where
he assisted in celebrating the eighty
first birthday of mis- father.
The death of the late Mrs. Rachel
Jones, which occurred in Scranton, is
much regretted here by many friends
of the family. She resided in Jenkins
township, a suburb of this city, for
many years, and was known for her
true and Christian acts of charity, and
although left widow during the Re-
bellion, she raised n large and inter-
esting family from tender years to that
of industry and influence.
The Schoolev mine of the PennSyl-
Vana Coal company was the scene Of
another Cave-in at an early hour yes
terday morning, and affected the sur
face on which the Harvey lake branch
Of the Lehigh Valley road passes over.
The tracks of the road extends more
than one hundred feet, and a large
gang of men was engaged all day in
bringing the rails up to their proper
grade. In the shaft things might be
more promising, and it is hard to say
to what extent the damage will be con-
tnued.
The Pittston township school board
met at the usual place yesterday af-
ternoon and finished up the business of
the year. Last evening the new board
met and organized by electing Will
lam Holleran. president; John Langan,
secretary, and John Keating, treasurer.
The real business for the year will
commence at their next meeting, and
it is hoped they will be successful in
| coming out of the many entanslements
which they now find themselves placed
in, and have been for several years.
A mandamus was served upon them by
the sheriff on Saturday at the instance
of Celia McGlynn for so, claiming they
owe her that for teaching night school
in the district.
The funeral of the late Robert
Thompson, the lineman who was cleo
trocuted on last Saturday. will take
place this afternoon from the home of
his parents on Ia Grange street. The
| hn in
Eational church and interment in the
| Pittston cemetery.
r. NJ. Hughes and ]. II. Glennon. Of
| the firm Hughes &, Glennon, also the
wife of the latter will leave for Detroit,
| Mich, today where the firm will at
| tend the annual convention of the
| United States Brewers association.
Hundreds of boys We're bathing in
the Susquehanna yesterday near what
is known as Carpenters creek. This
is the spot that furnishes a number of
drowning accidents annually, and yes
| terday there was a close call FOR num-
| Der one.
| A shooting match with live pigeons
as the targets occurred yesterday af-
ternoon in the vicinity of the Forest
! Castle, and several Sportsmen done
| some good work. Dolph Glennon
killed nine out of ten birds, while John
Padden, a novice. tied him. John
Schmidt, of Scranton, dropped six,
while Billy Curley brought down five,
| and his pet goat, which happened along
when the trap was sprung.
Thomas f. Major, state grand mas
ter of the American Protestant asso-
citation, and Thomas Watkins, who will
represent Good Samaritan lodge, will
leave for Philadelphia today, where
| they will attend the fftieth annual
| session of that order.
There was an exciting game Of ball
yesterday afternoon between the pork
| packers and millers of this city on the
| West Side race course. The occasion
attracted a large crowd, and the way
the ball was batted it was a difficult
matter to find it and kept the scorer
| busy making up home runs. The meat
| choppers came out of the contest with
q handsome victory. Score, 16 to 9.