The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
PITTSTON NEWS.
A Disgraceful Prize Fight in the
City Limits-A Dangerous Prison
er Discharged-The Caledonian
Sports-A Busy Week-Will of the
Late Mayor Harding-Board of
Trade Meeting and other News.

Sports-A Busy Week-win of the
Late Mayor Harding-Board of
Trade Meeting and other News.
disgraceful affair occurred on
Sunday evening in oregon grove, a
shady spot in the city limits when
two young men named Benjamin Jen-
kins and James Castle, met in a cir
Gle comprising nearly 200 admirers Of
the flctic sport to settled n difficulty
which had its commencement at Noun
tain park on the occasion of the Lcek
Cornet band excursion. The crowd
In attendance came to the selected
spot from every direction and so quiet
ly were the prelminaries completed
that no one other than those who re-
ceived the tip were aware of the pro-
gramme, but imagined the several
squads were returning home from base
ball contests and clam bakes which
are held on the outskirts of the city
every Sunday. The two men stripped
to the waist and after it was agreed to
fight three minute rounds they went
at 1t. They were up and down like
pair of jumping jacks, but even this
did not satisfy the admiring throng.
They shouted themselves hoarse and
created such an excitement that both
of the principals discarded rules,
timekeepers and judges and went az
1t pell-mell in such manner that feet
were used as much as fists When
the smoke of battle had cleared away
Jenkins was found hugging the sod
dn doubled-up condition, while Cas-
tie stood over him wishing for other
worlds to conquer. There have been
no arrests.
The prisoner who was locked up on
Saturday night and who required the
combined energy of five citizens to
land him in the lookup, as stated in
The Tribune yesterday, was fined $40
and a severe lecture by Mayor Cor
cOran on Sunday morning. This is
the same man, Andrew Kemish by
name, who was confined in Jail as the
supposed murderer of Peter Connell,
but at the trial was acquitted, owing
to insufficient evidence. When ar
rested on Saturday night he had struck
woman and bit her upon the arm.
On the way to the lookup he boasted
that he had killed a man and would
not be satisfied until he had slain an
other
David Padfeld, the obliging night
operator at the d. & II. depot. will go
to Bucknell, Ind, tomorrow morning
and spend a month with relatives and
friends in that western town and vi
cinty.
Art Chappelle placed in his estab-
lishment yesterday a telephone and his
number is 1924.
A pnD1b Of arn nIoupc frp,,, Dbna
nix Bridge company have arrived and
will at once commence the erection of
the new iron structure which will span
the SuSquehanna for the Bloomsbury
division of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad. The material for
the bridge will arrive here daily until
the completion of the contract, and be-
fore the end Of the work the force here
will be doubled.
A savage bulldog owned by Alder
man Gibbons attacked an old man
named James O'Brien, aged 80 years,
and severely injured him.
Next Saturday the Caledonians OF
this city will celebrate their thirty
sixth annual games on Everhart's
island. This is the first time in a score
of years that the shrill notes of the
bagpipes will be heard in this roman
tic spot. and many will avail them
selves of the opportunity to recall the
happy scenes of bygone days.
This will be pay week in this city.
The Lehigh Valley distributed checks
TO their road employees yesterday. To-
day their mines will pay off. and to-
morrow the Erie and Wyoming road
Will do likewise. On Thursday the
pennsylvania Coal company will nav
their employees instead of Saturday, re-
turning to their old system of several
years ago, which will be more salts
factory to business men. The balance
of the week will be occupied in paying
off the employees of the several other
coal companies, mills and machine
shops, and altogether business should
receive an impetus that should be
favorably felt for the next ten DAYS.
Notwithstanding the liberal opinion
or disappointed candidates, the festive
nickel will not disappear into any slot
machines, neither now nor in the i'm
mediate future. So says Mayor Cor
COran.
What is known as a kissing bug"
was captured yesterday in the Sinclair
house by Herman Endres, the porter.
and the strange insect was examined
through glass by many of the curl
Gus, but no one was anxious to handle
his bugship.
Ashiel Kays, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kays, of Scranton, who
are visiting friends in West Pittston.
was struck by a West Side trolley car
yesterday morning and painfully in
jured. The little fellow luckily escaped
the wheels.
The Will of the late Mayor Harding
was probated yesterday and is as fol-
lows: He bequeaths to his wife $500
and the house in which she resides,
together with all the furniture, and a
monthly allowance of $50 during her
life. To his son James. $3.50, and
daughters. Mary j. and Florence, $500
each, and $500 to his only surviving
sister, The remainder of the personal
estate, insurance, etc, after the pay
ment of the above bequests, is to be
divided propOrtionately between his
children, James, Mary j. and Florence.
Likewise the income of the real estate.
James Harding, Charles Memory and
Edwin Fleming are named as the ex-
ecutors.
Edward Beattie, of Plymouth, a con-
ductor on the Traction road while up
here on Sunday fell from his bicycle.
and besides a fractured shoulder, had
his head badly cut. His injuries were
attended to at the hospital.
A marriage license was issued YES
terday TO John McLochan, of Philadel-
phia. and Miss Christina Grouse, OF