The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-21
PITTSTON NEWS
A General Review of Pay Day, and
Its Lively Results-Sunday Base
Ball, and Excursions-A Birthday
Party-Personal and Other Notes.

Ball, and Excursions--A Birthday
Party-Personal and other Notes.
Saturday was general pay day
among the employees of the individual
operators, mills and machine shops
ana our Main avenue was crowded
until near midnight with shoppers and
business was seemingly on the ton
notch of prosperity
Last evening an old man named Rob-
erts was placed in the cooler" for
safe keeping and occupied cell No. "a.
He could not find the electric light and
in its stead ignited a box of matches
and they set fire to his clothes. He
had narrow escape from cremation.
n committee representing the em-
ployes of the Babylon coliery waited
on the officials of the company Satur-
day demanding tie discharge Of Fore
man Mccarthy. The officials refused
and said If the men did not return to
work in specified time they would
close the shaft for the balance of the
year. There were rumors of trouble
ahead last night
The usual monthly programme of
disturbances on the outskirts of the
city were in evidence on Saturday and
yesterday. Up in Smithville the Po-
landers created plenty of excitement
by agreeing to disagree and several
fights took place in saloons and out
in the roadway. There is no lookup
there and no uniformed officers on
regular pay, so they allowed to get
better acquainted with each other in
a puglisitic way to their own salts
faction. Up in Midtown, above Dur
yea, the Italians had a celebration yes
terday and the entire population OF
that nationality from the Boston
works and from Smithville, Duryea
and this city went up to assist in 1t.
There was a parade in the afternoon
and fireworks at night, and the occa-
sion took on the airs of a holiday,
instead of day of rest. The usual
game of ball took place in Port
Blanchard, where there were more beer
kegs emptied than at a country fair,
which the crowd, that numbered in
the thousands, consumed in celebrat-
ing Pittston victory. The city was
unusually quiet, as half of its popula-
tion went out of it to spend the day,
including several hundred that went
down to Mauch Chunk and Glen Ono
ko. Duryea was content with a clam
bake, while those who are engaged
in the strike up there remained at
home to nurse their troubles. The
Stars, Of Browntown, and the Rough
Riders, of Cork Lane, played ball on
the grounds of the former and the
Stars won a victory by a score of IL
to 10. The Rough Riders and the Cry
stalls followed with a game and are
still running the bases with plenty OF
money on the result.
On Saturday a birthday party OF
large dimensions was held at the hos
pitable home of John Moore in Pitts
ton township in honor of his grandson,
John w. Mrris. VIII had attained his
majrity, and nearly hundred OF his
Young friends were present to ofer
their congratulations and enjoy the
programme which had been prepared
for the event. The gathering was un-
der the spreading and stalwart Eng
lish oaks that surround this house,
and the true spirit of enjoyment was
realized by the happy participants.
Music and dancing and merry feast
! of all good things for the inner man,
served under a bower of foliage ana
! the games, We're features of entertain
ment The following were among those
! present. John, Clara ana l4lzzle NOR
| ris. Herman and Willie Smerdon, Will
| liam Armstrong, George Moore, George
| Larch, Edward and Ruth Guilfcrd, Ed
ward Paulamus Maggie and Lizzie
| Eaton and Patrick McHale, also Ed
| ward and Mrs. Morris and John Moore
| and his estimable wife.
On next Thursday morning John j.
| Judge, clerk at the Sinclair house, and
| Miss ellie Donovan, will be married
| in st. Ieo's church, Ashley. After the
ceremony there will be the usual we'd
ding repast to guests at the residence
of the bride in Fairview, and later the
young couple will make a tour OF the
several summer resorts. The bride to
be was formerly a resident of this city
and q charming and accomplished
young lady
Doctor Newth spent yesterday at
Lake Winola; Joseph Burke, at Wilkes
Barre, and Miss Name Gill, of Parsons,
to this city.