The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13
PITTSTON NEWS
Very Reverend Eugene Garvey Says
Mass-Father Quinnan's Plain
Facts--Several Deaths, Funerals
and What Local Were Gathered
on a Very Quite Sunday.

st. Johns church, on William street,
was filed to its capacity yesterday
morning at the 1890 service and this
included a high mass, which was sung
by the new pastor, Very Reverend l2u-
gene Garvey, and successor to the late
Father John Finnen. During the mass
there were several we'll sung solos by
John Allen, William Devanney and the
Misses Kearney and Keating. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. Father
Quinnan and contained so many plain
facts, and so plainly told, that they
must have left lasting impression upon
the large congregation present. His
text was the parable Of the five lOaves
and two fishes.
The service in the lecture room of
the Broad street Presbyterian church
yesterday afternoon, conducted by the
Rev. Father Fulton, of Brooklyn. and
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian association was attended by
the usual large congregation. Rev.
Fulton is a very entertaining speaker.
on Saturday morning shortly after
midnight a bold attempt at burglary
was made in the store Of 4. r. Spedios,
opposite the Ferry bridge, on North
Main street, and but for the lucky in
tervention of Jacob Millhauser, who
happened along at the time, the plans
of the gang might have been success
full. With a glass cutter they deftly
cut a large circle in one of the win
dOwS, and was about to shove it. in
when Millhauser surprised them. They
dropped some of their tools in their
hasty departure, and this showed that
they were no strangers IN the business.
For several days there has been three
or four suspicious individuals around
the city, and Chief Lotus with his
lieutenants, Sommerville, COnnell EV-
ans and Weathers, have been on their
heels, but in some manner they missed
their game when the bold attempt was
made yesterday morning.
Professor Thomas Kneebone, who is
a pianist of no mean pretentions, gave
an interesting rehearsal at the music
rooms of Fitch 4 Williams on Saturday
evening. A large audience both on
the inside and out enjoyed the pro-
gramme.
Frank Brundage, the genial day clerk
of the Eagle, spent sunday with
friends in West Scranton.
The funeral of the late Mrs. William
Shear. of Nafus street, who died on
Saturday morning, will take place this
afternoon with services at the house
and interment in the PittstOn ceme-
| terry.
The funeral of the late William r,
Davis, Of the West Side, whose death
was mentioned on Saturday, took place
| in the afternoon from the residence,
! on the West side, and the services,
which were conducted in the Welsh
Hin Baptist church by the Rev. DR.,
! Thomas, the pastor, was attended by a
! large concourse of people, including the
! Gohonts lodge and EnCampment of the
|. .. q. +. The sermon included q
| deserving euloGy of the departed Of his
| sterling worth as man, husband
! father and citizen, and also expressed
| words of comfort TO the members Of
! the grief-striCken family. The Inter
| ment was i'm the Pittston cemetery.
! Yesterday morning al o'clock oc,
! curred the death Of William Morrison
| Of ParsonaGe street, after an illness ul
several weeks. The deceased was vide.
| ly known among railroad men, and fOl
| several years was an emnloye Of the
| Lehigh Valley at the CoXton yards. Til,
! funeral will take place tomorrow.
This evening THE Sunshine Of Para,
| disc Alley" with Denman Thompson
win make their first and only appear
ance at Music hall The company i,
| hrst-class. and those who for some tim,
have been waiting for this quality car