The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-13
Jonas Longs Sons

placed a new switch board of the mod
ern sort in their Office on Water street
and now four hello operators are at
your service.
An open space between the two
bridges has a smooth sheet of Ice on
the West Side and numerous skaters
were enjoying the afforded privilege
yesterday afternoon.
Charles Gibbons and Miss Jessie
Smith attende the opera "Iolanthe''
last evening at Wilkes Barre.
The Forest Castle brewery Is putting
a thousand tons of ice in their large
houses. 1t is brought from Harvey's S
lake by railroad.
The employees of the Deep Rock
factory enjoyed a sleighride last night
to Plymouth. They were accompanied
| by their wives and the other girls, and
arrived home at an early hour this
morning, thoroughly pleased with the
hospitality Of the Shawneeites.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Maria
Tigue will take place this morning
from the residence Of her son, Coun-
Gilman Tigue, on North Main street.
THE Factory Girl" interested a very
goods sized audience last evening and
the excellence of its production was
verified by the frequent applause which
followed many of the interesting situ-
ations of the play. Tommy Shearer is
a good comedian, but his speeches be-
fore the curtain are very tiresome.
The sum of $340 is all that has been
paid by property holders the past year
for connecting with the sewer. This is
a meagre showing, when the city has
invested thousands of dollars towards
placing the city in a good sanitary con-
dition. If we mistake not, all property
owners are compelled by ordinance To
connect with the sewer when it is pos
sible to do so, and that it is the duty
of the sanitary officer to see that the
ordinance is complied with, and If this
is not done, what We're the sewers built
for, and what is the above officer doing
towards earning his salary?
The late election of officers in the
fire department could have been inn
proved upon, and no one knows it bet
ter than the old veterans who for
many years ran with the old machine.
All the mines of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company will be idle today and
tomorrow, but will resume on Monday.
business men, owing to the monthly
pay of the Pennsylvania Coal company
having been deferred until Saturday of
next week. This makes five weeks
since the last pay day.
1T would seem that the holding Of in
quests upon the fatal accidents which
befel James Grier and John OBoyle
are nothing more than purely farce
Both accidents We're accidental, and
there was nothing that should call for
an investigation by the coroner.
j, r. Delehunty, sr, who is down In
North Carolina on a hunting eXpedi
tion, sends word to his friends here
that game was never more plentiful
and is enjoying his trip immensely
Mr., Delehunty, although advanced in
years, is a veteran sportsman, and is
yet crack shot.
There has been $4,000 subscribed to-
wards the erection Of a. cut glass fac
tory on the West Side, and it now looks
as if the project win be success.
B. w. Tennant, bookkeeper at the
Stevens colliery, and Miss Ethel Behee
We're married yesterday at the home of
the brides parents at Chase, Pa, by
the Rev. DR.. Mills, of Wilkes Barre,
and will make their homo on Warren
street on the West Side.
Yesterday morning occurred the
death of Mrs George ID. Dendle, at
| the home in oregon, and her sudden
| termination of life is a sad bereave-
ment to the afflicted family The de-
ceased was attacked with the grip a
week ago, and on Monday had the mis-
| fortune to fall down stairway and
fractured one of her arms. Later pleu-
risy, and then pneumonia set i'm, and
she died as above stated. The funeral
will take place on Sunday afternoon.
Her age was 81 years end husband