The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-10
PITTSTON NEWS
How Shall We, or Will We have
a Fourth of July Celebration-A
Cuban Hero Will go Back Again
Lively Council Meeting.

a Fourth of July Celebration-A
Cuban Hero Will go Back Again
Lively Council Meeting.
In little more than three weeks we
will have here the great national holi-
day, the Fourth of July, and up to the
present time there has not been the
first preparation commenced for a
proper observance of the day. 1t is the
business man who should take the in
itiatory step in this matter. They not
only profit by 1t financially, but bring
people here from the rural districts
Keep our own people at home.
The remains of Andrew Shellenberg-
er, who died in the Wilkes Barre hos
pital, We're brought to the home of his
step-father on Mill street, and the flu
neral has been arranged to take place
tomorrow afternoon.
At a meeting of the YatesVile school
board the following officers were chosen
for the ensuing term: President. John
Il. Davies; secretary, John Johnston;
treasurer, Thomas Coates.
Charles Davenport, one of the few
boys from this city who was in Cuba.
and smelled Spanish powder smoke and
successfully passed through the sensa-
ton of being hit by a Mauser bullet,
went over to the hospital yesterday and
had one of his fingers amputated at
the first joint, the result Of bungling
job done by a surgeon while at the
front. Charley has not had enough of
the war yet. for as soon as the in
jured member is healed he will Join the
IWpntV-HrCt Of ipl, ;,ro, 4
embark with them for the Philippines.
Miss Maud Spencer, teacher in the
city high school. and Miss Georgia
Watson, filing a similar position on
the West Side will sail from New York
To-Day for Europe, where they will
spend their summer vacation.
Cards We're issued yesterday by Mr..
and Mrs. John Touhill announcing the
coming marriage of their daughter.
Miss Ella j., to Alvin l.. Lynn on
Thursday, June %, at $50 p. m. in
St Johns r. G. church.
At the meeting of the common coun-
ell on Thursday evening they found
themselves in quite a quandry. owing
10 the mayor refusing to sign the sewer
ana culvert contracts, he deeming the
bonds insufficient in one case and gIar-
ing defects in the others. Some of the
members became hot headed. but bet
ter sense prevailed and the matter was
hnally referred back to the solicitor
who committed the error when they
were drawn up. For instance, one
contract amounting to s4OO, IA 81 900
bond was eXacted, while another
amounting to $1,000, bond of 5000 was
asked, The ordinance creating the
office of an assistant to the secretary
Is dead letter owing to W. engi-
neering in sharp practice The scheme
lell nat owing to the secretary and
his allies not being able to muster
votes enough to pass the matter over
the veto of the mayor.
The select council held one of their
special sessions last night, but adj
Journed at an early hour in order to
give them an opportunity to listen to
the returns from COney Island as the
smuggling match progressed.
The viewers appointed by the court
to ascertain the value of the Pittston
ferry bridge We're here yesterday and
attended to that important duty The
same procedure will be done in regard
to the Water street bridge The off,
cial report will not be known until
their deliberations will have been
handed into court.
Charles Wintle caught a pair of rae
coons yesterday in the marshes OF
Paddy's Land, east of Moosc, and a
large crowd inspected them last night
In their new den behind the bars.
Bernard Mullen, a miner for the
Pennsylvania Coal company. was bad
ly injured yesterday by a fall of rock.
He was taken TO his home in Brown
town in an ambulance.
The Barber Asphalt company worked
a gang of men during last night fin
ishing the repairs to the pavement on
Main street.
David Padheld, the genial night oper-
ator at the Delaware and Hudson sta
tion, will accept thanks for fayors
extended.