The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
PITTSTON NEWS
Small Fire and Plenty of Excite
ment Caused by Rotten Hose.
Child Burned to Death, Other
Deaths and Coming Marriage.

Child Burned to Death, other
Deaths and Coming Marriage.
A workman on the Masonic building
| was the innocent cause of an excite
! ment. Monday afternoon, which for
nearly an hour blocked with humanity
the most busy block in the city. He
was engaged soldering on a new roof
/ and some of the red charcoal from the
| fire dropped down on the old shingle
roof Of the Lamb building and instant
| ly there was "a blaze. An alarm was
sounded and both the Eagle and Nj
agara companies were out on the jump
| and made connections with the plugs
in front of the National and Miners
| banks. When the water was sent
through the hose, recently purchased,
| there was q scattering of the great
| crowd, for the hose burst In several
| places and where it did not the water
spurted and went high in the air. from
the hose which seemed to be as well
| perforated as a sieve. In the mean
| time some thoughtful citizens reached
! the top of the building, and put out
the fire with few buckets of water.
The only water that went through the
nozzle succeeded in thoroughly soak
put out the fire. The lamentable con-
dition of the hose should be a valuable
warning to the fire committee of the
council, who recently purchased the
hose. to see if they are in possession
of the article they contracted for.
| William Partridge arrived III the city
yesterday from Lewistown, and will
Immediately commence the work OF
building the sewers On Railroad Curtis
and Butler streets. recently ordered
constructed by the council. Z. T. Coon,
| of Kingston, is the contractor.
NJ. p. Nealon. an industrious young
man we are glad to note, is meeting
with much success in the distribution
of his book on the life of Admiral
Dewey.
The remaining members Of the old
Schcoley's battery, of which the ma jor-
ity are residents here, have arranged
TO hold their next reunion at Nay Aug
park, Scranton.
on next Thursday our German citi-
2ens will enjoy, with their families
and friends, their annual picnic at Sell
bells grove. near Ransom. 1t is a de-
lightful spot, and favorable weather is
all that will be required to make it
one of the best social events this season
from this city.
The marriage of Alvin Lynn and Miss
Esther Touhill will occur on Thursday
evening at $50, in st. Johns church on
William street.
| David r. Davis who was killed in
the mines at Scranton Monday, was
formerly Of this city and was broth
er of Mrs. Adam Eryden and Mrs. Ann
| Williams.
Mrs. Joseph Acker of West Wyom-
ing, died suddenly Monday morning at
the age of 81 years.
George Crenik. a well known resident
and an auditor of Exeter borough. died
Monday morning, after a short illness,
at the age of "a years.
The numerous entries for the athletic
games of the Y. NJ C. A.. which occur
on next Saturday afternoon at the West
Side park, will draw a large crowd not
only from here, but from Scranton and
) Wilkes Barre, where large number of
the competitors reside. The medals
displayed in Staley's window are both
handsome and valuable.
The festival and open air concert
by the West Pittston Hose company
Monday night on the river commons was
novel and successful attraction and
large crowds enjoyed and patronized
the affair. The music was by AleXan-
der, of Wilkes-B Barre, and the ladies
worked like trojans. 1t will be con-
tinued this evening.
Thomas Ford, one OF the wealthiest
citizens in this valley, a resident OF
West PittSton, and for many years the
vice president of the First National
bank yesterday notified the directors
| g, a. a,.,
, ton, that he was ready to donate tC
them real estate and cash to the
amount of $1,000 as a nucleus toward:
the erection of a building that this
worthy association could call their owr
: | home. 1t is needless for us to add thai
this munificent offer was readily ac
, cepted. and the result is that the mem
, bers of the association are in buoyant
n | spirits. There is now the sum of ter
thousand dollars in sight. This is 81
, | encouraging that the officers of the as
sociation and its sustaining member!
will begin an earnest work, to increase
this fund so that on the dawn of the
new century there will be an edific,
erected and dedicated to the use anC
work of the Young Mems Christian as
u sociation of this city. that will be al
u ornament to the city and credit T.
u those who by their liberality made i
Il possible TO attain such Il result.
William Abbott has been choSel
II treasurer Of the PittstOn school boart
n and has furnished bonds in the sum o
II thirty thousand dollars.
n The Misses Spencer and Watson
II teachers in our East and West Sid
a schools, and who started a week ag
C for tour of Europe during the vaca
e tion months, arrived at Moville, Ire
e land, yesterday afternoon, according t
e a cable received last evening to w. l.
'e Watson, cashier of the First Nationa
e bank. They proceeded to Glasgow
II Scotland, on the same steamer wher
n their iterinary will commence and wi
g include the British Isles, France, Ger
many and Italy.
The Henry Grattan society enjoyed
smoker last evening at their room!
is and there was o large attendance.
n Andrew Weir, James Collier an
George Huntley have been appointe