The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
NEWS

A Warm Conncilmanic Meeting-The
West Side Dog Catcher in a Peck
of Trouble-Deaths, Funeral and
other Local News of General In
terest.
when The Tribune man closed his
letter on Thursday evening the meet
ing of the councils in joint session was
getting along swimmingly. But later'
when Mr.. McDonough made motioh
to award the contract for paving
Broad street to Lynott X Co ana
Chairman Joyce said he was out OF or
der and simply referred 1t to the street
committee, the fun began Mr.. BOW
man, in very emphatic remarks staleu
that this procedure upon the part Oh
the chair was altogether wrong. IheE
had met for the special purpose OF
awarding the paving and sewer con-
tracts and if the matter was TO De uis-
posed of in this manner he would oHer
a protest and insist upon its being re-
corded. Chairman Joyce threatened 10
have Mr.. Bowman removed, while the
latter dared him to do so, and even
intimated that the action of the CHAIR
man in referring the proposals was a
matter that should be investigated.
For several weeks the West Side has
had a genuine dog catcher, Bill jack
son by name, who, until yesterday, was
equal to every emergency. Yesterday
he ran up against snag, ana that
snag was n woman, who became turl-
Gus when she saw her pet dog tied TO
the end of a rope, the other end OF
which was attached to the mongrel
confiscator. 1t seems that the animal
had been tied in the yard, but mad
chewed off the string and become a
wanderer. He at once struck up an
acquaintance with the official and this
was noticed by the children, who noti-
fled their mother The latter came
upon the scene, and after entreaties
were of no avail and the officer was
about to make off towards the pound
with his prize, the woman resorted to
sterner measures. She right there and
then fell upon the keeper of the canine
jail and administered to him a drub-
bing that will prevent him from as
suming his public duties in present
able shape for some time to come. The
victorious householder is again in pos
session of her dog, and the other MEM
bers of the family are correspondingly
happy.
The obsequies of the late Patrick
Heating occurred yesterday morning
at st. Johns church, solemn high
mass being conducted by the Rev.
Father Dixon. The large edifice was
filed by the numerous friends and rel
nf fo ilNy n
was in the Market street cemetery
The following were the pall-bearers:
Martin and Michael Hart, Edward
Kane, Thomas McAndrew, Charles
Gilmartin and Patrick Nash.
William Milne, member of the po-
lice force Of Orange, N. J., is here or
his annual vacation. He is the guest
of j. u. Smith
The st. Aloysius society goes to Lake
Ariel this morning on their annual eX-
cursion.
viii Morris will spend tomorrow al
Harveys lake, where he will join hi:
companions. who are comfortably
camping at that popular resort.
The surface over the Langcliffe mine
in Avoca has been settling for the pas
few days. so much so that the tracks
of the Delaware and Hudson wen
down several inches, but they wer'
speedily repaired.
Joseph I.otz will bask in the shad!
hooks of Lake Winola tomorrow anC
be entertained by friends who are sum
merlng in that romantic locality.
y. Lamb, of the West Side, who hal
been in failing health for severa
months, was in very critical condi
tion yesterday.
c. G. King arrived from New Yorl
yesterday, where he had gone to com
plete his bookings for Music Hall 70
the coming season. Many improve
menas are being made to the interio
of the theater and on the opening
night, which will be about Sept. l, til
audience will be agreeably surprised
The Mitchell All-Star company will b
here next month and will have a tw
weeks rehearsal before starting ou
for the season. They will have thei
headquarters at the Sinclair House
The funeral of the infant son of MI
and Mrs. John Fisher took place yes
terday afternoon and interment wa
made in the West Pittston cemetery
The Italians of the Boston work:
which comprise a large colony, will hol
their annual celebration today and to
morrow. At midnight tonight severa
hundred dollars worth of fireworks wi
be exploded.
The Tribune man acknowledges a
invitation and credentials to the Henr
Grattan excursion, which goes to LAX
Ariel on Aug. "a.
The Sunday school of HamtowI
comprising three trolley car loads
spent yesterday at Hanover park
Miss Lucy BOice, Of Brooklyn, no.