The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-21
PITTSTON NEWS
A Column of the Latest Local News
About the City, and What Some
of Our Business Men Have to Say.

| commodate the miners and other EN-
| ployes today at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian association and the
accommodation has become more ap-
preciated eince the closing of the banks
at noon on Saturday.
The ladies of members of the Call
| edonian club met yesterday and COM
! pleted their part of the arrangements
| for the celebration of Burns anniver-
sary on next Wednesday evening.
Frank Yaseen, son of Jeweller va
seen, of North Main street. has
returned home from Lebanon, where
! he underwent an operation at the hos
| pital there, resulting in the removal Of
knee cap of one of his limbs. The
| young man is in good spirits, notwith-
| standing that he will he a cripple for
| life.
The afternoon service tomorrow at
| the Young Mems Christian association
| will include an interesting address by
| Frank McEnhill Of the Wyoming SEM
| mary. The Misses Baird, of Inkerman,
| Will render several vocal selections.
| cordial invitation is extended to all
| young men to be present.
! The Scranton guests of the bartenders
| here will be met at the Cork Lane de-
| pot with conveyances on the arrival Of
| the $50 train.
The cantata, THE Capture of Santa
! Claus" was repeated last evening at
| the Malanle chapel, in upper Pitts
! ton, and the young participants de-
| lighted a large audience.
The Joseph Green company will close
| their engagement here today with a
| matinee in the evening and of the
| best shows of their repertoire in the
| evening.
The Wilson Dramatic company 81
| billed for the entire week, commencing
| on next Monday evening. They come
| here highly recommended.
The old Bevan building on South
Main street is being repaired, which
| is misfortune for the city, and not
| very much to the credit of the coun-
| ellis, who issued the permit.
The Cork Lanites failed in their at
| tempt to hold n caucus last night, ow-
ing to not being sufficient harmony in
| the gathering to accomplish that pur-
| pose. Martin Hawley will be the new
treasurer, but the bone of contention
is for the office of justice of the peace
and school directors.
w. 5. Callahan, of Scranton. has re-
turned to this city, and has accepted a
position with a Wholesale firm.
The funeral of the late Mrs Mend
ling occurred yesterday from the home
of James RosenCrans, and the inter-
ment took place in the Dunmore ceme-
terry.
There will be a dramatic entertain.
ment in Keystone hall tomorrow even
ing, in which the Joseph Greene COM
pany will assist.
Evangelist Reading has conducted a
successful series of meetings at the
Water Street Baptist church this week
The conductors and motormen of the
Scranton branch of the Traction COM
pany are an accommodating and polite
company Of young men, and no one
knows it better than the scribe to this
department.
James NeWcomb attended a wedding
in Scranton yesterday and next to the
bride and groom was the most import
ant guest present at the nuDtials,
This is pay day for the employees of
the Pennsylvania Coal company and
those Of several individual operators.
This Will result in the distribution of
upwards of two hundred thousand dol
lars, and ought to give all kinds of
business push for the next week or
two.
Rev. DR.. Harshaw delivered his lee
ture on "Oliver Cromwell" last evening
in the West Side Presbyterian church.
There was large attendance.
j. l.. Morgan, of Binghamton. and q
former resident here, was in the city
yesterday.
Mayor Harding is confined to his
home with the prevailing epidemic.
NJ. w. Morris has returned from
Huntington, where he attended a mill
lers' convention.
Mrs. James Orr and daughter Miss
Eva, spent yesterday with relatives in
Scranton.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell, an aged resident
of ProWntown, in Pittston township,
and who came to this valley fnty"ive
years ago, died Yesterday from general
debility. The funeral will take place
on Monday morning.
The Pittston Ice company yesterday
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. William Drury; treasurer Joseph
Langford; secretary, S. j. Church, and
Charles Ritter, superintendent.
Alex. StanzuisN was the only patient
admitted to the hospital yesterday. He
was severely cut and bruised about
the head and shoulders by a fall of
rock in one of the West Side mines.
There has not been heard of, or any,
thing said in regard to the Corcoran
murder for the past week, since the
discharge of the Monaghan family, but
at meeting yesterday of the commits
siOners and the district attorney, steps
were taken towards the capture of the
murderers.
An old resident of Port Griffith, Mrs.
Queeney died yesterday, after a pro-
tracted Illness. The funeral is an
nounced for Sunday afternoon.
John Huffsmith a young man of
twenty years, died suddenly at his |
home in Inkerman yesterday. The |
funeral viii take place tomorrow after |
noon, with services at the Inkerman |
church, and interment in the Pittston |
cemetery
The Wyoming Hose company will |
banquet the Eagle Hose company on |
next Thursday evening. This is in re- |
turn for the hospitality extended to |
the Wyoming boys during the annual
event of the firemen last fall.
Henry Riker, a former resident of |
this city, died yesterday in Philadel- |
phia. His mother is at present a resi-
dent of Duryea.
THE EAGLE HOTEL
win this evening serve an elegant
'unch, of the appetlzing kind, and you
IRE invited to call and test the latest
'reation of Viands in metropolitan