The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-19
pITTSTON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

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Pittston. Feb. 1S-Anthony Devers, n
\ single man. aged about fifty years, was
| crushed to death yesterday morning
about II o'clock in the No. s mine OF
the Pennsylvania Coal company, where
! he was employed as a miner. He was
| caught beneath a fall OF rock. The re-
| mains We're taken to the home of the
| deceased's sister, Mrs. John Reddng
| at Cork Lane, where he had resided.
| Mrs. George Evans and Miss Rachel
Jenkins We're at Jermyn, Saturday, at
| tending the funeral of the late Mrs
| William Jenkins. Miss jenkins will re-
| main in Jermyn for n few days.
! Mrs Frank Shiffer, of the West Side
| returned home Saturday from
the Hahnemann hospital in Scranton
| where she had been undergoing treat.
ment for the past four weeks. She Is
much improved in health
Michael KINNEY, aged about thirty
| two years. died at his home on Tomp.
kins street, Saturday night at . o'clock.
after three weeks illness of pneu.
| monia.
Frank Mead. who has been head
| clerk for the Temple Iron company at
the Mt. Lookout colliery at Wyoming.
having been transferred to that place
about a year ago from the Babylon
| colliery at Duryea, has been promoted
! to clerkship In the head office of the
company at Scranton. He assumes his
new duties Monday. Mr.. Mead il sue.
ceeded at the Mt. Lookout colliery by
Mr.. Wilmer. at one time editor of the
defunct Pittston Item.
The threatened strike among the
bartenders OF this vicinity has been
averted and the difficulties existing
between them and their employers
have been settled. The agreemnt was
reached through the mediation of the
grievance committee of the Central
Labor union. Every demand has been
granted, including "every other sun
| day off," minimum salary of sl2 per
week and pay every two weeks. The
matter was adjusted last evening.
That the strike OF the girls at the
Sterling silk mill here will be a long
| drawn-out one is the general opinion.
both sides being determined. Yester-
day afternoon the grievance commit.
tee from the striking girls formally
presented their list OF grievances to
the management of the mill, but met
with discouraging reception. Man.
ager Hamlin absolutely refused TO re-
instate the discharged girls. and would
not even read the scale OF wages shown
him. He said the charges that the mill
was receiving work from the Scranton
mill, which is on strike, were false,
The committee reported the result OF
their visit to the special meeting of
the Central Labor union held last
evening, and the grievance committee
of the latter body will endeavor to con-
fer with the officials of the mill.
Judge Darte, of the Orphans court,
on Thursday handed down an opinion
| disallowing the whole claim OF DR.. c.
j. Barrett, OF this city, against the es-
tate of the late Rev. Father John Fin
men, for many years curate OF st.
Johns Roman Catholic church of this
| city. Dr. Barrett attended the rev.
erend father during his last illness,
two years ago, and upon his death
presented bill against the estate
amounting to s2.S75. The claim was
| disallowed on the ground that the doc
tor failed TO prove by competent wit
nesses that the services were rendered
! The bill, with interest, now amounts
| TO s5,9S2.20 Attorney w. II. Giilespie
appeared for DR.. Barrett; g. Frank
Bohan for bishop, the residuary lega-
tee; while Charles p. Bohan appeared
for the executors. Rt. Rev. Bishor
Hoban, Paul Bohan and NJ. w. Morris
The Bucknell university basket ball
team defeated the Pittston Young
Mems Christian association in a game
in Armory hall on Friday evening by
the score OF 1913. Ten minutes of extra
play were necessary to decide the
game, which was one of the most scien-
tific and hardest contests seen here
| this season.