The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-13
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\ snccial meeting Of council has been
called for Tuesday evening. The OBJ
jcct Of the meeting will be to take ac-
tion on the offer of the Scranton trdc-
ton company in regard to the pole tax.
The company offers to settle the past
, account, some $500 providing the coun-
oil will enter into an agreement win
them to use the same Number OF poles
for borough us" for the term OF lNe
wears as j.: now being used. All poles
used by the borough are exempt from
taxation. This would in reality bring
the tax down to about liity cents per
role The ordinance says all poles
shall be taxed 81. Council should b"
careful how they enter into any con-
tract with this company other ihan
what the ordinance calls for. If the
traction company wishes to scttl"
it's account let ii do So but have no
strings tied to it. This company does
not grant the borough any faVors
whatever and why should council"
Mr. Mark, Walker, ST. came near los
in.; his life on Thursday. During the
night he WAS taken i'll and getting up
went to a shelf and took down "A bot
tie which he supposed contained es-
sancc Of peppermint. He swallowed
ABOUT a teaspOonful of the liquid.
which proved to be a solution of car
boIir acid Dr. j. y. Sickler WAS
quickly summoned and administered
| to him. Mr.. Walker had very close
call, his mouth. throat and stomach
| we've badly burned with the acid, but
prompt medical aid saved his life, and
he is now on Il fair way to recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. II. b. Briggs Of car
bondale spent yesterday with the for
mcr's parents, Captain and Mrs. $. II.
Briggs, of Pleasant avenu"
r:vo men in a buggy ami driving a
horse at furious rate of speed ran
down ana seriously injured Il 5-year-
Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
kins Of tho East Side. The little one
was playing with several others in
the roadway when she was run down.
The men made no effort To avoid III"
accident. and after running over th"
child tn" inhuman brutes whipped up
tho horse and without locking back
sped PcckviIlcward Mr.. Joseph Lam
gan. who witnessed the accident, and
the inhuman manner of the pcrpc-
traitors, took u bicycle and followed
, the men to Providence, whore they
f'Slut. | HfT lldIt'S N'I' 'p'h'l!''
and arrests will follow.
1t is stated chat the men We're in
,oyicated and were driving in most
reckless manner. The child, after the
accident WAS given medical aid and
remained unconscious for several hours
and is etill in Il critical condition.
Mr. W. :, Blnes. the Main street
druggist had Il burglar scare on
Thursday uiGht, and had everything
worked all right there would have
hcen one or more dead burglars scat
tered around the promises. Shortly
hciorc the midnisht hour Mr. Rocs
MAS awakened by peculiar noise
II" and his family occupy apartments
oven the store. Mr. Hlpes, after LISTEN
ing a few moments, decided that an
attempt was being made To gain en-
trcncc IA the store, \ doubt" harr"led
shot gun, which Mr., Hlocs always
keeps handy. was mis- only companion
as he quietly made his way Ia a win
dow in the front Of the building The
Noise still continued down stairs and
Mr.. Bloes raised Il window and was
about To shoot tho neighborhOod full
of holes. when he made the discovery
that there was no one i'm sight, The
burglar or burglars had heard the
window raised and had made good
their escape, \ side window with
freshly made marks in The sash
showed where they iried TO force an
entrance into the building. 1t was Il
lucky thing tor Ai. Burglar that 10
heald Mr.. blucs or hr would have been
tit subject fer the coroner to sit upon
in a very few seconds after he began