The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-06
pITTSTON.


Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Pittston, July "a half-dozen little
urchins called at Jcwclcr James LOWS
store. on North Main street, this morn
ing, one of them having in his posses
sion a gold watch, which he endoavOred
TO sell Mr. Lewis. The latter questioned
the lads as to how they came in pos
session of the timcpicce, and was told
they had found it in dry goods box
at the rear of North Main street. Under
preteSt, Mr. Lewis kept the watch and
told the boys to call saturday for their
money, In the meantime, in conduct
ing an investigation, he learned the
watch belonged To Philip Racder, a
North Main street butcher Mr. Rdeder
says that someone entered his market
Wednesday night about o'clock and
stole the watch. The boys will be held
for an investigation upon their appear
ance tomorrow.
The most serious of the few accidents
which occurred IN this vicinity yester-
day was the mishap which befel
party of West Pittston people who had
gone for a ride over the Pittston boule-
ward. Upon their return trip last even
ing about o'clock, while descending
steep hill, the horses became unman-
dStdble anu ran dNdN' Al lllt l''I VI
the hill the outfit Collded with IA tree
and the vehicle upset, throwing the
occupants out. OF the dozen or more
people in the party only one escaped
injury, although none of them received
serious injuries. All We're badly shaken
up and bruised more or less. among
them being Mrs j. z. Hermann and
infant child, Mrs Thomas Woodside
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer SAKE
and two sons, Mr. Merritt SAKE and
one son. Their injuries consist of cuts,
bruises and spraincd limbs.
Arch Mayo, of rockingham street,
and Thomas +. Jones, of Benedict
street. have purchased the two single
houses on the property Of James Fitch.
Delaware avenue, West Pittston. They
will not occupy them until next April.
A happy party Of German people will
leave here next week for trip to the
land of their birth. They expect to he
gone two months. Among the party are
Marketman Jacob Frederick. wife and
family, August Conrad and daughter,
, Miss Lizzie, Fred Seibel and Edward
Schussler.
A young man, who gave his name as
James Kelley, of Hyde Park, met with
a mishap on Main street, this city, yes
terday afternoon that may cost him a
cool $25. With three young ladies, he
was driving down the street in sur
rey rather reCkleSsly, and ~ iront of
the Armory block drove plumb into a
vehicle owned by John Llewellyn, Of
Hamtown. damaging it considerably.
He refused to reveal his identity, and
drove on, but was later overtaken by
an officer to whom he revealed his
identity, and was allowed to depart. At
the sight of the police officer one of
the female occupants of the carriage
tainted. and a physician was called to
restore her to consciousness.
At an early hour yesterday morning
Mr.. and Mrs James Miller, of Benedict
street, Upper Pittston, were awakened
by terrific cannon report, which
sounded close at hand. Accompanying
the detonation was the sound of the
cracking Of wood. Upon investigation,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller found a one-pound
iron cannon ban on the floor of the sit
ting room, while a hole in the wall of
the house about a foot square showed
where it had broken through. Several
youths had, with ina Cinative humor
bombarded the house with a small cam
non, which they had loaded with a ball
stolen from the Touhill foundry.