The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-15
pITTSTON.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston. July l4-Little 5-year-old
Gerard Snyder, son of Donald Snyder,
landlord of the Eagle Hotel, had for
tunate escape from serious injury this
morning about IL o'clock. While play
ing in the sample room, on the ground
floor of the hotel, he leaned out of the
window and fell 20 the gorund, a dis
tance of seven feet. DR.. McFadden
was called, but found no bones broken.
The little lad was considerably shaken
up, but it is thought his injuries are
slight
The following were elected trustees
of the Welsh Congregational church
this morning: Tallie Evans, John
Ghavell sr., Shadrach Thomas, Rich
ard Jeffries, Henry w. Evans. +. j.
Weaver.
An election for the captaincy of Com
pany NJ, Ninth regiment, will be held
next Tuesday evening. in Armory hall,
and will. without doubt, result in the
| choice of Captain Stokes, formerly
with the Thirteenth regiment.
The result of the competition for rep
resentation on the rifle team of the
Ninth regiment, has been announced
| by Rifle Master Fred Bennett, of West
| Pittston. The team will he. with but
one exception, the same as last year,
and the personnel is as follows: Lieu
| tenant Darte, of the staff; Privates j..
W. Burns, William Blank and Harry
| Brenton, all of Co. NJ, West Pittston,
and Charles Watkins. of Co. f, of Par
sons. The new man on the team is
Mr.. Brenton, who takes the place of
Private Ely. As will be seen, Co. NJ.
| OF West Pittston, is very well repre-
sented on the team. having three of
the five members There were a total
of ten entries in the competition.
| A rife match took place at co. Ms
range at West Pittson. yesterday, be-
| tween Co. 3, of Wilkes Barre, and Co
NJ of this place, and resulted in a
victory for the latter by narrow mar
gin.
r. F. Antrim and William ]. Weber
returned home yesterday from a ten
days visit at the Pan-American eX-
position.
Dr. David G.. Evans, of Bellevue, was
a visitor here yesterday and today.
| Alderman Jacob w. Evans returned
home yesterday from Lake Idlewild
where he had been sojournins for the
| there for the summer.
Mrs. Johnson. of South Main street
sailed from New York city last We'd
nesday for Liverpool. where she ex
poets to meet her husband. Rev. j
NJ. Johnston. rector of st. James Epis
copal church. of this city, who lef
here three weeks ago for a tour o.
England and Ireland.
nh . ~.
morning about o'clock and swoopec
down on a house at the West Enc
occupied by a company of colorec
folks. Two women and four men were
hauled up to the station house. Th'
colored people had been having a gen
eral good time. and white man whc
sought admission to the house me
with rough treatment. The prison
ers were given a hearing before Mayo
Corcoran this morning and were finet
$40, with the alternative of thirty day
in the county Jail. They took the lat
ter.
Another landslide took place alon
the river narrows just this side of tn
limits of Marcy township Friday morn
ing. The damage, however was con
fined to the blocking of the highwd
for few hours, or until it was cleare
away by the commissioners of tn
township, who visited the place wit
force of workmen. This is the fourt
shifting of the earth that has occurre
at this point within short time an
passage along the narrow roadway
considered dangerous.
George Hanks, a well-known Lehig
Valley engineer, met with an aCCiden
that caused the loss of his right han
Friday afternoon. While repairing
leak in the air hose connecting hi
engine with a car on A siding at tn
Coxton yard, an engine at the rea
end of the train bumped the cars an
Hanks hand was caught between tn
bumpers and so badly crushed tina
amputation was necessary.
The main feature of the picnic a
Hughestown yesterday afternoon, un
der the auspices of the Brothers has
ball team. was the game between tina
team and a team from South Scran
ton The latter were the winners b
the score of 1913
In a base ball game at the West Sid
fair grounds yesterday afternoon, th
Eagle Hose Company team was sound
ly trounced by the West Side Appl
Blossoms, the score heirg S5-5.