The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-02
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tpecial 10 The Scranton Tribune
Pittsun. Dec. Announcement has
been nladc of the wedding Of Lewis
Powell, eldest son of Mrs. Roger Pow
ell, of Philadelphia avenue, TO MIS-.
Tngleton. of I.uHcrne avenue. The
marriage took place quietly at Bihs-
homton, Thanksgiving day. MIR. ana
Mrs. Powell are residing on LuHernc
nvenuc.
John Miller has resigned his position
hs outside foreman at the stevens col
liery at West pittston. His successor
has not vet been chosen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams. oi
Sumner avenue, Hyde Park were Fisi-
tors in West Pittston Sunday.
Tho Clerks association will conduct
& basket social in Keystone nall the
coming Thursday evening.
As a prccaution against the spread
of the smallpox epidemic at Plymouth
the pittston health board has served
notice that no iagmcn will be per-
Initted To do business in this city The
city nulrc and the health officer have
been notified Ia arrest such pedders
who attempt to come over the city
line.
Joseph Cake ITitchncr passed away
Friday night about $50 o'clock at his
hom" on LuHcrne avenue, West Pitts
ion. Although Mr.. Ilitchncr has Tor
some time been sufferer from Stom-
acll trouble. his death was quite un
expected. He had been confined to his
bed but Il few days and passed away
i'm a sinking spell Deceased was
widely known throughout the north
eastern section of Pennsylvania. being
made quite popular through his in
tcnscy humorous lecture "rih-Bits."
Mr.. liitchncr having been II natural-
born humOriSt. For years he had been
in the Wholesale bakery business. the
"Tid-Bit' cracker being Il speciality OF
his bakery. OF late he had disposed
of his bakery at Pittston and branches
at Scranton and WilkcsB Barre to the
National Biscuit company. he being re-
tanned as manager-. Mr.. lIitchncr en-
joyed the highest respect of all who
knew him. He easily made lasting
friends. Deceased is survived by Il
wife ana an interesting family of two
sons and two daughters, as follows:
Mrs. DR.. Writ tonklin, of Montrosc:
Harry and Miss Jennie Hitchncr who
reside at the family home. and Ed
ward G. Iiitchncr. Of Wilkes Barre.
The funeral will take place Monday
afternoon at go with intcrmcnt in the
Forty Fort cemetery.
The curoncr's Jury selected to invcS
tigatc the death Of George croSsman.
of SusQuehanna avenue. West PittStOn.
whose dead body was found along the
bank of tho river near the foot of the
Delaware, LackaWanna and Western
railroad hridg" here. last week, found
strong suspicious that led them to rcu-
der Il verdict that the man had prob
ably been murdered. The position in
which the body lay when found and
he character of the wounds on the
head strongly indicated foul play. AL
though the skull had been crushed.
there was no cut or wound. and DR..
Thompson. who performed the autop-
sy was of the opinion such a condition
could easily have been made by the
use of a sandbag. George Wethcrbee.
q brothcrin-iaw of the victim, said
the mans life had been threatened
several times because he had taken
he place of union worlimen during the
Valley railroad strike a few years ago.
\ brilliant church wedding will take
place Tuesday evening in the West
Tittston Presbyterian editicc, when
Miss Janet, eldest daughter of Nir. and
Mrs. John i. Law, of Luzcrne avenue,
will be married to Mr.. William Stull,
of Anderson, Luzerne county. Mr..
Stull has business interests IN Mary
land.
James Shea aud David Huckelt. of
Wilkes Barre We're callers here today.
y party of prominent young Pitts
tonians have arranged FOR Il trolley
ride to Harvcy's Lake next Wednesday
evening. They will have II collation. at
the Oneonta Hotel.
John Mcclure was seen about the
streets for the first time after II severe
sick spell.
Thomas y. Cawley. of the local force
of letter carriers, circulated among
Wilkes Barre ucquaintances today.
j. y. and w. j. Gillespie are making
extensive repairs 10 their newly-ac-
quired property on South Main street.
DR.. Phelps, of Syracuse university,
spoke in the interest of that inStiul-
tion in the West Side Methodist E.pis-
copal church this morning.
Pittston lodge Of lIlks held its an
nual memorial services this afternoon
in their palors in the Butler block.
Joseph Corr Thomas Williams and
Harper rramer Well-known tonsorial
artists who hay" conducted individual
shops here, hay" combined and will
hereafter do business in the Water
street shop formerly conducted by Mr. |
Carr,