The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-20
pITTSTON.
specisl 10 the Scranton T

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston. Aug. ig.-Robbers made |
good haul at the store of Peter ,
Schmaltz. at Hamtown. some time
during last night. Schmaltz, who Is
the manager of the popular Brothers
base ball team, conducts small gem
eral store on the Main street of the
borough, carrying line of cigars, con-
fectionery. gents furnishings, and
conducting barber shop. The
thieves gained an entrance to the
place between the hours of ii last
night and this morning. by forcing
the front door Goods to the amount
of about 1925 were taken and no trace
of the thieves is to be found.
The saloon of William Brown at Du-
pont was also broken into last night
and relieved of a quantity of cigars
and wet goods.
The plans Of class "a Of the Broad
Street Methodist Episcopal church to
have extensive repairs made to the
church have received a severe set back.
For over a year the class has been
hard at work raising funds for the
contemplated improvements, and alto
gether over $4,000 has been secured.
Last week bids We're opened for the
work, and II was found at least $1,000
would he required, whereas the class
had expected to have the work com
pleted for $4,000 a meeting Of the
congregation was held tonight for the
purpose of discussing whether or not
1t would be advisable to abandon the
plan for improvements and erect
new church Many of the members
favor the idea of a new building.
npd Jnhn 'C,raN-
ell, sr, have been elected delegates
from the Welsh Congregational church
at Pittston to attend the "gymanfa"
OF the Welsh Congregational churches
Of Eastern Pennsylvania. which takes
place in the church at Hyde Park FRI
day Of this week.
on Wednesday of this week the
drill contest takes place at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo. When
the event was first announced the
Eagle Hose Drill squad of this place
talked strongly of entering the COM
petition. hut later decided to aban-
don the idea. However, they have a
representative who will attend the
contest and challenge the winners to
a drill for a side bet of $500 or $1,000.
The representative has in his posses
sion Sl00 with which to bind the chal-
lenge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Weiskerger's Ia
monthS-old daughter died at the fam
lily home in Hughestown yesterday
afternoon. The funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon.
Eagle drill team and drum corps is
arranging for a ball. to be held in
Armory hall. September 90
Rev. Nelson B. Hawley, chairman of
the Prohibition county committee.
who has been in town for the past
few days, says the annual reunion
usually held at Mountain Park will
be abandoned this year and instead
several rallies will be held. among
them being one at the Wyoming camp
ground next saturday afternoon.
Saturday night. John Gruver of Up
per Pittston, and a companion went
fishing in the river. They set an out
line near Scovil's Island, and both lay
down on the bank and went to sleep.
When the other man awoke during the
night he found Gruver had disap-
peared and the boat was also missing
Just what became of the man and boat
is a mystery. Friends and relatives
of Gruver fear the worst, and they
We're at work today dragging the river
III lHdt vicinity, lllnklnS ne may nave
fallen into the water and been drown
cd. No trace of the boat has been
found.
The new rapid transit road being
constructed between Scranton and
Wilkes Barre has now reached a
point near Pittson township, but may
he halted here for a time by an in
junction from the Luzernc county
court. Just at the township line, the
line as surveyed runs through the
property of Herman Struley, and will
strike a portion of the barn on the
property Struley objects to the rail-
way cutting away a portion of his
barn. The company has offered him
$500 for the portion of his property
they need, but he has refused, claim
ing that the company should purchase
his entire property, which will he
damaged considerably by the close
proximity of the railway. He says if
the company attempts to cut through
the barn he will have an injunction
served on them.
Mrs. Jacob Gregory, a coored lady
living in the old Luzerne House. near
the West Pittston depot, took an over