The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-12
pITTSTON.


Pttson, Aug. n.-Announcement was
made here today of the marriage of
DR.. s. Gertrude Evans, of Plainsville
to DR.. George Dewitt Herring, Of
Wilkes Barre. The ceremony took
place very quietly in Binghamton
few months ago. and Mr. and Mrs.
Herring will go to housekeeping in
Plainfield y. j.. where the groom has
recently entered on the practice of
his profession, within a few weeks.
Both are we'll known in this city and
Wilkes Barre, and are graduated os-
teopaths, members of the class of 1901.
of the Atlantic School of Osteopathy,
of Wilkes Barre, For the past four
months. the bride, who is the third
| daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Henry w.
Evans, of Plainsvile, this county, has
I been a practitioner. having a suite of
rooms on Washington avenue, Scran-
ton. The groom is the son of Lehi.h
Valley Mine Superintendent Herring of
Wilkes Barre.
John CurriCan. of North Scranton, a
middle aged gentleman who takes "A
| great deal of interest in sporting
! events, was in this city yesterday
| afternoon en- route to Ashley, where he
| expected to arrange for a match be-
| tween Providence and Ashley bull dogs
| incidentally, while on the car between
| here and Wilkes Barre, he partci-
| pated in an drgumentatiVe converse
ton with John Reyonlds. of Hughes
| town, one of the hackers Of the
! Brothers base ball team, as 10 the rca-
tive merits of the Brothers and the
Eureka base ball team, of Providence.
The resGlt was the first steps toward
the arrangement of game between
| these two teams, and the match may
be for a sum from $50 to 800 a side.
| 4 horse owned by a Jewish peddler
| Of SturmerNille gave a startling eXhi-
| bition of his speed as a guideess Won
| der on Wyoming avenue, West Pitts
ton, Saturday afternoon, and although
| he managed to escape collision with
seN eral vehicles which stood along the
| highway, the buggy to which the ami
NAL was attached was badly demol-
ished. Near Montgomery street. one of
The reins became fastened in one Of
the horses rear feet, and the runaway
was brought TO a sudden halt.
Friday afternoon a freight car loaded
with coal met with mishap while
!
Clear Spring colllery. While passing
from the switch TO the main track, the
box of the car toppled over from the
truck and doWn the east side en-
bankment.
Miss Rachel Jenkins, of the West
Side, left yesterday for a two weeks
stay among relatives in Carbondalo
and JermEn.
John Metcalf, a little 2-year-old lad,
living on Railroad street, got too close
10 one of Milkman Dodee's horses
Saturday afternoon, and was kicked on
the head, The little one received a
very bad cash.
Two alarms Of fire We're sounded last
night and this morning, but on both
occasions the fire was a slight one
Last night about 10 o'clock the fire.
men were called to Charles street
where live electric light wire set fire
TO the roof of the Pittston Ice COM
pany's scale house. The blaze this
morning was at the Della haunty Dye
ing Machine company's plant, but al
though the fire companies responded
to the alarm, their services were not
required.
Elwood Houser, Of Race street, Wes,
Side, popular young man. who has
been employed as shipping clerk a the
William A. colliery Of the Lehgh Val
ley Coal company AT Duryea, has re-
signed his position and left tonight for
Philadelphia, where he has secured a
position in the main office Of the Web
ster Coal and Coke company. His sue
cessor at the William a. is Howard &,
Bird, of Weatherly, Pa.
Arrangements are being made at the
Welsh Congrega tional church for a
series of literary competitive meetings,
the first to be held Thursday, October
3, and the second on Thanksgiving at-
ternoon and evening.
The outing event for tomorrow that
viii take many pleasure-seekers from
this place is rhe trolley ride and ex-
cursion of Luzerne lOdse, Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, to Hanover
park The cars will leave foot OF Mil
street at o'clock