The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-19
pITTSTON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

| Pittston, Aug 1S.-The coroner's Jury
appointed to investigate the cause OF
| the death of Frank Phillips, who fell
while walking on West Pittston side.
walk Wednesday night and died with
in two hours, met in Squire Ehret's
office Friday afternoon. A verdict was
reached to the effect that Phillips came
| to his death from a fracture of the
base OF the skull, the predisposing
| cause Of death being an attack of heart
trouble.
The Brothers Base Ball team OF
Hughestown will leave tomorrow for a
four days tour. which will include two
games at Susquehanna, Tuesday and
Wednesday. and from there they will
go to Windsor, N. Y, where they will
play the representative team of that
town two games. They leave here with
record of but one defeat in twenty
four games.
Necessity is the mother of invention
and the strikers who live in the VIC
unity OF Parsonage street, in search of
diversion during their idleness have
taxed their ingenuity and have con-
structed a small sized Ferris wheel and
camers back railroad on the hillside,
near the silk mill. The wheel is built
almost entirely of wood, contains four
seats and works to perfection.
Henry Brimble and Mrs. Ebezenah
Miller. two well known people of Rail-
road street, this city, We're united in
marriage very quietly in Binghamton
ON July 2S, by the Rev. Samuel Dun
ham. They are residing in the Miller
homestead, on Railroad street.
John McGufiie, who has been physical
director of the Young Mems Christian
association here for the past year. will
relinquish the position on the first Of
September, and will give up physical
work as a profession to become a trav-
cling salesman with the mercantile firm
of Sutherland & Mcmillan.
Rev. o. II. Ettwein, for the past nine
years pastor of st. Peters Lutheran
church of Hamtown, has resigned his
pulpit, and will leave town about Oct,
l. He has sevreal offers in view, but
has as yet made no choice.
Frank Berlew, the we'll known rail-
roader, Is able to be around after a
successful operation in the Pittston
hospital
Charles McTigue, of Pttston town.
ship, who has been an inmate Of the
Pittston hospital for some time, and
whose mind is slightly deranged, es-
capped from the orderly Friday night,
ABOUT 10 O'Clock, and 1t was not until 3
O'Clock In the morning when he was
found, In the woods near Browntown.
McIigue is suffering from the effects of
an injury to his forehead, received by
the premature explosion of mine
blast twenty years ago. His reason Is
gradually leaving him, and it is neces-
sary to keep him strapped to his cot in
the hospital.
Rev. ID. nj. George. of this city, until
few months ago pastor of the First
congregational church here, has ac-
cepted call to become pastor of the
Welsh Congregational church at Wat
erviile, N. T., town near Utica. Mr..
George expects to commence his pas
torate there on Sunday, Aug. 81. His
family Will remain here for a few
weeks, but will move to Wateryille
about the first of September, after an
eleven years residence in this city.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Stevens.
aged II years, who died on Wednesday
at the home of her son, Richard Stew
ems, on Benedict street. took place on
Saturday afternoon, with interment in
West Pttston cemetery.
About O'clock Saturday morning