The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-01
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Special to the Scranton Tribune,

Pittston, July 31.-William L. Gee,
one Of the pioneer residents Of this
vicinity, passed away last night at O.3O
| o'clock at his home on Luzerne avenue,
West Pittston, where he .had resided
for the past forty years. Mr.. Gee was
aged 76 years and 13 days, and his
| death resulted from a complication Of
diseases which commenced on July II,
his birthday. Deceased was d native of
Manchestershire, England, and came
to this country when a very young man.
Fifty years ago he was united in mar
riage to Miss Olive Stuart, Of Homes
dale, who survives with an adopted
child, Mrs. Mary Alllnson. At the out
break of the Civil war, Mr.. Gee en-
listed in Battery M, Pennsylvania in
fantry, and served three years, return
Ing home as a second lieutenant. De-
ceased was a member Of Gohonto lodge
OF Odd Fellows. st. Johns lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons, and was char
ter member Of the West Pittston Pres
byterian church. The funeral will take
place Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
with interment in the West Pittston
cemetery.
Stephen Tenant, Jenkins township
ment a few miles east Of here, last
evening, with a warrant for the arrest
Of one John Berantine, an Italian
When the officer reached the home of
Berantine, the man was not to be
found, but the officer had misgivings
that he was somewhere in the locality
and he loitered around, expecting to ar
rest him later. A short time afterward
hp fI,o
he did so Berantine came out with
shotgun and fired at him. The con-
stable was quite a distance off at the
time and this is the sole reason he lives
today to tell the story. The shot in the
charge of the gun scattered consider
able, but Tenants clothes We're torn
in several places by the bullets, al
though he was uninjured. Another
warrant was secured for Berantine's
arrest, but he has fled.
E. j. Burns, the undertaken, while
returning home from Browntown last
night, after laying out a corpse, was
held up by five thugs. AS he was pass
ing under the Erie railroad bridge on
Railroad street, within fifty yards of
Main street, one of the highwaymen
seized the horse's bride, while another
demanded Burns money. Burns was
not to be easily taken, however, and he
struck the man near the carriage
blow in the stomach with the butt end
of his whip and then, lashing up the
team, knocked over the man at the
horses head and escaped. City police
officers hurried to the scene and gave
chase to men found nearby, but they
escaped.
A silver plating concern wishes to
locate in this vicinity, and a represen-
tative was here yesterday and was
shown about the town by members of
the board Of trade.
The funeral of T. II. Davis young
child took place this afternoon with
interment in Pittston cemetery. Ser
vices We're conducted at. the home of
DR.. Parke, assisted by Rev. David Mac
Donald, of AVoca. A quartette conpos-
ed of Miss Mae Staley, Miss Lulu Ked-
die, Thomas kneebOne and Edgar Pro-
byn.
A Polander had narrow escape from
drowning in the river here this morn
ing. He was coming down in boat
but the current was strong and he was
carried against one of the piers of
Ferry bridge. The boat balanced on
the point of the pier and the occupant
was rescued with the aid of rope let
down from the pier.
A Hughestown COW, owned by David
Davis, got into Peter Schmaltz's lot
this morning and ate of the fruit of a
wild cherry tree, and died shortly after
ward.
Martin Dolan, pitcher for the West
Pittston base ball team has accepted a
position with the Allentown team and
left for that city yesterday.
Richard Appley, mine foreman for
the Erie company at No. II colliery has
accepted a position with the San Fran
cisco Coal Mining company in Mexico.