The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

mule dealers, yesterday received two
carloads of mules from Kansas City.
Among the lots were two fine chestnut
sorrel saddle horses and a fine little
Shetland pony, which the firm will
reserve for their own use.
The Anti-Saloon League has adopted
a new course in dealing with the il
legal liquor traffic carried on to a great
extent here. Several or the constables
of the city have been notified of the
presence of speakeasies in their pre-
cincts, and they will be expected to
make returns of such to the county
court. If they fail to do SO. the league
will e%ndeavor to a the commissions
taken from them, and will then pro-
coed themselves after the s~peakeasies.
The constables do not take kindly to
the new arrangement.
William McAndrew, of Port Griffith,
a conductor on the Traction line, has
~reorganized the old Pittston Reds base
ball team, and they will play their
first game April 90, With the Wilkes
Barre professionals at the Young
Mems Christian association park, in
Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. j. ]. Howell is spending the
week at bellevue.
Edward Luckey, of sayre. who has
been sick at his home Tor the past few
weeks, has resumed work at the Vien-
ma dining rooms.
About seventy-flve horsemen and in
terested spectators witnessed the first
horse race of the season this after
noon at the West Side fair grounds.
1t was q matched race for a $50 bet,
and settled a friendly rivalry existing
between John Harris and Barney
Baigis, two Plymouth merchants. Hal-
ris drove a bay horse, j. Fl. Talbert,
and Baigis drove a grey horse, Skyler.
The stipulations of the race were that
each owner should drive his horse, and
Harris was an easy winner, taking two
straight half-mile heats: time, 1876 and
1.19E.. BaigiS was a poor han with
the reins and the race was no race at
all, for his horse was continually up in
the air. Elwood Smith, of Wilkes
Barre, OBLIGATED as starter, and the
Judges We're Thomas Renshaw and j.
Il. Wandell, both of Plymouth.
John Shields Miss Mary Hawkes..
both of Yates, Pa, We're united in mar
rlasc last Tuesday at the Holy Rosary
church, Scranton. They will reside at
Yates.
The West Pittston fair grounds will
be u lively place this summer. and
Utmost all the stables have been leased.
Owing to the abandonment Of the
stables at West Side Park, Wilkes
Barre, Elwood Smith, or that city. will
train his horses here. and expects to
commence work next week.. Five of
his lnrcac will ha Shinpa1 hn,a nnyt
Tuesday.
The, Pittston Male Glee society gave
u concert this evening in the Water
street Baptist church, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid society.
A brilliant April, nuptial event, the
first nfter-Lcnten event in the Gar
den Village, took place this evening
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Benedict, on Susquehanna avenue,
when their eldest daughter, Miss jess
sic Marian, was united in marriage Ia
Dr.. Emile Ernest Steiner, a prominent
young dentist of Wilkes-Barre. whose
former home was at Erie, Pa. The
wedding was performed in the pres
once of about 175 invited guests and
the handsome Benedict home was re-
splendent in magnificent floral decora-
tons arranged by Ellis, of West
Pittston, Rev. DR., Severson, of the
Nest Side Methodist Episcopal church,
performed the ceremony, and the music
was furnished by five pieces from OPP
pcnheim's orchestra of Wilkes Barre.
The bridal party included Miss Clara
BENEDICT and Miss Henrietta Steiner,
Of Erie, bridesmaids; Miss Helen Bene-
diet, maid of honor, and Frederick
Steiner, of Erie, best man. The bride
wore a real lace gown over white satin.
with a veil, and the bridesmaids wore
pink crepe over pink silk. Dr.. and
Mrs. Steiner, after a Southern tour,
will be at home at IA North Main
street, Wilkes-Barre.
II Brothers. base ball team, of
Hughestown. will line up against the
Scranton State League team Saturday