The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-18
pITTSTON.

Just been made of a quiet marriage
which took place at Long Island City.
August Is, the principals being Harry
Smith, of North Main street, Plttston.
and Miss Johanna Sinonson, OF West
Pittston. They are residing in Long
Island City, where Mr.. Smith has
position.
Rev. Robert Conrad, aged sixty-five
years. died this morning at his home
on Montgomery street, West Pittston.
Deceased never recovered consciousness
from a stroke of apoplexy which he
suffered Monday. Mr.. Conrad had been
Il resident of this city for the past
twelve years, "a portion of which time
he was pastor of ST. Johns Lutheran
church, but of late he has been living
u retired life. He was a native of Ger
many and Il graduate Of the University
IF Bristow. During his ministerial life
he had charges at Lipon, Wisconsin,: st.
Paul, MINI: Honesdale, Pa. and Pitts
ton. Three daughters survive. The
funeral will take place Friday at 2.3O
o'clock and will be in charge of Rev.
Mr.. Dies, of Nanticoke, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Zuber, of Pittston. Interment will
be in the West Pittston cemetery.
Mrs. Richard O'Brien. aged Al years,
died this morning at her home on Lam
bert street.
Charles Langford and Miss Laura,
two we'll known young people of West
Pittston, were married this evening at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
William Shiffer, on Susquehanna ave-
nue.. The marriage was a quiet one
and was witnessed by only few i'm
mediate relatives. Rev. DR.. Severson,
officiated. the ceremony taking place
at nine o'clock.
Gordon Keim, brakeman on the
Lehigh Valley railroad. and Miss Hettie
Edgar, until recently employed in
Scranton with the International Cores
pondence schools. were united in mar
riage this evening at eight o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by DR.. O. l..
Severson at the home of the brides
sister. Mrs Charles Tench, on Luzerne
street. Miss Sophia Edgar sister OF
the bride. was bridesmaid and Clarence
Berlew was best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keim will reside on Luzerne avenue.
West Pittston, where they are both
we'll and favorably known.
While out driving this afternoon with
one of Liveryman Parker's horses.
Michael English and Thomas Jones, had
an exciting experience for short time.
The animal became unruly and ran
away, down North Main street. AT the
junction of Water street, the runaway
collided with one of the Pittston Ice
company's wagons and the buggy was
overturned both the occupants being
thrown out, but were fortunate in being
unhurt The. horses continued down
South Main street and colliding with
B. f. Antrim's buggy in front of Web
ber e. Co.'S jewely store came to a
sudden stop. A wheel on Mr.. Antrim's
buggy was demolished, but the vehicle
attached to the runaway horse was
damaged but slightly.
Last week the Erie company engaged
a gang of idle strikers for the purpose
of laying branch from the Erie's main
line near Browntown, east of Pittston
city line, to the old Cork and Bottle
collery culm dump, the company's IN
tenton being to transport the culm TO
No. and No. washeries. There had
been much debate among the workmen
as to whether or not the performance
of such labor could be designated as
"scab" work. and on Monday afternoon,
on instructions from officers of the
Browntown local, United Mine Work.
ers of America, the fifty men at work
Quit their jobs.
Henry l. Evans who left the West
Side a few months ago to work at Brad
dock, Pa, has returned to this place.
The members of the Brothers base
ball team and few friends We're the
guests of Otto Budwhesky tonight at
his home in Hamtown, where they were
furnished a fine chicken supper and had
social time.
Mrs. John Powell, of Philadelphia
avenue, is critically i'll.
John Kelley died yesterday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. p. G.
Devers, on North Main street, where
he had made his home for some time.
Deceased had been sick for over year.
The funeral will take place Thursday
morning with interment in Market
Street cemetery.
w. l.. Watson, vice president of the
First National bank. of this city, re-
turned yesterday from an extended visit
in the west. He says the scenes in the
btuminous coal fields is one of much
activity. Collieries are running to their
fullest capacity and train load after
train load could be seen on it's way to
eastern markets, all kinds of rolling
stock being brought into use in the
TRANSFORMATION.
Notwithstanding that the game of
base ball at Scranton yesterday was
credited in some of the papers as a
game between the Pittston Brothers
and the Scranton Carbondale team, the
facts are otherwise. Four of the
Brothers had been engaged to play
with the Archibald team, and one (Tou-
hilD with the Carbondale aggregation,
the game being "A contest for suprem-
acy between these two cities. The
Brothers, however, are very anxious to
cross bats with the Carbondale team,
and have requested the Tribune COR
respondent to issue challenge for a
game for a side stake or for love Of
the sport. It's up to you, Carbondale.
Kindly prepare an early reply for MAN.
ager r. r. Schmaltz, Hughestown, Pa.
| At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Brown, "a York
avenue West Pittston, this evening at
$50 occurred the marriage of Miss
Edith Brown and Mr.. Stanley Schooley,
OF Wilkes-Barr Pa. The ceremony
| was performed by the Rev. r. N. Har-
| ris, of Elk Mountain, Pa. The maid OF
honor was Miss Schooley, sister of the
groom, the bridesmaids being Miss
| Sarah Schooley and Miss Elizabeth
Erase. The best man was DR., j. r.,
Wilcox. of Kingston. The flower girls
were Misses Eleanor Harris and
Eleanor Reed. The ring bearer Wesley
Harris. Ushers, Bert Norton and
Charles Smith. Prof. Oppenheim. ac-
companied by his full string orchestra.