The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-11

His attempt was unsuccessful, but he
gave himself very bad cash in the
neck. The wound is not thought to be
fatal and Weir is being cared for at
the Pittston hospital.
All the Pittston liquor dealers who
were refused licenses recently by the
court have petitioned court for Il new
hearing of their cases. The opinion has
been expressed that the Anti-Saloon
League would agree to such action pro-
viding the hotel and salooon keepers
would pledge themselves to abide
strictly by the law in running their
places should the court now grant them
licenses. The members of the league
say this opinion emanated from the
liquor men, and is absolutely untrue.
That the league has no intention of
giving up the fight at this stage is
clearly shown by the letters which
We're distributed in the churches Sun
day morning. The letters are signed
by ]. j. I<ilpin Fletcher, president of
the Anti-Saloon League, and recite
much of the evidence in the possession
of the league. In "a visits to "a places
in the city the leagues agents found
Si7 persons, mostly men but including
obtained of from two to sixteen dis
tinct violations of the law, including
Sunday selling, maintaining gambling
machines, election day sales, sales to
children. children selling behind the
bar. gambling with cards dice, pool
playing maintaining picture machines
with lewd and suggestively immoral
pictures, etc. In one of these places
Ia ,tr tIA Ip, .lA,, fr,
Il little girl to look at the lewd pic
lures. The league asks the public to
be thoughtful and careful before sign
ing any of the petitions asking for the
rehearing, and says, Should a rehear-
ing be granted the Anti-Saloon League
will strenuously oppose them again"
There has been two dssolutions of
partnership among we'll known business
firms here within the past three days.
Edward Schussler retires from the firm
of Schussler & Bechtold, bicycle deal
ers, and Mr.. Bechtold will continue the
business at the present stand on North
Main street. The dry goods firm of
Antrim & Co., has been dissolved, Mr..
Frank Fl. Antrim retiring The bust
ness will be carried on under the same
name, however Mr.. b. +. Antrim and
William Weber comprising the firm
after continuous service of about
seventeen years, Charles Werkheiser,
of tho West Side, has resigned his posi-
tion as book-keeper for the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company, at CoXton.
Street car traffic between here and
Wilkes Barre has been resumed.
Harry j. Baldwin, of Wyoming, and
Miss Laura Frederick, of West Pitts
ton, We're united in marriage Friday
evening at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frederick.
ThC officiating clergyman was Rev. +.
c.. Heal. The bride was attended by
Miss Fay Kyle, and the groom's best
man was the brides brother, William
j. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin
viii make their future home at Olean,
n. y,
Peter Kalmahawk, aged 81 years, an
Austrian, was severely burned in the
Mt. Lookout mine at Wyoming Sunday
afternoon. His burns are about the
hands and face, He is under treatment
at the Pittson hospital.
The Plttston Young Mems Christian
association basket ball team leaves on
Wednesday afternoon for Lewiston,
where they viii play Bucknel univer-
sity that evening. They will be at the
bloomsbury Normal school on the fol-
lowing evening.
Evangelist Sheldon closed his series
of revival meetings in the West Pitts
ton Congregational church Friday
eVering.
Drinks We're obtainable at the sa-
looms of Pittston yesterday only by
those who We're very familiar with the
passwords" All places were COM
paratiYely tight
A large number of coal miners left
this city this morning for Cresson, Pa,
where they will work i'm the soft coal
mines of the Webster Coal company.
superintendent Richard Mainwaring,
formerly with the Temple Coal COM
pany, has been here for the past few
days. Offering the men steady work at
$240 per day. The party numbered
about twenty.
The West Pittston poor board will
meet the latter part of this week TO
elect officers. The new members OF the
board Is Edgar Cooper who succeeds
Evan j. Evans.