Newpapers: Tidbits from The Scranton Republican : Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by the contributor shown with the issue. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ___________________________________________________________ Susan Carter White Pieroth pieroth@ix.netcom.com The Scranton Republican, Thursday Morning, November 5, 1885 LOCAL BREVITIES. Dr. Barrett, yesterday, moved into his new building on Spruce-street. Mr. Thos. Parrott, son and Mr. Sweet shot twenty rabbits in the vicinity of Jones' Lake yesterday. The Might Society, of the Hyde Park M. E. church, held a social at the home of Mrs. John Williams, on Tenth-street, last evening. Peter Moran, of Ashantee Heights, says that he was attacked by footpads while returning to his home after hearing the election returns on Tuesday night, and stripped of his coat, hat, shoes and five dollars in money. _______________ A Terrific Explosion. A terrific explosion of gas occurred at the Central mine yesterday afternoon by which three men were badly burned. Patrick White, John Hogan and one other. Particulars of the affair could not be learned. _______________ A Cigarmaker Hurt. John Semiman, a cigarmaker who says his home is in Binghamton, while climbing over a train of cars in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western yard yesterday morning, fell between the bumpers of the cars and was badly squeezed. He was taken to the hospital, where it was ascertained that his injuries are not dangerous. _______________ County Sunday-School Association At the meeting of the executive committee of the Lackawanna County Sunday-school Association held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms Monday afternoon it was decided to hold the semi-annual convention in Providence next June, and the following gentlemen were appointed a committee of arrangements: B. W. Miller, chairman; Rev. G. E. Guild and Jones, Mrs. Kennedy and Henwood. A Sunday-school Institute will be held in Taylorville at an early date. Rev. A. J. VanCleft is chairman of the Committee on Institutes. _______________ Eisteddfod Notes. The following named gentlemen have been selected as vice presidents: Hon. John Handley, Hon. L. A. Watres, J. J. Albright, W. T. Smith, John G. Noakes, A. B. Stevens, J. C. Platt, Hon. Geo. Sanderson, E. W. Weston, of Scranton; Hon. M. B. Williams, Gwilym M. Williams, of Wilkes-Barre; Percy R. Pyne, of New York; Daniel Edwards, of Kingston; W. G. Payne and Hon. Payne Pettebone, of Wyoming; John O. Hughes, of Philadelphia. The several committees are hard at work preparing for the eisteddfod. Hon. Samuel Slone, President of the D., L. & W. R. R. Co., has kindly consented to preside at one of the meetings. _______________ The Y. M. C. A. Building The undersigned, to whom as Trustees has been committed the work of erecting a building for the Young Men's Christian Association would beg leave to submit the following statement to the public: After most careful and deliberate examination of a large number of plans, we have selected one that we believe meets all the requirements. It will give to the association, as well as the young men of our city, without distinction of race or religion, many advantages they have long needed. Aside from the apartments necessary for the strictly religious work of the society, the place provides for a large and complete gymnasium, hot, cold and swimming baths, a few lodging rooms for young men, large hall for entertainments, lectures, etc., fine library-room and many other features, the usefulness of which will not be confined to members alone. The four commodious stores on the ground floor, with rent of gymnasium, closets, etc., will largely support the association permanently, William Connell, Thomas Moore, James Blair, W. R. Storrs, H. M. Boies, E. B. Sturges, J. C. Platt, Trustees. Scranton, Pa., Nov. 3, 1885 _______________ PERSONAL. Messrs. R. D. Schimpff and Oscar Ludwig left for New York on business yesterday morning. The genial and handsome Democratic ex-candidate for Clerk of the Courts, Attorney Patrick, was seen yesterday morning making rapid strides for the D. L. & W. depot. As he had a gun with him, it is supposed he has taken to the woods. _______________ PITTSTON JOTTINGS. The funeral of Robert Smiles' child was attended yesterday. Miss Maggie Allen is quite low with pneumonia, at home with Mrs. James McCabe, Montgomery-street. Joel Brenton has the contract for painting the Water-street railroad bridge, and will commence the work in a few days. M. Coolbaugh, one of our best local shots, bagged three coons, a few days ago, on Campbell's ledge. Two of them at one shot. Will Stiles, a student at the Medical University at Philadelphia, came home to vote. Other students and out of town residents did the same. Hugh McDonald, the new Second district mine inspector, has taken an office in A. B. Brown's building, corner of Main and Williams's-streets. Senator Slocum seems to enjoy the cash payment of his award for damages by the jury at the recent trial, though it comes far short of his due when construction damages are considered. Hankie, the cigar manufacturer, took charge of the Central express office Monday. He is an old hand at the work and affairs move off according to order. Mr. Muschlitz drives the delivery wagon. The funeral of Hugh McGuire, who died in consequence of an accident in No. 5 shaft, Friday morning, was largely attended Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. There was a very large attendance. The Father Mathew Society was in attendance in full force. The deceased was one of the charter members of the society. ______________________ The Scranton Republican, Friday Morning, November 6, 1885 Woman's Curiosity. Allentown, Pa., Nov. 5. -Mrs. Catherine Trump, postmistress at the village of Corning, has been arrested charged with opening letters out of curiosity, and reading them for the purpose of keeping herself posted in regard to the business secrets of her neighbors and the love affairs of the young people of the community. She admitted her guilt. _______________ The following notice appeared in The Republican yesterday morning, and caused considerable comment throughout the city: "Rev. David Spencer will deliver a 'talk with young men' in the Penn-Avenue Baptist church, next Sunday evening. Only gentlemen will be present." We have received several communications, more or less severely criticising the proposition of Dr. Spencer, as being ill-advised, sensational and as "encroaching too much on the domain of the lecturer on topics that forbid the presence of ladies." We have deemed it best to withhold these communications, believing that the writers misapprehend the motives and purposes of Dr. Spencer. _______________ THE Y. M. C. A. BUILDING. Yesterday's Republican contained a communication addressed to the citizens of Scranton by the Trustees of the Young Men's Christian Association, in behalf of the work entrusted to their hands in the erection of the new building on Wyoming-avenue. The trustees find that to make this building what it should be in order to serve the greatest possible good in the community, more money is needed than has yet been provided for. In short, the trustees will require an additional $20,000 to fully carry out the plans they have in view." _______________ The Agricultural Society. At a recent meeting of the Lackawanna Agricultural Society officers were elected as follows: President, Joseph J. Jermyn; Directors, Wm. Haggerty, H. H. Colvin, Geo. S. Throop, Wm. Bloom, Geo. C. Courtright, J. M. Rhodes, D. M. Jones, Frank H. Jermyn, L. R. Fowler and M. H. Dale. The directors will meet at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon to elect a secretary and treasurer. _______________ Assaulting His Wife. Herman Bachman, of Hyde Park, was before Alderman Roesler, yesterday morning, on a charge of brutally assaulting his wife, Mary, on Tuesday last. It developed that Bachman while under the effects of liquor knocked his wife down, kicked and dragged her about the house and otherwise maltreated her. The Alderman held the man in $300 bail for his appearance at next term, Henry Lithner becoming his surety. _______________ The Victims Die. Patrick White, who was burned by an explosion of gas at the Central mine on Wednesday, died yesterday from his injuries at his home on Luzerne-street. He was sixty years of age and leaves a wife and family. He will be buried tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. John Hogan, aged sixty years, who was injured by the same explosion which burned White so fearfully, lingered until 10 o'clock last evening when he expired. He lived with a wife and five children in the Sixth ward. His funeral will take place Sunday afternoon. _______________ The Bradley-Evans Nuptials. The marriage of Mr. John Bradley to Miss Lizzie Evans, daughter of Reese T. Evans, was solemnized last evening by Rev. Dr. Spencer, at the home of the parents of the bride in Hyde Park. A large number of invited friends were present and the affair was a social event of much importance on the West Side. The presents were very numerous and some of them of costly and very beautiful design. Mr. Bradley is a well known young gentleman, who for many years has been connected with the Sunday Free Press. His young wife is one of the most popular young society ladies on the West Side. The young couple whose nuptials were solemnized under such auspicious circumstances have the well wishes of a host of friends. They go to housekeeping at once in a newly furnished home on Hyde Park-avenue. _______________ LOCAL BREVITIES. Clothes line thieves have made their appearance in the Eleventh ward. E. O. Atherton's cow came in fresh on the night of Nov. 3, precisely at 7 p. m. Over fifty licenses were granted in Lackawanna county during October to get married. Officer Tom Lewis and Reese J. Lewis were hunting yesterday, and between them brought down ten fat rabbits. The regular monthly meeting of the Home for the Friendless will be held in the usual place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. William Walsh, a young man who was injured in Leggett's Creek shaft on Saturday last, died at his home in Providence on Wednesday morning. A letter received in this city from James Ferguson states that a young girl, a domestic on East Liberty-street, New York, named Jennings, and a former resident of this city, committed suicide on Tuesday night last, by taking arsenic. Disappointment in marriage was the cause. John Holland, of Old Forge, was received at the county jail yesterday, having been committeed in default of bail by Justice Keogh, charge with disturbing an election board in discharge of it duty, assault and battery, house-breaking, drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The ladies of the Green Ridge Presbyterian church entertained their friends last evening at the residence of E. W. Palmer, on Capouse-avenue. Oysters and other refreshments were served. As the refreshments were donated by Mr. And Mrs. Palmer the full amount realized will go towards liquidating the church debt. A Scranton rough named Patrick McHale, was committed to the care of Sheriff Clark by Constable Watson, of Hawley, one day last week. He had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and lodged in the borough lock-up. He created a little excitement and came nigh smothering himself by setting fire to his bed and bedding, after his incarceration.-Honesdale Citizen. _______________ PERSONAL. Dr. S. C. Ross will return to-day with his bride. Miss Eva M. Hetzel has recovered from her recent illness. Mr. Charles R. Hickley is confined to his house with a severe sickness. Mr. Harry Bass, formerly of this city, now of Kingston, is visiting among Scranton friends. Hon. Theodore Hart, of the Pittston Gazette, was shaking hands with friends in this city yesterday. County Treasurer-elect J. B. Van Bergen, of Carbondale was in the city yesterday receiving the congratulations of his host of friends. J. S. Kirkpatrick returned from New York last night, having made a two years' contract with his popular coffee and tea house, Eppens, Smith & Co. Al Fowler, of the Lackawanna polo club, is suffering from a severe cold which he contracted the night the Scranton team were defeated by the Metropolitans, of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. E. J. Fish, who for the last seven years has been foreman of the composing room and proof reader of the Evening Times, has been made advertising solicitor for that paper. Mr. Fish is a competent solicitor and will doubtless be successful. _______________ Eisteddfod Notes. An omission occurred in yesterday's list of Vice Presidents, which is now corrected. The list should have included the following additional names: W. T. Smith, esq., of Wilkes-Barre; B. G. Clarke, esq., of New York City; W. R. Williams, esq., of Schuylkill Falls, Philadelphia, and Col. Ira Tripp and James J. Blair, esq., of this city. _______________ Counting the Votes. The official count of the votes cast in Lackawanna county last Tuesday, was commenced in the Court-house at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon before Judge Archbald, who summoned as his assistants the following gentlemen: Reading clerks, John T. Howe and T. F. McCourt; recording clerks, Henry A. Knapp and C. Comegys; file clerks, W. M. Lathrope and J. J. Maghran. _______________ Court Minutes. [Note: Com. stands for Commonwealth] Quarter Sessions- Com. Vs. James O'Donnell, surety of the peace; Mary O'Donnell, prox.: Defendant discharged and prosecutrix to pay costs. Com. vs. John O'Donnell: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. Charles Carden, surety of the peace; Mary Zeigler, prox.: Defendant discharged and county to pay costs. Com. vs. Luke Kelley: Case settled and dismissed, defendant having paid costs. Com. vs. Patrick Cavanaugh: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. John P. Rees, surety of the peace: Mary Rees, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. I. Steinbach, surety of the peace: Lewis Epstein, pros., to pay costs. Com. vs. Wm. Walters, surety of the peace: John Jermyn, pros.: Continued till Saturday, November 7. Com. vs. Richard Owens, surety of the peace: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. Thomas Sullivan, surety of the peace: Dismissed, prosecutor to pay costs. Com. vs. John Ritter, surety of the peace; Defendant discharged; C. T. Bartley, pros., to pay costs. Com. vs. Peter Connolly, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Mary Connolly, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Anthony O'Donnell, surety of the peace: Continued till Saturday, Nov. 14th. Com. vs. Thomas Carey, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Ellen Carey, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. P. Quinnan, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Catharine Murray, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Michael Larkin, surety of the peace; defendant discharged; Mrs. Kate Flynn, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. James McKenna, surety of the pace: Defendant discharged; Catharine McKenna, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. P. J. Clark, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Catharine Bromage, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Emily Gray, surety of the peace: Nathaniel Hallstead, prosecutor, (quarrel over a line fence); defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the pace: John McGinty, pros.: Defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the peace: Patrick McGinty, continued. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the peace: John Daley, pros.; defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. Thomas Loftus, deserting his son Daniel, P. F. Moffit, poormaster of Carbondale, prosecutor: Ordered to pay $3 per week for support of son and give bond in $200, and pay the cost of prosecution. Com. vs. M. R. Miller: Rule for new trial returnable Dec. 7th. Com. vs. John Richter, surety of the peace: John Christ, pros.; defendant to pay the costs. Com. vs. Benjamin Smith, surety of the peace, Jas. S. Williams, pros.: Rule to remove imposition of costs put upon prosecutor and put them on the county, notice to be give to County Commissioners. Common Pleas-Perry vs. Perry: Referred to H. A. Knapp as examiner and master. Brown vs. Wickizer: Defendant required to pay costs of execution. Luther Keller vs. B. T. Hull, Alonzo Hull, John L. Hull and Kay Brown: In equity; preliminary injunction to restrain the defendant's from filling up the natural channel carrying the natural drainage and surface water through the land of the defendants, so as to divert said natural drainage and surface water from its original channel and bed into and upon the lands of plaintiff, being lot No. 21 in block No. 20, on Lackawanna-avenue, near D. L. & W. Railroad. Orphans' Court-Habeas corpus for Able R. Thompkins, aged sixteen years and Elmer E. Tompkins, aged nineteen years, detained by Lydia Ann Ruland, returnable November 14. Estate of Elizabeth Harris, dec'd: John H. Harris, guardian of Mary R. and Herbert F. Harris, minor children, appears in court and acknowledges deed to John S. Moore. Ut supra: Deed to John C. Mahoney. Estate of Charles A. Dixon: Citation to issue; G. G. Phillips and Amelia Phillips, late Amelia Dixon, commanding them to appear and show cause why they should not furnish counter security to Henry Meyers and Jacob Robert, sureties on land of Amelia Dixon, returnable December 7. _______________ Born. FERN-In Hyde Par, November 4, 1885, to Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Fern, a son. _______________ Died. COSTON-The funeral of Grace Coston will be held at her residence, 120 Meridian-street, Hyde Park, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Forest Hill. _______________ Susan Carter White Pieroth pieroth@ix.netcom.com The Scranton Republican, Friday Morning, November 6, 1885 Woman's Curiosity. Allentown, Pa., Nov. 5.-Mrs. Catherine Trump, postmistress at the village of Corning, has been arrested charged with opening letters out of curiosity, and reading them for the purpose of keeping herself posted in regard to the business secrets of her neighbors and the love affairs of the young people of the community. She admitted her guilt. _______________ The following notice appeared in The Republican yesterday morning, and caused considerable comment throughout the city: "Rev. David Spencer will deliver a 'talk with young men' in the Penn-Avenue Baptist church, next Sunday evening. Only gentlemen will be present." We have received several communications, more or less severely criticising the proposition of Dr. Spencer, as being ill-advised, sensational and as "encroaching too much on the domain of the lecturer on topics that forbid the presence of ladies." We have deemed it best to withhold these communications, believing that the writers misapprehend the motives and purposes of Dr. Spencer. _______________ THE Y. M. C. A. BUILDING. Yesterday's Republican contained a communication addressed to the citizens of Scranton by the Trustees of the Young Men's Christian Association, in behalf of the work entrusted to their hands in the erection of the new building on Wyoming-avenue. The trustees find that to make this building what it should be in order to serve the greatest possible good in the community, more money is needed than has yet been provided for. In short, the trustees will require an additional $20,000 to fully carry out the plans they have in view." _______________ The Agricultural Society. At a recent meeting of the Lackawanna Agricultural Society officers were elected as follows: President, Joseph J. Jermyn; Directors, Wm. Haggerty, H. H. Colvin, Geo. S. Throop, Wm. Bloom, Geo. C. Courtright, J. M. Rhodes, D. M. Jones, Frank H. Jermyn, L. R. Fowler and M. H. Dale. The directors will meet at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon to elect a secretary and treasurer. _______________ Assaulting His Wife. Herman Bachman, of Hyde Park, was before Alderman Roesler, yesterday morning, on a charge of brutally assaulting his wife, Mary, on Tuesday last. It developed that Bachman while under the effects of liquor knocked his wife down, kicked and dragged her about the house and otherwise maltreated her. The Alderman held the man in $300 bail for his appearance at next term, Henry Lithner becoming his surety. _______________ The Victims Die. Patrick White, who was burned by an explosion of gas at the Central mine on Wednesday, died yesterday from his injuries at his home on Luzerne-street. He was sixty years of age and leaves a wife and family. He will be buried tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. John Hogan, aged sixty years, who was injured by the same explosion which burned White so fearfully, lingered until 10 o'clock last evening when he expired. He lived with a wife and five children in the Sixth ward. His funeral will take place Sunday afternoon. _______________ The Bradley-Evans Nuptials. The marriage of Mr. John Bradley to Miss Lizzie Evans, daughter of Reese T. Evans, was solemnized last evening by Rev. Dr. Spencer, at the home of the parents of the bride in Hyde Park. A large number of invited friends were present and the affair was a social event of much importance on the West Side. The presents were very numerous and some of them of costly and very beautiful design. Mr. Bradley is a well known young gentleman, who for many years has been connected with the Sunday Free Press. His young wife is one of the most popular young society ladies on the West Side. The young couple whose nuptials were solemnized under such auspicious circumstances have the well wishes of a host of friends. They go to housekeeping at once in a newly furnished home on Hyde Park-avenue. _______________ LOCAL BREVITIES. Clothes line thieves have made their appearance in the Eleventh ward. E. O. Atherton's cow came in fresh on the night of Nov. 3, precisely at 7 p. m. Over fifty licenses were granted in Lackawanna county during October to get married. Officer Tom Lewis and Reese J. Lewis were hunting yesterday, and between them brought down ten fat rabbits. The regular monthly meeting of the Home for the Friendless will be held in the usual place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. William Walsh, a young man who was injured in Leggett's Creek shaft on Saturday last, died at his home in Providence on Wednesday morning. A letter received in this city from James Ferguson states that a young girl, a domestic on East Liberty-street, New York, named Jennings, and a former resident of this city, committed suicide on Tuesday night last, by taking arsenic. Disappointment in marriage was the cause. John Holland, of Old Forge, was received at the county jail yesterday, having been committeed in default of bail by Justice Keogh, charge with disturbing an election board in discharge of it duty, assault and battery, house-breaking, drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The ladies of the Green Ridge Presbyterian church entertained their friends last evening at the residence of E. W. Palmer, on Capouse-avenue. Oysters and other refreshments were served. As the refreshments were donated by Mr. And Mrs. Palmer the full amount realized will go towards liquidating the church debt. A Scranton rough named Patrick McHale, was committed to the care of Sheriff Clark by Constable Watson, of Hawley, one day last week. He had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and lodged in the borough lock-up. He created a little excitement and came nigh smothering himself by setting fire to his bed and bedding, after his incarceration.-Honesdale Citizen. _______________ PERSONAL. Dr. S. C. Ross will return to-day with his bride. Miss Eva M. Hetzel has recovered from her recent illness. Mr. Charles R. Hickley is confined to his house with a severe sickness. Mr. Harry Bass, formerly of this city, now of Kingston, is visiting among Scranton friends. Hon. Theodore Hart, of the Pittston Gazette, was shaking hands with friends in this city yesterday. County Treasurer-elect J. B. Van Bergen, of Carbondale was in the city yesterday receiving the congratulations of his host of friends. J. S. Kirkpatrick returned from New York last night, having made a two years' contract with his popular coffee and tea house, Eppens, Smith & Co. Al Fowler, of the Lackawanna polo club, is suffering from a severe cold which he contracted the night the Scranton team were defeated by the Metropolitans, of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. E. J. Fish, who for the last seven years has been foreman of the composing room and proof reader of the Evening Times, has been made advertising solicitor for that paper. Mr. Fish is a competent solicitor and will doubtless be successful. _______________ Eisteddfod Notes. An omission occurred in yesterday's list of Vice Presidents, which is now corrected. The list should have included the following additional names: W. T. Smith, esq., of Wilkes-Barre; B. G. Clarke, esq., of New York City; W. R. Williams, esq., of Schuylkill Falls, Philadelphia, and Col. Ira Tripp and James J. Blair, esq., of this city. _______________ Counting the Votes. The official count of the votes cast in Lackawanna county last Tuesday, was commenced in the Court-house at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon before Judge Archbald, who summoned as his assistants the following gentlemen: Reading clerks, John T. Howe and T. F. McCourt; recording clerks, Henry A. Knapp and C. Comegys; file clerks, W. M. Lathrope and J. J. Maghran. _______________ Court Minutes. [Note: Com. stands for Commonwealth] Quarter Sessions- Com. Vs. James O'Donnell, surety of the peace; Mary O'Donnell, prox.: Defendant discharged and prosecutrix to pay costs. Com. vs. John O'Donnell: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. Charles Carden, surety of the peace; Mary Zeigler, prox.: Defendant discharged and county to pay costs. Com. vs. Luke Kelley: Case settled and dismissed, defendant having paid costs. Com. vs. Patrick Cavanaugh: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. John P. Rees, surety of the peace: Mary Rees, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. I. Steinbach, surety of the peace: Lewis Epstein, pros., to pay costs. Com. vs. Wm. Walters, surety of the peace: John Jermyn, pros.: Continued till Saturday, November 7. Com. vs. Richard Owens, surety of the peace: Capias for defendant. Com. vs. Thomas Sullivan, surety of the peace: Dismissed, prosecutor to pay costs. Com. vs. John Ritter, surety of the peace; Defendant discharged; C. T. Bartley, pros., to pay costs. Com. vs. Peter Connolly, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Mary Connolly, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Anthony O'Donnell, surety of the peace: Continued till Saturday, Nov. 14th. Com. vs. Thomas Carey, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Ellen Carey, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. P. Quinnan, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Catharine Murray, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Michael Larkin, surety of the peace; defendant discharged; Mrs. Kate Flynn, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. James McKenna, surety of the pace: Defendant discharged; Catharine McKenna, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. P. J. Clark, surety of the peace: Defendant discharged; Catharine Bromage, prox., to pay costs. Com. vs. Emily Gray, surety of the peace: Nathaniel Hallstead, prosecutor, (quarrel over a line fence); defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the pace: John McGinty, pros.: Defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the peace: Patrick McGinty, continued. Com. vs. John McGinty, jr., surety of the peace: John Daley, pros.; defendant to pay costs. Com. vs. Thomas Loftus, deserting his son Daniel, P. F. Moffit, poormaster of Carbondale, prosecutor: Ordered to pay $3 per week for support of son and give bond in $200, and pay the cost of prosecution. Com. vs. M. R. Miller: Rule for new trial returnable Dec. 7th. Com. vs. John Richter, surety of the peace: John Christ, pros.; defendant to pay the costs. Com. vs. Benjamin Smith, surety of the peace, Jas. S. Williams, pros.: Rule to remove imposition of costs put upon prosecutor and put them on the county, notice to be give to County Commissioners. Common Pleas-Perry vs. Perry: Referred to H. A. Knapp as examiner and master. Brown vs. Wickizer: Defendant required to pay costs of execution. Luther Keller vs. B. T. Hull, Alonzo Hull, John L. Hull and Kay Brown: In equity; preliminary injunction to restrain the defendant's from filling up the natural channel carrying the natural drainage and surface water through the land of the defendants, so as to divert said natural drainage and surface water from its original channel and bed into and upon the lands of plaintiff, being lot No. 21 in block No. 20, on Lackawanna-avenue, near D. L. & W. Railroad. Orphans' Court-Habeas corpus for Able R. Thompkins, aged sixteen years and Elmer E. Tompkins, aged nineteen years, detained by Lydia Ann Ruland, returnable November 14. Estate of Elizabeth Harris, dec'd: John H. Harris, guardian of Mary R. and Herbert F. Harris, minor children, appears in court and acknowledges deed to John S. Moore. Ut supra: Deed to John C. Mahoney. Estate of Charles A. Dixon: Citation to issue; G. G. Phillips and Amelia Phillips, late Amelia Dixon, commanding them to appear and show cause why they should not furnish counter security to Henry Meyers and Jacob Robert, sureties on land of Amelia Dixon, returnable December 7. _______________ Born. FERN-In Hyde Par, November 4, 1885, to Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Fern, a son. _______________ Died. COSTON-The funeral of Grace Coston will be held at her residence, 120 Meridian-street, Hyde Park, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Forest Hill. _______________ From: Richard M. Reese <richreese@fast.net> Scranton Republican, Saturday, January 3, 1903 pg 1 Wilkes-Barre woman run down by train in Baltimore. Miss Della Brewster, 35, found on tracks near Union Station on the Pennsylvania railroad. She was expected at the home of her sister, Dr. Flora Brewster. pg 3 Funeral of Mrs. Kate G. Price, Clay ave, yesterday with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. p-b H. C. Shafer, Frederick Fuller, J. A. Linen, Charles H. Welles, Henry Belin, and Alfred Hand. [Condensed] Three generations of one family narrowly escaped drowning in the Lackawaxen River near Pompton. William Headley, 8, celebrated New Years day by skating on the Lackawaxen when he plunged into an air hole and sank beneath the ice. His mother, Mrs. Albert Headley, who was standing on the river bank was quick to respond to his cries for help. Casting aside her shawl to her gray-haired mother, Mrs. Headley leap into the stream. She reached the boy none to soon seizing his coat and endeavored to pull themselves over the edge of the ice to safety. With every effort the ice cracked before she could gain a foothold. She fell back exhausted. The third generation then came to her rescue, despite her 50 years, Mrs. Greiner rushed in. The surface cracked and she too fell into the stream. For five minutes, they battled bravely, shouting for help. Henry Starbuck, a neighbor heard the cries, and seized Mrs. Greiner's hand while prostrating himself across the ice, until a party of men drew them ashore with ropes. p 4 MARRIED SMITH-ROSS - At the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Factoryville, PA, Jan 1, 1903, by Rev. James N. Lee, George L. Smith, Springville, and Ethel A. Ross, Factoryville. DIED Jones - The funeral of Mrs. Samuel T. Jones will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be held at the house, 326 Monroe avenue. Interment in Dunmore cemetery. Reese - in Dalton, Jan 2, 1903, John R. Reese, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Miller. Funeral announcement later. pg 5 Funeral of Mrs. Ezra R. Perkins, nee Farnham. who died Monday in Buffalo, NY, was held at the residence of Austin Perkins in North Park on Thursday. Rev. Dr. Israel, of St. Luke's officiated. Interment was made in Dunmore cemetery. Funeral of Mrs. John F. Joyce yesterday at St. Thomas' college chapel with mas by Rev. Dr. J. W. Malone. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery in Dunmore. Married by Alderman Ruddy L. W. Melvin, Scranton and Emma Thebold, both of Scranton, on New Year`s day. Thomas Leonard and Mary Atwater, both of North Scranton, married on Thursday. pg 6 NEWS OF THE WEST SIDE Funeral of Mrs. Rachel Singer, 144 Everett ave, yesterday. p-b Edward G. Thomas, William H. Taylor, William Cooper, Harry Jones, Valentine Herne, John Phillips. Rev. T. A. Humphreys, Plymouth Congregational church officiate. The cortege proceeded to Washburn st. cemetery for burial. Will Price was the funeral director. Death of Mary (Mrs. Theodore) Henry, Lackawanna trainman, 1008 Lackawanna ave. yesterday. James Conway, 304 Fellows street, died yesterday. Survived by a wife and children: John Conway, Michael Conway, Francis Conway, Agnes Conway, and Mary Conway. Funeral announcement later. Mrs. Mary McNalty, daughter of M/M Patrick McDonough, died at her home, 2727 Jackson street, Thursday. She is survived by husband James McNalty, and three children, Bessie McNalty, Irene McNalty, and Maria McNalty; brother James McDonough, and sisters Mrs. A. L. Polentz, Sadie McDonough, and Margaret McDonough. Andrew Veitz (sic, believe they mean Veety) and Anna Eckel, both of Newton township, were quietly married Wednesday evening at the parsonage of the Washburn street Presbyterian church by Rev. J. P. Moffat, D.D. They will reside in Newton. Mrs. John Lydecker and son Cyril of Nyack, NY, are visiting her parents, M/M Patrick Flynn, Fifth st. M/M William Robinson left Thursday for Buffalo where they will make their future home. James E. Davis, N. Hyde Park ave, attended funeral of his grandmother in Minersville. Miss Mildred Welter, Jackson street, is visiting her grandparents M/M Charles Alleger, Luzerne, PA. Death of Miss Sylvia Knott, Continental Hill, Wednesday. Funeral yesterday. William Milner, N. Sumner ave, is entertaining his brother George Milner, Espy. PITTSTON Mrs. Stevens, of Lambert street, spent yesterday with relatives in Scranton. Funeral of Bertha DeFrame will take place this afternoon from the family home on Washington st. Interment in W. Pittston cemetery. pg 7 Eddy Creek Colliery of the D&H co. collapses yesterday afternoon at Lackawanna and River streets, Olyphant. Four buildings, including a large hotel, sink fifty-feet and are covered. Fire completes destruction. Destroyed were the West End hotel, formerly O'Brien's, a three-story structure owned by J. W. O'Brien, and leased to P. V. Scanlon; a double tenement on Lackawanna street owned by Mrs. John Evans; double tenement on south side of Lackawanna also owned by Mrs. John Evans; and a one-story building owned by Alvin Pritchard, and occupied as a barber shop by George Mountford. Other names mentioned: George Williams, Harry Baldinger, Constable M. J. Gaughan, P. V. Scanlon, Thomas Hanahoe, Chief of police McAndrew as eye-witnesses. Mrs. John Evans, son William and his family; John O'Malley and family. Small store conducted by Robert Jones damaged. Occupants on south side of street, Mrs. Sarah Gunstein and Mrs. A. C. Ackerly, Soo Hing Gring Laundry. Dr. Crans, Daniel Jones and Edward Mason, who occupy houses close to the brink of the pit, moved out last night. [condensed] DUNMORE Death of William Freeman, at home of daughter, Mrs. Mame Tompkins, Schenectady, NY, yesterday. Born 1825, Mt. Pleasant, Wayne co. The funeral will be Sunday from the home of M. K. Bishop with interment in Dunmore cemetery. Misses Estelle Woodward and Mary Woodward, Hawley, spent holidays with parents M/M F. P. Woodward, Quincy ave. George Fritz and family, Philadelphia, have returned home after spending week with relatives on North Blakely st. MOOSIC Marriage of Susie Watkins and Bowers Berlew, both of Moosic, Thursday at home of the bride, by Rev. W. E. Edwards, M. E. church. They have gone housekeeping on Minooka ave. Funeral of Edward Richmond yesterday from aunt and uncle M/M George Pearl. Services in the Presbyterian church by Rev. S. W. Young. Joseph Franklin Davis, 50, died at Ransom yesterday. Funeral this afternoon at home of G. H. Refenbary, Ransom. M/M James Greene of Miners Mills, and Messrs. Bert Hunt and Carl Hunt of Forest City, spent New Year's day at the home of the former's son, Robert Green. (sic) AVOCA Funeral of Elwood Richmond, killed at Hillside colliery, Tuesday, was yesterday from home of W. H. Pearl, Moosic. Interment Langcliffe. pg 8 Rev. Luther Hess Waring, preached farewell sermon at Grace Evangelical Lutheran last Sunday, will go to Washington, DC, where he will devote his time to literary work. TAYLOR Mrs. James Patterson, Glens Falls, NY, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R. Price, Ridge st. Z. D. Edwards and daughters Vida Edwards and Mabel Edwards, a student at West Chester Normal school, visited at the home of D. J. Edwards, Main st. Atty. J. E. Watkins and his mother are at the bedside of his brother, Rev. M. J. Watkins, in a Philadelphia hospital. HARFORD Funeral of Mrs. Juliet Forsyth occurred Tuesday, Rev. Hawkins officiating. Interment in S. Harford cemetery. Mrs. Isaac Lord, Binghamton, visiting her grandparents M/M Jacob Whitman. M/M Johnson, Mansfield (PA), visiting daughter, Mrs. George Resseguie, East Harford. Charles Fargo has moved to the S. B. York farm in Lenox. M/M C. P. Chamberlin occupy the house vacated by Mr. Fargo. Born recently, a son, to M/M Clarence Cary. pg 9 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Military wedding in East Orange yesterday, Miss Mercer Mason, daughter of late Lieut. John S. Mason of the First US Infantry (1890), married Lieut. James Brown Kemper, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. The groom is a son of Dr. Andrew Carr Kemper, civil war army surgeon. Ceremony performed by Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, Grace church, Orange (NJ), at the home of the bride's mother, 58 Carnegie ave, East Orange. Maid of honor, Anne S. Judkins (sister of bride), bridesmaids Ruth Mason (sister), Katherine Donaldson, Honora Spalding, New York; Margaret Reed, Andover, MA; Eleanor Carter, Scranton; Faith Leonard, New Bedford, MA; and Margaret Eshbaugh, Montclair, NJ. Pvt. Robert J. Maxey, 6th Infantry, best man; ushers Capt. James V. Heidt, Tenth Infantry; Capt. William F. Nesbit, Fourth Infantry; Capt. William H. Simons, Sixth Infantry. The young couple's courtship began when their parents lived at Fort Thomas, KY. They will make their home at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Miss Laverty, Clay ave, left to visit her sister, Mrs. Johnson, Newark, NJ. Prof. and Mrs. H. D. Buck celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary at their home on Quincy ave, Tuesday night. M/M Charles Acker, Fairview ave, entertained a number of relatives at dinner Tuesday evening: Mrs. Tillie Acker, Margaret Acker, Ruth Acker, John Hall, Harry Acker, Will Acker, Warren Acker, Charles Acker, Elliott Acker, and Murray Acker. William H. Storrs has formed a business connection in Tennessee, requiring his removal there. George P. Griffiths and family will occupy his former residence at the corner of Wyoming ave and Mulberry st. pg 10 CARBONDALE news Charles Drake of Aldenville is spending time with relatives here. Miss Rachel Hunsiker, Philadelphia, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Juliet Reynolds of Jeffrey street is visiting relatives in Forest City. M/M Woodmansee, Burkett street, spent New Years with relatives in Forest City. Mrs. Frank Vanderford, Scranton, spent several days with relatives here. Mrs. Walter Wilson and son William are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Henry Gallagher and children of Scranton are visiting her parents, M/M Patrick Early, Seventh ave. Miss Mary Walsh, Pittston, is a guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Kelly, S. Church st. Sheriff Charles Armbruster, Wayne co., has severed his connection with the Carbondale Brewery, and will return to his boyhood home of Mauch Chunk after the expiration of his term in office. He has purchased his father's hotel there. Barbara Ovenick, 1, daughter of M/M Peter Ovenick, Fell twp., yesterday. Funeral today with interment in Mayfield cemetery. Leon L. Loon, NY state, will take up his home at M/M C. Mittan's, 83 Canaan st. Born, a girl, to M/M Thomas Martin, S. Main st. JERMYN Funeral of John Cunningham, yesterday with mass at Sacred Heart. Final resting place was Calvary cemetery, pall bearers Patrick Murray, John Campbell, Michael Burke, George Holleran, William McCartney, and Patrick Fallet. A number of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. John E. Humphrey to celebrate her 49th birthday on New Year's day.