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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
1
The Home Paper and The Gazette publish home city news for Pittston and nearby areas. Readers may see repeats of stories across different editions and newspapers.
A board meeting scheduled for Monday evening at 8 o clock will discuss locating a large manufacturing plant near Wilkes Barre. The company, capable of 250 000 dollars yearly revenue and employing 150 skilled workers, may relocate if specific conditions are met. Attendance urged for members and non members at the board rooms. The item appears amid local business notices and nearby advertisements including mid summer clearance events. A drowning death of a 12 year old boy occurred today while swimming in the river at Wilkes Barre. his body was recovered shortly after.
Arthur O Malley and Renex Hine of nearby towns share friendship plans. Miss Iene Jordan and Frank visit Ottawa while J E Fallen of Olyphant recovers after recent days away. Mrs PF Connors and Mrs Florence Heabbott return home for ten days away. Miss Agnes Gillespie travels to Allan tic City for a stay. Eleanor Owens sails to Haale to visit Cora Revell for a week. Willams Médachian travels to Philadelphia to see brothers John and George for five weeks. Walter Fischer, recently operated on at Wilkesbarre hospital, is recovering at home. Wilt Lewis works in Wilmington Det and visits family. James Hartigg returns from West Virginia coal work to join family. James White returns to his old home after Crescon stint and plans study in fall.
Reported in Clear Spring local a graft dispute over commissions on grocery orders. Members allegedly sought a 5 percent take from merchants, with meetings held and more sessions planned. Fetter refused to pay and further orders were halted, while others eyed alternative stores. A separate ad and notices mention catarrh remedies, grand jurors, and a railroad excursion in nearby Pittston areas.
Local items note Clear Spring events in St Aloysius hall Montc day morning, Forepaugh Sells Bros circus teamsters Hugh Purcell Allen Moffat from Sebastopol. Sunsets play Hughestown grounds. A birth at Carroll street. Various church and club notices, rail delays, and local incidents include a kneecap fracture, a train derailment near Avon, and a fire loss at a property with a horse killed. Washington club tour to Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington planned. Funeral announcements, theater work, and college news round out the miscellany.
In the anthracite coal fields the region was quiet with 30 minor disturbances reported, all restrained by militia. Scranton saw no major disruptions. Oxford and Cayuga collieries ran undisturbed as a $1,000 reward was posted for information leading to the arson of the Bellevue washery. President Mitchell and other leaders addressed about 7,000 strikers at Round Woods, urging continued support, lawful conduct, and relief fund patience while workers weigh a return to work.
The board of control held a regular meeting last evening to readopt textbooks for the coming year and appoint night school teachers. Directors faced daily pressure from book agents but kept to committee recommendations led by Prof. Shiel. New books include Franklin's arithmetic replacing New American and Overton’s physiology.
The July collections report shows totals for beer and tobacco stamps, special tax stamps, and other revenue items. Also notes a plan to build a smelter by Jumbo Copper Mines and a meeting about a fire smelter at its mines in Columbia County. Announcements include Battery M reunion at Nay Aug Park Scranton on August 19 and remarks on homemade bread, bakery products, dental ad, and ladies tailoring service openings.
A county wide challenge questions the authority to spend about 1 million for a county building with cost concerns and a dome. The case, heard August 7, stars arguments from county officials and citizens about contracting powers and the scope of the project. Meanwhile obituaries note the death of Lewis Le Grand, a longtime Wilkesbarre figure who moved here in 1840.
A fragmented local page lists rental offers, sales, and notices from the Gazette. Items include rooms and houses for rent, a horse and harness sale, shares for sale in Ty Gart’s Valley Mineral Co, and a description of Freeman’s Wholesale Wine and Liquor House with brands and products. Also noted are medical products and various brands. some entries reference phone numbers and locations such as Main, Kennedy Street, and Union Club.
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