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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
2
The Pittston Leather Co has bought Walsh shoe store stock and must sell it to make room for its own growing business. Every pair of boots and shoes will be sold at cost at 818 Main St.
Samuel Speece, idle fireman, departed yesterday for Parkersburg West Virginia to visit his brother Walter Speece. County commissioner John M. Jones and others from Pittston attended the Republican State dance with 4H members and local figures including J Mahon MN Donnelly and Cha 4 Smith.
Lewis, a Moosic resident and railway brakeman, died after a construction train accident near Moosic on the new rapid valley line. He was injured when a car jumped the track, survived briefly at home, and passed away last night. He belonged to Moosic Hose Co and Jr O U A M. Funeral set for Friday at 2 PM at MoosicPresby, interment at Marey sty Union Club.
A daughter born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Frank Feeley. News of resignations and engagements includes Stephen Tatcas leaving his post with The Coal Co and an upcoming June 25 wedding at 0 Charia street for Nora Hankee and John A. Me Gute payee. The Pittston High School commencement at Muste Hall featured a bright class, musical numbers under M A Golden, essays and orations, with poems recalling friends and a tribute to the late J W Freeman. The event closed with diplomas and reflections on the community’s schools and civic life.
The fragment shows a Union Social club benefit event, price mentions at Krise's, and promotional blurbs for bicycles and butter. It quotes W T Sturdevant praising a stomach remedy Hoviol after years of dyspepsia. Ad snippets tout Poultry netting, Moffat's baked goods, and window screens for homes.
News from the strike front reports Mir Wright conferring with operators as the report nears completion. Mitchell refuses to answer letters while coal men review ledgers, with violence feared but protection promised.
Yesterday in Hughestown a semi professional Luzerne team visited the Brothers for a tough display of baseball. Manager Schmalts praises the Brothers as capable of holding their own against any club, while Teague and Schmitz weigh possible team expansions. Separate notes mention a St James Episcopal Church concert rescheduled to June 13 with various soloists and ensembles, followed by ice cream sales after the program.
A sequence of cave-ins near Hughestown caused ground subsidence over several blocks, damaging two houses and compromising yards and foundations. Officials fear further settling as Pennsylvanian workings beneath the surface continue to shift, with Center Street and nearby properties most affected and the Hassan area warned of more movement in coming days.
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