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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
3
Local notes describe events in Memorial Hall Upper Pittston and nearby areas. Entries cover sports schedules church meetings cemetery interments railroad ticket theft and upcoming reunions plus community notices on fishing high water and train schedules.
A Plymouth and Larkton open car No. 157 left the Edwardsville hill track this afternoon, struck a pole, and four passengers were injured along with the motorman William Brennan and conductor N. Silver. The crash may have been caused by a stone lodged near the rail lifting the wheel.
A warrant was issued for Constable P. J. McDonnell by Alderman Perkine accusing him of extorting money from managers of Sans Souci Park under threat of arrest for violating Sunday laws. He allegedly demanded a receipt for 31 and received it.
Miss Mary Ruddy of Hudson visited friends here yesterday. Mrs Weir Kiloe and party are in Atlantic City for a few days. Mrs Anna Gibbons and Dora plan a short visit to Atlanta City. Rev P F Loughney returns home to Beardstown after weeks with relatives. Charles Sharp returns from Mildred after attending his mother Parsons' funeral. Jean Thompson and Anna Reed back from Bloomsburg alumni banquet at State Normal School. Both formerly attended Williams & Co.
Fragmentary verse riffs on ambition and pursuit of bargains in real estate. The speaker urges action, contrasting sluggishness with decisiveness in seeking what one wants. No concrete people or places are named. The tone resembles a period rural newspaper proverb section.
Chief Cosgrave journeyed to Avoca and captured a foreign miner named Andrew Palit, linked to the Duryea murder and robbery. Pedro the Malian remains jailed with no hearing yet. Mrs Zublkie, widow of the slain Andrew Zublkie, was released to attend the funeral and caused a scene at the grave while officials later considered parole and new accusations faded.
Classified column items include Wanted help at various addresses in Pittston and surrounding areas. Notices seek house workers, light duties, and general labor, with locations at William Street, Delaware, Main Street, and Montgomery Street. Also ads for sale of stove, two runabouts, ice cream, and bakery products from Harter and Coggins Confectionery. Local businesses advertise service and products with urgency.
The Pittston post office lists arrival and departure times, with offices opening 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed Sundays and legal holidays. Money order and registry services run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and general delivery from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and holidays.
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