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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
2
The Duttston Gazette urges residents on Parsonage Street and surrounding areas to repair damaged sidewalks after the severe storm. Spring is best for renovations, and owners of affected properties are encouraged to act now. The note adds a broader jab about fraud in jewelry advertising and promises goods sold on merit.
A scrapsheet of notices mentions Charles Hale of Young hie son in law and several visits by Robert Bowkley of Chicago and Willian H. McComb of Scranton. William Evans, longtime Buffalo Lehigh Valley foreman, resigns for a New York Central post with a gold watch given as a token of esteem. Also noted are market ads, a Kemp’s Balsam cure pitch, and preparations for a Lithuanian church cornerstone ceremony with a large town march expected from Nanticoke to Olyphant.
Community calendars report meetings at Williams & Mearutty store Division 13 AOH music social at Keystone ball May 7 and St Aloysius worship notices. Catholic Women Benevolent League gathers next Wednesday. Miner Hillard unit ends noon shift. YMCA religious work plans Gospel meetings June 15 and revival services. Morning court hearings include a battery charge for Adolph Rekens. NHS inspections progress. various hospital, charity, and school tax events noted with local officials and venues.
Judge Rhone states objectors will appeal and seek Supreme Court review if the county proceeds to take possession of the river common site for a court house. Officials are warned to pay no expense beyond their own risk, as bids for a river site court house will soon be sought despite objections.
Scranton prepares for the Grand Commandery Knights Templar conclave in late May with three days of events. Leaders named for junior warden include D C McColum of Wikesharre Frank McSparren of Flo and Andrew B Stayer of Altoon. Railroads offer reduced fares and a debate on rescheduling to June. A constitutional amendment seeks three trustees to invest funds while officers consider other matters. Township school strike in Pittston townships continues with teachers demanding back pay and directors facing budget woes. A Pine Street fire plug outage prompts questions about city and water company maintenance and funding.
The Pittston city school board broke a weeks long deadlock to appoint Maud Ford as high school teacher replacing Marie Dempsey. Discussion on building needs included an addition at Junction and a proposed new corner building to relieve Junction and high schools, which was ultimately deferred. The board will consider sanitary closet upgrades at the high school and a building plan before June 1. Local ads note jewelry, silverware, and patent leather bargains at Lewis the Jeweler and other shops, as well as a new White Grace line at Pittston Lee Company and a shoe store promotion.
A labor dispute escalates as master and journeyman painters threaten a strike on Monday after the union demanded an eight hour day, nine hours, no work for outside crews, holiday pay, and extra time for Sundays. Employers have avoided answering and committees visited shops to secure signatures, but none were secured, signaling a strike action.
Egg sale offers 15 eggs for 1.00 from Chas utter at 06 Delaware avenue. Road Street Theater plans nearing readiness. A fatal yard accident in Avoca involving William Wiggins, 29, a machinist for Erie Company, killed crossing yard as a locomotive backed into the train. Survived by sisters Mix Calderwood and Mrs Archibald Lave. funeral from Avoca tomorrow. Legal action over Cavern at Hughestown Borough with Pennsylvnia Coal sued for damages.
The Scranton Tribune announces a national contest opening Monday May 5 offering 33 scholarships totaling 9500 in tuition room board and other costs. Many scholarships may cover three to four years of advanced education, with entries urged for ages 12 to 20. Details and blanks are available via the Gazette and Tribune, with instruction and entry forms forthcoming.
A scrambled notice lists fire alarm box locations in Pittston and surrounding streets including Main Street, Lambert, Searle, Seneca, Water, Niagara, Black Diamond, and Exeter areas. It describes alarm procedures: send in alarm, turn key to the right, pull down the hook, and open doors while noting cautions about smallpox bells and avoiding alarm fatigue.
A jumble of small ads and notices includes room rentals in Wilkes-Barre near the bridge, help-wanted for machine operators, sales and wanted items at various addresses on Broad and Montgomery streets, garden plants for sale, a few lost and found items, and coal company referrals. Also listed are rental notices for an office room, a note on semimonthly pay for Delahunty Dyeing Machine Works employees, laundry workers organizing, and a verdict on an industrial accident death in No. 10 mine with details of the inquiry and findings.
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