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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
3
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be purchased in Scranton at the news stands of M. Meinhart located at 1119 Wyoming avenue near Mac Lackawanna avenue.
Obituaries, marriage licenses, and public notices fill a page with funeral plans for Mrs Connell and Miss Cavick, interments at Hyde Park and Sterling, a Labor Day event invite to Samuel Gompers, and continuations in a glass pipe case. Candidate Michael Dewey Chogan seeks Democratic delegate in First district Twenty first ward.
Patrolman Lowry woke a drunken man on Lackawanna avenue at 4 50 am and was struck several times, using a Liles club in defense. The suspect Jovel Beizel was jailed after a police hearing. Alderman Ranson sent him to jail for defaulting on a fine. Daniel O Donnell of Capouse avenue was arrested on assault and battery and threats to kill at the urging of his wife Tillie O Donnell. he remained jailed after bail failed. Ralph Delaney and Patrick Gallagher of Pricesburg were jailed twenty days for drunk and disorderly conduct at a Lackawink avenue saloon after claiming they came to town to make the place. J S Gallagher of Weal Lie provided information leading to charges against Mrs Moselle Gallagher and James Gallagher Jr for assault and battery. they posted bail for a future hearing before Alderman Morgan. Michael Gibson of the West Side was arrested on a warrant from Alderman Howe after a Delaware and Hudson detective’s tip. Gibson allegedly stole two barrels of potatoes from a switch car at Lackawanna We station. he was held in defense until trial.
Mayor Bailey vetoed the resolution awarding to Dunn Sprinkling and Street Cleaning Company the city pavement cleaning contract. An attempt to override failed, and the council proceeded with other items. City solicitor advised no appeal to the Supreme Court in the South Side sewer mandamus case. bids for paving North Main Avenue were referred to the paving committee. a protest concerning Providence Road paving was filed. bonds for city officials were approved. new ordinances and bids for a chemical engine were discussed. additional resolutions included electric light at Cemetery Street and a grade change for Delaware Street.
A train carrying about 380 soldiers and 60 officers passed through the city bound for Camp Black. The men from Syracuse, Hudson, Catskill and Odgensburg join the Two Hundred and Third NY State Volunteers, with full companies from Mudron and Catskill and a partial company from Ogdensburg, plus others recruited in New York City.
George F. Hammet, conductor of a Delaware Lackawanna and Western accommodation train, dies after a backward pusher collision near West Lackawanna avenue crossing. He was 43, survived by wife and three children, and funeral plans are set for Sunday. Engineer George Chase is hospitalized in serious condition.
Attorney Arthur Dunn of the Law and Order league testified to arrest warrants for Victor Koch at the Scranton House Fred Durr Daniel W Veughar John C Stanton of the Rutledge James J Padden Anthony Walsh Jr and James J Kelley and Mrs Cecilia Coleman for selling liquor without license or on Sunday A hearing was set for 1 o'clock this morning with Padden and Walsh to answer for selling liquor the following Sunday.
One of the men accused, Charles Stone, charged with burgling Driesen's clothing store, was released on bail of $1,000 before Judge Archibald. Edward Niemen posted the bond. attorney Frank Boyle represented Stone. John Coolich, charged with aggravated assault on Andrew Robel, posted bail of $600 with Alex Slante as bondsman before Judge Edwards.
In West Scranton on July 1 1988 Bessie sevour old daughter of Mr and Mrs David Powell 1001 South Main Avenue funeral Saturday afternoon interment Washburn Street Cemetery. In Wilkes Barre on July 14 Charles A White aged at residence Terrace Street funeral Saturday afternoon at 3 Interment Fort Cemetery.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Harrisburg reverses Judge Rehbard in the equity suit of Joseph J. Jermyn against the city, board of revision, and appeals over a 1895 assessment rise. It affirms the lower court verdict for James Gavigan against the Atlantic Refining Company and reverses the Superior Court in Steere v Oakley, with the lower court’s ruling restored. No opinion issued on the Van Horn murder case. awaiting the next step on constitutional objections.
Harrisburg judge issues two opinions from trials in his court. In Ellen Devanney vs Lackawanna Valley Rapid Transit Co. for her husband Peter Devanney’s death, the court refuses to strike the non suit, ruling contributory negligence based on the decedent stepping onto track as a car approached. The Moran case against Ellen Moran, Gibbons & Nolan, returns with judgment for the plaintiff on jury verdict.
Prothonotary Copeland reported Judge McPherson of Harrisburg granted a new trial in the case of Mrs. Margaret Callendar against Attorney John P. Kelley, a signee of the Olyphant Trust. The opinion holds the verdict instruction improper and notes the credibility issues of witnesses require jury determination. The previous term saw the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff under an instruction later deemed untenable.
The funeral of Mrs Susan Dale widow of William Dale was held at the family residence in Daleville on Wednesday afternoon. Rev Ackley conducted services, Rev Dr Hanks spoke of her noble character. five sons T H Dale M H Dale D W Dale BE G Dale and Frank Dale bore the casket. Interment followed in the village cemetery near her home.
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