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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1898
Page
3
A busy town page lists a jailed man for drunken disorderliness, umbrella gifts to a hotelier, church and temperance meetings, fruit drives for a home, paydays at coal companies, tramps jailed for vagrancy, a railroad switch tampering incident, a youth rally, bootblack arrests, a religious service crowd, multiple marriage licenses, and regional band leadership notes.
A bass drum described as possibly the largest of its kind on earth was received yesterday. The instrument measures about five feet in circumference and two inches in diameter, with calf skin heads. It was ordered a year ago by Mr. Lawrence, and delays in tightening the skin kept it from being completed until now. The drum’s tone is said to resemble the thunderbolts of Jove.
The funeral for Dr. John Burnett was held at St. Peter's Cathedral with a full Mass and burial office. A long funeral train of carriages accompanied the procession from Carbondale and nearby towns, with a large medical and civic presence including Lackawanna Medical Society members and local officials.
Joseph Suslocki of Austin Heights suffered a crushed skull from a stone blow after a Sunday brawl. He arrived at Lackawanna hospital unconscious, with a two inch by one and three quarter inch piece of skull removed during surgery. Suslocki, a 30 year old Polander, has poor survival prospects.
Superintendent Howell investigated a sudden diphtheria rise among No. 25 Green Ridge pupils. No quarantine was ordered, but strict exclusion of students from homes with cases was directed. Eight affected families send pupils to No. 28. one family in No. 27 reports cases, with others on the South and West Sides.
John Brill confronted Harry Courtright on Lackawanna avenue yesterday forenoon. Brill waited with a bottle and struck Courtright. Patrolman Haggerty intervened and Brill smashed the bottle on the pavement. Courtright filed a complaint, Brill was arrested and committed to jail for thirty days after a hearing before Mayor Galley.
A meeting at Wwvelock in the office of Colonel H. M. Poles with the expedition committee discussed arrangements for the excursion to Camp Meade. Attendees expect to decide the route and fare rate at the gathering.
World welterweight champion Mysterious Billy Smith defeated Jimmie Judge in a twenty round bout at the American Sporting Club in Music Hall. The finish came 14 seconds before the final gong, with Smith using aggressive short arm work to wear down Judge. Attendance neared a thousand, purses totaled 41000 plus a side bet around 1000, and judges and seconds included notable boxing figures from Wilkes-Barre and surrounding towns.
A drunken Duryea frolic ended when Frank Lalita stabbed William Mathhonis multiple times in the ribs neck and head. Mathhonis is likely to survive. Lalita, both Hungarians, fled after the assault as the two had long strained relations within a convivial circle.
Dauphin county court today heard objections to listing Judge Jed W Gunster on the ballot more than the legal limit. The court held the petition for amendment, noting no proof ballots would be printed illegally and that action will be taken after further amendment.
A Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention in Forest City discussed district activity and pledged adherence to temperance. A second district meeting will follow in Green Ridge, with Father Mathew anniversary events planned in Wilkes-Barre and coordinated parade routes and excursion rates for Scranton participants.
City residents travel by Jersey Central train to the Reading gathering as the Century Hose company Bauer's band and over a hundred others join the delegation. Yesterday's departures included Roche Newman Robathan and Mall among others with Roche delivering the nominating speech and McGinley seconding Scranton's bid for the 189).
Travel notice lists half rates to Pittsburg through October 12 via Lehigh Valley with return limit October 17. Ticket agent directions provided for purchase and travel.
Anthony Warner of 20 Luzerne Street narrowly escaped death when a heavy pulley fell twenty feet from a crane at the CH coal works. The impact struck his head and then his right ankle, which suffered a serious sprain and bruising. He was taken to Lackawanna Hospital.
At Green Ridge Baptist church a large audience attended a temperance Crusade meeting. The program included orchestra music, a song service led by the choir, prayer by Rev. W J Ford, scripture reading by Eva Clifford, and an address noting that liquor traffic harms the people.
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