The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-10
CITY NOTES.

Pay your Poor Taxes and save costs .
The diagram for James O'Neill opens at
Q o'clock this morning at the Academy Of
Music box office.
Arthur Normile, of Binghamton,
member of the firm of Nomille Bros. was
in the city yesterday.
Charles Robinson has purchased by
sheriff sale the hotel property Of Joseph
ID. Lloyd, OF Prlceburg, for $7S1.
The Cayuga and Brlsbin mine employees
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company were paid Saturday.
Peter Oglis and Victoria Sartar were
married Saturday by Alderman Wright
in the office of the clerk Of the courts.
Arthur e. Sharps, lad under 20 years
of age, has, on complaint of his father,
been committed to Jail on q charge of en-
beZzlement
A petition for divorce has been made by
Mrs. Mary Schoonover through her next
friend, David r. Howell She was mar
ried to John Schoonover as recently as
Aug. 4, 1894
A well attended meeting of the Jewish
Culture society was held at the vestry
rooms on Linden street yesterday after
noon, when several essays were read by
lHeIHDeIS OI tne society,"
The Scranton Clearing house made the
following exchanges last week: Dec. 3,
aS9,5677; Dec. 4, $l56,7459S; Dec. 6, $144,-
965S7; Dec. 6, $l62, ,566.l2; Dec. T. $139, ,972 81;
Dec. s, $92, 1860; total, 1856, ,1964l
Martin Ryan, aged q years, laborer,
while drunk lay down on the Lackawanna
tracks near Swetland street Saturday. He
was discovered with his head resting over
one ~ tl,a, \, 4 fI,,.
few minutes after Lieutenant Williams
removed him train passed In police
court Ryan paid 50 for having his life
saved.
Charles Cronk, who boards at the cor
ner of Spruce street and Franklin ave-
nue., and works in the wagon shop of w.
e. Gilhool, on Seventh street. fell In an
alcoholic fit on Lackawanna avenue last
evening and was taken to nearby drug
store. Later he was removed to the CEN
tral policet station. A week ago he was
taken to the Lackawanna hospital while
similarly affected.
Pawnbroker Green, of Lackawanna ave-
nue., was arrested Saturday on complaint
of John c, Roche, bother, who charged
the defendant with receiving stolen goods.
Mr.. Roche was refused the privilege of
searching the pawnbroker's store for a
stolen overcoat, although possessed with
a search warrant Alderman Fltzsim-
mons held Green under $500 bail to answer
the charge in court.
The first of series Of basket ball games
in the State Young Mems Christian asso-
citation league will be played this. evening
in the gymnasium between Wilkes-Barre
and Scranton. The positions of the local
players will be as follows: Davis, home
w. Jay, center; Teets, right center, Fos-
ter, right guard; Gill, left guard; Mallot,
goal; Surdam, right forward; Murphy,
left center; Gibbs, left forward.
Alfred Burnes, 40 years of age, an Eng.
lishman and by trade an engineer, was en-
1oying an afternoon nap Saturday against
telegraph pole at the corner OF Wyoming
avenue and Spruce street The weather
was wet and not conducive to the ordi-
nary enjoyment of an open air snooze, but
Burnes was snoring when Patrolman
Rodham disturbed him. Burnes was wet
inside as well as outside, so he was placed
In the station house. He was sent to jail
for twenty days.
Colonel Monies post, No. 319. Grand
Army Of the Republic has elected the fol-
lowing staff: Il. l.. Haas, commander:
John Chandler, senior vice commander:
C. Atwater junior vice commander: Levi
Getz, surgeon; John Sanford, chaplain:
]. w. Jones, officer of the day: Lacy I,itz.
officer of the guard; p. Delacy. auarter-
master; John I. Howe and John Horn,
representatives to state encampment;