The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28
CITY NOTES.

Straw hats have made their appearance
Changes are being made in the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium to
increase the floor space.
The Bon Ton Social club active Turner's
viii hold It's second annual May hop ut
Turner hall Friday evening, May II.
The double house Of Martin Mclean To-
Gated near the Leggett's Creek shaft. Provi-
deuce, was entirely destroyed by fire last
night At 1870.
Members Of Commercial Travellers Home
association are requested 20 meet at p
m. tonight at Westminster. Mr. Booth
Will address them.
At Christian chapel tomorrow night at
I3J, Samuel Wilson will deliver another
OF his most interesting Bible lectures upon
Resurrection Of the Dead
F. j. Messett, formerly clerk in the com
missl0uers Office, was appointed 30 assist
Stamp Clerk George j. Duhigg at the
postoiiice with salary Of $500 year.
The building committee of the board Of
control viii maze n tour OF the city
schools Monday for the purpose Of noting
needed improvements aud sanitary and
other details.
The sale Of seats for "In Old Kentucky -
which will be nt the rockingham next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
Wednesday matinee, will open at Powells
this morning.
The Palmer stock company will present
zone Touch Of Nature and "a Pair OF
Spectsclrs" at the rockingham this after
moan. Jim the Penmann will be the at
traction this evening.
The awarding OF the contract for heat
ing and ventllating appliances for No. -
school, which was continued at Thursday
nights meeting OF the committee, will be
decided Monday afternoon or evening.
A Farewell party was held at the home
OF Jonathan Vipond. Of North Main ave.
nue., Providence, Thursday evening, pre-
vious to his departure for England. MIR.
Vipond will spend some time travelling in
the land OF his nativity.
Miss NJ. A. Kennedy, one of the oldest
residents Of this city, will celebrate her
seventy-seventh birthday next Monday,
April 80. She has been a resident OF Scrau-
ton for forty-fve years and knows most OF
the history of the city from personal OBJ.
servation.
The Washington avenue club house oi
the Scranton Bicycle club was the scene
Of much festivity and enjoyment last night
at the "smOker"tendered to Representatives
OF the press and the Green Ridge wheel
men. There was a large and representative
gathering.
MIR. and Mrs Durward Lely gave de-
ightful recital Of Scottish song and story
Mt Young Mems Christian Association Hal
last night. 1t was the richest treat OF the
kind ever heard in the city butScrantonianr
were unappreciative enough to reward
Mr.. and Mrs. Lely's efforts with a very
meager audience.
Ambrose Mulley has instituted proceed
ings in the office Of Alderman Wright to
secure through jury inquest, possession Of
the property occupied ut Bulls Head BY
George II. Shoemaker. Mr.. Mulley alleges
that on Jan. o. 1894, he purchased the
property at sheriffs sale and gave the de-
fendant the required three months notice
to vacate. The inquest will be held Thurs
day, May B.
Davdow Brothers, the Lackawanna ave,
nue pawn-brokers were to have been
given a hearing yesterday before Alder
man Donovan on a charge, preferred by
Detective ScanlOn, of receiving in pawn
what they knew to be stolen goods. How
ever, there existed among the parties OF
the case and witnesses Misunderstanding
as TO the hour for the proceedings, and
the case was continued until 6 o'clock this
evening, when the Davidow Brothers, it ID
asserted, will be prepared to make COM
plote defense to the charges, which are as
follows: Receiving in pawn a gold dia
mond-set scarf pin, the property Of Will.
lam ]. Weichel, and pure gold chain, the
property OF Conrad Luther, from Joseph
Stevens. These offences, it is asserted,
were committed more than year ago.