The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-06
CITY NOTES.

Gentlemen's Driving Club races Satur-
day, Up. m.
There will be a meeting of the mana
ayers of the Florence mission at 10 o'clock
this morning.
The ladies' of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church will give turkey dinner and sup
per in the church parlors Thursday,
Nov. To-
mothers meeting will be held Tues
day, Nov. g. at p. m. in the Woman's
Christian Temperance union room, Clio
Green Ridge street.
A meeting of the Green Ridge Woman's
Christian Temperance union VIII be held
at its rooms, 6l5 Green Ridge street, at
o'clock this afternoon,
Mrs. Margaret Johnson filed a discon
tinuance yesterday of her action against
the Scranton Traction company, having
received $50 in settlement.
Alderman Wright certified over 200 pen
sioners' forms yesterday. The pensioners
of the Philadelphia section, which includes
Scranton, will receive their pay in few
days.
Morris ]. Andrews was yesterday ap-
pointed judge of election of the First dis
trict of the Seventeenth ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the Illness of a. X.
Foote.
The Young Mems Institute will hold a
social session at its rooms on Lacka-
wanna avenue tonight, at which cleo
tion returns, both local and general, will
be received.
A roll call of the members of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church will be held
tomorrow night. Communications have
been received from almost all of the 800
members, some of whom are travelling
abroad.
Mr. Starr, who comes here under the
auspices of the Epworth league, will also
deliver a lecture on Child Saving in
fbp ALBRIGHT ihrnrNr h1il1ipp FRIDAY
Nov. 8, at 4.S0 p m. Admission free. All
are cordially invited to attend
The third annual ball of the Motormen
and Conductors association will be held
at Turner hall on Nov. IA. James F.
OBoyle Is chairman of the hall commit
tee and every effort is being made to en-
sure the success of the evening.
The Womans Christian Temperance
union will meet at p. m. today in the lee
ture room of Elm Park church. The dele
gates to the late state convention will be
present and give reports of said conven-
ton. Come and bring your friends. All
are welcome.
Caroline and Daniel Kullman yesterday
brought actions In trespass against the
Wilkes-Bar and Scranton Railroad COM
pany to recover damages for injuries done
their properties by the alleged encroach-
ing of the road on the channel of the
Lackawanna river.
The Scranton Turnverein held its third
annual ball at their hall last evening,
when about 15O people were present and
spent an enjoyable evening The follow
ing committee had charge of the ar
rangements: L. Gorden, C. Staiber, II.
Vockroth, 7. Quinanand, S. Cohn,
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by Clerk of the Courts Thomas TO
Isaac T. Schappell, Scranton, and Eliza
j. Proper, Archibald; China Buraon and
Pelach Maisko, Mayfeld Stephen Turok
and Inlin EnrOm pripphllrU Mipbn na1
Coyle and Bridget McGrath, Scranton.
A special meeting of the members of the
Young Women's Christian association
will be held tonight at o'clock. All the
members are urged to attend as business
of Importance will be presented The sing
ers Of the association are Invited to COME
at 1880 for rehearsal of convention music.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
of managers will occur Wednesday at
$50 a. m.
Professor C. R. Wells, of Syracuse, is
making a systematic visitation of the city
schools and is supervising the natural
methodsof handwriting which was intro
duced into the schools last year. He will
meet the teachers in different sections of
the city to discuss the same question with
them. Yesterday he met the teachers of
the central city. today at o'clock he will
meet the West Side teachers, tomorrow
the North End teachers and on Thursday
at the same hour the teachers of the
South Side section.
A meeting of the auditing committee OF
councils was held last evening when q
large number of bills were examined and
approved. a. M. Wagner presented an
account Of $50 to the committee for
sprlnkllng Mulberry street around the
city hall for three months Questioned as
to who had requested or authorized him
to do the work, he said that the first
month he did the sprinkling without or
ders, and after that he thought they
would recognize his work and pay him
He was not paid, the matter being re.
ferred to the mayor and other gentle.
men.
Gentlemen's Driving club races satur.
day, Up. m.