The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-31
CITY NOTES.


Pay your poor taxes and save costs.
on Jan. Ezra Griffin camp, Sons of
Veterans will have public installation
of officers.
The managers of the Florence mission
will meet Wednesday at 10 a. nj. instead
of Tuesday.
The stage furnishings of the Frothing-
ham theater will be used in the lobby,
foyer and ladies' parlor for the Bachelors
ball tonight
John Boyle O'Reilly council of the
Young Mems Institute will hold a smoker
for members at its rooms on Lackawanna
avenue tonight.
The social committee of the Green
Ridge wheelmen has issued invitations for
a smoker to be held in the club house on
Wyoming avenue tonight.
Those that are interested in balls are
invited TO inspect the rockingham today
until o'clock and see the most complete
ball room in Pennsylvania.
There will be rehearsal of the Chimes
OF Normandy" tonight at o'clock in
Raub's hall, Wyoming avende, over
Stelle & Seeley's music store.
City Solicitor Torrey is preparing the
contracts between the city and the Edge
Moor and Phoenix Bridge companies for
the erection of the Spruce and Linden
street bridges.
The exchanges last week at the Scran-
ton Clearing house were as follows: Dec.
"a, Sill, Polls; Dec. 26. sl72, ,8G3.57; Dec. ?7,
sl36, ,44.7S; Dec. 2S, Sl3l 623 43; Dec. 90, S12i-
19l.6l; total, $736, ,29O57.
Horton Gardner, tax collector of Scott
township, and Lewis McCloskey, who nlls
the same position in Ransom township,
settled their duplicates with the county
commissioners Saturday.
A handsome calendar for 1895 has been
issued by the NJ. Robinson brewery, of
this city. The Tribune acknowledges the
receipt Of one Of the beautiful specimens
of the chrome photographers art.
The second Of the series OF chamber
concerts will be given at the Young Mems
Christian association Thursday by Theo.
Hemberger, r. ]. Bauer, A. ~ Rippard,
]. Willis conant and T. II. Rippard.
Chief of Police Simpson received a tele-
gram last night for Patrick Callahan,
of this city, concerning his son. John.
The telegram is from Kinmundy, ILL.,,
and can be obtained by Mr. Callahan at
police headquarters.
Marriage licenses were granted Satlr-
day by Clerk Of the Courts Thomas to
George s. Dunn and Rose NJ. Rich, OF Jer-
myn; Leila Dallala and Lorle Ida G.
Vena, of Jermyn, and David f.. Evans and
Lettie A. Thomas Of Scranton.
Division No. II, Ancient Order OF HI
bernians, has elected the following Of
ficers: President, James c. Vaughan
vice president, Thomas a. Hope: record
ing secretary, James Carroll; financial
secretay, ID. j. Reedy, and treasurer
William j. Moran. These officers will
serve for the ensuing year.
The young folks of Trinity Lutheran
church will perform beautiful cantata
Meeting ofN.A Nations" on Jan. a.
The children ~ Rge of Mrs. r. r. Lind
say are doing sOl excellent work to-
ward making the entertainment sue
cess. A full rehearsal Is requested this
evening at j. W. Guernsey's music store,
Washington avenue.
The contest for the diamond ring be-
tween General Manager j. II. Beetem. of
tine Scranton Traction company, and
John b. Graham, general manager of the
Wyoming Valley Traction company. will
be decided In the Grand opera house.
Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 3. Energies are be-
ing quickened as the time for work grows
shorter, and when the books for Mr.. Beet
EN- are turned over the church people will
find what Scranton activity can do.
on Saturday evening three young gen
tlemen of the city were driving along
Lackawanna avenue In q cutter and in
stead of attending to the horse, they en-
deavored to attract attention OF some
young ladies' on the sidewalk. They were
summarly upset and the horse bolted up
Wyoming avenue, being caught by Of
a. -