The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-03

Sleighing parties are numerous and
our hotel men are kept busy while the
sport lasts.
The diagram for William Barry
opens this morning.
In the windows of ]. B Kirby and
o. p & c. o. sNoe store large frames
containing pretty photographs of VIII
liam Barry and company, who number
twenty'six people.
Thomas Ethea presented "Dr.
Jeckvl and Mr.. Hyde" to an audiences
at Music hail last evening which
packed the building from pit to dome.
The show gave excellent satisfaction
and was literally applsuded. Tonight
the attraction will be "The Black
Flag"
The members of the Avoca and Pitts.
ton Curling clubs are in high glee over
their proposed trip to New York Mon
day evening next They will go in a
special car over the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad to play u
series of games with the Thistle club
of the Metropolis. The game will be
played on Central Park lake. Eight
members of the Pittston club and
iwelve of the Avoca club and four
lovers Of the game will comprise the
party.
The management Of the Anthracite
Drug store has engaged the services OF
valuable pharmacist in the person of
w. Stanley Klonowski, brother of
Rev. Theopholis Klonowski, pastor of
st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of
Wilkes-Barre He has purchased a
half-interest in the store, aud will,
hereafter, assume the management of
that concern. Mr.. KlonowSki is first
class druggist, having spent ten years
in the practice Of that profession in
Buffalo and other cities. He is an ac-
complished linguist, and speaks the Po.
lish. German, French, Lithuanian aud
Russion languages, as we'll as the En
glish tluently.
The following persons from here
have been drawn as jurors to report on
Monday, March .: h ward Barrett,
merchant; f. r. Barrett, store; J. P.
Carney. blacksmith; Thomas Hoban,
laborer
Yesterday being the Feast Of the Pur-
ifcation, better known as CAndlemas
Day. services commemorating the event
were observed in the usual manner at
the Catholic churches of this place.
Services were held at St Johns church
at 7, 1880, and s o'clock this morning
At the latter services candles were
blessed and distributed among the
faithful, of which there was an unusu-
ally large attendance Similar services
were held at ST. Cassimir's Lithuanian
church and st. Mary's German church.
Mr.. Gouger. an undertaken residing
on Searle street, WAS made the victim
of some unscrupulous individual few
days ago, Mr.. Gouger obtained per-
mission from the officers of the Luth
eran church, located ou Wood street, to
hang Il business sign on the building
1t was neat and attractive one and
was quite valuable During the sue
ceeding night some Sniscreant either
through squirt of meanness or pure
deviltry destroyed 1t. Mr.. Gouger is
much incsnsed over the affair ant
promises to make it very uncomfort.
able for the perpetrator if no is found
cut.
The Lehigh Valley railroad telegraph
Office at Tompkins located near Ore,
gon was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. How the fire originated is un
known,
William Barry, who for years was
partner with John Fay under the nam
of Barry & Fay, will present his lateS
play entitled "The Rising Generation,
at Music hall Tuesday evening next
The general verdict of those who hav,
seen Barry in his production was tina
ne was funny, the play funny, tn
company excellent and the entire en-
tertainment one Of novelty and laugh
ter from beginning to end.
The hospital trustees have given GU
the following card for publication:
Whereas, Since the completion and oc
cupation Of the hospital our attention ha
from time to time been called to th
thoughtful and generous contributions o
our people; ana,
Whereas, 1t is our desire to express ou
Acknowledgements for their kindness
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the board unanimous
returns its sincere thanks for all gifts O
whatsoever kind presented to the hospitt
for the benefit Of its suffering inmates an
we especially thank the kind ladies wh
have labored so unremittingly to that enc
Resolved, That this resolution be give
to the press and that all kind hearts whic
have shown interest will accept our publ
thanks in lieu Of more personal acknow
edgements. W. H. RUTLEDGE, secretary.