The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-26
CITY NOTES.

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sired changes IN the papers address
A regular meeting of common council
anf Il special meeting Of the select body
will be held tonight.
Workmen employed by the county com.
missioners were engaged yesterday max.
ing hay on the court house square.
w. a. Gray. the Washington avenue tile
dealer, has been awarded the contract for
laying n new floor in the Wyoming.
The Merchants National bank of Car
Isle yesterday began an action against the
Carbondale Traction company to recover
deb, Of s3l250.
Mrs. Mary Phillips, Of Price street, fell
down flight Of steps at her home Tues
day and fractured several ribs. She is
attended by DR., Moylan.
The condition of Owen Cusick last night
was worse than at any previous time
since the accident. The question Of his
death is not regarded as more than few
days distant.
he funeral of william H, Snyder. who
died from apoplexy at the home OF hi.
wife's sister, Mrs. John Nauman, Tuesday
night. will be held at his late home. 7lS
Hampton street, this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
A charter was yesterday applied for by
the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church of
Carbondale through Attorney J. F. Rey-
nolds. The subscribers to the articles are: /:
Rev, William j. Lewis, John j, Williams,
John r. Thomas. John G. Evans and
Thomas Reese.
Marriage licenses were granted yester.
day by Clerk OF the Courts Thomas to
William NJ. Howell and Dora Chilsam,
Elmer Reese AID Sarah A. Price, Thomas
Kenny and Mary A. Sweeney, all of Sctan
ton, and John NJ. Nyce, OF Paupack, and
Zele Shaffer, Of Gravity, Wayne county.
The suit of Howley Bros. against
Mrs. Sarah Stuart, of Green Ridge, to re-
cover a plumbers bill was completed be-
fore. Arbitrators D. B. Replogle, Charles
Z. Oliver and +. j. Murray Yesterday. The
arbitrators gave Howley Bros. an award
OF SAG. rs with interest, which amounts to
$56SS
A gang Of tramps numbering about a
dozen turned into the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western ice house on Lack.
awauna avenue last night with the inten-
zion ofen1oying cool sleep. Officer Goer-
itz surprised them and succeeding in ar
resting two Of the gang and scattering the
others.
Mrs. Mary Lark, Of Wilkes Barre came
here last evening and sought Alderman
Fitzsimmons' aid in securing the return to
her Of her truant husband. She savs he
has deserted her and is now living with n
woman OF shady reputation in Centre
street. One Of the court officers of the
Eighth will go in search OF Lack early this
morning.
At meeting OF Scranton Typographical
Union, No. liz, held yesterday afternoon
at their rooms in Ancient Order OF United
Workmen hall on Lackawanna avenue for
the purpose of electing two delegates to
represent the union at the meeting Of the
International union in Louisville, KY, in
October, Charles s. Benedict and John j.
Herman were the successful candidates.
The county jail should have a telephone
that Is what 1t purports to be- The re-
placing OF the present instrument with
one through which message can be trans.
mitted and from which one can be received
would be greatly appreciated especially In
newspaper circles, whore the present ex.
cuse for phone causes untold annoyance
and the loss Of much valuable time.
The Red Men OF Luzerhe and Lacka-
wanna counties are making great prepare.
tions for their big excursion, which goes
to Atlantic City on Aug. !. 1t is in the