The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-09
CITY NOTES.

The board OF health will mold regular
meeting this afternoon.
Companies y and will play basket
ball az the Armory tomorrow evening.
There will be a sweepstake shooting
match at Joseph Twiss hotel in O'ypnant
On Feb l3
city Controller Widmayer is engaged
cauCei!iug the bonds issued IN 1873, amount
ing to s-l5 600.
The ladies' Of the Second Presbyterian
church will serve a supper in the church
parlors Friday evening, commencing at .
q clock.
w. O.. Thomas introduced q petition at
last nights council Meeting asking for Jhe
opening Of Price street. Il was referred
To the estimates committee.
Tax payers should not fail to read the re.
marks Of John f. Roche as delivered at
the bridge meeting wednesday night aud
published 10 yesterday TRrsuyE.
Herman Eckard, employed as coachman
by Henry Wshrum a ElmEurst was badly
injured by being goudsd by boar He
was attended by Dr.. d. e. BaJersou.
Residents Of Madison avenue who have
not paid their assessments for paving have
hy resolution Of council thirty days 10 pay
their first instalmenJ without interest or
penalty.
Common council last evening passed q
resolution directing that only Scranton
taxpayers and citIZaus be employed in
constructing the new bridges a. far as
prac icable.
William Barry in THE Rising Genera.
ton will be At the Academy this aud to
morrow evenings The comedy IS first
class and will be an enjoyable trent to all
who attend.
one Of the first acts that the ne " comfy
commissioners will do when the weather
Permits Is TO raise the walks about the
court house Portions VI them are at pres
ent submerged.
The formal opening Of the new hall in
st. Thomas college will take place on Feb.
~ The event will be an entertainment in
aid Of Of the South Side branch OF the ST..
Vincent de Paul society.
This evening at 7.4j O'Clock the Scran-
ton Christian EndeaVor Union will hold y
quarterly meeting in the FIrst pfesby-
terian church. Rev. Thomas Mcleod,
d. D., Of Brooklyn. will - tho speaker of
the evening. There will bs many Of the
city pastors present.
Rev Charles II. HigghsoD. Of Blakely,
was made a citizen Of the United States
Yesterday by Judge Gunster, He was
born in England Rev. Mr. Higginson'a
wife was his sponsor. She swore 10 the
length Of time he has been In the country,
his character, etc.
Marriage licenses were granted BY Clerk
Of the Courts Thomas yesterday to George
Hall and Jane Medillion, Scranton: Ru-
dolph Schwartz and Antonina GrObowska,
scranton. Edward s. stevens and Blanche
Albert, Scranton: Edward Hallern and
Catharine Lyons, Mayfleld
Rev Rogers Israel was called to Balti-
more yesterday morning by the death OF
near relative. The confirmation classes
will therefore have 10 be omitted today.
The daily morning and afternoon services
have been provided for and will be held
at the hours already announced. Mr..
Israel will return tomorrow.
Last evening at the Young Mems Chris.
tian association Frederick +. Kopif, as.
sisted by Mrs Joseph O'Bren, gave the
last of his TeCitals arranged Tor this season
The series has been most successful and
has proved very popular az has been de-
monstrated by the large aud enthusiastic
audiences that have attended.