The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-05
CITY NOTES.

The, choir of the First Presbyterian
church will meet for rehearsal this
evening.
A childrens choir is being organized at
the First Presbyterian church to perform
cantata at Christmastde.
A large chorus is rehearsng Christmas
music at Penn Avenue church. Among
other selection Barnby's First Christ
mas" will be rendered.
John Christi was brought to the Lack
awanna hospital yesterday morning suf-
fering from the effects of an explosion at
the Jessup mines. Christi has u wife and
family in Poland.
After this month a penalty Of II per
cent. will be added TO unpaid taxes. The
city treasurer's office is thronged daily by
persons anxious to pay taxes in time to
escape the penalty.
Beau Brummel" 1856; Napoleon Bona
parte," SS: this Is the result of the popu-
lar vote. Mr.. Mansfield will therefore ap-
pear in Beau Brummell at the Academy
of Music on Tuesday evening.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by the clerk of the courts TO Joseph
T. Foux and Anna Williams, Scranton
Henry Smaltz and Annie +. Stanton,
Scranton; Evan Davis and Jennie Wicks
Scranton.
James Burns, of Cusick avenue, stole
an overcoat from the blacksmith shop of
John Reese, on Wayne avenue yester-
day. Mr.. Reese notified Patrolman Jones'
who located Burns in Regan & Flynn's
saloon and arrested him.
The new refuding issue of county bonds
amounting to Sl2O,OOO, was yesterday de-
livered by the county commissioners to
the Scranton Savings bank, the local
agents of Blain & Co., OF New York who
have purchased the bonds.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, company will pay its employees at the
Sloan and Hampton mines today. Yester-
day the Delaware and Hudson Canal conf
pany paid its workmen at the Dickson and
Won Storch mines and its repair shop.
Arigoni Ferdnando was arrested on
Monday at the instance of John Garbine,
who charged Ferdinando with having as
saulted him last Sunday The hearing
was held last night before Alderman
Fitzsimmons, who discharged Ferdinando
The turkey supper, fair and entertain
ment this evening Mt the Park Place
Methodist Episcopal church will offer at
fractions enough 10 draw crowd. Many
articles will be on sale having special ref
erence to Christmas. The admission is
only 10 cents.
The diagram for reserved seats for the
Schumann Lady quGrtette, which ap-
pears at the Youne Mems Christian asso-
citation hail next Friday evening, opens
this morning at Powelrs music store. 1t
is said that this quartette Is the finest
quartette of ladies' voices in the United
States.
James Ruane, Of Cedar avenue, was yes
terday sentenced TO thirty days' jmpris-
onment by Alderman Fitzsimmons for
drunkenness and destroying his mothers
furniture The prisoner was with much
difficulty arrested by Patrolmen Lowry
Matthews and HetZeroth and conveyed To
,the police station in the patrol wagon.
Travellers via Central Railroad of New
Jersey are now enabled to make the trip
between this city and Philadelphia OF
New York in quick time by availing them
selves of the fast express which leaves
this city daily at 1245 p: m; arriving in
Rhiladelphia at b.49 p. m. and In New York
at p. m. 1t carries coach to Philadel-
phia and buffet car to New York.
Mrs.YA. NJ. HoNey, of West Plttston
VIII lecture In the Plymouth church, on
jackson street, Friday evening, Dec. Z, I'm.
der the auspices Of the Woman's Christian
knowledged to be one of the most enter
knowledge to be one of the most enter.
stalning and forceful speakers of the day
The title of the lecture will be 1.-THE
Wedge of Gold" Admission free. Ev.
everybody invited. Doors open at 7.SO.
In order that persons employed by the
city and others might have funds for
Christmas day, the joint auditing com
mittee of councils met last night and up
proved O. large number of bills. The bill