The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-20
CITY NOTES.

Pay your gas bills today and save the
discount.
The Easter choir Of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church, will meet this evening for
-ehearsal.
The Adonis Dancing class will hold its
Easter social at Excelsior nall Monday
evening next.
The sale OF seats for Mr. and Mrs. Ken
dali will open at the Academy box Office
this morning. Checks will be gi7ea ou5
&C Z. a. m,
The Associated Charities yesterday
turned over to the mayors fund $500, the
same to be devoted to employing laborers
on the public parks Of the city.
Contractor OHara began yesterday
morning the work Of rip-rapping the Nay
Aug avenue approach to the Albright
avenue bridge,
AL members Of the First Welsh Baptist
Sunday school, Of Providence are requested
to meet at the vestry room next Thursday
at o'clock sharp TO attend the funeral OF
Benjamin Reese.
A telegram was received in this city yes
terday from PrOthonotary Green Of che
supreme court, Announcing that no deciS.
ions we're handed down Ia LacKawanna
county cases yesterday.
Michael Salerno, special police officer Ia
this city, has received the sad intelligence
that his father. John A, SalernO, died on
March 7, at Pitina, Italy. The dead man
is survived by three sons.
A cooking main in which Carbondale,
Archibald and Dunmore sporCs and their
birds participated occurred near Birds
Eye pond Sunday. The D1nmors birds
had complete walsover.
The North End Christian Endeavor
union will hold a meeting in the Welsh
Congregational church tonight All are
invited TO be present aad taks part Ths
subject will BE- Christ. the True Vine,n
found in John XIV lG
Members Of the Young Women's Chris
tian association are requested to make
special effort 10 attend the assembly in the
rooms ton Iht at o'clock. Interesting
facts concerning tho work will be given
and the gathering will be pleasant socially.
The Lackawanua Iron and Steel com
pa y yesterday granted the Scranton
Traction company permission 10 erect two
45-foot poles IN the compsny's blast fur
mace yard near the Cedar avenue bridge.
They will replace poles that are at pres
ent supported by the Cedar avenue
bridge.
The second annual reception TO thelr
parents and friends by the boyS gymna-
SUM class OF the YOun; Mems Christian
association will be held in the gymnasium m
Saturday afternoon from to o'clock.
Exercises and Easter games will De Civ en-
from TO o'clock. Az o'clock refresh.
ments will be served.
Secretary Mahy's Young Mems Christian
association Bible Training class will meet
this evening at So'clock in the directors
room. The last number OF the Young
Mems Christian association entertainment
course will be given by the Old Homestead
quartette, formerly with Denman Thomp.
son, Friday evening. March 23 Miss Alice
Girardeau, elocutionist will be one OF the
entertainers.
Eleven new cases of measles, two OF
diphtheria and two OF scarlet fever, were
reported to the board OF health yesterday.
One Of the cases Of diphtheria, that OF a
little girl at 6l7 Delaware street, 10 Of u
malignant type, and the attending physi-
clan has little hopes OF the child's recov.
cry. The cases Of measles reported are oil
on the West Side.
United States Commissioner Colburn re-
ceived Information yesterday to the effect
that Judge Burlington had granted rule
to show cause why a new trial should not
be granted in the case OF Leonard and
Mulherin against the Equity Improve
ment company, Of Westchester. Va,
which was tried here on the question OF
jurisdiction at the last term OF the
United States circuit court.