The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-24
CITY NOTES.

Gentlemen's Driving Club races satur-
day. Up. m.
Police drill will take place today at 2
p. m.
Ben f. Thompson has withdrawn from
the frm of Walter, Thompson & Co.
Today and tomorrow will be donation
day at st. Joseph's Founding home
This evening the Volunteer Firemen's
association will hold its ball at Turner
hall.
The sale Of seats for the "Black Crook"
opens at the Academy of Music box office
this morning.
The Ladies' society will meet this after
noon In the parlors of Mrs. j. b. Grim
shaw, at Duryea.
The Il. III. Watts property at Washing
ton avenue and Delaware street was sold
TO Goldsmith Bros Monday for $7,25O
The congregation of the Providence
presbyterian chuuch is making arrange
ments Tor an excursion to New York
early In December.
The team of the Scranton Business col
iege defeated st. Thomas college foot
pan clup yesterday at the base ball park
by the score Of G to 0.
The will of Mrs. Catharine Davies. late
OF scranton, was admitted to probate yes
terday and letters testamentary granted
to Thomas l.. Davies
IT the writer whose communication is
signed FORESTER" will allow the use of
his name, his article will be cheerfully
printed In the columns of The Tribune.
The engineers, conductors and Brake
mems Beneficial association of the Lack
aWanna Iron and Coal company held a
ball In Music hall last night which was
largely attended.
Professor Eckman has been engaged to
take charge of the pianoforte depart
ment OF the Scranton School of Music,
Whlch VIII commence this week with
twenty-four pupils.
A telegram received from E. A. Niyen.
OF Wilkes-Barre, last night says: Fanny
Rice great in Miss Innocence Abroad"
very funny and original. Some fine sing
ing. All smiles. Big hit"
The demented woman who was stray
Ing about Wyoming avenue and attempt
ed TO enter the convent on Monday night,
was yesterday taken to the House of the
Good Shepherd by Mrs. Duggan.
Invitations have been received in this
city Tor the reception to be given by the
,Wllkes-Barre Concordia on Friday even
Ing between and o'clock in connection
with the opening of its new building.
Tonight there will be two committee
meetings at the city clerks office, a |
joint meeting Of the public building |
committee and meeting of the com |
mittee of streets and bridges of select |
council |
Lizzie Helen Schumacher, daughter of |
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schumacher of 51S |
Hyde Park avenue, died yesterday morn
ing at o'clock. Funeral will take place |
from the family residence Thursday af- |
ternoon at O'clock Interment in Wash |
burn Street cemetery.
In the report of the suit for damages of
Atherton against McGraw reported in
yesterdays Tribune, 1t was stated that
when Atherton was arrested on a charge
OF highway robbery bail was asked in the |
sum of $4,000. That was an error of the
types, 1t should have read $1,000.
A regular meeting of the Scranton
Homeopathic Medical society will be held
In this city at 7.30 tomorrow evening. The
essayists will be DR.. Theodore Sureth and
DR.. H. B. Ware of this city, and the lead
ers of debate, DR.. Lange, Of this city. and
DIR. Kistler, of Wilkes-Barre.
John Gilbrlde, of the South Side, denies
that he made an effort to get into Clara
Weichels place on the night he was ar
'ested last week. He says that he met a
man on Franklin avenue who hit him on
the nose, drawing blood. While looking
for some place where he could wash away
the blood he was arrested by Officer Day.
He had no Idea who the man is that hit
him or what he was hit for, but proposes
to find out.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton entertainment course has a deserved
mong the best people of the
city and the committee in charge of this
seasons course are pleased at the early
demand for reserved seats. The first
number will be given on Monday evening,
Nov. u, by the famous impersonator,
John Thomas, and his excellent company
Of musical artists. The seats for the en-
tire course may be secured now in the
Young Mems Christian association office.
Marriage licenses were granted by Clerk
Of the Courts Thomas yesterday to
James Park Morgan, Moosic, and Mar
garet Ann Morgan, Scranton; Daniel Jo-
seph Vaughan, Binghamton, and Sarah
d. Mcnamara, Scranton; Thomas An
thony and Mary r. Robertson, Scranton;
Arthur Edward Spencer ard Lettie Gard
ner, Scranton; Thomas Peter Durllin and
Mary Ann Ruane, Scranton; George En-
cry Craner and Nora II. Sturdevant.
Scranton;. William George Wright of
New York, and Kate Showers Decker,
Scranton; Joseph Hodge and Charlotte
Gentlemen's Driving club races satur-
lay, 2 p. m,
Pabst's Milwaukee Boer, cool and spark-
Ing, at Lohman's, Spruce street.