The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-14
CITY NOTES.

There will be a meeting of managers of
Florence mission tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Court on Saturday appointed C. II. Won
Storch an auditor of the Scranton poor
district.
Skating at the Driving park; band will
be present this evening If the weather
permits.
The Glenburn Hockey team defeated the
Factoryville club at Glenburn Saturday
afternoon by score of to l.
A writ of replevin was issued Saturday
at the instance of s. Cohen, directed
against Lewis Cohen to secure possession
of dry goods. groceries, etc, to the value
of $500.
Five tramps arrested by Lieutenant
Williams and squad on the West Side
Saturday night were yesterday sentenced
by Mayor Connell to ten days in jail in
lieu of fines of $3.50 each.
During the week that closed Saturday
the exchanges at the Scranton Clearing
house were: Jan. 7, $l65, 2S2. 81; Jan. 5. $751;
2llS7; Jan. O. Sl09 1852; Jan. 10, slGi, ,332 Y;
Jan. II, $99.62.i5; an. II, $76, 1850; total,
$79S, ,325.03.
Register of Wills Hopkins on Saturday
admitted to probate the will of Stephen
Judge, late of the South Side. In the es-
tate Of Michael Reap. of this city, let
ters OF administration were granted to
Wnifred Reap.
City Solicitor Torrey on Saturday re-
ceived telegram from the Edge Moor
Bridge company, of Wilmington. Del,
informing him that the contract for the
Linden street bridge had been executed
and the papers mailed to him.
Martin Flynn, miner. was severely
burned about the head and hands in the
Sand Banks mine Saturday night and he
was taken to the Moses Taylor hospital
where he was resting as comfortably as
could be expected last night. He Is %
years OF age and married.
The result of Saturdays hearing before
the court on the disposition of the gainb-
ling outfits gathered in by the police two
weeks ago will be an order today that the
goods be burned. City Solicitor Tor
rey appeared for the city and Colonel
FitZsimmons represented the owners of
the goods.
The mother Of Hugh Flannery takes ex-
ception to statement in Saturdays Trib-
une that when Fred Young, OF Taylor.
took advantage of the insolvency laws
to escape paying assault and battery costs
she "demeaned herself In the clerk of
the courts office with the air of n tragedy
queen" Mrs. Flannery says she has
hVNei cSrtyeu tut Ioit VI u udbtuy queen,
and has no histrionic aspirations.
This evening the Vesper Literary So
ciety will carry out the following pro-
gramme: Epitome of weeks news, f. NJ.
koeher; biographical sketch, H. y. Will
iams; review Of January's Review OF Re-
Views" ]. A. Wagner; essay, II. 4. Smith
scientific talk, l.. A. Lange; ten minutes
speech on some social question, Il. ID. Fell
lows; three-minute speeches. society; cs-
say, j. U. Wagner; "Quod Libet," J. w.
Browning.
In compliance with q resolution of
councils the city engineer and street COM
missioner conferred with Delaware, Lack
awanna and western officials on Saturday
relative to the removal of the culm pile
on Ninth street In order that the thor
oughfare may be opened. The city Of
ficers were assured that during next
month the culm will be screened and the
pile removed as rapidly as the combust-
ible portion Of 1t can be used or sold.
Testimony in the suit for divorce