The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24

arrangements of her baby and promised
to pay, but after the funeral was over
declined to do SO.
The jefferson Avenue Stars recently is
sued a challenge to the Arcadian Polo
club, of the West Side for game of ice
polo at the Driving park. F.. b. Reese,
the captain of the Arcadian club, has ac-
cepted the challenge and the teams VIII
cross sticks this evening at $50.
A letter has been received by o. b. Mat
teson, agent for the National Express
company at 306 Lackawanna avenue.
stating that all packets of donations will
be carried free to the sufferers from
drought in Nebraska The packages must
not exceed 100 pounds in weight.
The Green Ridge wheelmen have sold
large number of tickets for Frohman's
company in THE Lost Paradise" which
will be presented under their auspices at
the rockingham tomorrow and Saturday
evenings and Saturday afternoon. Special
prices of %. 35 and 50 cents will prevail for
the Saturday matinee.
A meeting of the shoemakers of the city
was convened last evening at Raub's hall,
on Wyoming avenue, but was attended
only by few of the West Side shoemak
ers, who were wroth with their brethren
of the central city in neglecting to at
tend. 1t was intended to organize a trade
union, but owing to a lack of quorum, no
business was Transacted.
Deputy Clerk of the Courts Emil Bonn
yesterday issued the following marriage
licenses; Joseph Watowcz and Eva Jud
zezak, Old Forge; Fred r. J. Platt and
Jessie G. Blair, Scranton; Thomas H.
Lockett and Martha Jane Richards,
Moosic; Paul Muranzsky and Rosie
Stanko Long Shop, Sullivan county; Jo-
seph Dudek and Veronica Novak, Conti-
mental mines.
ARIA Williams. tax collector of the
Scranton poor district, yesterday filed
his bond in the sum of $4,000 in the office
of Prothonotary Pryor. c. ID. Simpson,
W. j. Lewis and DR.. ]. N Rice are his Sc
curities The bond of ID. NJ. Jones, as
treasurer of the poor district, was also
filed in the sum of 1000 with ID. W. Pow
ell, William X. Williams and Benjamin
Hughes as sureties.
In the estate of David c. Meyers, late of
the South Side. letters of administration
We're granted to his widow, Mrs. Mary
Meyers, yesterday by Register Hopkins. In
the estate of Thaddeus Reilley, late of the
city of Scranton, letters of administration
were granted to John Reilley. In the es
tate of Elizabeth Davies, late of the city
of Scranton, letters of admins traton We're
granted TO Besaleel Davies
A caucus of the Democrats Of the Six
teenth ward was held at the office of A.
X. Gould & Son, on Linden street. Tues
day evening at which LorenZ L. Zedler
received the nomination for the office of
common councilman. The following We're
chosen election officers for the Second dis
trict of the ward: Judge of elections,
Michael O'Horo; inspector, Nathan Vi
daver: register, NJ. Luxemberger.
A branch of the Mutual Guarantee
Building and Loan association, of Philadel
phia, has been organized at Green Ridge,
with the following well known citizens as
officers and directors: President, II. NJ.
Cole; vice president, G. w. 'Hornbaker;
secretary and treasurer. =. p. Smith; at
torney, ]. G.. McAskie directors. DR.. F.
+. Arndt, Il. +. Dunn, C. L. Dolph, 7. S.
Voorhees,, c. Z. Jones, Dr. j. l.. Rea.
A well attended meeting was held in the
Ancient Order of United Workmen hall
last night for the purpose of organizing
local branch of the National Fraternal In
surance company. Captain Goust, of
Philadelphia, delivered a lengthy address
in which he enumerated the advantages of
benefit societies as compared with the old
line insurance companies, which, he con-
tended, were promoted for the benefit of
persons who drew rldculously large sal
aries at the expense Of persons who in
Sureu Win tlefil. olepS Will Dc ldheH "
organize a local branch at an early date.
The city treasurer, contrary to the Gus
tom of past years, will receive 1894 taxes
with added penalty, until about Feb. !.
This Is in accordance with recent reso
luton Of councils. The resolution, how
ever directs that the treasurer shall re-
ceive the taxes until April |. when the lists
are turned over to the delinquent collec-
tors. This. the city treasurer claims, he
will be unable to do as the idea is imprac
teal and would not permit of the de-
linquents lists being prepared at all. He
is of the opinion that by receiving the
taxes until about Feb. /. the Office is doing
all that could be expected of it, and even
then the innovation will seriously cripple
systematic work.
Anna Schmidt, of Center street, imbibed
two glasses of whisky at Hyde Park yes
terday afternoon and as she reached
Lackawanna and Franklin avenue the
whisky overpowered her. Patrolman
Reese Jones went to her assistahce, but
found he had more than his match and
officer Coleman was call to his assistance.
The two guardians of the peace We're but
as infants in the hands of the AmaZonian
Anna, and Officers Thomas Lewis AMI
Boland made up quartette of Samsons
to escort this lively young lady to the po-
lice station They decided upon more
assistance and an express wagon was OBJ
tanned and Miss Schmidt tenderly laid on
the hard wooden boards and taken to her
transient lodgings.