The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-22
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CITY NOTES.
I27 WYOMING AVENUE.

Granite curb!ng Is being laid about the
Federal building on Washington avenue.
The foundation walls Of the new Gould
building on Linden street are about COM
pleted.
Kalsominers are at work beautify.ng
the interior of the Young Mems Chris
tian association building.
Local assembly, No. Is, knights Of La
bor. will hold an important meeting at
4S Spruce street at 7.30 this evening.
The sheriff's sale of the effects Of the
Carbondale Traction company, which was
advertised to take place yesterday, was
postpor ID for two weeks.
The entral city fire companies We're
called out by a false alarm from box l2
at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t was
caused by lines becoming crossed.
A large trolley party from Olyphant
passed through the city last evening en-
route for Weber's rink, Taylor, where
they enjoyed dance and luncheon.
Frank Jordan, of Dunmore. an Erie and
Wyoming Valley brakeman was painfully
injured by being thro'Sn from freight
car in the Scranton yard yesterday morn
ing.
b. T. Lewis. Of Dalton, was received at
the county jail yesterday, where he was
y sent IN default of bail to await trial on a
charge of assault and battery and surety
Of the peace.
lie LOlOWiUS CONTRIBUTORS u o. Assiht
summer home and free excursion fund
are announced: Stella c. Hallstead, $40;
Hon. l.. A. Watres, s.; previously ac-
knowledged, $54lS5; total to date. s556.s5.
An exempl.fcation of the will of Mrs.
Helen Pledgman. late Of Lemon, Wyoming
county, was admitted to probate yester-
day by Register OF Wills Hopkins, and
letters Of administration C. t. a. granted
to Fred Pledgman.
Godfrey Te.sner, of Pttston avenue.
who while crazed by drink. drove his
wife ard family out Of doors, Tuesday.
was committed to the county Jail yes
terday morning by Alderman Millar in de-
fault Of SO fine.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by Clerk Of the Courts Thomas to
Francis James Evans and Mary Wilkes.
Scranton Albert A. Hewitt, Scranton.
and Nellie Thomas. Minooka: Merv!n +.
Taft, Dunmore, and Ellie Barnes, Pleas
ant Mount Wayne county; Michael Tray
nor, Scranton. and Mary ONeill, Dun
more.
The Pittston Gazette on Tuesday is
sued a special number IN which consid-
cradle space was devoted to the twenty
sixth anniversary celebration OF Battery
NJ, Second Pennsylvania Artillery. A well
written history Of the battery and a story
by Rev. DR.. Parke. telling how he found
It camped before Washington. were m
terest.ng features Of the very readable
page devoted to Battery NJ.
The coroner's inquest upon the death Of
John Carey Of Mayfeld. who. on Monday
night was found lying in dying condi-
ton alongside the Delaware and Hudson
tracks near his home, was completed last
night and q verd;st was rendered that he
died from q fractured skull following a
fall from q passenger train. Testimony
IN the case was gwen by trainmen at the
Carbondale depot and by William McDer-
mott. who saw Carey board the train at
Jermyn.