The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-09

county to succeed John Shea, and the
compensation was fixed at SIS per month
to date from Jan. Z. The county commis-
sioners were ordered to so make record
of it.
At a meeting of the Green Ridge wheel
men last night the following officers We're
elected: President, w. l.. Carr; vice pres
ident j. w. Carney, jr.; secretary-treas-
urer, III. =. Hitchcock; captain, c. Nj.
Carr; lieutenant, ]. l.. Chapman, jr. di-
rectors, Il. II. Howe, A. w. Blandin and
b. G. Stewart.
The grand jury yesterday morning dis
posed of the homicide case Of the COM
monwealth against Joseph Boschino and
Antonio Imbriato, charged with the muir
der of Francesca Comforti at Dunmore on
Sunday, Nov. II, of last year. A number
of Italian witnesses were present to give
testimony.
An union prayer meetinS-one of the Sc
ries arranged for the worlds week of
prayer-was held at the Grace Reformed
church yesterday. This afternoon at
o'clock the meeting will be held at Elm
Park church. when the subject Of prayer
will be Nations and Governments" The
meetings are well attended.
The Robin Hood Opera company sung
| THE Knickerbockers" at the Academy of
| Music last night before u large audience
| in an excellent manner. 1t was pretty and
| tuneful. but lacks some of the popular and
picturesque elements of robin Hood"
| The singing of the different members Of
the company was enthusiastically en-
| cored.
| Deputy Clerk of the Courts Emil Bonn
yesterday granted licenses to the follow
| ing couples contemplating matrimony:
| Thomas y. Burns and Annie Tighe, Scran-
ton; William b. Thomas, of Scott, and
Laura Oakley of Greeniield; John Cum
mlngs and Sarah Radigan, Carbondale;
Charles Kossman and Annie Staehli,
| Scranton.
| Bishop O'Hara, assisted by Rev. j. A.
| OReilly and Rev j. j. Mangan, yester-
| day conferred minor orders on Edward
Kelly, of this city. This morning he will
receive sub-deacon orders and tomorrow
morning with Rev. Thomas Carmody, Of
| Towanda, he will receive deacons orders
They will be ordained priests after the
| 1890 mass Sunday morning.
Teachers vacancies in No. 10 and No. 3
| schools. caused by the recent marriages
of Miss Cora Phillips and Miss Jessie
| TORY, will probably be filled at next Mon
day nights meeting of the board of con-
| troll. A large number of applications for
| the positions will be considered Friday
evening by the teachers committee,
which will make recommendations to the
| board.
The preliminary injunction which court
granted to John a. Mears in restraining
| W. A. Malaney from storing building ma
| terial on the Mears property at Washing
| ton avenue and Spruce street, was to have
been argued yesterday, but by mutual
agreement Il continuance was made. The
| final hearing will take place on Tuesday,
| Jan. %, at a. m. and the temporary IN
junction will remain in effect until then.
Installation services were held at the
| Lodge No. /, Sons of ST. George, last
evening. when the following officers who
have been elected for the ensuing term
were duly installed: w. p, Harry Bir-
beck; V. p, George l.. Parsons; secretary,
Thomas Il. Gilman assistant secretary,
Robert II. Smith; treasurer, William c.
| Beaumont; messenger, George Gingell;
assistant messenger Edward Walker; l.
s., Albert f. Beach; o. S., Charles Bur-
dett; chaplain, William Maylin.
Judgements amounting to almost $45, ,OOC
were entered late Monday evening in the
office of Prothonotary Pryor against the
| Scranton Glass company, of Green Ridge.
1t is believed that the plant will be kept
running and an effort made to tide over
the trouble without reSorting to sheriff $
sale The judgments are held by the fol
| lowing persons: a. l.. FRANCOIS, SlUOOu
+. p. Kingsbury, $1,000; Charles Henwood
s., ,75O Charles Henwood, 5000; C. p. Mat
thews, 81, ,666,67; j. H. Stelle, $500; Samuel
Hines, $l,250: Alfred Harvey, Sl,25O; NJ. A
Goodwin, s., 800; A. l.. Francois, $i,j00.
Installation services were held last
evening by the Sons of Veterans, Camp s.
at the rooms of Lieutenant Ezra Grif-
fin post The following were the officers
installed; Captain, W. l.. Nash; first lieu
tenant, william Widnor; second lieuten-
ant W. w. Cole; camp council, f. w
Martin, C. a. Ridgeway, c. C. Batten'
berg; sergeant guard, G. C. Battenberg
color sergeant, Henry Leber; first ser.
geant, w. c. Cahoon; corporal guard
Fred Smith; camp guard, W. G. Smthing
picket guard, William Snyder; chaplain
II. NJ. Hoffman; delegate at large, Charles
Leber; delegate, c. A. Rldgeway; alter
mates, Fred Smith and Thomas Davies
c. C. Battenberg acted as installing Of
iicer