The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-11
CITY NOTES.

Employees of the Scranton Gas and
Water company were paid yesterday.
delaware, Lackawanna and Western
trainmen We're paid yesterday. The sec
pnd portion of trainmen will be paid today
Colonel F.. L. Hitchcock will address to-
morrow afternoons Gospel meeting in the
Young Mems Christian association build
ing.
Rev. Warren C. Partridge will exchange
pulpits tomorrow with Rev. Benjamin j..
Herr, pastor of the First Baptist church,
of Binghamton, N. Y.
Employees of the Delaware and Hudson
company from Honesdale to Waymart, at
the Honesdale docks and on the Gravity
road were paid yesterday.
The annual social of the Active Turner's
was held last night, when 200 persons were
present. Professor Quinnan, Of Hyde
Park, acted as master of ceremonies.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern has reduced the price of round trip
tickets to Hoboken and New York to So;
reduction to take effect Monday, May 13.
Sale of seats for Monday nights box
ing tournament opens at the rockingham
box office this morning at o'clock. The
prospects of a big advance sale are very
bright.
A meeting of the Cremation society was
held on Thursday evening, when 1t was
reported that thirty-one members were
enrolled, Alderman w. S. Millar being the
latest addition.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company will run special train to the
Driving park at 1.3O this afternoon to
accommodate those who wish to attend
the Wild West show.
A number of pickpockets and sneak
thieves following the Wild West show ar
rived in this city last night. In Wilkes
Barre yesterday they did not confne their
efforts to the show grounds, but entered
several residences.
special train will leave the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western depot on Mon
day, May 20, when the various Odd Eel
low societies of Lackawanna county will
attend the dedication of the Odd Fellows
temple at Philadelphia, on the following
day.
Professor George W. Phillips, superin-
tendent OF public schools, will address the
young women's meeting at Young Wo-
mems Christian association hall, 2O5 Wash
ington avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 3.45
o'clock. His subject will be 1.-THE Young
Woman in the School," Both teachers
and students are cordially invited to be
present.
Dressed In deep mourning, q young wo-
man with glib tongue has been mulcting
court house officials. She goes from one
to the other with the tale that she has no
money and is making a collection to en-
able her to go to Sunbury to attend the
funeral of a dead sister. She has been
telling the same story for over two weeks,
and 1t Is believed that she is q profess
sional beggar or slightly demented. She
collected several dollars from habitues of
the temple of justice.
A lot of ground on Oak street in the
Second ward in the possession Of Mary
Thomas and her right and title to 1t Is
questioned by Jeanette Jones and David
Jones, her husband, Margaret Morgan and
D. L. Morgan, her husband; Caroline
Williams and J. J. Williams, her husband; /;
Elizabeth jenkins and William d. Jen-
kins, her husband, and Morgan ]. Wat
kins and Mary ]. Watkins. Attorneys
Hulslander & vosburg, representing the
plaintiffs, yefisterday began an action in
ejectment against Mary Thomas.
Alderman Mllar's spacious court room
was filled yesterday moening with the
members Of the True Irish Hearts, com
pany and their sympathizers. Manager
Walter Mack, Of the Wilkes-Barre Music
hall, had caused nn attachment to be is
SIZED upon the trunks. scenery and other
properties of the company, in order to
compel the members to make some sat
isfactory arrangement with him, conse-
uuent upon their refusal to fulfill an en-
gagement at Wilkes Barre the first three
aays Of this vssk.s The company APP