The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-29
CITY NOTES.
~ WYOMING AVENUE

There will be an Informal dance at the
Scranton Bicycle club rooms this evening.
A special business meeting of the Green
Ridge wheelmen will occur this evening at
the club house.
Fred H. Babcock was yesterday ap-
pointed by Mayor Connell as a special Of
fcer to serve at Davis theater.
Mayor Connell and City Engineer Phil
lips VIII inspect the tenders which the
Traction company is experimenting with
on saturday morning at O'Clock.
Rev. c. A MCGEE, pastor of the African
Methodist Episcapol church, denies that
he performed the second ceremony uniting
Charles c. Smith and Miss Lulu Lilly.
The Grand Central hotel. conducted by
John Drury. on Lackawanna avenue. was
closed by the sheriff yesterday on an
execution for 1890 in favor Of Casey
Bros.
The funeral Of John Huber. of Jermyn,
who was killed on the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad Monday
night. took place from Raub's undertaking
establishment yesterday afternoon.
Marriage licenses We're granted yester-
day by the clerk of the courts to Frank e.
Nash and Anna NJ. Qualey. OF Lebanon,
AndrSw and Tess.e Burke. f Of carbondale.
Fred Phillips. who was guilty of an I'M
provoked assault on travelling man on
Center street Tuesday night, got off
with nominal fine Of $3.50 yesterday
morning. as the drummer failed to appear
against him.
The following numbers are the win
ners OF the prizes offered In connection
with the Mt. Pleasant Accidental fund ex
cursiOn: No 10 wins the umbrella, No.
40 the suit Of clothes, No. 4s7 the suit Of
clothes, No. 9i5 the silver watch.
A meeting of the delegates from this
vicinity to the sessions OF the grand coun-
Gil of the Young Mems institute, which will
open in Indianapolis. Ind, on Sept %.
met last night in the rooms Of the John
Boyle O'Rei!iy council and arranged the
preliminaries for the trip to Indianapolis.
The Scranton Forging company dlrec-
tors met yesterday afternoon and elected
the follt wing officers: President and gen.
eral manager, G. II. Pond; vice president,
O. L. Lewis; treasurer, II. Belin, IT.; sec
retary. E. F. Chamberlain super.ntend-
ent, 8. Atkins. The company reports its
affairs to be N a fiourishlng condition and
that there Is every prospect for pros
porous year.
Two baggagemen became engaged in a
fight over val.se check at the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western station yester-
day afternoon and Mayor Connell, who
happened to be present, called Chief Stmp-
son to arrest them. He fined each Of
them SO and gave them notice that he in
tended to break up their too aggressive
hustling for business, which. as In yester-
days case, often causes much annoyance
to the party whose baggage they are fight
ing.
The women Of Lackawanna county are
requested to meet at the rooms Of the
Young Women's Christian association to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock to make
plans for sending exhibits to the Cotton
exposition at Atlanta 1t ~ hoped that
ali who are interested in having this coun-
ty well represented VIII make an effort
to be present. Representatives from Car
hondota dalton Iprmvn ppckyillp Tau
1or, Clark's Green and other towns are es-
pecialiy urged to attend this meeting.
The goods In the store Of Martin &c De-
laney on wyoming avenue. were sold by
Deputy Sheriff Ryan yesterday. They
were purchased by Attorneys Watson &c
Diehl, rei -esenting the execution cred
itors, for s. pO0 The place was closed on
the following executions: Michael KOlb
q Son, Rochester. N Y. s14.4T.73: I'm
y tiers and Traders Bank Of New York.
A3173. Jacob NJ. Kolb will arrive In this
city today from Rochester to take charge
Of the stock.