The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-03
CITY NOTES.

The building committee Of the board OF
control will meet tonight.
Delaware and Hudson employees at Leg
gett's Creek and Marvine shaft were paid
yesterday.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern employees at the Dodge, Bellevue and
Oxford mines will be paid today.
An informal reception was last night
rendered to Miss Rachel L. Tolles, the
newly appointed secretary of the Young
Women's Christian association.
At meeting of Olyphant borough coun-
Gil last night Edward Caygill was APP
pointed chief Of police and George Hoyes
and Eliger Hoyes We're commissioned SER
geants.
The county commissioners of LuZerne
county have employed Attorney Alexan-
der Farnham to endeavor to collect the
$4,000, with interest from 1879, which they
allege Lackawanna county owes Luzerne.
Attorney L. P. Wedeman, yesterday in
the office of Prothonotary Pryor, began
suit for damages against the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western railroad in the
sum of $4,000. Thomas Reese is the plain
tiff
Mrs. Frank conducted successful
mothers meeting at the regular meeting
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union yesterday at 1903 Spruce street.
There was a large attendance of members
and considerable interest was manifested
in the proceedings.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed by the clerk of the courts to Michael
f. LOTUS, of Carbondale, and Anna Maria
Burke, of Scranton; Burdett O'Connor, of
Brooklyn, and Marion Budd Hitchcock,
of this city; Michael F. Joyce and Mar
garet LOTUS, of Jermyn.
William ]. Robb on Monday waived a
hearing and entered bail in the sum of
$l,500 to answer charges of adultery pre-
ferred by his wife, Mary Robb. 1t is ;.l-
legged that the criminal acts were COM
mitted on Nov. II and Jan. 10 and 90. Ed
ward Horn became Robb's bondsman.
John Gaughan, IS years old residing on
Capouse avenue, was injured at the Sandy
Bank shaft yesterday by being caught
between a car and gate. He was severely
crushed, but upon examination at the
Moses Taylor hospital 1t was not ascer-
tained that any bones were broken.
William Micklus and Joe Lueski, who
were arrested upon a charge of selling
liquor without license at 1880 Luzerne
street, and also upon charges of assault
and battery and larceny from William
before Alderman Fuller and entered bail
in the sum of $500 In each case to appear
at court.
An unusual number of new cases of con-
tagious diseases to develop in one day was
reported to the board Of health yesterday.
There were two new cases of measles, one
of diphtheria and two of scarlet fever.
The normal report Is about three cases for
every two days. The sudden change in
the weather is considered the cause of the
undue prevalence.
Spaldings Official Base Ball Guide for
1895 Is now ON the news stands. The
guide is edited by the veteran Henry Chad
wick, and Is the most valuable statistical
book and reference guide ever issued.
This years book is larger than ever, and
contains twenty-one half-tone page pic
lures Of all the leading base ball teams of
the county. The new rules are published
in full
Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Price served
q capias yesterday on Walter Brownlee,
Of Blakely, and brought him before the
court. Constable e. L. Craig, in his last
return, lodged information against Brown
lee on the charge of selling liquor without
q license; the grand jury found an indict-
ment, and the capias was issued TO bring
Brownlee before the court to enter bail.
Patrick Moran became his security in the
sum Of $500. ball being taken before Judge
Mayer.
John w. Langan, Of Olyphant, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Constable
Byers upon a charge Of malicious mis-
chief. which was preferred against him by
Patrick Jordan, and was held in $500 bail
by Alderman Wright to appear at court.
Langan was the tenant Of Mr.. Jordan's
property at Olyphant and few days ago
~ leaving the premises, tore down the par