The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-14
CITY NOTES.

Meetings of common and select counclls
will be held tonight.
Delaware and Hudson trackmen and
station hands at Wilkes-Barre We're pail
yesterday.
There will be skating at the Driving
park today There will be music this
evening, weather permitting.
Work has been resumed on the steel
frame work of the Mears building at
Washington avenue and Spruce street.
The ladies' of the First Presbyterian
church are making arrangements 10 hold
their annual dinner on Washington's
birthday, Feb %.
A hearty reception was accorded to the
Young Mems Christian association glee
club at Dickson City last night, where
they sang to a large audience.
Workmen were engaged yesterday rais-
ing the top tier of columns of the Hotel
Jermyn. An accurate idea of the heighth
OF the building can now be obtained.
Men from the street commissioners de-
partment were engaged last night remov-
Ing the snow from Lackawanna avenue In
the vicinity of depot square. For several
days the snow has seriously impeded
travel on that avenue.
The railway committee of common
council did not take action last night on
the Franklin avenue railway ordinance.
The members of the committee decided to
first visit the avenue and ascertain tho
condition of affairs there.
DIR. Van Cleef, resident physician of the
county Jail, yesterday certified to court
that George Burnett, a prisoner, is suffer-
ing from an infiamed eye. Judge Arch
bald ordered the transfer of Burnett 20
the Lackawanna hospital.
Saturday will be the last day for fling
applications for liquor licenses. Thus far
about 300 applications have been received
by Clerk of the Courts Thomas. 1t Is
probable that at least 200 more will be filed
before the end of the week.
A realistic melodrama has been booked
by the rockingham for Feb. 22 Wash
ington's birthday. 1t Is SHAFT No. q" a
mining play replete with electrical effects
and elaborate accessories and which
scored phenomenal hit when first seen
here.
Considerable activity was displayed at
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
collieries yesterday In consequence of the
extra demand caused by the decrease of
coal in stock. Hopes are entertained that
the revival of the coal trade will be per-
manent.
When in this city Mrs. Baldwin on two
occasions declared that Thomas b. Reed
would be the next president of the United
States At Blnghamton Tuesday night
she reversed herself and was quite posi-
tive that Major Mckinley will be the next
chief magistrate.
Thomas Maxwell, Of Carbondale, was
yesterday committed to the county Jail
TO await his trial upon charge of
housebreaking and threatening to set fire
to n barn. He was given a hearing before
Alderman s. s. Jones, who, after hearing
the evidence, committed him In default Of
bail
The funeralof John Brennon took place
from his late residence on Phelps street
at o'clock yesterday morning. A re-
qulem mass was celebrated at st. Peter $
cathedral by Rev. Father Feeley and in.
termept was made In Dunmore Catholic
cemetery. The pall-bearers were: Pat
rick Rathford, Dennis Harnett, John Fer
guson. Edward Kelly, T. ]. Conway and
Jeremiah English.
Professors Pepper and Lewi.s OF the law
department Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia, who are getting out
p work Of several volumes entitled. 'Di-