The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-30
CITY NOTES.

Grand concert at the Penn Avenue Zap
t'st church Thursday evening, Oct. 81.
All welcome.
Marriage licenses We're yesterday grant
cd to John ID. McNulty and Annie II.
Lynn both of Scranton.
All the members of the State Liquor
league are requested to attend a special
meeting Thursday afternoon at Raub's
hall at $50 p. m.
North Main avenue, in the vicinity of
Green Ridge. street, was flooded yesterday
by water pumped from the Ridge coiliery,
on the west side of the avenue.
The Wells street bridge approaches are
well under way and Street Commissioner
kinsley announces that the bridge will be
open for traffic in the course of fort
night.
a special meeting of the board of man
ayers and lunch committee of the Young
Nomen's Christian association will be
held at their rooms this afternoon at $50
O'clock.
The pay days at the mines, which will
commence Friday, will witness the paying
out of the largest returns that miners
nave made in many years In this region.
Charles Stewart, 81 years old. who has
for long time been resident of the
West Side, died yesterday morning at
3CSl2 Chestnut street, the home of his son,
w. l.. Stewart
Only one case OF contagious disease was
reported yesterday, which Is very gratify-
ing to the board of health after the threat
ened epidemic which the thirteen cases of
the previous day foreboded.
The Scranton Clerks association will
hold the regular meeting this evening AT
O'Clock at their hall on Spruce street.
All clerks are urged to be present, as
business of Importance demands atten-
ton.
A series of sacred Sunday evening con-
certs under the direction of Professor w.
p Schlling are to be given this winter in
College hall. Fifty cents will be charged
for course tickets, which may be obtained
from members Of the choir.
DR.. Anna Clark will give n practical
talk to young women from 1890 10 ! o'clock
tomorrow noon in the Young Womens
Christian association rooms on Washing
ton avenue. On this account the usual
Thursday noon gospel meeting will be
held during today's noon hour.
Cissy Fitzgerald and the Founding"
goes to the Park theater. Boston, the fol-
lowing Monday after its Scranton en-
gagement for a run. Scranton amusement
patrons should appreciate the fact.
comes to Scranton at the regular prices.
a four-story building is to be erected on
the site Of the Davies & Griffin store, on
Lackawanna avenue. by John J. Fahey,
executor of the Callahan estate. The
ruins Of the old structure are being taken
down. The contract for erecting the new
building has not been awarded, but plans
have been prepared by Architect Holden.
The funeral of J. A. Leas, the account
ant took place Yesterday morning at the
vices. were conducted by Rev. Rogers
Israel, of st. Luke's church. The pail
bearers were; J.. II. Bessell, A. d. Hol
gene Dais and w. A.. Coleman. Burial
was made at Forest Hill cemetery
Rev. j. NJ. Maice, the "blind evangelist"
VIII lecture In the United Evangelical
Gnurch tomorrow evening. Subject. THE
do 90
our Nations Capital" Besides the lee
ture. Miss Hattie d. Maice, one of WASH
,ngtoh amateur elocutionists, will render
,vs,ss, some cnoiee Rotations. The small ad-
mission OF 70 cents Is for the benefit of the
church. DNe' oA ''e
Inere VIII be special meeting of select
couhcil tomorrow night to transact gem
erai business. The meeting was called at
tne request OF property holders on North
washington avenue between New York
and Marion streets. who are anxio,Is to
nave tne work commenced on the sewer
~ r. Ina, ,hat pace. The resolution directing
Hanley Bros. to proceed with the worl,
passed the common council and is wait
ing concurrence by the select branch.
senator J. c. Vaughn. as attorney for
Tnomas Forkan, of the West Side. APP
piled Tor writ OF habeas corpus yester-
day to compel Mrs. Bridget Golden to de-
Mer Mary Forltan, the petitioners daurb-
ter. from Illegal restraint Mrs. Golden
fsber desres TO- Z, bavy young g and the
raIangad
from her care. Judge Gunster granted n
rule and made It returnable this mnrninr
at o'clock for hearing. ''"s
Detective Steven Dyer returned IN tho
city at o o'clock last evening after beine
out Of town few days on stlil J,mf hmni
looking for young Williams. The West
Side youth who left home simultaneo,,sjv
with the departure of Diamond Jack:s
Milton. Pa, where he had followed tho
patent medicine mans troupe. ! He was
not unwilling to come home, and an.
pearsd very much pleased to zee III.
4 nsstias u sAs prsssssnts Of The ssv.