The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-06
CITY NOTES.

Edward Fidler will begin his duties as
alderman of the First ward this morning.
The annual pew-renting at Elm Park
church will be held this evening at s
o'clock.
The Franklin avenue Rescue mission
committee will meet this afternoon at D
o'clock.
Captain Warner formerly janitor of the
city building, has been appointed janitor
of the court house.
A force of men were digging up Franklin
avenue Saturday preparatory to laying a
vitrified brick pavement.
Beginning yesterday mail arrived from
New York, reaching here on the II a. m.
milk train. 1t was in the boxes for distri-
button at p. m.
Deputy Sheriff F. +. Ryan Saturday sold
the stock of goods of Wartosky G Muscat,
dealers in clothing, dry goods and notions
on Penn avenue. The stock brought S4,O21.
The will of Ira o. Stephens. late of the
city Of Scranton, was Saturday probated
by Register Hopkins and letters testa-
mentary were granted to Mary s. Steph-
ems, the widow.
The Green Ridge Iron works have
opened an office at 80 Wall street, New
York city. Their trade in railroad spikes
mas luCTedSeu u SuCIl Ill eAteut tllLL
step became necessey.
The American Press association pub
fishes an interesting syndicate article upon
Anna Dickinson's case from the graceful
pen Of Mrs. Harriet Clay Penman, well
known to Scranton journalism.
The exchanges last week at the Scranton
clearing house were as follows: April 90
s1A,11.15; April 80. s1i1 1.7o2.13; May /, s13l,-
142G3; May 2, $121, ,4S1.s7; May 3, $114, ,646.33;
May 4, $9S,755.S9; making total of $75l,-
S994O
The colored janitor at the Scranton Bus
iness college, George Bose, stole 1928 in
cash and a number Of articles of value
Thursday night and then departed for
parts unknown. He had resided at 900
Raymond court.
Summer cars made their first appearance
on the street railways yesterday. Nay
Aug falls line was equipped with them and
all the other lines had one or more Of
them. Travel was heavy and the open
cars were crowded.
At 22O Saturday morning fire was dis
covered in the Kitchen Of the boarding
house of Captain Cole, on Adams avenue
A still alarm was sent to the Phoenix
hose house, which brought out the chem
ical engine and the flames were extin-
guished without any alarm being sound
ed.
James Kennedy, of Mary street, was
suddenly seized with fit of insanity late
Saturday night and threatened to ami
hilate the family. Patrolman Reese G..
Jones placed him under arrest. He was
taken before the mayor yesterday and an
effort is being made to have him placed in
an insane asylum.
J. c. Vaughan, M. J. OToole, Daniel
Calpin and John Regan were elected dele
gates by st. Peters Father Mathew So
rhety, of Bellevue, yesterday to represent
organization at the diocesan conven-
ii in Carbondale, May Is. The society
so decided to hold picnic in Laurel
I'LL park June 6.
The second annual meeting of the Scran-
ION Free Kindergarten association will
be held this evening at the Albright H.
rary hall at o'clock. All interested in
Ifee kindergarten work are earnestly in
vited to be present. There will be inter-
esfng reports from the various kinder
rarten established under the auspices OF
the association A short and interesting
paper on kindergarten work in general by
Miss Katherin Clark, of Exeter, N. H.,
win be read.