The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-18
CITY NOTES.

The recital and social of Miss Julia Allen
win be held in the Bicycle club house to-
night. i'i
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Scranton Christian Endsavor union
MAS held last night. .....s.
The Fourth ward political club will
meet in Barrowman's hail, North Main
avenue, Friday night,
John Stanley, Of Jessup who is charged
with wife beating, was received at the
county Jail Monday night.
This evening the members Of the VClun-
teer Firemen's association will meet 70
elect officers for the ensuing year.
In addition to passing on the half-month
ante-holiday pay role the board of control
will tonight fix the Christmas vacation
On account of the funeral of Mrs. Thom-
as Morton the store of Louis Conrad Will
be closed from II o'clock until p. m. to-
day.
Edward Hawley, a young man Of Sew
enth street, dslocated his shoulder while
skating on Johnson's pond Monday even
ing.
John NJ. .Beemer, Of Mayfield, petitioned
court yesterday to allow him to adopt
Mary, minor child of Thomas M. Davis, Of
the same borough.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal COM
pany paid Its. employees at Coal Brook
and Wilson's Creek. CarbOndale. and at
Boston mines, Plymouth. yesterday.
q. A. Tretten. representative of the
Phenix Bridge company, was in the city
yesterday and stated that the Roaring
Brook bridge will be completed by the
end Of the week.
Icy sidewalks, caused by water being al
lowed to run from faucets over night.
overfiowing cutters and freezing, are the
main cause Of complaint in the street
commissioners department these days.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day TO Thomas 8. Sharples, of Dickson
City. and Ida. Mahr. Of Scranton; Robert
Connors and Catherine Carly Of the South
Side; Christopher F. Robertson and Lizzie
A. Phillips, both Of Scranton.
Today the police force will be assembled
at 2 O'Clock to witness the public repri-
manding Of Patrolman Joseph Block.
whom the police inquest deemed guilty Of
dndiscreaet conversation Mayor Connell
has delegated the duty to Chief Simpson.
John Sheridan, a South Side wife-beater,
was yesterday committed to the county
1Ai1 in default Of $500 bail by Alderman
Miller. Sheridan Is nursing a very sore
head as q result of his own stubborn
ness and Lieutenant Zang's determination.
Charles Jenkins, charged with embez-
Slement and who was sent to jail In de-
fault of bail by Justice Of the Peace Thom-
as ]. Gildea, of Archibald. entered bail be-
fore Judge Archibald yesterday in the sum
Of $500 whit william DOugher as bonds
man.
Yesterday was semi-annual distribution
day In Chief Simpsons office. Merchants
who were victims Of thefts committed dur
Ing the past six months called for and
received such stolen goods as have been
recovered and which are not needed in
court. t
City Engineer Phillips has agreed TO al
low the use OF Nicholson blue stone in the
dry walls on the Linden street bridge ap-
proaches. With the West Mountain and
Nicholson quarries as sources of supply II
10 i1ooed that King & Cleary's force can
be kept at work all winter.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Consumers' Ice company YESTERDAY elected
the following directors: P. ]. Horan. ].
II. Steel. c. d. Jones. r. q. Brooks, Rob-
ert Reeves, ]. F. Megargel, William Con-
nell, A. d. Biackington and f.. B. Sturgcs.
The directors VIII elect officers Friday.
Friday night the banquet of the New
England Society OF Northeastern Penn
eylvsnia will be held In the Hotel Terrace.
Toaats will be responded to by Rev. DR..
q. Parsons Nichols, Of Binghamton: Hon.
G. D. Foster, OF Wilkes-Barre; n. r.
Dturges and A. J. Colb6rn, Of this citv.
An original poem will be read by Theron,
a. Osborne, Of Greenwood.
Electric City c0nelave, Improved Order
Of HeptASophs, No. 296. elected the fol.
lowing ofI1cers Monday evening: Archon
DR. =. J. Price; provost, H. U. Hopewell:
OecSVtary, c. L. 6wartz: financier, H. q.
Yo6t; treasurer, George Kirby; prelate.
n n. 1ockA; lnspaCt0r, T. ]. Lane:
Wof6oa, J. NcCAbe; sentinel, Henry Rapp:
Gl1c1he paSt Archou, =. c. Newcoanb; trus.