The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-24
CITY NOTES.

The active Turner's will give a social
and exhibition New Years night.
Owing to the absence Of quorum no
meeting of the board of control took place
last night.
In the estate of Edwin Haling, late of
Scranton, letters of administration were
yesterday granted to L. NJ. Hodgson, of
Moscow.
An application for a charter for the
Throop Accidental Fund was yesterday
made by Attorneys Jones & Powderly to
the court.
In the distribution of holiday good
cheer the managers of the Florence Mis-
sion ask the people of Scranton not to
overlook that institution.
The .Women's Christian Temperance
union will omit its meeting Tuesday. Dec.
"a. On the following Tuesday. Dec. 81,
will be the evangelistic meeting.
The auditing committee of councils last
night refused to approve of the Frank
Shiffer claim of $210 and referred the bill
back to councils without any recommended
tion.
A Welsh costume tea party and a grand
concert will be held at the Tabernacle
church Christmas afternoon and evening.
Tea on taSles at p. M; concert to COM
merce at y. m. sharp.
The Sunday school of Grace Luthsran
church will hold Christmas exercises to-
night at the Young. Mems Christian as
scciation at 7.9O. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared
The general delivery stamp and carrier
windows will be open at the postoffice on
Christmas Day from 1890 a. m. to u M.
Money order and register windows closed
all day. No delivery will be made by car
riers.
Mrs. John Shapiro, Of South Washington
avenue, was robbed of $40 yesterday morn
Ing while watching the display in the
window Of Lackawanna avenue business
house. The money was taken from her
dress pocket.
An assumpsit suit was begun yesterday
the sum of $f,7S3 against the Carbondalc
and Forest City Street railway. The
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
company Is the plaintiff.
Miles Gibbons. William X. Morris and
William p. Grifths, the miners examin-
ing board, met yesterday in the arbitra-
tion room and granted certificates ia
James Gallagher, Of the Hampton mines,
and John Widowski, of the Bellevue shaft
There were only twenty-six deaths last
week which Is the lowest weekly rate of
the year. Twelve new cases of contagious
diseases were reported, ten of which were
diphtheria and two scarlet fever. There
was only one death from Contagious dis
ease.
Saint Luke's Church-Programme OF
services, Christmas Day. a. m, holy
communion; 8 a. m, holy communion
1920 a. m, morning prayer, sermon and
holy communion. At the 1890 q. m service
there will be the full vested choir and
special Christmas music.
A man who refused to give his name was
locked up yesterday for chOpping fire wood
in Nay Aug park. He admitted that he
did 1t with his little ak when Park Police
man McManaman came upon him in the
act. The park commissioners will prose.
cute him In police court this morning.
Each conductor and motorman of the
Scranton Traction company will receive
an envelope this morning and in Il will
be contained the reply to the request for
more wages recently presented to General
Manager Silliman. The company officials
refused to state what the reply contains
Judge Gunster yesterday directed c. f.
Evans to pay SIS month toward the sup.
port of his wife. Nora g. Evans, begin.
ming with the present date and to fur.
nish $500 surety that the obligation will
be complied with, otherwise to go to the
county Jail. The man and woman are moi
living together; they formerly lived on the
West Side.
city Engineer Phillips and Street Com.
missioner Kinsley examined the cracked
abutment of the Lackawanna avenue
bridge yesterday and concluded that was
IN no way unsafe, as reported. The crack
results from the settling OF the newly.
built portion Of the nbutment, which was
10 be expected as all masonry settles as
the cement sets.
On Jan. Is next an application will be
made to the governor OF the state for q
charter for the, Lackawanna Brewing
company. q proposed corporation that wifi
ongsgo In the manufacture Of lager beer
Iho incprporat0rs are Michael Hand, Ed.