The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-23
BRIEF NOTES.

| Music hall will open on Aug. Il for a
preliminary season of nine nights. af-
ter which the house will be closed for
the same length of time. and then the
| regular season will open.
The Record yesterday printed am ex.
cellent likeness and an interesting
sketch of the life of William S. Wells
one of Wilkes-Barre's oldest and best
known citizens.
Alderman Goeringer has issued twen-
| ty-four judgments for S. each against
John Thomas. a farmer residing near
| Parsons. who is now on bail on a charge
| of illegally impounding the COWS owned
| by his neighbors.
The funeral OF Mrs. d. H. Allen, who
| died on Sunday last, will take place at
O'Clock this afternoon. with interment
at Keen Summit, Bradford county.
Martha Bennett. executrix of the es-
| tate of Sarah S. Bennett. has began
suit in ejectment against John c. Had
dock, to recover land in Luzerne bor-
ough and Kingston township.
The gypsies who were arrested for
| cruelty to child were discharged last
Sunday on that charge by Mayor Mich
OILS. Anderson, one of the men, was
sent back to Jail for thirty days on a
charge of vagrancy.
The Concordia will hold it's annual
picnic at Mountain park on Tuesday
next. July 80. This picnic promises to
be one of the most popular Of the year.
John P. Jones, Of this city, sales
man in Bennett & Walters shoe store,
was one of the ten who won the prize
of six weeks European trip offered
by the New York Press.
The Stafford Literary society Of this
city. will give a trolley party tonight
to a number of invited guests. There
will be about five car loads, and a band
will accompany the crowd.
Burglars entered Posts harness store
on Sunday night, but found only few
dollars in the money drawer, which
they broke open. They carried away
none of Mr.. Posts stock.
The notorious Madam" Brandt was
arrested on Sunday and the mayor
gave her five hours to leave town. She
went to Scranton, from which place she
had been but recently expelled by the
police.
All the base ball fiend5 in the city
rejoiced yesterday over the victory
which the home club added to that side
Of the string.
A number of Hungarians got into an
argument with clubs at Diamond
Patch on Sunday night, and several Of
them were badly hurt.
Evan J. Evans was thrown from an
electric car at Port Griffith last Sum
day night and was severely injured.
He as standing on the platform and
the sudden swinging Of the car around
q curve threw him off.
Don't forget the big excursion Of the
Press club to Delaware Water Gap to-
morrow morning at o'clock over the
new Wilkes-Barre and Eastern rail-
road.
A number OF Wilkes-Barre ibicyclists
wheeled to Lake Carey on Sunday and
spent the day.
Mrs. James II. Wallace, OF Philadei-
phia, died at the residence Of her ia
ther-ln-law in this city last Sunday.
Mrs. Sterling Barnes died yesterday
morning at her home on North Main
street, after an illness OF three weeks
from typhoid fever.
The Oldest delegate In the DEM
ocratic convention today will be r. H.
Davenport. Of Lake township. He IL
"a years Of age. and has been a county
delegate fifteen times.
Patrolman Gfike Connors Is doing
house sergeant duty during the illness
Of Sergeant Hail.
The Orattrio society win picnic at
Hanover psrk on Friday.
Thomas II. Phillips yesterday an.
riounced himself O. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for controller
at toda.Ss convention.
Pitcher Meekin writes that his arm Is
entirely we'll and he is anxious to finish
the season with the WilkesIBarre club.
Llawellyn Gunie and William Jones,
two statesmen. lett the city at 9.1O this
morning 10 walk to New York ON a
wager. They are to report at the
World Office before IL o'clock ON Thurs.
dav morning