The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-24
CITY NOTES.

A meeting of the Sheridan Monument
association will be held tonight.
Next Tuesday the commencement ex-
ercises at st. Patrick's parochal school,
West Side. will take place.
The Sisters of st. Joseph's Founding
Home acknowledge donation of s7.55
from the st. Peters Christian Doctrine
society.
During the summer the Green Ridge
Woman's Christian Temperance union will
hold its meetings on Thursday afternoons
instead Of Tuesday afternoons
Samuel Saville. the mine foreman who
several weeks ago disappeared from his
home, in Priceburg. has returned. He
says he went to England to visit relatives.
The committee of repairs and improve
ments Of the Home for the Friendless
will hold meeting Wednesday, June "a,
at o'clock, p. m, at the Office of Hon. II.
A. Knapp.
The annual outing Of the Grace Re-
formed Sunday school and congregation
will take place today. They will go to
Lake Aiiel on a basket picnic. The train
will leave the Erie and Wyoming Valley
depot at $50 this morning.
The funeral of Samuel I. Foote took
place at 1890 o'clock yesterday at his
home, 1928 Mulberry street. The service
was conducted by Rev. DR.. James Nc
Leod. The remains were taken on the lao
Lackawanna train to Norwich. N. Y.
Simon Westway, Of Carbondale, was
committed to the county jail last night
on the charge of open lewdness. Adler
man s. s. Jones sent him down in default
Of BAIL Frank Butzak was committed by
the same magistrate on the charge Of as
sault and battery.
Constable Benjamin Harris, of BlakelJ
who is charged with assault and battery
by Mrs Mary Jenkins. went before Alder
man Millar yesterday and after waving
a hearing entered bail in the sum of $500
for his appearance at court to answer the
charge preferred against him.
Street Commissioner Knsley yesterday
discovered that the ground near the west
ern abutment of the Lackawanna ave.
nue bridge Is settling and that the abut-
ment appears to be bulging. He reported
the matter to City Engineer Phillips and
thorough examination will at once be
made.
The coroner'S inquest on the death OF
Patrick O'Boyle. whose death was caused
by q fall from street car on North WASH
tngton avenue. will take place at o'clock
tonight in the arbitration room at the
court house. ut was Incorrectly an-
nounced that the inquest would be held
hast night
Papers in divorce We're filed In the Of
fee Of Prothonotary Pryor yesterday by
Eva ID. Marsh by her next friends. Ed
ward Taylor, against her husband, Frank
B. Marsh. alias Frank y. Cox. They lived
on the West Side. They were married
on July 49, 1894, and lived together until
xr,ha ho Ia.
alleges that he was unfaithful to her.
The West Side councilmen are anxious
to have the improvements under way
there pushed to an early completion and
that the legislation may be hurried
through a special meeting Of select coun-
Gil has been called for tomorrow night.
Common Council meets in regular session.
The contract for grading Jackson, Robin
son and Ninth Streets for which Mr.. Phil
lips is the lowest bid6 r. will probably
be awarded. and bids will be opened FOR
paving this thoroughfare. The ordinance
for paving West Lackawanna avenue will
also be considered.
The moonlight dance to be held at Lake
Ariel by the Scranton Bicycle club on
Friday evening promises to be a great
social success. The party will start from
the Erie and Wyoming Valley station at
GEO p. m. and returning leave the lake
at midnight Refreshments will be served
at the hotel. George Sharps and Frank
Leonard have charge Of the affair. The
following are the patronesses: Mrs. 8. II.
Stevens, Mrs. F. 8. Godfrey, Mrs. 8, j.
Carter. Mrs. David Spruks, Mrs. James
Stein, Mrs Alex Dunn. jr., Mrs. w. A.
Kemmerer, Mrs. Chas. Hill, Mrs. Edwin
Byea and Mrs. George Mott. Music will
be furnished by the Lawrence orchestra.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to Patrick Brennan and Bertha Brit
tain, Of Scranton; William H. Walker and
Jennie Il. Tuthill, OF Peckvllle; Richard
Cushnie and Lixzie Wylie. Of Carbondale;
James R. Hughes and Harriet NJ Smith.
Of Scranton John Hammers and Sarah
Beckendorf. Of Dunmore; John Ruane,
Of Minooka. and Annie O'Hara, of the
South Side; Henry A. Benson and Jennie
H. Oakes, of Scranton; Michael H. God.
frey, Of Winton, and Julia u. Maloy. Of
Scranton: William H. Johnston and Annie
Ruddy, Of Scranton; Evan p. Lewis and
Alice Wicks. Of Scranton; William Nilsson
end Nsxie Townsend, Of Milwaukee; Ben
1amin p. Hishtower and Marie A. VOL
W. Of Scranton.