The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-19
WILLIAMS { NJ 'ANUL7Y
CITY NOTES.

The "asphalt" session of common coua-
Gil occurs tonight.
There were only twenty-one deaths in
the city last week.
The city solicitors convention will open
at . O'clock this afternoon in the Select
council chamber.
The second degree was conferred by
Schiller lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons last evening.
Entrees for the Decoration Day races
at Driving park will close on Wednesday
evening at Hotel Jermyn.
a concrete base for the asphalt pave was
laid yesterday on Spruce street between
Penn and Wyoming avenues.
The office of the Mount Pleasant mine
has been changed from /! Third National
bank to room 4, CommonN. eatth building.
Superintend George howell has been
chosen as one OF the board TO conduct
the post graduate examinations at the
State Normal schools.
Joseph Cesmulvich and Michael Duck
ness were sent to Jail last night by Justice
of the Peace Brodhead, OF Old Forge,
for assault and battery.
Antonio Sheni, an Italian II years Old,
living in Dunmore. was admitted to the
Moses Taylor hospital yesterday suffering
from serious attack OF typhoid fever
The regular meeting of the Green Ridge
Women's Christian Temperance union
will be held IN their rooms near the corner
o: Penn avenue and Marion street Tues
day, 80 y. IN.
A Crystal laundry wagon was demoi,
ished by u runaway on Mulberry street
yesterday, and the driver, George .ianley,
and Il boy who was with him We're thrown
ont and 'iured.
John H. Roche, accused Of stealing -
from Edward Ryan. with whom he had
been dissipating, was committed 10 the
county jail on default of bail yesterday ny
alderman Wright.
O. min I'm b,. "a ~
ton shaft, was caught under tall OF roof
yesterday and received Il compound frac-
lure of the nose. Ho' was taken TO the
Moses Taylor hospital.
The .Woman's Christian Temperance
union of the central city will hoid their
regular weekly meeting this afternoon II
O'Clock in their room, corner Washing
ton avenue and Linden street.
The Supreme court yesterday at Phil;i~
delpha handed down the following opin-
ion: Gibbons W Gibbons, guardian, ct.
al, common pleas of this county; decree
affirmed. The costs TO be- paid by the APP
pellee.
Mrs. Kopff, widow of the late Fred r..
kopff. yesterday received from \. Il.
Raub treasurer of Scranton cOnclav",
No. III. Improved order of Heptasophs,
draft for 5000 being the amount for
which Mr.. koptf was insured in the or
der.
Jeweler Rexrord, of SOB Lackawanna
sioner kinsley, was fined 81 yesterday by
Alderman Howe for allowing box to
stand in the rear of his store. on Center
street. for two days after being directed
to remove 1t.
A Delaware and Hudson passenger train
backing into the Lackawanna avenue sta
tion yesterday morning at 10 o'clock had
to stop until drunken man, who had
moved. Special officer Spellman sent hin,
to the station house.
Thomas Connor, of the West Side, died
al the Moses Taylor hospital after an i'll
ness of two weeks. The remains were re-
moved yesterday to Raub's undertaking
establishment and the funeral will take
place this afternoon. lnterment will be
made in Hyde Park cemetery.
Joseph Pepper was arrested yesterday by
Detective Charles |. SlverSaugh and after
ing u check of S3.5O from tHe Spring
Brook Water company's office, forging the
endorsement and passing It upon Clothier
l.. posner, was committed by Alderman
Howe in default of $500 bail.
session of the Presbyterian Cleric was
held yesterday at the study of Rev. s. c.
Logan, ID. d., after which the following
members of the cleric dned at the Hotel
Jermyn: Revs. J. s. Mcleod. George r.
Guild, l.. Dana, S. &. Logan, John =. Mor-
fat, 4. NJ. Cam, of this city; Rev. b. +.
Hammond. of Olyphant, and Rev. A. j.
Wesley.
At II o'clock yesterday Robert Mckin-
ley, of Olyphant, called at Lieutenant
Zangs house and claimed the little boy
found on the South Side Sunday night as
his son, Russell. Crowds of men We're out
securing the woods around Olyphant
Sunday night looking for him. Mr. Me.
Kinley saw the notice in The Tribune and
that explained his sons whereabouts.
Miss Helen Sanderson will give an in.
teresting address on art at the Young
Women's Christian association tonight
at 7.30 o'clock. All who are interested IN
art will be highly entertained. and thos,
who are not familiar with the subject viii
have an excellent opportunity for becom
ing informed. Every woman and girl has
an invitation. At the close OF the address
the new club will be duly organized. The
membership in this club is not limited tC
membership In the association. but every
girl and woman is invited,