The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-21
CITY NOTES.

Pay your gas bills today and save the
discount.
Court on Saturday transferred of George
Propokovitchs license to Jonn Nltko.
An execution for $3.50 was on Saturday
issued by II. S. Horton against George Id
bano.
The ladies Of st. Katherine's Guild Will
hold cake sale Thursday, Dec. Il, at their
guild rooms.
Reeve Jones will give his fourth piano
forte recital in his studio, iO2 Adams ave-
nue. at o'clock this afternoon.
George Ernest Cook and Mrs. Sarah
Carey, of Old Forge, were married by AL
derman o. b. Wright Saturday.
The interior of the mems ward Of the
Iackawanna hospital has been beautitied
and rendered more cheerful by new coat
of paint.
The house of William Moore, situated
near the lace factory, was damaged To
the extent of $500 by fire which broke out
Saturday night at 1915 o'clock.
Ganges Blackmore was before Alder
man Howe Saturday charged with de-
frauding George Turner out of board
bill. An amicable arrangement was ar
rived at In the 'alderman's office by pro-
secutor and defendant and the charge was
withdrawn.
The exchanges at the Scranton Clearing
House last week were as follows: Non
day, Sal, ,2S169; Tuesday, $llSs0j.sS; We'd
Mesday, $l$l.a.i;6; Thursday; $i5I .2ls,w;
filuuN, SlbO,UOi.-D NdluIVdNp Alip.n'l. 20, w
tai, $Si7, 40 u; clearing for the week ended
Dec. q, 1885,, $SSS35S.5i.
The members of St. Johns Total Abb
etinence and Benevolent society of Pine
Brook have organized literary circle
which had an Interesting ana profitable
meeting Yesterday afternoon. ON New
Years night a social session and smoker
will be held in the society's hall.
Mrs. Ellen Clark, of Old Forge, died
Saturday morning after a brief illness
hu he widow of the lltp .IlmaS
Clark. The funeral will take place ihs
morning at 10 o clock from st. Lawrence
church ands interment will be made in
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
Harry Austin will open the Palace Mu-
scum with both curio hall and stage at
22l I.ackawanna avenue today. Mr.. Aus
tin is a man of wide experience in the
theatrical business. He formerly man
aged the "rwo Old Cronies' company
which is well known to Scranton theater-
goers.
The funeral of Sister Marcella. who died
in st. Cecilia's convent on Wyoming ave-
A requiem mass will be celebrated at 10
O'Clock In St. Peters cathedral by Rev.
j. 4. O'Relly ami afterWnrd intermtnt
will be made in the Sisters plot in Hyde
Park Catholic cemetery.
Mayor Bailey Saturday morning signed
the following measures passed by COM
ellis: Directing the city engineer TO pre-
pare a schedule showing the number of
streets, avenue anu courts ptNtI WIN
sheet asphalt ana the number Of yards the
city would be required tn keep in repair
during 1897. and to advertise for bids for
the repairs: regarding the fire alarms at
the court house; directing the mayor 10
detail regular policeman to patrol Mif-
fin avenue and the Linden street bridge;
providing for the change of the police t"le-
phone at Cedar avenue and Breck street
10 the William Connell Hose house; pro-
viding for a retaining wall at Swetland
and Ninth streets; asking the city enGi-
neer to report on the feasibility or erect
ing an asphalt repair plant; providing for
an estimate OF culvert at Mt. Pleasant
ravine; rejecting the bids to build q re-
tanning wall on the east side Of West
faplya. CT