The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-11
CITY NOTES.

Annual pew letting at the Elm ParK
church this evening at o'clock.
A meeting of the joint auditing commit
tee of councils will be held this evening
in the city clerks office.
In the estate of William Anderson. late
Of this city, letters Of administration were
granted Saturday to Mary j. Anderson.
John Thomas, a driver at the Marvine
shaft, was slightly injured Saturday
morning by being squeezed between cars.
The Fourth of July celebration commit
tee met at Hotel Jermyn Saturday night
and among other things arranged to have
a sub-iinance committee appointed to So
licit funds.
Providence Cariadlawn lodge. No. 8, of
American True Ivorites, will run an ex-
cursion to Farview on Aug Il, 1896. Trains
leave Providence on the Delaware and
Hudson line ut n. m.
c. p. Teeter was arrested Saturday at
the instance OF Street Commissioner kins>
ley on warrant from Alderman Howe, for
throwing rubbish on the streets, in VIOLA
tiOn Of the city ordinances.
The installation of officers of Celestial
lodge, No. S33, Independent Order of Odu
Fellows, and presentation of badges, which
was postponed on account of the death OF
a member, will take place this evening.
John Mears of River street, was arrest
ed for being drunk and breaking window
in one Of the night lunch wagons. He was
unable to pay n fine Of So and 50 costs Sat
urday and was sent to the county jail.
Marketman W. H. Pierce was given a
final hearing Saturday morning before
Alderman Howe on the charge of block
aiding Center street with boxes and bar
rels and was fined s. and costs, which he
paid.
The case brought by Street Commissions
rr Kinsley against Thomas Carroll of Lu-
xerne street for connecting his property
with n sewer without a permit, was
again continued on Saturday until
Wednesday next.
Instead of a banquet, q reception will
be rendered to the Blues at the Young
Mems Christian association rooms Friday
night. The money which it would cost for
IL banquet will be utilized for improves
ments in the gymnasium.
Mary Burke, one of the Binghamton
girls who came down here for a lark and
who got to the county jail because of her
inability to show cause why she was re-
manning at the st. Charles, was on Satlr-
day. through the efforts of her mother.
removed to the House of the Good Shcp-
herd.
There will be a concert in the Young
Mems Christian Association hall Tues lay
evening for the benefit of the knights of
the Black Cross. The programme consists
OF solos. recitations. vocal and instru-
mental duets, also jubilee melodies from
the sunny south by company of trained
jubilee singers.
jim Hughes, the "Sorrel Horse" who
.uts rock in the Prceburg mines when
he Is not cutting highfalutin capers around
he central city, was fined $25 Saturday
Tor the figure he cut in a fight On Franklin
avenue the night before He did not have
the wherewith and was sent to the county
Jail for thirty days.
The pavement committee of common
council will meet tomorrow evening in
the municipal building, and the competi-
ton between Dunn Bros. and the Barber
Asphalt company will likely eventuate.
A petition will be presented to the COM
mittee by property owners on Mulberry
street, between FRANKLIN and Mitlln ave-
MUGS, against paving in front of their prop
critics.
ID. d. EyrmaI. a Wilkes-Barr bicyclist,
came to grief last evening while ''scorch-
ing" on Jackson street. He knocked down
man named John Davis, of Dickson. and
Lieutenant Williams took rider and wheel
before Alderman John, of the Fourth
ward. Davis hat was smashed by the col
ances TO the amount, in gold, of ST. which
the bicyclist paid. Eyrman paid the al
derman 81 for costs-SS in all--and was al-
lowed to depart.
Additional contributions to the building
fund Of St. Joseph's Founding Home are
as follows: Edward Coleman. ST. John
Jennings, ST.; Thomas Gillespie ST. Joseph
Daily, 81; Philip Kennedy, 81; John Ken
nedy, 81: Michael Corcoran, 81; John Muir
len, 81; Mrs. NJ. Cuniff. 81; Edward O'Brien,
81; Thomas +. Murphy, 81; George Sim
men, 81; Austin Herrity. ST. Daniel Waugh
an, IS; Mrs. Hessian, 81; Mrs. Ketrick, s.;
NJ. j. Ketrick, 81: Michael +. Murphy,
Prospect avenue, 50; Mathew Snow. 81; w.
r. Riley, 81; John a: Murphy, 81; owen
Carey, 81; Andrew Foley, 81; Martin G.
I.angan. 81: Michael Lavelle, 81; John Don-
ahue, 81: Mrs. NJ. Emerey, 81; John Gra-
ham, 81; Patrick McAndrew, 81; Mrs.
Mary Lynn, 81; Michael Murphy, Birch
street. 81; Peter Manley. 81 Mrs. NJ. Kel-
ly. 81: John MCGUIRE. ST. Mrs. NJ. Battle.
81 Michael ]. Gilboy. 81; Stephen Reap.
Il; John Nallin. 81; Edward Howard. 81;
James j. Nallin. 81; John Mulderig. 81;
Peter Gaughan, 81: total, $50; previously
acknowledged. s2,74S; grand total. 2.sO1.