The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
CITY NOTES.

The last stone of the, new Traders bank
building has been laid.
Baggagemaster Swayze. Of Lackawanna
trains 0 and 4, has been promoted to eE-
era passenger conductor.
The funeral OF william Mcmillan will
take place from his late residence. corner
Madison avenue and Mulberry street, this
afternoon at y. IL,
Superintendent Sanborn, of the Rescue
mission, will give an illustrated talk on
Christian growth at the mission Sunday
afternoon 1t O'Clock.
the disposal of the scholarship contests.
and fireman's trumpet. Severa other arti-
cies Of value will be disposed OF.
a fine new plano has just been placed
in the well-equiped hall of the commercial
dcpartm.ct of the Scranton Business col
lege for entertainment of its pupils whose
numbers fill the department to the doors.
james Quinn. of Carbondale. a laborer, 30
years old, was arrested by Lieutenant
Davis and Patrolman Lowry at Z o'clock
Thursday evening for drunkenness and
was sent to the county jail yesterday for
ten days.
There. will be rehearsal at Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association hall
Sunday night ut p. m of the new Choral
union. Arrangements are now In progress
20 have the choir sing the Messiah" In
Einghamton. t'i
L
Mems Christian association will speak
tomorrow afternoomat the Rescue mission
and q. q. Sanborn, OF the Rescue mission.
will speak at the Railroad Young Mems
Christian association. ..'.-
James Van Duzer and Charles Searles.
both of Mill City, were discharged from
the county Jail yesterday after q term
of eleven months for wholesale chicken
stealing. They were sentenced to u year $
imprisonment and got month or for good
behavior. -ls..,
Public installation Of officers of Colonel
William N. Monies post. of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, and Monies circle,
no. 10. Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will be held Saturday evening,
Jan II, at the post rooms, i2l Lackawan-
Da aven;ie.
The Gospel meeting ut the Young Wo-
mems Christian association at 3i5 toTor-
COW afternoon will be led by Miss Perry.
Jter subject will be why Am 1 Il Chris
tion?' A class in plain sewing and en-
broldery will be taught every FRIDAY ev-
ening at the Young Women's Christian as
sOc!a,iOn. 1tN'
Thomas Murphy. Of the West Side Ia
borer rs years of age. was drunk and dis
orderly on Lackawanha avenue at $50
Thursday evening. He was arrested by
Tatrolman Block and had to be brought
to the. lookup in one of the Union Trans
fer companys 'busscs He was sent to
Jail for twenty days
All members or the two societies, the
St. Aloysius and the John Boyle ORelly
council Branch No. 1874, now under the
new title of the John Boyle OReilly coun-
Gil No. 13i, under the special patronage of
st. AloysiuS, are to receive holy COM
munion in body in the College chapel on
Sunday, Jan. II, at o'clock.
Gas from broken pipe became ignited
in the coal cellar under the sidewalk in
front of the Fashion store, on Lackawan-
ma avenue, yesterday morning and blazed
up through the coal hole. still alarm
brought the PheniX Chemical company to
the scene. The apparatus Quenched the
dame in about two minutes. No damage
was done.
The Providence street cars, inward
bound, run as far as Linden street. down
which they turn to Penn avenue. The
change was made in Difference to the
wishes OF the Providence people, who de-
sired to approach closer TO the business
center before alighting from the cars, In
stead Of getting off at either Mulberry
street or when the car stopped at the
Franklin avenue junction.
Thomas McDonough, of the West Side,
was arrested Thursday for drunkenness
and at the hearing yesterday morning
begged Off and was discharged. At 1.30 In
the afternoon he was holding forth at
Samters corner, on Lackawanna avenue,
in true border style. With money which
he begged he got drunk ana then went out
on the street with n 3S-caliber revolver and
large knife. Patrolmen Day and Hawks
took him to the police station.