The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-02
CITY NOTES.

on Tuesday, June lG, the Ephphatha
guild will conduct an excursion TO Lake
Ariel.
Purcells Turkish bath rooms, at 5oa Lin
den street, Will be open to ladies To-Day
from q. m. TO y. M
The sales at the Scranton postoffice for
the month Of May We're S,569oe, an In
N crease Of $2i3, 50 over May, 1885,
Phoebe H. Quick. of Throop street. Dun
more. yesterday had her husband. James
". Quick, held before Alderman Wright
for assault and battery.
I The Central woman's Christian Temper
ance union Will hold their regular meet
ing this afternoon at o'clock in their
rooms, corner Washington avenue anu
Linden street.
olutioi, directing the light and water com-
mittee of councils to inquire into the econ-
omy of supplying the Municipal building
, >Ykh NSisbach burners.
James Clarke, Of Germantown avenue,
Philadelphia, asked to be locked up at
the station house yesterday that he might
be kept out Of temptation. He was ac-
commodated and his pledge is still whole.
The dispatcher's Office Of the Scranton
Traction company has been moved from
the basement of the Traders National
\ bank. building. at Lackawanna and Penn
y avenues.
The Green Ridge Women's Christian
temperance union will meet Tuesday, at
$50 p. m, in their rooms, near the corner
Of Penn avenue and Marion street. II Sc
u desired.
Chris Boyer. of 3S2 Oakford court, was
sent to Jail yesterday in default of bail
on the charge of threatening his wife and
refusing to support her. He was before
the police magistrate two months ago ON
a similar charge, but was let off on his
wife's plea.
MIss Ansley will give musicale Saieo, at
WSsnS at rs oaess Saess,an aaasS
tr ANs in store for you. Come. The I.au-
re ab will meet Friday night, instead OF
I'll tsday night. on account of the ad-
DR., Is by Ballngton Booth.
Officer Frank Roblng returned from
Havre de Grace, Nd. yesterday with
Theodore Myers, who stole the horse from
Liveryman Prall, Of Providence. The de-
fendant was given hearing before AL
derman Wright and in default Of $500
bail was committed TO the county Jail.
The report of Weather Agent H. F.
Paine sent to Washington yesterday shows
that during May 1852 inches of rain fell OF
that quantity two and one-half inches fell
last week. There We're twelve cloudy days,
eight clear and eleven partially clear in
May. The winds were westerly. The tw
hottest days We're May and 10, when the
mercury reached 80 degrees. The coldesu
day was May q, when the temperature
was 81 degrees.
Mrs. Eveline Cottle. of Sport Hill, Dun
more, swore out warrant yesterday be-
fore Alderman Millar against William
and Rose Cottle, man and wife. living on
Jessup street, next door to her. on the
charge of malicious mischief She in
formed the alderman that the defendant
bombarded her house with such violence
that cyclone would have passed by with
less fury. Cobblestones were used as am.
munition. The defendants waived a hear.
ing and entered bail before Justice of the
Peace B. w. Cooney in the sum of siO(
each for their appearance at court.
Ex-Constable Thomas Burke. of the
Twelfth ward. residing at the corner OF
Moosic street and Stone avenue, sworc oul
warrant yesterday for the arrest of his
son, William. on the charge of dschargina
firearms. The father, in his Information
before Alderman Millar. swore that Will,
they were at dinner Sunday the boy pulled
out a seven-shooter and fired twice al him
When the defendant was brought to tn,
alderman's office the prosecutor followed
= as far as the doorway, and with II dom
want to prosecute him" he fled down tn,
stairs before any one could question him
Mrs. Burke was present and she deniet
that the boy fired at his father.