The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-07

Thomas MurtauEh. aged Gl years, died
yesterday at the Hillside Home.
he auditing committee Of councils held
a meeting Inst night and approved of q
large number of bills.
The choirs Of Holy Rosary church of
Providence and s.. Patrcli's church of
the West side win spend today at Lake
Winola.
Timothy McNulty. of the West Side,
charged with statutory burglary, was sur
rendered by his bondsman yesterday and
Is in Jail.
The DR.. Throop Mckinley club of the
Sixteenth ward will meet this evening In
the vacant store on Linden street, next
to the Windsor hotel.
The convention of district attorneys of
the state which was to have been held
here this month has been postponed until
the latter part of August.
1t was Scheucr's keystone bakery and
not the Keystone laundry that had the
display in Saturdays parade, of which an
engine bell was Il feature.
The regular business meeting of the
board of managers of the Florence Crit
tenton home will be held at the home, l07
Spruce street, at 10 H. m. today.
Nathan H. Ball, of Raymond court, an
ashman. died at the Lackawanna hospital
yesterday lllllS VI ~ I'lbl'i ltNNIs TIC
was admitted to the hospital on July 3.
Richard Cray, ir., of the West Side was
arrested yesterday on warrant sworn
out before Alderman Millar by Mrs. Sarah
Jones, who swore that Gray threatened to
do her bodily harm. He was held in $500
bail to keep the peace.
John McDonough, of the Notch, was
caught stealing a ride on Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western coal train yes
terlay, and in default of a fine of 81 and
costs Aldermen Millar sent him to the
county Jail for ten days.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company will pay its employees at the
machine shops, CayuSa and Brisbin mines
today. The Delaware and Hudson Canal
pany paid at the OlYphant and Eddy
< collieries yesterday
+. VanBuskirk, of South Washing
venue, was arrested on complaint of
wife on the charge of threatening to
kii her. he was held in 500 bail as a
guarantee not to carry out the threat. AL
derman Wright issued the warrant.
Thomas Robinson and Henry Johnson.
two color ! men who were arrested
raymond court while trying to dispose
stolen brass were given n hearing yes
terday Ivy Alderman Millar and were com
mitted to Jail in default of $500 bail.
II was not Dan Weber, the Penn ave-
nue. butcher, who was fined in Alderman
Mllar's court Saturday for contempt
Webber is the man from whom Sherwood
borrowed the gun, but he did not appear
at the hearing. IL was one of Sherwood's
friends who was fined.
A warrant is out for the arrest of Ben
johnson, the colored ashman of Kally's
Patch, for driving a lame horse. Brooks
a. Bass, agent of the Society for the Pre-
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prosecutor. Johnson will lac taken, if
found, before Alderman Howe today.
s. Luke's congregation is reminded of
the desire and hope that the Sunday
school excursion to Lake Ariel on Thurs
day may be made a parish outing. Tick
cts, Is cents for adults and 40 cents for
children, may be had at Powelrs. Bau-
er's orchestra accompanies the excursion.
Thomas Reed, of the West Side. jumped
off moving Delaware. Lackawarna and
Western train yesterday while the trip
was passing by the stone yard in Kcyser
valley. Reeds limbs were badly lacer-
ated by the fall. He was taken to the
Lackawanna hospital, where he now is.
His age Is 10 years.
John Puterbaugh of Wilkes-Barre was
ATTACKED with an epileptic stroke on the
sidewalk In front of the City hotel on
Penn avenue last night. Tine ambulance
was summoned and he was taken TO the
Lackawanna hospital. He is % years old,
teamster by occupation, and will be
able to leave for home today
William Conhor, charged with surety of
the peace. was admitted to bail yester-
day in the sum of 5000 by Judge X. w.
Archibald. His own recognizance was ac-
cepted Barney Scar entered bail before
the same Judge in the sum of 5000 to an
swer a charge of assault and battery at
court Max Scar became his bondsman.
The lecture room of the Howard Place
African Methodist Episcopal church is
very deliberately decorated with flags,
evergreens and handsome canoples which