The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-31
CITY NOTES.

The Hotel Walters association will hold
a ball at Turner's hall tonight.
st. Luke's industrial school will re-
open on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 80 p. m., at
122 Washington avenue.
a sweepstake shooting match is to take
place at Hotel keogh, Rendham, Jan.
!, 1897. at 10 O'Clock Il. m.
The will of Henry Hessing, late of Dun
more. was yesterday admitted to probate,
and letters testamentary granted to Sa-
lone Hessing, the widow.
The body of Samuel Woolbaugh, who
died at Conklin, n. Y, will be taken to
Paradise Valley, Monroe county, today
where interment will be made at p. m.
There will be very interesting exer-
cises held in the Green Ridge Baptist
church Thursday evening from to Il p.
m. All are invited. Admission and re-
freshments free.
On account of the large increase of busi-
ness at the Peckvile postoiiice, 1t has
been raised to the presidential class and its
postmasters will hereafter be named by
the country's chief executive
Secretary Atherton is anxious to have
the next meeting of the board of trade on
JAM Is held in the new building on Lin
den street, but it Is not certain as vet
that 1t will be completed by that date.
On New Years Day at the postotice the
stamp and general delivery windows will
be open from a. M. to II o'clock. The
money order and register windows will
be closed all day. Morning deliveries will
be made by carriers.
The Scranton basket ball team, which
Is composed of some of the best players
In the city, and the Scranton Athletic clIb
team will play in the armory. on Adams
avenue, tonight. Charles Gelbert, of the
University of Pennsylvania, will be ref
cree.
William y. Springer was yesterday ap-
pointed guardian of William b. Kilmer
minor child Of the late James kilmer, of
Moosic. Jacob Karbelijka was appointed
guardian of Andrew. John, May and Annie
Dernyaka. minor children of Michael Dur
nyska, late of Old Forge.
Alderman Wright received notice yes
terday from the Department of the In
terror at Washington that pension of s.
month has been granted to Mrs. Eliza
beth II. Reynolds. widow of Fernando c.
Reynolds. of Clark's Summit, the pension
to date from July last.
The Thirteenth ward Republican caucus
will be held Saturday from to o'clock
There are three districts i'm the ward The
candidates for the common council NOM
IIidtioh are 1. d. JdcksoH anu VI. W. flnn.
The former Is "A carpenter and an assist
ant city assessor. Mr.. Finn is a member
of the firm of Ezra Finn & Sons
John Il. Hopkins and Mary Green. of
Scranton; .Armore S. Thomas OF Youngs-
town. o.. and Elizabeth Gabriel. of Scran-
ton; Schuyler G.. koons, of South Abng-
ton, and Clara NJ Vosburgh, of Clark's
Summit: Frank G. Huber and Eva L.
Wyker, of Scranton; Alber Il. Sayre and
Ora T.. Hunter, of Carbonate, were grant,
ed marriage licenses yesterday.
On Friday morning. in the First Presby-
terian church. from 8 until 10 o'clock, a
service of praise and prayer will be held
The Second church will, as in former
years, unite with the First in this SER
vice. Drs. Robinson. Mcleod, Logan and
other brethren will be present. Every
body is invited to spend this hour on New
Years morning in devotional exercises.
The coroner's jury, which inquired into
the ca-se Of the death of Miss Almira
Hadsall, of Old Forge, returned the fol-
lowing verdict Tuesday night: I'VE the
Undersigned jurors. find that Almira Had
sail came to her death on Dec. Il from ar
senical poisoning. Whether the arsenic WIS
taken with suicidal intent. or was admin
istered by the hand of some other person,
is unknown to the jury
Eli r. Conner. superintendent of the
Sbamokin division OF the Lchigh Valley
Coal company. was Tuesday appointed to
succeed Isaac X. Moister, of Wilkes
Barre. superintendent Of the Wyoming di-
vision, who died recently. Mr.. Conner is
about 81 years of age and has made a
successful official. He will be succeeded