The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-02
CITY NOTES.


this evening at 7.30 sharp.
The sale of stamps at the postoffice dur
ing June amounted to S9,4i245 During
June of last year the amount of the sales
was $7.27o2j
Regular monthly meeting of the manag-
-ers of the Home for the Friendless Friday
morning at the usual hour and place. A
full attendance is desired.
John McNulty, of Olyphant, was received
at the county Jail last night. He was
committed by Justice Of the Peace McNal-
ly for assault and battery.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to Reuben Hatfield and Ida NJ. Moses,
of Scranton; John P. Munroe, of Dunmore,
and Ada d. Towers. OF Scranton.
The Scranton Liederkranz will hold a
summer night festival at Central PARK
garden tonight. Several of the other Ger
man singing societies will be present.
The bond OF F. L. Smith, tax collector
of North Abingdon township. was filed in
court yesterday in the sum of $780, with
Thomas Smith and w. C. Smith as sure
ties.
Last night foi the first time the Moses
Taylor hospital was lighted by electricity.
The current is supplied from a dynamo
which has a capacity for furnishing 40
incandescent lights. 1T required two
months to put in the dynamo and wire
the building.
A concert will be given at the Academy
OF Music next Wednesday evening for
the benefit Of the survivors of the victims
Of the Pittston disaster. Local entertain
ers are requested to tender their services
for the occasion They can send their
names to l.. B. Pike, 3l2 Linden street.
There was a large attendance at Welsh
Bros circus yesterday afternoon and the
audience laughed heartily at the tricks of
Dan Rice's mules and ponies. The other
excellent features of the show were great
ly appreciated. 1t will be repeated every
afternoon and evening for the balance
of the week.
The board OF health meets this after
noon for reorganization. Mayor Bailey is
not sure that the board is legally consti-
tuted and will ask that reorganization be
postponed for few days to give him time
to consider the matter. There are two va
cancies to be filled on the board. the terms
Of Colonel l.. II. Ripple and NJ. j. Kelly be-
ing about to expire.
At the regular meeting of the Scranton
Clerks association held last evening 1T
their hall, AUS Spruce street, u commit
Dor organizations of the city, was present
and pledged their assistance toward the
early closing of the stores at $50 p. m.
Philip j. Thomas, president of the Scran-
ton Central Labor union, was present and
gave an interesting address. Twelve ap-
plications were received and eight new
members admitted.
The Barber Asphalt company has taken
another step to prevent the contract of
paving Monroe avenue, between Vine and
Myrtle streets from being executed to
Dunn Bros. On May 2s. just after the
lower branch Of councils awarded the con-
tract to Dunn Bros, the Barber company
filed a bill in equity asking for an IN
junction to restrain the clerk of that
branch from certifying the resolution 10
the select branch, alleging that it was
not awarded according TO the rules gov
erning the council. The city filed de-
murrer setting forth that the plaintiff
had no cause of action inasmuch as that
the resolution was interlocutory. that is
on its passage, and the court could not be
asked to stop a thing which was not COM
pleted. An additional bill was filed yes
terday, containing the Information that
the resolution is now In full force and the
contract about to be awarded. The case
Will be argued today.