The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-14

Tho will of Christopher Moffatt, late of
Dunmore. was probated yesterday in the
Office of Register W. S. Hopkins.
Seymour Purdy took the oath of Of
flee yesterday as special deputy sheriff
in the office of Prothonotary Pryor.
The ladies' of Grace Lutheran church
Will give a lawn festival tonight at cor
ner Madison avenue and Mulberry street
Michael Degar. Russian q years old
OF Olyphant. was injured in the mines
yesterday and he was brought to the
I-ackawana hospital. His right leg was
bruised.
The Crystal Hose company, of this city,
has been invited by the Stanley Wood
ward Hook and Ladder company Of
Wilkes-Barre, to attend the latter's pic
mic and clam bake August 6.
Marriage licenses were granted yester.
day by Clerk Of the Courts John H.
Thomas to Professor Samuel ]. Phillips
and Miss Edith Price, of Taylor; Albert
I. Maize and Lizzie Miller, of Green Ridge
Yeataro Okano, q Japanese missionary,
will speak in the pavilion at Lake Ariel
July II, on the occasion of Trinity con-
gregation excursion, on the manners, GUS
toms, etc, of the Japanese people, Illus
trating his lecture with pictures and in
teresting curios He delivered an admir-
able address In Trinity church Sunday
evening.
The store of Friend. Ruyl & Co. was
yesterday sold at sherifr's sale for $3.lS9,
Attorney George 6. Horn being the pur-
chaser for the execution creditors. Dep
uty Sheriff ]. d. Ferber conducted the
sale. The money will be paid into court,
and an auditor will be appointed to dis
tribute the funds. Judgments amounting
to $l,lis.51 are represented by Warren &
Knapp exclusive Of the execution judg-
ments.
The free fresh-air excursion to Lake
Ariel given annually by the Mems guild
OF st. Luke's Episcopal church to poor
children and their mothers will take place
next Thursday. Contributions toward the
excursion fund should be sent to Rev. Rog-
ers Israel, rector of St. Luke's, or to a.
d. Holland, master of the guild. Each
summer St. Luke's parish has maintained
a summer home. Where the house will be
located this year has not been decided
but desirable property has been offered
for the purpose and IL may be purchased
and used permanently.
Mrs. Mary Morrow. of Hickory street,
in the Nineteenth ward, was sent to Jail
yesterday by Alderman Millar on the
charge of being common scold. The
warrant was sworn out by Mrs. Celia
Mcdonald, her sister. The prosecutrfX
ewore that Mrs. Morrow has not ceased
for a year or moro to scandaiize her before
her neighbors. by openly declaring that
she kept a house to lure married men
away from their homer, and that she was
educating her little daughter in the same
art. The defendant wept bitterly as she
was led off to Jail by Special officer Byers.
The Telephone company Is string!ng
separate cable Of fifty-two sets Of wires
to supply Hotel Jermyh and the Traders
bank building.
Rev. u. A. Brennan, son of Captain
Brennan, of Carbondale, died at Philadel-
phis Sunday afternoon. He was pastor
OF the Church Of the Assumption at
Twelfth and Spring Garden street, Ph!la-
deiphia, and was a man of great ability
and pety. He was born In Carbondale
and was ordained priest in Philadelphia
in 1867 by Archbishop Wood. His funeral
will take place Wednesday morning and
will be attended by a number Of persons
from this city and Carbondale. The re-
mains will leave Philadelphia at 1880 p.
IN. Wednesday for Carbondale. where in
terment will be made. If the body arrives
at Carbondale Wednesday too late for
burial It will remain in st. Roses church
in that city over night and interment will
be made on Thursday.