New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

A reception was given las, night by the women Of
the Church Of Good Tidings Universalist in Quincy
st. near Reiravc.. for the Rev. and Mrs. a. S.
Yantis at the church parors. Mr. Yantis recently
became pastor OF the church.
Mayor Wurster did not report for duty at the City
Hall yesterday. largely on account OF the bad
weather. He has been feeling poorly for the last
four Ave days but was better last night.
The excise receipts yesterday were $4,000.
Fire Commissioner William Cullen Bryant will sail
on June &c for brief vis, in Londonderry and Bel
fast He VIII be accompanied by his family. ard
will leave them in Belfast. where Mrs. Bryants un-
Gle. J. s. fancy. is United States Consul. Mr..
Bryant will stay in Belfast only short time
William D. Leonard. mining engineer. of No.
sos Bedford-avc.. fined $ yesterday by Justice
Steer. in the Grant Street Police Court for scorch
Ing" on Tuesday night he tried TO bca; trolley
car from the Willink entrance the Park circ.e.
and would not stop when 4 policeman ordered him
to.
Forty roofcrs In the employ of William Martin,
Of No II Schernlrrhorn-st.. were ordered out yes
t~rday morning by the Roofers Association on the
ground that Martin has employed too many appren-
tlces committee from the bosses and roofers'
associations will meet tonight and consider the dif-
fersnces.
Henry Eyre Browne will give the inaugural recital
on tho new organ in ST Matthew. English Lutheran
Church at sixth-ave. and Second-st.. this even
ing At o'clock. He will be assisted by Miss
Hidcgard Hoffman. soprano Miss Ethel Burk-
holder. vollnist. and Miss Susie Talmnse Browne.
The organ wa. bull. by Moer. OF Hascrstown Md.
and contain. two manuals and pedals twenty-six
stops and LA pipes.
Graduation exercises OF the 1Ieflcy School OF
Commerce will take place in Pratt Institute assem-
bly, hall on saturday evening Heterogeneous
Winn J. Coombs VII. make the principal address
The Rev Dr. John Humpstone. OF the Emanuel Bap-
t.t Church. Will offer the opening prayer and Nor
man r. H,r1ey director ~ the school, viii present
the diplomas The exercise. viii he followed by a
sociable ana dnnce In the gymnasium.
The brooklyn Baptist Union Will hold its annual
summer dinner at the Manhattan Beach Hotel To-
night NJ speakers for the evening have been invit
ed, and the affair vii, bc social and Informal
\ circular has been issued by local trolley mer
announcing A mass-meetins 10 be held saturday
night at Schellcn's Hill. Auantic-ave. and Yer
mont-st The meeting is To- h- addressed by Eugene
Webs president Of tho American Railway Union.
Employees who have now or have had any connection
with railroad in any capacity arc invited 10 at
tend Tho fact that Deb. !. coming has given rise
TO the opinion that It IS the intention to get all ihC
local railroad men into the American Railway Union
4 preliminary to aro'her strike.
The Charles J. !Iaubcrt Republican Battery met
at its headquarters In Myr'le-ave on Monday
evening The outing Committee reported that on
Monday August 81 the club would have ia annual
picnic AZ Witzers Point View Grove at College
Point. Fifteen members were admitted.
on account OF Mayor Wurter's refusal TO sign a
warran, for rcindexins and rcarrnngfns records In
tho County Clerks office rhirty-nve clerks w"rc
laid OF yesterday. II Is said that AL = thes" men
were anti-almln'stra,on Republicans. and Super
intenlent Treadwcr declared that ne men would
all DO back a. work County Clerk Sanen
returned from 81, Louis