The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-07
CITY NOTES.

The Delaware and Hudson company
paid yesterday at the Olyphant and Edd!
Creek mines.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company will pay today at the Douse
Bellevue and oxford mines.
Chief of Police Robling yesterday turned
over to William r. Smith, treasurer OF
the Board of Associated Charities, SllI.yo
the proceeds of the benefit given recently
at Davis theater.
Michael Kawich had his foot so badly
crushed in screen at Jones, Simpson ana
Watkins breaker at Archibald yesterday
that four of his toes had to be amputated
at the Lacka%anna hospital.
Jacob Ferro. of Dickson City was re-
ceived at the county Jail last night on a
commitment issued by Justice of the
Peace Logan. He Is charged with de-
frauding a boarding house keeper.
The services over Mrs. Margaret Cen
ter were held at her late residence, 81
Adams avenue, at $50 last evening. The
remains will be taken to Meriden, Conn,
at 1.i0 this morning for interment
A meeting of the executive committee
of the county boards of health was held
yesterday in the office of Secretary BrisSs
of the local board for the purpose of FUR
thcring the arrangements for their semi
annual convention next month.
The Tribune is indebted to Mr.. Thomas
j. Mcclure. district agent of the Mutual
Life Insurance company of New YORK,
for a handsome 1897 calendar. 1t Is on
time, yet good all the time-a fact true
also of the company 1t represents.
John Salmon. who Is according to the
speech of the people, somewhat of terrcr
around "Slote Hill" was held I'm 5000 bail
by Alderman Millar Yesterday for
threatening Mrs. Margaret Burns and as
saulting her husband, Patrick Burns.
The will of Bridget Quinn. late of Dur
more. was probated yesterday and let
ters were granted to her daughter. Kate
II. Qsinn. The will of Mary r. Harris.
late of Scranton, was prObated and letters
testamentary granted to Daniel j. Evans.
The Methodist Ministerial association Of
Scranton and vicinity will convene next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock In Elm
Park church, There. will be an election Of
officers for the ensuing six months. Pro-
fessor Coles. of Kingston, will read a pa
per A full attendance Is desired.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by Clerk of the Courts John II.
Thomas to Eugene NJ. Tiernan and Annie
f. Healey, of Scranton; Frank Smith and
Burke and Jennie Madden, of Scranton;
John King and Addie Smith, of Dunmore;
Stanislaus Worczef and Mary Kranauska,
OF Scranton.
aged -, was arrested yesterday after
noon by PatrOlman Hagerty for partici-
pating In big game of crap in the alley In
the rear of Penn Avenue Baptist churcn
htsdHd WHtll DIOueHl tHe
was recognized as one of the lads who
only recently were sent up for fifteen
days for this same offense.
Samples of the asphalt and sand which
the Columbia Construction company pro-
poses to use on Mulberry street If 1t is
awarded the contract. were yesterday left
with the city engineer by the company's
agent. p. +. Quinlan, of Syracuse. Mr.
Quinlan stated that he Is prepared to
show that his Dundonald asphalt is the
same as the Trinidad material. and he fur
thermore stated that he is going to make
hard battle to prove this to Scranton
people.
Henry Smith, of A25 Cedar avenue. was
held I'm bail last night by Alderman Mil
lar to keep the peace towards his wife
Mary, who alleges that he threatened to
do her harm and would not let her live
in the house. Smith says that he is will
ing to have his wife come home. but as
she says she will not return unless her
daughter and her daughters husband are
allowed to live with them she will most
likely stay away. as he does not propose
to support his son-in-law.
DR.. Mcdowell. dentist. 240 Adams