The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
CITY NOTES.
Join the Blues and eat turkey.


=. The social at the Young Women's Chris
form Of a thimble tea.
Ground has been broken on North Wash.
ington avenue. Green Ridge. for a new
home for Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Dimminck.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad company Is about to erect
q handsome new depot at Clark's Summit.
The Keith-Herbert musicale at Young
Mems Christian association hall Thurs
day evening promises to be one OF the
musical events Of the season.
The old Whyte's hotel property on
Franklin avenue was sold to Bittenbender
Il Co., yesterday morning. 1t Is not defl-
nitely settled as to what uses 1t will be
put.
Complaint was made at the mayors Of
fee yesterday Of the keep off the grass"
wires stretched along the sidewalks in
front Of number Of Wyoming avenue
residences.
:. In the suit Of Daniel williams against
the Scranton Stove works for $l95, money
alleged to be due as balance on q con-
tract. a verdict for the defendant was
rendered yesterday by the jury.
The first appointment made by Mayor
Bailey since taking his office was given
out yesterday. w. H. Williams, special OF.
Western depot, had his commission re.
hewed.
A characteristic letter from c. E. Whit.
hey, the well-known versatile Susquehan-
ma journalist. appears in another column
today. Whits original communications
Will be among The Tribune's many pleas
ing features in future.
Otto Rosenkranz, of Mill City, and Liz
sie Parker, of Milwaukee, the former aged
3 and the latter 16, were married yester-
day by Alderman Fuller. The groom was
accompanied by his father and the bride
by her mother.
Street Commissioner Kinsley had his
men out last night giving the central city
streets their first bath for the summer.
lie had decided to use the flushing system,
for the present at least, on the business
thoroughfares. reserving the sweeping
process to the residence streets.
New contributions to the Founding
Hume fund are as follows: John Collins,
81: Patrick j.. Casey, 81; Edward Bowe.
IS; Vincent Larkins, Hazleton, S.; Ed
ward W. Hawley, g; John NJ Murphy, g;
O'ronnell, So; James Joice, 81; Timothy
Costello, 81; Miles Cawley, 81: Thomas
Murphy, 81; a friend, 81; John Mooney, 81; (;
]. ]. Scanlon, 81; T. F. Gilmartin, 81; total,
?S3: previously acknowledged, $2,2O1; grand
Attorneys Henry W. Mulholland and
James u. Watkins were appointed CONF
missioners yesterday and Attorney NJ, ],
McAndrew was appointed stenographer
by the court in the contested elections
Of M. r. Fadden, John ]. Aitken, James
Caygill and Fred Ries, Of the Second ward
Of the borough Of Dickson City. The court
directs that the commissioners shall be.
gin within ten days and end within thir.
~ days thereafter. The voters who have
been specified as illegal will have to come
before the commissioners and prove their
right to, vote.
Marriage licenses were granted yester.
day by Clerk Of the Courts John H. Thom-
as to Daniel Ross and Mamie Stark, New
ton; Michael Rebin and Anna Tedersa
Barbertown, Old Forge; Otto Rosenkranz,
Of MN City. and Lizzie Parker, Of NIL.
waukie; Patrick ]. Cawley and Bridget
McHale. Olyphant; Andrew II. Kane,
Scranton, and Anna B. stine, Moscow; !;
Thomas J. Harris, of Olyphant, and Mar
garet Roderick,. of Scranton; James Ruans
and Sarah Healey, Scranton; Albert Bur-
nett Of TAYLOR, and Mary Cornelius, Of
Scranton; William c. Edwards and Maule
Churchill, Scranton; Henry e. Moss and
Rushia Swingle, Scranton; Edward Robin.
son and Bridget Regan. Scranton.