The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-17
CITY NOTES.

Pascusio Saverio and Cealia Domino,
of Old Forge, Were married by Alderman
Wright Saturday.
Il. =. OMalley was fined Saturday by
Alderman Howe for throwing decayed
fruit on Lackawanna avenue.
The ladies of the Young Women's Chris
tan association held basket picnic al
Nay Aug falls Saturday afternoon.
Divisions 6 and 16 of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians. Board of America, will con-
duet an excursion to Mountain park on
Saturday, September l..
In the estate of John Bernat, late of
=. Winton. letters of administration were
granted to George A. Prokojovitsh Of
Olyphant, Saturday by Register Of Wills
Hopkins.
Neat and convenient cards are being dis
tributed by Chief Hickey, OF the lire de-
partment, giving the location of the fire
alarm boxes and the companies that re-
spOnd TO each,
Judge Archibald Saturday approved of
the bond of G.. w. Hall collector of taxes
in Waverly. 1t is in the amount of $3.50
and the suretieS are James A. Stone, II.
A. Parker and John Hall.
Alderman Wright on Saturday held r.
J. ODonnell, of Dunmore, in bail to an
swer at court a charge OF unlawfully
holding a hearse. which his brother, A. r.
O'Donnell, of the North End, alleges be-
longs to him.
The West Side street car line was Grip
pied yesterday by the double track opera
tions. During the day the new double
track was connected with the central
tracks at Franklin avenue. ThiGEEh
imperative the use of but one tn
Lackawanna avenue and there We're IA
miN-ups and delays in consequence. -
The concert which was to have heen
gievn Aug. ~ in the Young Mems Chris
,an association hall for the benefit of Ell
iDer Bennett (who is blind has been in
definitely postponed. Holders of tickets
wishing their money refunded will please
call at 5 l.. Fouik's drug store, corner of
Linden street and Adams aevnue within
one week.
On Wednesday Ezra Griffin post. q
Army Of the Republic will run a ~
excursion to Honesdale to raise moi
replenish the treasury of the widow
orphans fund. The ladies of the
dale Improvement society will
lunches and tables for the visitors
erside park and the post will furniSl0llof.
fee free Of charge. y
Reports from the bedside OF George II.
ODonnell, Of Providence. who took a
five-grain dose of strychnine FRIDAY
ly recover. Last night he was resting
easily and the doctors believe that ne is
virtually out of danger. No explanation
OF how ne came to take the poison has
yet been made and 1t will not be known
until he recovers sufficiently to give an
explanation.
A writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge
Archibald In a case against Miss Frances
Schmntheifer is returnable before Judge
Archibald this morning. Miss Schmitt-
heifer was charged before Alderman John
j. Ruddy. of the Twentieth ward, with
stealing two gold rings the property OF
Mrs. Martha Hug. In the sworn petition
Miss Schmittheifer declares she is UNI
Justly confined in the county Jail on the
Charge OF which she Is guiltless.
Among those who went to pay their re-
6pects TO Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan at Mr.. st.
johns residence were the members of the
Bryan and Sewall club OF Scranton, Pa.
They somewhat embarrassed Mrs. Bryan
by presenting her with a lot of coal at
ia ohed to silk badges. Tire club has
adopted as its insignia a large bit OF var-
colored ribbon with a lump of coal about
an inch square attached to it by a silver
wire. and one of these badges was pre-
S sen,ed a,s !, to M Bryan.-Yesterday's New
An enthusiastic meeting of the members
OF the Scranton branch of the Commer-
cial TraevlerY Home association was held
In the board of trade rooms on Saturday
nuignt. The chief business on hand was
! TO hear report from the secretary on his
visit to New York in connection with the
proposed fair to be held in December in
Madison Square Garden on behalf OF the
home. A large committee was appointed