The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-03
CITY NOTES.
"Join the Blues

JON the Blues.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
board of health at their rooms in the mu-
nicipal building today.
President T. i. Blewitt. of the Kelley
league. has called n meeting Of that or
ganizatiOa for Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
The public schools are closed today ow-
ing to its being Good Friday Next week
the schools will remain closed, it being
institute week.
James Burke, of Birney avenue, and
Thomas Reed of Providence, were fined
$3.50 each by Alderman AIillar yesterday
for stealing ride on a Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western train.
Oscar Blackmore was arraigned before
Alderman Millar yesterday on charge
OF aggravated assault and battery pre-
frrred by Alexander Sitz, but was dis
charged for lack of evidence.
Il. j.. Robathan will leave tomorrow af-
ternoon for POttsville to respond to the
toast, "Welshmen and Their Descendants
IN America" at the banquet of the Cam
brian society Of Schuylkill county.
>, The regular monthly meeting of the
Zenith Missionary society will be held
this evening in the Epworth league room
OF the Elm Park church at 7.30 sharp. An
interesting programme will be rendered
The Junior league of the Hampton
Street Methodist Episcopal church will
give a literary entertainment in the
church Thursday evening. April g. 1896
A large number Of tickets have been sold
and full house seems guaranteed.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal COM
pany paid Its employees at the MarvinC
and leegett's Creek cOllieries yesterday
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company paid at the Hallstead and Dia-
mond mines yesterday, and will pay at
the Sloan and Hampton today.
The managers of the charity ball re-
quest all persons who have tickets to sell
TO make returns Saturday. Arrangements
VIII be made to have a member of the
committee at some central location to
supply tickets 10 those desiring to pur-
chase them ON Monday and Tuesday.
Concluding passover services will be
held at the Linden Street temple at 7,3(
this evening and at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning morning The subject of the lecture this
Miracles of the Bible" Tomorrow the
rabbi will deliver German lecture.
The following services will be held in
st. Luke's church today Good Friday;
Morning prayer, 6 a. m. and 1890 a. m.
three hours service. IL to 3; evening
prayer. 7.45 p m.: Easter evening. hoiy
communion. . a. M; morning prayer. il
q. M; noon.day service, 1906 D. M; even.
ing prayer. 3p. m.
The Scranton Clerks Association will
hold their first annual social next Mon.
day evening, AprA 6: in Excelsior hall, on
Wyoming avenue.l The Lawrence orches.
ira will furnish the music for dancing
Visitors from WilAes-Barre. Pittston and
Carbondale will bS in attendance. The
committee In charte has spared no eX.
pense to make the pcial a success.
The statement made in an evening paper
that Fred Mink desefted his family years
ago Is denied by his son, William HI. Mink
who came here from Bushkill, Pike coun.
~, last Saturday to nee his father when
he learned that he wls in a dangerous
condition at the hospital. Young Mink
lives with his mother On a farm at thai
place and he says his father regularly
sent money to support them.
The ordinance creatingth office of sec.
ond assistant city engineer and fixing the
salary ut $50 O month was yesterday
signed by Mayor Connell. He also signed
the resolution awarding the contract FOL
the construction Of the lateral sewer or
Monsey avenue between Marion and
Green Ridge streets to Bolton G. Coon, al
the price named In his proposal. s1.57 pc,
hneal foot, and approved OF the viewers
award In the Ninth and Robinson streets
damage cases.
Levi Leader and Carter c. Lee, the lat.
ter colored, two draymen employed by
Martin Farrell, engaged in fight in from
OF house on Monroe avenue Into which
they were moving goods yesterday after.
noon. Leader had Lee arrested for as.
sault and battery. but as. Leaders
having been chewed. .Aldermf Wright
cided to have q further heaihg at II
II have their witnesses AROUND
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