The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11
CITY NOTES.

Rt Rev. Bishop O'Hara will confirm a
number of children In st. Pauls chuEch
Green Ridge, Sunday afternoon.
Michael Lesko. late of Hungary: Edwi
and Frank Merriman, late OF EllSltlu
were naturalized by Judge Archibald yes
terday.
The Delaware and Hudson paid me
gravity railroad employees at HoneSda!t
and Waymart and the Jermyn mine al
Jermyn yesterday.
School Controller O'Malley has offered a
reward of SO for the arrest and CONVECTION
of the persons who destroyed school prop
erty in the Third ward.
Joseph Bullet, of Taylor, met with Il
fracture of the left shoulder yesterday 10y
being struck by trip of cars. lie was
taken to the Moses Taylor hospital.
County Commissioner John Demuth on
Wednesday took the oath of office before
Recorder Heustcr. EN-Sheriif Charles
Robinson and Christian Storr are his
bondsmen.
The volunteers of America will hold q
holiness meeting at their nall NO: 5S
Washington avenue, tonight. All ChrlS-
tans are especially invited to come. The
meeting will be led by Captain jenkins.
The lecture on prison Life During the
War which will be given by Colonel EZ?h
II. Ripple. ut the Green Ridge library.
Monday evening next. Will be illustrated
by twenty sketches made by Colonel RID
pie himself.
The will of Captain James c. Gardner,
late of Benton. was admitted to probate,
yesterday, by Register Hopkins. and let
ters testamentary granted 70 the ~ld9W'
Mrs Dorcas a. Gardner, and the son, Ira
B. Gardner.
4 drunken man was arrested at the III
tersection of I.aCkaWanna and Penn ave
nues at / O'Clock Yesterday afternoon by
Patrolman Hart for tagging every street
car thai came along ana standing in the
way of Wa"onS.
Patrolman Moir arrested a young man
on Lackawanna avenue last cVoniu" who
is suspected of being Jack DuiIN, wanted
in Hazlcton on several charges of larceny.
He Is held at police headquarters await
ing Identification.
The remains of John Scanlon. who died
in Chicago from the effects of an opera
tion for ahsccss, arrived in this city yes
terday afternoon. They were taken to his
late home, 8 Barrett court. Funeral an
nounCemcnt later.
All ladies and gentlemen taking part in
the production of the German Reforms
tion; or Life of Martin Luther" will meet
for rehearsal in Jennings hall, 12l Wyom-
ing avenue, this evening at 1.3V. y full at
tendance Is requested.
Mine Inspector Rodericli has received
the certificates of those who passed the re-
cent mine fOremen's examination at Car
bondale, and those entitled to them can
secure them by calling at Mr. Roderick' 5
Clarence Gaige was held in $500 bail yes
terday by Alderman Millar on a charge
of defrauding IL boarding house keeper
About four weeks ago Gaigc came to this
city from Bnghamton and went to hoard
with +. l.. Randall, Of Page court. Since
then he has not worked or paid a cent
of board.
Frank Conway and Catherine. his wife.
professional beggars. were arrested last
night by Constable Byars on a warrant
Mrs. W. Il. Duggan. The alderman sent
Conway to Jail for six months and Mrs.
Conway was sent to the House of the
Good Shepherd.
The Star foot ball team of the Flats chal-
lenge the Comets, the jolly Eleven. the
Crescent Juniors or any team whose aver
age weight Is 1870 pounds. in Lackawanna
county, on the saltwater grounds, Sun
day afternoon. Dec. 13, at go p. m. VIII
play return game on Dec. 20.
The large furniture van of the Union
Transfer company went over an embank-
ment at Taylor Wednesday night, drag
ging the team of horses attached to it
along. The van was wrecked and the
horses badly bruised. Charles Boyer nd
Cal Lee, who were in the wagon when it
went down the embankment, were only
slightly injured.
In its monthly statement the Scranton
Traction company reports gross earnings
1oT oTNONtinDerOI S3UZUl, Wnlcn Is an increase
of S3,5lG as compared with the same month
of last year, and net $li,52S, an increase of
$l.6U1. For the five months ended Nov 90
the gross earnings were Sl5S,g7S, an in
crease of $l9,G2S as compared with the cor
responding period of last year. and net
$73,39o. an increase of 1855. Surplus. $17,2n
Maggie Montgomery and Tom were sent
up yesterday TO the county Jail for thirty
days. They We're picked up on the West
Side for being drunk and disorderly on
the way up in the patrol wagon she weit
bitterly and she said to Patrolman Iona
Day. "Shure, ! wouldn't care but I've
been In Jail every Christmas for the las,
five years" Herself and Tom and Cyclone
Kate were let out on Monday after Il 30
day term.
Two men were arrested in the alley near
the old county Jail yesterday afternoon
by PatrOlman Sloat. They had bundle
of handkerchiefs and stockings and were
dividing them. One of them gave his
name as Frank Bell. of New York He is
an Italian. The other prisoner is a col
ored man and rejoces In the name of
Elijah Richard Dennis. He said his home
is in the North End. Detective Dyer
found out that the goods they had were
stolen from Wartowskys store at 5l1
Lackawanna avenue. Dennis Is also
wanted to answer a charge of larceny pre-
ferred by James Murphy, of Providence