The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-14
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CITY NOTES.
III WYOMING AVENUE.

A quorum of common council failed to
materialize last night.
| Two men whose names could not be
learned were arrested last night for abus-
Ing Il team hired from &. B. Scott.
Preparations for the erection of an Ice
making machine i'm the basement OF the
Hotel -Jermyn were begun yesterday.
The sale of seats for the concert to he
Siven by Miss Koch at the rockingham
Nonday night will open this morning at
theater box office.
, ! appeal to the Supreme court was
l tan n yesterday in the equity ease of
\the Delaware and Hudson Canal company
vagainst David Hughes and William Wat
kins. of Carbondale.
4 Marriage licenses were yesterday grant,
Al to Bernard Simkovitz and Regi Le-
llovics. Scranton, Wincantas Bakszis and
-tnn fankauskuoZa. Scranton: Adolph
Muskovits, Scranton. and Beta llubsh-
mfn. Peckville; Henry Turner Scranton,
arid Marry Perry. Hawley.
Attorney John 7. Martin was yesterday
engaged to defend Charles Fischer. the
yoNng Hungarian. VINO on Monday stained
his hands with the blood of Mike ku-
duswki. at the Ridge" in Archibald bor-
murder at the April sessions.
This evening the williams Literary, De-
batting and Dramatic society will give An
entertainment of Il literary and musical
nature in Woods Business college. on
will pc followed by a season of dancing
in Excelsior hall, on Wyoming avenue.
The local lodge of Ancient Order of
United Workmen will hold memorial SER
vices at the hall on Lackawanna avenue
this evening In memory Of John Jordan
Cpchurch. founder of the order. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by John Karchcr,
Julius Waldner, Obadiah Arnold and DR..
j. K. Newton.
Court yesterday appointed W. A. Raub
A,.1 -. H.. AL.
the Eigth ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of y. +. Squier and
X. o. Bryant was appointed inspector OF
election of the same district. caused by
the removal of w. w. Youngs from the
district.
New contributions announced to the
Founding Home fund yesterday were as
follows Hon. j. G. Vaughan. 50: John
McMullen, 81; John Fleming. 81; Mrs. Ann
Walsh. 81: Mrs. Catherine Connors. 81;
John Ruane. 81; Catherine Clark. 81; total.
sll; previously acknowledged, $l,GG3;
grand total. sl.647.
William Keator, of Fast Benton. was
held up Tuesday evening while driving
through the Notch and was relieved Of
$l.j0. The highwaymen overlooked a roll
of bills he had in another pocket He is
a young man and was dragged out of his
carriage. The horse took fright and ran
ahead so that Seator could not overtake
st. and he had to walk home, sixteen
miles
The sale of seats for Miss Anna Ida
Koch's concert at the 'Frothingham on
Monday evening will open this morning at
the theater oXoffice. Miss kocn's many
admirers in Scranton will be glad of this
opportunity to hear her marvellous voice
once more. While a member of the Sac-
ond Presbyterian church several years
ago Miss Koch gave promise of attaining
great success on the concert stage and
this prediction has been fulfilled since
her graduation at the Metropolitan Col
lege Of Music. New York.
The sale of seats for the Excelsior Attn
letic club boxing tournament in Music
Hall this evening opened yesterday at
Hulberts music store. The bout between
George Hendley, of the NOnpariels, Of
Trenton. n. j.. and John Tigue, of the
Excelsiors. promises to be the best ever
seen In this city. both men being in ex-
cellent condition and cracker-jacks at the
business. Joe Weinescheck and the Pail
adelphia contingent are STOPPING at Hotel
Anthracite. and Trenton delegation are AT
O'Hara's hotel, on Lackawanna avenue