The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-23
CITY NOTES.

Ebenezer y. Davis, of this city, was
granted a patent yesterday at Nash'Hs 'o''
for u toaster.
on account of the absence of quorum
a meeting of the Board OF Associa'eu
Charities was not held last night
Patrick Dempsey. of Pine Brook, ar,
rested on complaint of his wife, was iiheu
S. yesterday morning by Mayor Bailey
The stock and fixtures in the grocery
store of Guy r. Rclph was sold yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Ryan. y b. k''ph pe-
came the purchaser for SIN.
The diagram for Fair Virginia" which
Will be the attraction at the Academy Oh
Music Friday and saturday, VIII open
9 this morning at . o'clock. Checks VIII DC
given out at y. IN.
'atrick Duffy and Edward Sheridan, va
grants arrested for begginS money on tne
st'eets were committed yesterday to the
count. Jail for thirty days by Mayor
Bailey.
Nelson q. Teets has resigned the position
of financial secretary of the central LABOR
union in order to devote all his time TO the
duties of his new office, organizcr-at-larSe
for the Retail Clerks National Protective
association.
The, collections which may be made in
the public schools for the LackawannA
hospital in accordance with the permis-
sion granted by the board of control,
should be sent direct to Miss Kramer, at
the hospital. or William T. Smith.
The recently organized council nf the
Young Mems Institute at Green Ridge mas
ren'el and furnished a house at Capouse
av, lue and Green Ridge street, ana on
Nev Years Day will tender "A reception Ill
it to the members OF ST. Paufs conSreSa-
tion.
At meeting of Division No 49, \. O..
H. of Green Ridge, Monday night, the
elected: President. Martin Ferguson;
vice-president, John Ruane; recording SEE
retary. Patrick Melcdy; financial sccre-
tary. John NJ. Walsh: treasurer, Peter ID.
Mahon.
The funeral Of Francis Gadwool will
take place this morning at 9.3o O'clork.
Services will be held in ST. Peters cathc-
dral and the remains Will be taken 10 Us
wego, -. Y. where interment Will be made
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. services
Wi be held at Oswego In St. faU!s
ch Irch.
Willie. i-year-old son of ex-County De-
tective John }. Shea. died yesterday after
an illness of four days of Group. The be-
reavement is doubly sad, as it is the sec
ond child in a short time. The funeral viii
take place from the family home, 5l6
Orchard street, Thursday, at 80 y. IN.
Burial in Hyde Park.
The Anthracite Athletic association was
organized Monday night In Columbia hail.
at Wyoming avenue and Hickory street.
with membership of seventy-five. These
officers were elected: President. John
NtNlleuy, vice. president, JOnl IdfHlOiS !,
recording secretary, Daniel c. Colbert:
treasurer, John McCourt: sergeant-at-
arms, owen Sweeney.
The inquiry for seats for the Christmas
performances at the Frothingham has
been without precedent in the history of
the theater, but no seats are promised or
held in advance for any one, SO that all
may have an equal chance. The sale opens
this morning at o'clock and all who con-
template seeing the great DiXey in Froh-
m mi .lI. IL,
well to be on hand early.
Patrick Mullarkey. of the Seventh ward,
was arrested for drunkenness ten days
ago and committed to the county Jail by
Mayor Bailey Yesterday he was released
and was Immediately arrested on war;
rant issued by Alderman Wright charg-
last night in the station house. 1t is al
legged that he assisted Dick Hicks to
rob Bert Sicco. of Green Ridge. Hicks
was convicted at the last term of court
and is now serving two years In the East
ern penitentary.
:. Superintendent of Carriers w. d. Roche
Is authority for the statement that the
mail Is heavier this year than it ever was
during any previous holiday season. A
number of carriers. especially i'm the CEN
tral city, had to have assistants yester-
day on account of the great number Of
bulky packages they were called upon to
deliver. The money order and registered
letter departments also report record
breaking business. the foreign remttances
.DelhS particularly heavy. The stamp win
dow sales were yesterday nearly twice as
large as on an ordinary day