The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-15
CITY NOTES.

JON G. McAskle has been chosen score
tayr OF the Scranton Fire Underwriters
association.
There will be an art exhibition and New
England supper in the DaltOl Methodist
Episcopal church this evening.
The eighth quarterly meeting OF the In
terstite Homeopathic association took
place yesterday at Binghamton.
James Hurley. of Orchard street. Is the
holder of the lucky ticket which won the
hand-painted Dime" set valued a, $50 at
the Sheridan fair.
prize prom enade and social at Senley hall.
tomorrow evening. The grand march will
take place at III o'clock.
Joseph Tomero OF Pittston, was COM
mitted to the county Jail by United States
Commissioner Colborn for taking from a
postof'tce letter which did not belong to
him.
The funeral of Miss Mary Cawley. of
Archibald, will take place this morning. A
high mass Of requiem Will be celebrated in
st. Thomas church, Archibald, at 10
o'clock. and interment will afterward he
made in the Catholic cemetery.
w. W. Watson acting for Scranton cap
ital!sts and Goa, men. purchased for $780,
coo at sheriff's sale the collery of the
Chamberlain Coal company. nor Potts
vile. yesterday. The Chamberlain cor,l-
pany Is composed of Scranton and Wilkes
Barre parties.
A charter has been granted to the Arti-
sans Building and Loan association Of
this city. 1t has 6 capital of Sl,0oO.OOO. The
directors are ID. j. 'ampbell. Fred Wag
ner. James G. Vaughn, O. u. Partridge
B. Il. Megargee. NJ. j. Kelly Is. L. Castles,
Ter. c. T. Boland, l.. J. McNally and l.. X.
Saures.
James Sweeney, of Carbondale. underwent
an operation at the Lackawanna hospital
yesterday which resulted In the removal
of his right eye. Two or three mont his
ago Il piece Of steel struck him In the
eye, and II was necessary to remove the
eye, and the operation was performed by
DIR. Frey. who found a small piece of
steel imbedded in the posteror part of
the organ.
Marriage licenses we're granted yester-
day to Mebita Sorako and Paraska Var
banich, Old Forge; Patrick Kerrigan. of
Scranton, and Kate McNulty, of Carbon
dale; John Hutchings and Sarah Morgans.
both of Scranton: Daniel Donahoe and
Della Cossman. both of Scranton; Samuel
Harris and Esther Mendlanits, Scranton;
Anthon' Ruthkanitz and Anna Bukosy-
niski, /anton.
At {. regular meeting of the Scranton
branch of the Horse-shoers National Pro-
tective association the following officers
for the coming year were elected: Presi-
dent, W. A. St. John: first vice-presi1
dent, A. j. Schnell: second vice. presil
dent. j. r. Gordon; secretary. Robert T..
Gould; treasurer. Marwood Jordan; ser
geant-at-arms. w. J. Nnalon; board of
trustees Joseph c. Maurer, NJ. 7. Keller
and Conrad Peil.
At meeting of the German Building
and Loan association. No. I. held last ev-
ening the officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year. They are as fol-
lows: President. Joseph l.. Medway: vice.
president. A. Weinschenk treasurer. Max
Rice; secretary, N. G. G0odman: direc-
tors. Otto Conrad, Frank Leuthner, ii. e.
Dimler. Frank Sweet. Fl. Wahlers. ST.,
Charles Nier, Casper Haas, Frank j. Dick
ert and Herman Hagen.
The Ladies' Deborah society gave a
dance at Excelsior hall, Wyoming avenue.
last night. Those who had charge OF the
ARRANGEMENTS were Mrs. +. Moses. Mrs.
Block Mrs. Eddinger Mrs. Bernstein,
Mrs. euerlicht. Mrs. Joseph Levy, Mrs.
II. Levy. Mrs. b. Moses and Mrs. Worm
ser, A tableu was presented and the char
acters were Miss Minnie Driesen. Charles
Bernstein. ]. Brown and Louis Marks.
Dancing began at 1879.