The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-13
CITY NOTES.

Small audiences saw the very ordinary
minstrel performances given by NaSh-
burns company at the LyCsum saturday
afternoon and evening.
The police are looking for a young man
who last Friday passed forged check
on Recorder-clcCt Frederick w. Nathke.
The amount of it was $.l5.
The eX-Confederate general, Senator
John p. Gordon, will lecture ON "Ihc Last
DAYS of the Confederacy" this evening in
the Young Mems Christian association
hail.
The Delaware and Hudson company on
Saturday paid its railroad hands be-
tween Olyphant and Waymart and also
the employees of the Gravity shops at Car
bondac.
More improvements at the Hillside
home but of a minor character Wcr"
discussed at Il meeting of the directors
at the home on saturday. Directors
Langstaff, Terppc. Fuller and Paine were
present.
Simon Eppstcir and another boy named
Hcffron were arrested Saturday for steal
ing brass from the rear of the new de-
partment store. No one appeared against
the boys yesterday and Mayor Bailey
discharged them.
A broken wrist was the result of hi
cycle spill on West Lackawanna avenue
Thomas Jackson. of BaCkus' care. He
was on his way to work when the acci-
dent occurred He was attended by Or.
Gibbons.
Tomorrow evening fifty new members
will be initiated by Camp s, Sons of Vet
Grams. Commander SCutt, of Mill IN, VIII
conduct the ceremonies and at their con-
cluson a banquet will be served at Mitch
ellis dining room. Captain William Lee
ber will preside. John I. Howe and w.
II. Cole comprise the committee Of ar
rangements
John Pierce the colored man who cs-
capped from Constable CCle, of Alderman
Howe's court, by boarding a moving
freight train, is now safely within the
county Jail. lie was arrested Friday
night by Patrolman John II. Thomas.
Pierce's offense was abusing his wife ana
refusing to support her. lie could not
furnish the $500 bail demanded by Alder
man Howe so he went to jail Saturday.
In her charge of assault against her
husband, Mrs. John r. Williams alleged
that he beat her over the head with Il
piece of iron and kicked her into state
bordering on uncOnsciouSness. Williams
denied the charge when arrested and
brought to Alderman HOwe's office Satur-
day morning, but he was held in $500 bail
10 answer the charge of assault and for
non-support of his wife and three chill
dren.
At a regular meeting of Scranton TypD-
graphical union, No. 1l2 held yesterday
the following officers We're elected; Pres
ident, George Suydam; vice president,
William +. Hose; secretary y-trcasurer,
Frank Connery; recording secretary,
Isaac Harris reading clerk, William p.
Jansen; seargeant-at-arms, Daniel Nc
Caffrey; messenger, Robert Dichl; dele
gates to Central Labor union, Hon. John
r. Farr, Il. q. Moran, NJ. d. Flaherty,
John j. Herman, Charles Benedict ana
p. ID. Carr; exc cutive committee. Joseph
Oliver and John H. Ross. The contest Tor
secretary was most spirited. Four ballots
were taken before Mr.. Harris was elected,
CATARRH IN THE HEAD, that
troublesome and disgusting disease
may be entirely cured by a thorough
course of Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great
blood purifier.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sicR
headache, indigestion, biliousness. AL