The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-06
CITY NOTES.

The Florence Mission will meet this
morning at 10 a. IN.
Henry Boln, jr., has removed his Of
flee from Wyoming avenue to rooms 2l2,
213 and PA Commonwealth building.
L. w. Partridge, Richard Compton and
Milton Mitchell were yesterday appointed
by court to view a new road in Jefferson
township.
The Central Women's Christian Tenn
perance union will meet this afternoon at
o'clock in their room, SOl Washington
avenue. All welcome.
The choir of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church will meet in the hall of the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian association
this evening at 7.30 for rehearsal.
Martin Regan, at the Lackawanna hos
pital, is on the high road to recovery. His
wounds are healing as well as can be
expected and no serious complication is
feared.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed to William f. Walters, of Scranton,
and Maggie Shannon, of Ashley; James
H. Hartman and Laura S. Kunkle, of
Scranton.
Thomas Gillis was committed to the
county Jail yesterday by Alderman Bal
ley in default of $500 bail on charge of
chicken stealing. Chad. Masters was the
prosecutor
Charles Marker yesterday applied TO
court for divorce from his wife, Mary
e. Marker, alleging cruelty. They were
married in this city Nov. G. 1894, and lived
together two years.
J. A. Waters, who succeeded Frank +.
Christian as the proprietor of the mems
furnishing store at POS LaCkawanna ave-
nue. is distributing handsome souvenir tie
holders with his compliments.
August Grinke was arrested yesterday
and taken before Alderman Millar charged
by his wife, Annie Grinke, with desertion
He had left home for about four months
Grinke was held in $500 to appear at court
The Delaware and Hudson company paid
yesterday at the Oyphant and Eddy Greek
collieres at Olyphant. The Delaware
Lackawanna and Western company viii
pay today at the machine shops and a
Storrs colliery.
large plate glass window in Lauer &
Marks clothing and gents furnishnl
store on Lackawanna avenue, was acci
dentally broken yesterday morning b!
workmen employed at placing a sign il
front of the store.
An old-fashioned camp fire will be give.
this evening by Lieutenant Ezra Grif
fin post, No. 139, Grand Army of the Re
public. Womens Relief corps, No. 80
Camp s, Sons of Veterans, and Ladies' Ait
society will be present.
On April 6, 13, 20, q and May 4, II and l
James McConkey will hold his union Bibl
class in the Young Women's Christian as
sociation paNors. All interested in Bibl
study or Sunday school work are mos
cordially invited to be present.
AT the annual meeting of the Lackaw an
ma Law and Library association the fol
lowing officers were elected: James II
Tolrey, president; Colonel II. Osthaus
secretary; Colonel ]. w. Oakford treas
urer; Hon. II. A. Knapp, w. A. WicoS
j. 70. Burr and John r. Jones, directors.
Michael Bradley, of Bellevue, was al
rested yesterday, on oath of Martin Re
gan on the charge that Bradley is
public nuisance and a disturber of tn
peace. If Bradley were woman tn
charge would be common scold." Alder
man Millar held him in $500 bail for hi
appearance at court.
Ellen M. Gill appeared before Justice {
the Peace Cooney, of Dunmore, yesterda
afternoon and swore out warrant fo
the arrest of her brother-in-law NJ. /
GILL; charging him with the larceny of
double-barreled shot gun. In default {
$500 bail Gill was sent to the county jai
His home is on Pine street, Dunmore.
Postmaster F. NJ. Vandling stated yei
terday that there may be an increase
the number of carriers under him on Jul
/, at which time the fiscal year begin
Nothing has been done toward creatin
new positions, though an effort will /
made to better the delivery service by
least three carriers when July l comes.
Fred Peck, of the West Mountain, wa
arrested yesterday afternoon for stealth