The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-31
CITY NOTES.

Tomorrow morning carriers of The
Tribune Will offer for sale to the sub
sCrihcrs whom they have served faith
fully during the year copies of The Trib-
unc Almanac and Political Annual for
the coming year. These copies are sold
to them at cost; what they receive from
subscribers in way of profit will rep
resent a New Year remembrance appro-
pirate to the season The retail price of
the Almanac is - cents. At this price 1t
Is Il fine bargain i'm handy information.
The ianitors of public school buildings
will he paid to-day.
All the barber shops in the city will
close at O'Clock tomorrow.
The jefferson dancing class will conduct
a social in Excelsior hall, Wyoming ave-
nue.. tonight
Mayor Bailey yesterday signed the or
dinancc providing for d lateral sewer on
Won Storch avenue.
W. H. Snyder. of New York. is in the
city trying to arrange a roller skating
match with IA local skater
The Epworth league of Elm Parl7
church will hold n watch night service
this evening commencing at 10 O'Clock. the
pastor, G. NJ. Gitlin, ID. d.. taking charge
of the meeting at IL O'Clock.
The new No. Is school building in the
ing. At . clock in the afternoon the
opening exercise will be attended by
members of the board of control.
70 accommodate its patrons the Third
National bank will be open this evening
from until o'clock, and will hereafter,
beginning with January S, De open every
Saturday evening from to o'clock.
orders were received yesterday by the
North mill of shc LacEawanna Iron and
Steel company to ship fifteen carloads of
steel billets to the Allentown Wire Nail
works. Allentown, each day until further
Ord"rs
hyterian church will serve a dinner New
Years day in the church parlors at l.. 30
y. m. and Il supper from d to I.3U p. m.
.iusiC and IeCitations will be given dur
ing the evening.
The funeral of John Davis will be held
at his Late residence. 1922 C0pouse ave-
nuc, at 50 Saturday afternoon. The SER
vices will be in charge of Ldckawannn
lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and BrcklayCr.' union.
At the Holy Cross church fair last night
No llcd won the door prize; James Burke
a punching bag; Mrs. William Brady, of
broadway, Fancy vases; Mrs. Anthony
Nolan, of Fourth street, berry dish. The
fair will be continued tonight.
Watch night services will be held at the
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church. in
Green Ridge, tonight as follows: go &c
1870 in charge of the Epworth league
1870, sermon by Rev. II. IL. Wilbur. Ct
Factoryvillc, followed by a consecratior
service.
Mr.. Louis Lohman is presenting to the
patrons of his Spruce street cafe a scnsi.
bic little holiday gift in the shape of pa.
per money purses of excellent quality anC
make. The gift has proven very nc.
Ccptable To the visitors of Mr.. Lohman'.
popular resort.
Armit Thomas John b. Owens, Richard
j. Richards, and number of Others IbS
Nosburg N Dawson, their attorneys. yes
terday flied an application for "A charter
FOR beneficial association to be kno Nr
as the Garfield Hall and Benevolent As
sociation,' the objects of which are stat
ed to be the payment of benefits to #.
members out of funds collected therein.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed 10 Joseph s. TOMS, of Cherry Ridge
and Florence a Jennings, of Uawley
Clyde l.. Hirleman, of New York, anC
Eva r. Harvey, of Benton; Aaron Evans
of Taylor, and Mary Ann Flannery. o
Lackawanna township; Colly II. Scot
and Maria Cardwell. of Scrantoni Roy /.
Smith and Jessie +. Phillips oi Fleet
Vile; Edward $. Geary and May Pethick
OF Dunmore; Ezra ~ Brant ana Viola NJ
Haldeman, of Scranton.
The treasurer of the Home for tn,
Friendless acknowledges with thanks tn,
following donations: Colonel Il. IL. Rim
pie, s2O Mrs. J. \. Scranton, s.: Mrs. j
A. Wisner, Brooklyn. n. V. SlOG; Mrs l..
l.. Fuller S2j; Mr.. Ii. W. Taylor, so; Mrs
r. j. Bennell, Christmas, So Mrs. w. W
Scranton Christmas, ST. a friend, Christ
mas $40; Mrs Thomas Dickson, 500: Mrs
hnr oil ,,f,
s. Hawleys Sunday school class. s.; tn
Delaware Lackawanna and Western 10
cCmotive engineers $l37; two friends. so
Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Dunnng, jr., 81.